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    Does deleting a mod mess up your save file?

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    I can see no reason for deleting a MOD killing your save

     

    Well, as long as it's one that gets installed in override

     

    There are a few 'naughty' MODs that play around with anything rather than override

    If you were using a 'naughty' one - pics are a good example but don't break the game

     

    One of our group sent me a savegame that used such a MOD - all it did was give me a blank piccy

     

    If, however, something messes with exported then that will defo have the chance to break game

     

    We do test the limits - this is useful as it lets us get in front of patches but we don't release them (as they will defo cause issues)

     

    If you can find out which MOD it was I can tell you exactly what's wrong

    Translations

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    This is a call for translators

     

    We've got a tight-knit group of 14 mod devs who mutually help each each other

     

    We are a worldwide group who care deeply about POE2

     

    We almost all speak different languages, the one we share is English

     

    Don't worry if your English is broken, our members are multi-lingual so we can work out a translator for you

     

    I'm building a list of who speaks what

     

    We have members who are fluent in Russian, Italian, German and Polish (sorry if I forgot anyone guys)

    I (depending on who you talk to) speak English

    The full list of translations is...

     

    DE - German

    EN - English

    ES - Spanish

    FR - French

    IT - Italian

    PL - Polish

    PT - Portuegese

    RU - Russian

    ZH - Simplified Chinese

     

    As a experiment I asked if it was possible to do a Welsh (my family) translation - turns out this is actually technically simple so if you wanna do a full translation to Japanese or Korean for example drop me a PM

     

    You'll note that we're missing some languages from the list above (four)

     

    If you want to get involved in a vibrant community or devs who wanna simply help each other out

    PM Me for a req to our Slack

     

    One of our artist members (the place is completely inclisional) is about to release his first fully fledged - Yay!

     

    It's not unfair to say that without our group my friend would never have delivered a mod (well, it's on the way - seen it)

    Now, think how we can help YOU!

     

    Get your first Mod out there!

    We are here to help you

    PM me for an invite - I'm working on this guys...

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    Useful Tutorials and Links

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

     

     

    *.*bundle files can be anywhere in your mod folder, but *.stringtable files need to be in the same folder hierarchy as the file they're overriding. E.g. to override localized\en\text\game\gui.stringtable, your override file should be in override\[yourmod]\localized\en\text\game\gui.stringtable.

     

    *note* That also means that you can not use subfolders in your mod to split texts for different purposes.

    For example override\[yourmod]\blueThings\localized\en\text\game\gui.stringtable will not work.

     

    I suggest using such folder names, as I will do for the enhanced ui mod:

    override\[yourmod]_blueThings\localized\en\text\game\gui.stringtable

    override\[yourmod]_redThings\localized\en\text\game\gui.stringtable

     

     

    So how do you provided updated translations for all expansions? You have to have a mod for each expansion because you can not have the folder "exported "and "laxa_exported "in there.

     

    Or do you need to put all ids from items.stringtable into the items.stringtable from exported folder?

     

     

    I was interested in this concept as well so chose a language nobody would bother doing (Welsh)

     

    Here's @BMac's reply

     

    Yes, you can add new languages.  You just provide string tables under new language folder just as if you were modding an existing language.  You also need to include a language.xml, which you can see in the exported/localized language folders.

     

    Unfortunately, you cannot do this via the override directory at the moment - you'll have to do it in the exported/localized directory.

     

    If you're overriding a supported language things are diffo

     

    You can simply replicate exported stringtables in your override directory, some of my friends have fixed some awful translations for their locality using this method

     

    As I understand it IF we did a full Welsh (dumb example - I'm sticking to it) then overrides would also function

     

    I'm working on building a translation team so check that thread when I post it

    Useful Tutorials and Links

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

     

     

    Mabye I'm missing something here.

     

     

    I want to create a translation mod which uses the override folder and which you can enable and disable with the mod manager.

     

    So I have to create a folder structure like this:

     

    override\[mymod]\localized\de\text\game\items.stringtable

     

     

    The items.stringtable is the file from the exported folder.

     

    But there is also a items.stringtable file in the laxa_exported folder. So how do I put both files into the folder: override\[mymod]\localized\de\text\game\

    without overwriting the file?

     

     

    the files in laxa_exported , etc are just adding new entries there aren't present inside the item.stringtable in exported folder, so just refer to the item.stringtable override  like always

     

     

    But this means I have to merge the files into one big item.stringtable

     

     

    Yep + soz, that's the way it works

     

    I recently asked the Devs if we could translate into Welsh (this was simply an example - not a real project)

     

    The answer is yep (I have the details - PM me if you wanna do a Korean for example)

     

    You have to do a FULL override and this means re-writing EVERY SINGLE line.

