Modifying description strings

[AndreaColombo]

I'm changing The Undying Burden back to what it was before patch 1.1, and the change appears to require a modification of its description string as well. Namely, the belt currently provides up to 10% damage reduction based on the character's health, starting from 0%; before the nerf, it provided a 10% starting damage reduction which scaled up to 30%.

 

I would like to change the description to match what it was before 1.1:

 

Incoming weapon damage reduced by 10% (stacks three times as health is lost, for a max of-30% to damage)

 

My questions are:

 

• Can strings be overridden like other game files (i.e. I add a modified string to my mod in the override folder and it gets used instead of the original)?
• Where can I find the English string to modify?

 

[house2fly]

I actually just realised I've never overridden a string. I'm 99% sure they can though. The strings are in PillarsOfEternityII_Data\exported\localized\en\text\game

[Rolandur]

Strings can be overridden, I've done it a few times.

[Armakoir]

https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/94795-obsidian-will-you-provide-xml-documentation-or-other-editing-tools-on-release/?p=1977260

[AndreaColombo]

Thank you, everyone!

 

I found the string in question:

 

 

<Entry>

<ID>44</ID>

<DefaultText>Incoming weapon Damage is reduced as Health is lost. (Max {0:value:percentbonus} Damage reduction)</DefaultText>

<FemaleText />

</Entry>

 

I would like to change it to:

 

 

<Entry>

<ID>44</ID>

<DefaultText>Incoming weapon Damage is reduced by 10% (stacks three times as health is lost, for a max of {0:value:percentbonus} Damage reduction)</DefaultText>

<FemaleText />

</Entry>

 

I would like the 10% figure, however, to be retrieved from the item's stat block like the 30% is. Here's where the 10% is set:

 

 

"ExtraValue": 0.1,

"OverridePenetration": 0,

"DamageTypeValue": "All",

"KeywordValueID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",

"RaceValue": "None",

"StatusEffectTypeValue": "None",

"ItemValueID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",

"AfflictionTypeValueID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",

"StatusEffectsValueIDs": [],

"AttackValueID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",

"AttackOverrideValue": "None",

"EventValue": "OnApply",

"ClassValueID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",

"WeaponTypeValue": "None",

"AttackHitType": "None",

"SkillValueID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",

"AudioEventListID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",

"BedRestDaysMinimum": 0,

"BedRestDaysMaximum": 0

 

Any idea what I should type in the description to make it work?

[aartz]

Heya Andrea,

 

You should be able to use "{0:extravalue:percentbonus}" to grab the .1 (or whatever you replace it with) from that extra value slot.

 

So something like "Incoming weapon Damage is reduced by {0:extravalue:percentbonus} (stacks three times as health is lost, for a max of {0:value:percentbonus} Damage reduction)" =)

 

Hope that helps!

[AndreaColombo]

Thank you, Andy!

 

Unfortunately the override doesn't seem to be working

Edited November 2, 2018 by AndreaColombo

[Armakoir]

Thank you, Andy!

 

Unfortunately the override doesn't seem to be working

Did you use the correct folder structure for your stringtable? Unlike gamedatabundles, the localization files need to be in a specific file path.

[AndreaColombo]

I put it in localized/en/text/game/statuseffects.stringtable within my mod folder.