changing item descriptions ingame

[lsass.exe]

Another Question...

 

 

One of my items comes in 7 different versions (from weak to strong, naturally) but needs ~20 item descriptions (story-related).

 

Is there a way to change the item descriptions ingame or do I have to implement the item 20 times with each its own description? (I just ask because the later descriptions are *really* loooong and completely destroy my nice, little and very clean tp2... )

 

Thanks in advance!

[Mike1072]

You'll need a separate .itm for each different (identified) description. If you really want to keep your .tp2 looking sharp, you can use .tra references in this part your mod.

[lsass.exe]

Thanks for your answer! I thought so but one never knows.

 

I'll use tras eventually of course but not while I am still working (which means using trial and error to dig myself through stuff I find in the IESDP but don't understand or know how to use properly ). Right now traifying would be even more confusing because with all the ingame text I have at least a connection between all that evil code from hell and the content it is supposed to bring into the game...

[igi]

You can set the description to a token, and update that in-game.

[plainab]

You can set the description to a token, and update that in-game.

While I am sure this was meant to be helpful...

 

I have no clue what it means...

 

Can you explain it a bit more in depth? Or point us to a place where it has already been discussed and possibly contains proper usage within the game and/or using weidu to code up the changes? Thank you...

[Mike1072]

You can set the description to a token, and update that in-game.

Oh my, I'd forgotten about this. I'd even been reading your tutorial on the matter recently too - it seems tokens have very exciting possible uses.

[lsass.exe]

Hm, that looks pretty interesting. The question is, which method is more reasonable...

[Icendoan]

You'd have to add several script blocks to somewhere, just to track which strref the token needs, though. Where could you add them, assuming Baldur.bcs is out of the question?

 

Icen