     

    The distinction is additive Mods

     

    If I only want to add "The Red Hand and Friends" I only need translations of the words I use, same goes for Convo mods

     

    Simply pick a new unused ID and you're fine (Mod clash may occur so pick your numbers carefully)

     

    That's the extent of language Mods

     

    One of my Modder friends has done a proper Russian translation and another Italian (the originals were junky as hell I'm informed)

    Useful Tutorials and Links

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    There is a problem with "Max" - Devs have been informed (@Cdiaz)

     

    If you set "Max" to ANYTHING other than current patch you get a Version Error in Mod Manager

     

    The BIG problem here is that we only need to change a few numbers to let it pass even if we've done nothing else

     

    I'm not updating my mod - it requires no updates, works perfectly as is, I'm simply keeping Mod Manager happy

    "Max" should be optional UNLESS there are major changes - something I check with EVERY release (nothing to report, really so far)

    Just a warning for your good Mod management

     

    I see no point uploading new releases to Nexus is all we change is a few digits in "Max"

    Deciding not to help the gods

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    Only started looking at this one.

     

    I think the 'Sod of gods' could play out a lot better.

     

    I did one alternate ending but it screws up - I go do endgame then get transported back to Queen's Berth - problem - game's set a flag so if I try leaving Neketaka my map is end again (rats)

     

    I had a whole Mod based around this concept (you get married and have all remaining quests available)

     

    Today I've been helping out a fellow Modder on a equally difficult project so not had time to look at this

     

    We solved his issue but it's not releasable (core hacks)

     

    I'll try to get to this alt ending mod soon

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    Deciding not to help the gods

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    This is an alternate ending

     

    New Game
    Start & Skip the bloody awful intro
    Pick a POE1 ending (I went for bad just for the hell of it)
    Simply refuse to help
    End of game :)
     
    That was disappointing
     
    The endgame slides where everything goes wrong is what I expected, that would have been a good alternative ending...
     
    A here's what happened cos you didn't play ending

    Hmm - should be Moddable - set everyone dead and total anarchy owing to the player not doing anything :)

    Pillars Toolset

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    Bigger picture. my friend

     

    Small acorns ...

     

    We've got a shed-load of reqs in

     

    This is just one of them

     

    Our group has a lot of fixes in motion

     

    This is how you get a call from some dev asking you to fly to USA for a "chat"

     

    The "chat" means a job offer - they've already decided they want you - formalities

    Been thru SO many "chats" in my life (why did I buy that suit?)

    IF A SINGLE PERSON from my group gets a "chat" I will have done something worthwhile

    Mod Clash Detection

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    Can ppl see https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/103384-tutorial-modding-basic-concepts/ or my first mod for details but it will be easier for me to automate this if everyone has a manifest.json

     

    Make sure you make the author field your forums handle

     

    Righto - this is by no way complete but I can now check for mod clashes

     

    This is all GUID-based and I've not finished the DB yet but it's complete enough to find our major issue

     

    Vendor Clash

     

    I can tell if two mods are using the same vendor (@kilay)

    If you add a manifest.json to your mod I have more info to go on

     

    This will all become clear in a few days when I tune the system - got an interview in 2 hours so not today

     

    I will also be checking for external GUIDs - while extremely unlikely it is not impossible for a GUID generator to give you the same GUID as something already assigned. The maths make it like a 0.0000000001% chance - yeah, never had that happen...

     

    Something I've been promising in-group is a site that checks an unpublished mod - I hope to get to that soon as well

    Pillars Toolset

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    It's defo doable

     

    IF we had design/assets/*.png as tiles we could have an island that when you land on it asks where you wanna go thru a portal which would hit us with user levels.

     

    As pointed out above they don't wanna do it - this is purely financial.

     

    We're creating paid DLC why let 'amateurs' spoil our work. The answer in the case of NWN was that they created a better game.

     

    We're fighting for a diffo argument this time as POE2 is superb - this is merely added content.

     

    OK - you want to limit content so we can only have official or want to discover new talent?

    I can guarantee that some POE2 guys are NWN modders

     

    I'm not asking for myself - it's our artists who wanna play

    Pillars Toolset

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    I'm wondering if there's any reason OBS can't do an Aurora Toolset for POE2?

     

    Your founders wrote NWN after all and this was one of the first huge DND modding communities and added to NWN's shelf-life for years.

    Yeah, we can't create full art - we'll be happy to use tile-sets and prefabs for now.

     

    This has been requested by many people in our Slack group so within days of such a tool being made available there will be extra content.

     

    We don't need anything fancy while you're writing the DLC bit anything is better than nothing


     

    First Mod (spoilers)

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    @house2fly

    Yep - confirmed this is still broken

     

    From what I can tell if you go into a new area you're safe

    If you DONT talk to the vendor, see their shop + save you're still fine

    Lastly TALK and see what she has

     

    Install a Mod I purposely use Shatusi (or whatever) as it's easy to get to with https://www.nexusmods.com/pillarsofeternity2/mods/125 (one of mine)

     

    Two final tests - stick my (or anyone else's vendor)

     

    Go back to Eofonia from PM and you get a load of extra items

     

    Reload your saves - 2nd works, 3rd don't

     

    We've been discussing this for over a month

    First Mod (spoilers)

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    Q for peardox: you mention having to have a save before ever talking to the vendor, but in my save I used the temple vendor in Sacred Stair as my vendor and I've talked to her plenty before, and the items seem to show up just fine. Same for, say, TT1's items- I've chatted with the Wild Mare vendor a million times. Why do you need a "fresh" save?

