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How to add extra equipment slots to a character's inventory page. Note, that: a) This doesn't create new slots but adds existing slots from other classes to a class which doesn't have them. Namely 2 more ring slots, an extra amulet slot, the shrunken head from the Dryad, and the battery from the temple guardian. b) There's no model for the battery. I had thought that it appeared on the Temple guardian, but after checking an actual temple guardian, it doesn't get displayed. c) You don't get the ability to shoot with it. Probably a specific skill that only the temple guardian gets that requires a battery to be equipped. d) I didn't implement the shrunken head as well, but unless that does something different, I don't see how that wouldn't work. e) Combat art bonuses that spawn on the battery will probably be only for the temple guardian. I didn't look at the specific bonuses that the bonus lists choose from. f) When you select an equipped weapon, it's damages appears to change based on the damage of the battery, but I don't think it actually applies(My limited testing didn't show any difference in damage actually dealt). If you select an empty weapon slot your damage doesn't appear to change. But you do get the additional bonuses. Well they appear on the stats tool tip anyway. g) This isn't an actual mod, but more an example of research showing that equipment slots can be added. That's how it started out anyway. Now onto the method. First open scripts/shared/creatureinfo.txt. The first entry is the Seraphim. Change line 20, validEquipSlots = "", to include the 2 additional rings, 1 additional amulet, the battery, and shrunken head, as shown in the picture. Save and close the file. Second, open scripts/server/blueprint.txt. Search for: hero_battery_normal It'll probably be around line 3249. Change the wearergroups so that it is WEARGROUP_DEFAULT, just like in the picture. Save and close the file. Notice the 2 itemtypes: 8635, 8636. Third open scripts/server/itemtype.txt Search for 8635. About line 212196. You should see: mgr.typeCreate(8635, newItemType); On line 212187, change user = so that is WEARGROUP_DEFAULT. Do the same for the next itemtype which will be 8636. Refer to the picture. Save and close the file. These changes allow the seraphim to equip the batteries. Now, we'll cover adding the equipment slots to the user interface(UI). In your Sacred 2/pak folder, create 2 new folders, one named Windows and another named orig_skin-xml, and extract the contents of skin-xml.zip into it. From orig_skin-xml/Windows copy Inventory.xml, and Inventory_Seraphim.xml, then paste them into your Sacred 2/pak/Windows folder. I do plan on providing an overview for the xml files at a later time. Open Inventory.xml. Search for: handicap. if you're using CM 1.60 it should be around line 156. On the next line, change the value for x to 328. Save and close the file. Open Inventory_Seraphim.xml. Make the necessary changes as can be seen in the picture. Pretty vague, yes, but there are a large number of changes. Save and close the file. Run the game and start a new seraphim. You could use an existing seraphim, in which case I recommend backing it up just in case. Any batteries, well as long as they're of the first 2 types, will go into the equipment slot, the same with the extra rings and amulet.

You actually just want creatureinfo.txt in the scripts/shared folder.

Check line 35 in skin-xml/Windows/Taskbar.xml <cSuiHealthBar template="boss-healthbar" name="BossHealthBar"> <rect x="0" y="-840"/> </cSuiHealthBar>

MetaL would you mind providing some details about what you've changed?

You don't need coding knowledge for that. All you have to do is open scripts\server\quest.txt with a text editor, then using the program's find and replace function(which even notepad has), find all instances of reward_attr=0, and replace them with reward_attr=1,

Flix, wouldn't atrox look in en_UK(it might be in_UK instead) rather than en_US?

I haven't done a lot of spell/combat art modding but I have noticed that the class CAs have a 2 letter code in their first line. For example: mgr.defineSpell( "se_co_schlaghagel", { is the first Seraphim CA and it has "se" in it. As you posted regarding levin array, there's a "in" instead. Seraphim has se Inquisitor has in High elf has he Shadow warrior has sk Dryad has dr Temple guardian has tw Dargon mage has dm Alternatively, searching for the aspect name might be quicker/easier. So for levin array you could search for IN_POWER, and then go from there. Oh, one other thing; if you're changing a CAs mods, ensure that you include the correct value in the third position. Using levin arraqy as an example, if you were swapping: entry5 = {"et_maxangle_cone", 45, 0, 1, 8 }, with: entry5 = {"et_spelldamage_physical",600, 300, 0, 133 }, you would need to change it to: entry5 = {"et_spelldamage_physical", 600, 300, 1, 133 }, I hope this helps.

