NPC Modding Tutorial
Alkalurops
Member Posts: 269
Hello,
I've written a tutorial for NPC modding because I personally find there's a lack of real noob-friendly tutorials. I'm still figuring out how to mod this game myself, and this is an attempt at compiling all the bits and pieces I've found into a single guide.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZNVRttHGVV8GOQ-CYWyTMHh-3MErQ1T_KusJkCtYtk0/edit?pli=1#
I'm aware not everything I've written is completely true, but I often find tutorials with half-lies better than tutorials that make my mind explode with information overflow, or tutorials that simply don't explain certain things at all.
If you're an experienced modder or you're looking for a tutorial yourself, please let me know how I can improve this.
I've written a tutorial for NPC modding because I personally find there's a lack of real noob-friendly tutorials. I'm still figuring out how to mod this game myself, and this is an attempt at compiling all the bits and pieces I've found into a single guide.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZNVRttHGVV8GOQ-CYWyTMHh-3MErQ1T_KusJkCtYtk0/edit?pli=1#
I'm aware not everything I've written is completely true, but I often find tutorials with half-lies better than tutorials that make my mind explode with information overflow, or tutorials that simply don't explain certain things at all.
If you're an experienced modder or you're looking for a tutorial yourself, please let me know how I can improve this.
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Nice work!
I think it would be very much welcomed, should you ever desire to repost it in modding communities like forums.gibberlings3.net, forums.pocketplane.net and shsforums.net
This way more people will take advantage of your work (in a good way), especially since many beginning modders go there for clues. Also, forum threads can be easier to read than Google Docs(well, for me).
I have to warn you, though: IF ~~ THEN REPLY is widely considered as outdated, heavy and hard-to-read dialogue code. Many people use ++ for shorthand now(you've probably read dialogue tutorials available at modding communities above).
If you like, take a look at my Branwen NPC here: http://www.pocketplane.net/oneday for examples of shorthand .d code. Or here: http://forums.gibberlings3.net/index.php?showtopic=13675
Best of luck with your mods!
I don't think I'll use the ++ shorthand. This tutorial is aimed at absolute beginners, and I'm convinced that while ++ may be easier to write, IF/THEN/REPLY is easier to read if you have no experience.
I'll add a section outlining the alternative though.
Nice thing, now I know how to make DIALOGS!!! Heheh!!
I was just wondering. For Joint Party dialogue it says see Appendix II. Only when I go to appendix ii there doesn't seem to be anything there. Is that an error on my end?
I mean, Notepad does not give me an option to Save As .baf, is there any work around that I'm not aware of?
Nevermind, just changed the file extension using Windows.
It kind of helps you to begin to understand the basics.
Kulyok’s Branwen NPC mod is also most excellent. It is rather like a tutorial inside of a NPC mod.
Good luck!