BG2 tokens

[Salk]

Hello!
 

A simple question. Is it possible to add new tokens to the classic game, just like BG:EE did? I would have liked something like <CLASS> and  <PRO_CLASS>, for instance... 

[Daulmakan]

As I understand, they are reliant on the engine itself, so for vanilla BG2 it's probably a question for the current ToBEx maintainer...

[temnix]

It is probably possible.

[Almateria]

On 5/24/2022 at 11:20 AM, Salk said:

Hello!
 

A simple question. Is it possible to add new tokens to the classic game, just like BG:EE did? I would have liked something like <CLASS> and  <PRO_CLASS>, for instance... 

Hi! This is indeed possible, because the classic BG2 engine has actions 247 SetToken(S:Token*,I:STRREF*), and 248 SetTokenObject(S:Token*,O:Object*).

Those tokens are not saved between games though, so you'd have to run those actions in the script of a creature using them on a load. Also, the tokens don't have their values updated dynamically, just by script, so it's not exactly like <GABBER>.

[temnix]

A little extra: <GABBER> can be used outside of dialogues. It is a ready token that can take any object and will be refilled when a dialogue starts. So, for example, if you want to show a piece of text about a frightening vision that concerns a character or object, you can make a string in the script that reads something like: "A swarm of huge leering faces whips you around, and every face belongs to <GABBER>". You'll create this string with TRA reference @1 or another number, and then in the script you'll write:

SetTokenObject("GABBER",LastSeenBy)
DisplayString(Myself,@1)

And so on. This way you can get creatures to shout things like "You think you can take on <GABBER>!?", filling the token with themselves.