What tools are you talking about?

Ysne58, go click on the 'More Reply Options' button next to the 'Post' button. You should then be able to see 'Attach Files' underneath where you type the text. I hope this helps.

I think it is possible. From my research, there are two areas to be changed: 1) the inventory ui, which is pretty easy. This is in skin-xml.zip 2) the actual code defining the inventory. In either a .dll file, or a .exe file. This is the part where I got stuck. What I tried was increasing the size of the stash, so it was the same height as the other ui components. Then I used IDA to disassemble s2logic.dll, and sacred2.exe and looked through them for anything relating to the inventory, noting the height and width(from ingame). The problem I got to was, now that I had, or thought I had the correct spot, how do I relate that to the .dll file(IDA creates a .idb file when it disassembles a file). And since my knowledge of this wasn't very good, and my google fu wasn't either, I basically gave up on it, hoping someone else would look into it.

I think that SpellFactorDiff is more for spells, rather than amounts of gold. Though, I'm not sure what it does. Also, there is DefenseFactorDiff, it's the line directly below QuestGoldMax. At least in my version of balance.txt.

This is a very basic question, but noone has asked it, so I will. Have you tried the UI scale option in Options -> Graphics?

What version of the game do you have? I have the international retail version.

Where is this Cab folder? The scripts are in Sacred 2\Scripts, and are plain text files.

I just tried downloading it and got this error: Try this link: http://darkmatters.org/forums/index.php?/files/file/301-mod-age-of-heroes-beta-all-in-one-pack/

Look in icons.zip for the item inventory graphics.

Well, I don't know of any other method of increasing the movement speed.

5000? Have you thought that you might have increased it by too much? I currently have the classes run speed set to 400.

I posted info for the special mounts here

Base mount? Do you mean horses? If you do, then search in scripts\server\creatures.txt for horse. The horse traders will be included in the search, but they're pretty obvious. Make a note of the itemtype_id values. Then search in scripts\shared\creatureinfo.txt for type = X, Where X is the itemtype_id values(there are 9 spaces between type and =X,). Change the walkspeed and/or runspeed as you like, save the file and that should be it.

Changing the special mount walk/run speed is relatively simple. Search in scripts\shared\creatureinfo.txt for mount, well you could use specialmountfor, it amounts to the same thing. As long as the value on that line is above 0, ie from 1 to 6, it's a special mount. Change it's walk/run speed(s), save, and you're done. Just a slight correction to your post BleachedFan, there's no itemtype_id in creatureinfo.txt. For the character classes, here's a topic I found on it. But I'll add the information here as well. Open scripts\shared\creatureinfo.txt search for: (don't include the names of the classes) type = 1, (seraphim) type = 2, (dryad) type = 3, (shadowwarrior) type = 4, (inquisitor) type = 5, (highelf) type = 6, (templeguardian) type = 7, (dragonmage) There should be 9 spaces between type and =.

Perhaps this topic is what you want. http://darkmatters.org/forums/index.php?/topic/14845-how-to-change-item-properties/

That's easy, start with the character's speeds, or make them higher.

Have you looked at this topic? http://darkmatters.org/forums/index.php?/topic/18503-possible-to-change-a-combat-arts-animation/ From that, it appears that you just need animType animTypeRide animTypeSpecial Of the combat art you want to change the animations to(Acute Mind) and copy them over the combat art you want to them in(Ancient Bark). But I haven't tried it though.

If you search in scripts\shared\spells.txt for sk_ap_kohorte and look at entry2 = {"et_summon_soldier", 2000, 588, 0, 8 }, The second value 588 is the id of the skeletons in scripts\server\creatures.txt The line below id = 588, is itemtype_id = 3250, which is used in scripts\shared\creatureinfo.txt And there you'll find the walkSpeed, and runSpeed. Change them, and away you go