Suggestion: alphabetized tailmodel + wingmodel drop downs in creature editor
shadguy
Member Posts: 154
Creature appearances are already alphabetized; propagating this feature to tail model and wingmodel selection will help find stuff in mods with a lot of cc options in these departments.
-Dave
-Dave
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1) alphabetize the cloak appearance drop down menu by label when choosing an appearance
2) add support for a new LABEL column in parts_*.2da, and have the toolset sort on that, when it exists, rather than on the ACBONUS column. ACBONUS only makes a lot of sense for chest pieces, and this suggestion mostly just makes sense for robes. I really only care about it for parts_robe.2da, but it may be worth just doing at once for all the parts 2das while you're in there going at it.
-Dave
I like the idea for a LABEL column for content that doesn't already have it. It makes things easier to read and categorize. Plus, when I work on stuff in the CEP, I can add the content creators' names as part of the label so builders can see who made the stuff they are building with.
The additional label column would require reworking the armor properties window in the toolset to make the new text visible (as those drop-downs are not very wide).
If the axs toolset mod approach works long term, widening those fields is trivial, when the time comes.
My toolset mods are an unfinished idea on my HD too, as I keep finding stuff to tweak here and there, and the creature dialog is touchy, but I'm not sure how much effort it's worth putting into pursuing further v1.69 toolset GUI improvement ideas on my own with the advent of NWNee now.
Then again, I think @Sherincall estimated ~3000 man hours of work for a proper toolset update. I'm not convinced players will support builder issues on trello enough for them to get that kind of attention.
-Dave
-Dave
-Dave