NPC Preconfigs

[mindrider]

Something else I just noticed. Talkedit.jar is reducing the size of my dialog.tlk file. I have used it on a couple of different Dialog.tlk files and each one has shrunk by 5K to 7K. Not sure what it is doing but I am worried about losing information, might be cutting short some of my strings.

[kevL_s]

@mindrider

Something else I just noticed. Talkedit.jar is reducing the size of my dialog.tlk file. I have used it on a couple of different Dialog.tlk files and each one has shrunk by 5K to 7K. Not sure what it is doing but I am worried about losing information, might be cutting short some of my strings.

it’s probably just replacing strings of spaces with tabs and/or elimating trailing whitespace.

keep an eye on it

[mindrider]

I had noticed that certain strings seemed to have terminated abruptly. But I was not sure. Now I am. TLKedit.jar by default runs in NWN1 mode as we discussed. A wrapper program is used to pass parameters to it so it will run in NWN2 mode. NWN2 mode uses twice as much buffer memory as NWN1 mode does. I found a fix for it so it will run in NWN2 mode. Now when I save a Dialog.tlk file, it does not shrink. Had to create a shortcut and alter the command line. Now it runs java directly with parameters and brings up a console. Gonna have to redo my changes.

[kevL_s]

@mindrider

I inserted the AnimalSib column between Warlock and Innate. … Once I can access it, the selection can be modified for each spell like any basic class.

i’ve been looking at this for a bit… and i’m starting to think that those columns in Spells.2da are accessed by hardcode only. Specifically the gui-functions in the UI. That is, I’m leaning toward the idea that a new col can’t be added for As and expected to work (without a substantial revamp of the ui-files ‘ig_chargen_spells.xml’ and ‘levelup_spellsx2.xml’). Prestige classes seem to figure out what col to allow through the featmap 2da …

eg.

When an Artisan advances in level, the character gains spells per day (and spells known if applicable) as though he had gained a level in whatever spellcasting class gave initial access to the Artisan class. If the character has more than one applicable spellcasting class, one of those classes must be chosen when first becoming an Artisan.

That is, it looks like the basic spellcaster types are restricted to: Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Wiz_Sorc, and Warlock.

[Aqvilinus]

@kevL_s

without a substantial revamp of the ui-files ‘ig_chargen_spells.xml’ and ‘levelup_spellsx2.xml’

Keep in mind that you can’t make any meaningful changes in chargen xml files, as all gui-functions there run before a character object even exists in the game. All the stock nwscript GUI functions require a valid PC to show GUI to.