[Jobesky]

Title. Will pay someone to do these things.

[tombom81]

Title. Will pay someone to do these things.

Being paid for modding is where the trouble begins. (Just my two cents.)

"Is it possible to reduce XP received/slow leveling"; there's a mod by Malkav, "Monster XP", which shows how to change XPs gained from killing monsters.

"and increase the cost of items in shops?"; simple (GoldBuy value in item templates):

        class gCItemMeleeWeapon_PS {
            Version = 1;
            Properties {
                unsigned int Damage = 55;
                unsigned int DamageMax = 68;
                float AttackPower = 100;
                float AttackPowerReduction = 30;
                enum gEDamageType DamageType = gEDamageType_None;
                class gCEffectProxy HoldEffect = "";
                enum gEItemLevel Level = gEItemLevel_1;
                unsigned int Amount = 1;
                int GoldBuy = 3600;
                int GoldSell = 720;

Would be a shitload or work to create a "complete" mod especially since balancing is involved/touched. (You might ask Asloner or one of the guys who were active in the times "when everything seemed to be possible" like Grumbledore for example.)

[Jobesky]

"Being paid for modding is where the trouble begins. (Just my two cents.)"

What do you mean? I'm willing to pay someone to do this because PB game modding is out of my skillset, and I've seen what some of you guys can do. I'm totally okay with spending a bit of money to get these changes!

What about enemy health, is that possible to change?

These people you mentioned, where can I find them?

EDITL Found Asloner and Grumbledore, who hasn't been on in over a year.

[tombom81]

What about enemy health, is that possible to change?

Why not? This is from Foresttroll_Arva.elextpldoc (template, Hitpoints):

        class gCSkillsNPC_PS {
            Version = 6;
            Properties {
                int MaxHP = 325;
                int Hitpoints = 325;
                int MaxGuildEnergy = 50;
                int GuildEnergy = 50;
                int MaxStamina = 100;
                int Level = 56;
                int ProtectionArmor = 68;
                int ResistanceFire = 0;
                int ResistanceCold = 50;
                int ResistancePoison = 50;
                int ResistanceRad = 0;
                int ResistanceLightning = 0;
                int ResistancePSI = 0;
                int ResistanceBleed = 0;
                int ResistanceExplosive = 50;
                int ResistanceReflection = 0;
                int ResistanceEMP = 50;
                int ResistancePierce = 0;
                int AttackPower = 110;
                int AttackSpeed = 100;
                int RangedAccuracyBonus = 0;
                int RangedCriticalBase = 0;
                int AttackAbility = 102;
                int ParadeAbility = 102;
            }
            ClassData {
            }
        }

EDITL Found Asloner and Grumbledore, who hasn't been on in over a year.

I didn't say that it will be easy but Asloner seems to be active and motivated.

[Jobesky]

Interesting! Thanks.

I can't help but ask... you're pulling up these things relatively quickly - health of NPCs, price adjustment, and so on. Begs the question: has no one simply desired a difficulty mod for Elex or is it too hard to do?

[tombom81]

Begs the question: has no one simply desired a difficulty mod for Elex or is it too hard to do?

It's not too hard to do, imho. After a very promising beginning the ELEX "modding scene" collapsed, don't know exactly, why. Seems, the game wasn't that "convincing", who can tell?

But sooner or later there will be a "modding relaunch", I'm pretty sure. (Sadly I don't have much time to contribute and the things I'm dealing with are harder to change.)

[Jobesky]

I mean, if you're interested, I could always extend the offer to you.

[Jobesky]

BTW, a couple other things:

1.) You never mentioned how to edit those files. How can I do that?

2.) You mentioned that Elex modding will take off again. How?

[tombom81]

1.) You never mentioned how to edit those files. How can I do that?

Simply using a text editor. You need to unpack (later repack) the concerned files, though.
Here's how to do it.

2.) You mentioned that Elex modding will take off again. How?

Look for Feyn's Info and Quest editor.

[Jobesky]

Could Feyn's tool be made to edit the things that I wanted, if not now, eventually?

EDIT: I also looked at Malkav's XP thread and he didn't (AFAICT) list how to change XP variables.

[tombom81]

Could Feyn's tool be made to edit the things that I wanted, if not now, eventually?

Not to my knowledge but you need to ask himself. What I wanted to point out is that once such powerful tool for infos&quests will be released some ex modders might be remotivated (just my wild guess).

EDIT: I also looked at Malkav's XP thread and he didn't (AFAICT) list how to change XP variables.

Unpack original and modded templates (and maybe world sector files, .elexsec(doc)) and compare them. The differences are plain to see.

[Jobesky]

I used the tool on the biggest .pak and I can't find which directories have the files for enemy health, player XP and store prices. Any ideas?

EDIT: Also, you mentioned that it's a shitload of work since there's balancing involved... if I just increase enemy HP a bit, is it really all that large amount of work?

[tombom81]

I used the tool on the biggest .pak and I can't find which directories have the files for enemy health, player XP and store prices. Any ideas?

.elextpl files are in the template folder, .elexsec in sector folder.

EDIT: Also, you mentioned that it's a shitload of work since there's balancing involved... if I just increase enemy HP a bit, is it really all that large amount of work?

If you make some test for your own that's not too much, but if you want to release it as a serious mod it's getting harder.

[Jobesky]

Okay, thanks. Does template have all the creatures and items I need to edit? Which file is in the sector folder that I need?

Also, if I want to change store prices, I literally have to edit each piece of gear one by one? There's no faster way?

[tombom81]

Okay, thanks. Does template have all the creatures and items I need to edit?

Should contain all templates.

Which file is in the sector folder that I need?

Also, if I want to change store prices, I literally have to edit each piece of gear one by one? There's no faster way?

I don't know how Malkav did it. You need to read the paragraph "Processing Elex sector modification files (.elexsecmod)" in Baltram's Elexresman thread.

(It's required to change all XXX_Items* and all XXX_Creatures* sector files to affect all Creatures/Items.)

I'd suggest to do it manually (without using a .elexsecmod file) as an exercise to understand how it works.
Guess you need to read/understand the discussion in Malkav's thread. (It's long ago that I dealed with this.)

[Jobesky]

So it isn't as simple as taking the file for the Forest Troll, changing its health, and packing it up and voila, good to go?

[tombom81]

So it isn't as simple as taking the file for the Forest Troll, changing its health, and packing it up and voila, good to go?

You need to change the HP of the 7 Foresttrolls in EDA_Creatures.elexsecdoc (for example), too.
(I'm surprised that Malkav didn't change any guids to get it work.)

[Feyn]

Not to my knowledge but you need to ask himself. What I wanted to point out is that once such powerful tool for infos&quests will be released some ex modders might be remotivated (just my wild guess).

Some powerful tools will help for sure .

The info editor is nice to have, but what we need is a strong tool that builds directly on top of baltrams elexresman which provides almost all important structures.

[Jobesky]

How can such a tool be made? What I'd like to see is something like this: https://www.moddb.com/games/dishonor...utologist-tool

[Jobesky]

Once I edit the .tpldoc, do I just run the whole folder through ElexResMan again? Where do I put the new .pak?

Also, when it asks what archive number I want, what do I put?