     

    A save - at least before 1.2.2 (not sure now) saves a bit too much data.

     

    I have provable saves that illustrate this issue

     

    So - go to a vendor BEFORE you activate your mod and save then again AFTER you do your mod

     

    The result is the AFTER mod won't have your new item but your BEFORE mod will

     

    We've made the Devs aware of this - I have a way around it but this involves hacking a savegame so hope this gets in 1.2.2 / 2.0.0

     

    Convo Mods appear immune to this (for everyone else)

    Question to devs, what this part does?

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    You're looking too deeply my friend

     

    I hoped not to have to do this one til next week (my week off is going badly)

     

    I'd answer this in Slack but it's a good Q so I'll mainline this one

     

    EVERYTHING in POE2 has an owner (this is wheishre the GUIDs come in)

     

    So - player (b1ade-0000 - blah) owns things which do things

     

    Now, your Player Character (PC) is an object that itself has ownership of what are referred to as children. I'm not gonna use that version as it don't fit the reality too well

     

     

    So - my PC has an item - this is where it gets VERY complex

     

    Let's imagine I get First Mod Great Sword

     

    My crappy sword can have up to five attached to it, the one you're after is the AttackID

     

    This is another ownership.. 

     

    So my crappy sword has an AttackID

     

    Wanna guess how crazy this gets ....

     

    Our AttackID can also have many parts - the key you're looking at is included in six Attacks

     

    The ones you're attached to actually control what happens

     

    I'm sorry if this sounds confusing - I know it is

     

    You found the rabbit but not the hole

     

    PM me on Slack (we're friends)

     

    How's my week off going :)

     

    Why ain't Deadfire available in [insert language]

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

    Posted

    It turns out it is

     

    I do Mods so posed a Q to the Devs, can I have a Welsh version?

     

    I don't read the language but my family do.

     

    It was  valid question.

     

    One of my friends has done a Russian translation fixing Obsidian's translation errors - so why not Welsh?

     

    It turns out this is fairly easy.

     

    If you have good English - [some other language]  knowledge I can guide you on the exct deployment method. Let's say we want it in Japanese or Korean - yep no hassle

     

    I will warn you that there is a LOT to translate and you need to keep the text in nuance - this is, by far, a simple deal for any but the bravest translator

     

    PM me if you desire the howto change POE2 into [insert language]

     

    I'm gonna run a limited test in Latin :)

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    First Mod (spoilers)

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    I'm almost ready for the next part

    If anyone can fix the translations before I write it....
     

    {
        "Title" : {
    "de" : "First Mod",
            "en" : "First Mod",
    "es" : "First Mod",
    "fr" : "First Mod",
    "it" : "Prima Mod",
    "pl" : "Pierwszy Mod",
    "pt" : "First Mod",
    "ru" : "First Mod",
    "zh" : "First Mod"
        },
        "Description" : {
    "de" : "Für Frodo",
            "en" : "For Frodo",
    "es" : "Para Frodo",
    "fr" : "Pour Frodo",
    "it" : "For Frodo",
    "pl" : "Dla Froda",
    "pt" : "For Frodo",
    "ru" : "For Frodo",
    "zh" : "For Frodo"
        },
        "Author" : "Peardox",
        "ModVersion": "1.2",
        "SupportedGameVersion" : {
            "Min" : "1.1.0",
            "Max" : "1.2.0"
        }
    }

    Translations (advanced topic)

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Modding (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    OK

     

    While this is first_mod based...

     

    I'm not putting this one in First Mod as it's dangerous

     

    Yo've been warned

     

    Translations is a complex subject

     

    There's a variant version of first_mod.zip in our last convo mod tutorial - it's called blank.zip and does EXACTLY what is says on the tin - it's a load of empty directories

     

    First mod uses this as it's basis

     

    You will see there are a load of empty directories in first_mod.zip

     

    When we drill down to localised/en/text/game you'll find items.stringtable in there

     

    Let's make us multi-lingual

     

    Copy items.stringtable into all the same localised versions

     

    The next part takes some practise so bear with us

     

    WARNING - IF YOU DONT FOLLOW EXACT INSTRUCTIONS

     

    Well - it's Wipe + reload

     

    Start the game from scratch then switch language

     

    This is rote - note that Options is the 4th menu item

     

    Click on that and change the language Top option

     

    I chose Chinese

     

    Hit [Esc]

     

    REMEMBER it was the 4th down so click it again and we're back in our language select - personally I took German

     

    Finally repeat the same trick to your native language (English for me)

     

    This kinda practice is REQUIRED when doing a language you don't read so make sure you can switch languages safely

     

    I'd try this out on a language you can at least spot a few words in so in my case it's fr, de and it

     

    Once we're confidant we can get back home we're ready to play

     

    Load up a diffo langague and go see FishMonger. Everything APART from First Mod Great Sword will be translated - let's go fix that

     

    Google Translate is a starting point so while not perfect you'br got something legible

     

    Simply change the test in each localised to the required language

     

    OK - start a game in a language you don't speak - REMBER your escape route from earlier

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