Talk:ABI base.xls - Revision history

FollowTheGourd: /* Hiding abilities from the tactics menu */

2010-02-16T02:06:19Z

‎Hiding abilities from the tactics menu

FollowTheGourd: /* Hiding abilities from the tactics menu */

2010-02-16T02:05:38Z

‎Hiding abilities from the tactics menu

FollowTheGourd: Hiding new abilities from the tactics menu -- from anakin5's post

2010-02-16T02:04:28Z

Hiding new abilities from the tactics menu -- from anakin5's post

LKWpeter: /* Cooldown */

2009-12-05T18:11:32Z

‎Cooldown

ServiTemplari: /* Cooldown */

2009-12-04T16:28:49Z

‎Cooldown

Joshua Raven: /* Cooldown */

2009-12-02T15:41:55Z

‎Cooldown

ServiTemplari: Created page with '=Cooldown= In order to address one of the problems with Ranger pets (that they are dismissed after zoning, which also activates the cooldown), I tried to change the cooldown time...'

2009-12-02T14:54:14Z

Created page with '=Cooldown= In order to address one of the problems with Ranger pets (that they are dismissed after zoning, which also activates the cooldown), I tried to change the cooldown time...'

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=Cooldown=
In order to address one of the problems with Ranger pets (that they are dismissed after zoning, which also activates the cooldown), I tried to change the cooldown timer for each of the summon talents to 1 second so that I could quickly re-summon them after zoning. Based on the text in the Page, it sounds like all I had to do was open ABI_base.xls in Excel and change the value in the cooldown column (column Z) from 30, 60, or 120 (for wolf, bear, and spider) to 1. I made this change and loaded my game but there was no effect. The cooldown is still 30, 60, and 120 seconds.
* Did I do something wrong?
* Do the changes only affect new games?
* Is there another file I need to change?
Thanks for any help you all can offer on how to mod the game more successfully. [[User:ServiTemplari|ServiTemplari]] 14:54, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

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 == Hiding abilities from the tactics menu ==
-According to [http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/71/index/682991/1#943915 this thread], you need to be careful when setting ''ABI_base'''s ''usetype'' column because of how a column by the same name is used in the ''CommandTypes'' worksheet of [[AI_TacticsConditions.xls]]. Supposedly if ''usetype'' in the ''CommandTypes'' worksheet determines the groupings, a ''usetype'' of something other than of 0, 2, or 4 (what's used in ''CommandTypes'' so far) should help ensure it doesn't show up in the tactics menu.
+According to [http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/71/index/682991/1#943915 this thread], you need to be careful when setting ''ABI_base'''s ''usetype'' column because of how a column by the same name is used in the ''CommandTypes'' worksheet of [[AI_TacticsConditions.xls]]. Supposedly, ''usetype'' in the ''CommandTypes'' worksheet determines the groupings, so a ''usetype'' of something other than of 0, 2, or 4 (what's used in ''CommandTypes'' so far) should help ensure it doesn't show up in the tactics menu.
 == Cooldown ==

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 == Hiding abilities from the tactics menu ==
-According to [http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/71/index/682991/1#943915 this thread], you need to be careful when setting the ''usetype'' column because of how it's used in the ''CommandTypes'' worksheet of [[AI_TacticsConditions.xls]]. Supposedly if ''usetype'' in the ''CommandTypes'' worksheet determines the groupings, a ''usetype'' of something other than of 0, 2, or 4 (what's used in ''CommandTypes'' so far) should help ensure it doesn't show up in the tactics menu.
+According to [http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/71/index/682991/1#943915 this thread], you need to be careful when setting ''ABI_base'''s ''usetype'' column because of how a column by the same name is used in the ''CommandTypes'' worksheet of [[AI_TacticsConditions.xls]]. Supposedly if ''usetype'' in the ''CommandTypes'' worksheet determines the groupings, a ''usetype'' of something other than of 0, 2, or 4 (what's used in ''CommandTypes'' so far) should help ensure it doesn't show up in the tactics menu.
 == Cooldown ==

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	: Can you point me towards a step-by-step guide for modding existing entities, spells, talents, etc.? The M2DA method is not well explained on that page. [[User:ServiTemplari\|ServiTemplari]] 16:28, 4 December 2009 (UTC)		: Can you point me towards a step-by-step guide for modding existing entities, spells, talents, etc.? The M2DA method is not well explained on that page. [[User:ServiTemplari\|ServiTemplari]] 16:28, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
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		+	Anybody knows wether there is an unarmed condition?
		+	Hirutenshi 19:10, 5 December 2009

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 You are missing several steps before your changes take effect.
-* You should not be overriding the entire ABI_base file as it will conflict with any other mods/changes in the future
+* You should not be overriding the entire ABI_base file as it will conflict with any other mods/changes in the future.  Instead use the [[2DA#Extending_the_game_via_M2DAs|M2DA]] technique for this
-* Instead use the [[2DA#Extending_the_game_via_M2DAs|M2DA]] technique for this
+* You also have to compile your xls files before they are readable by the game.  You do this by dragging your xls files over the ExcelProcessor.exe program, included with the toolset
 * You also have to compile your xls files before they are readable by the game
-* You do this by dragging your xls files over the ExcelProcessor.exe program, included with the toolset
 * After that you move the generated *.gda file to your /yourname/documents/bioware/dragon age/packages/core/override directory
 --[[User:Joshua Raven|Joshua Raven]] 15:41, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

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	* Is there another file I need to change?		* Is there another file I need to change?
	Thanks for any help you all can offer on how to mod the game more successfully. [[User:ServiTemplari\|ServiTemplari]] 14:54, 2 December 2009 (UTC)		Thanks for any help you all can offer on how to mod the game more successfully. [[User:ServiTemplari\|ServiTemplari]] 14:54, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
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		+	You are missing several steps before your changes take effect.
		+	* You should not be overriding the entire ABI_base file as it will conflict with any other mods/changes in the future
		+	* Instead use the [[2DA#Extending_the_game_via_M2DAs\|M2DA]] technique for this
		+	* You also have to compile your xls files before they are readable by the game
		+	* You do this by dragging your xls files over the ExcelProcessor.exe program, included with the toolset
		+	* After that you move the generated *.gda file to your /yourname/documents/bioware/dragon age/packages/core/override directory
		+	--[[User:Joshua Raven\|Joshua Raven]] 15:41, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

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 In order to address one of the problems with Ranger pets (that they are dismissed after zoning, which also activates the cooldown), I tried to change the cooldown timer for each of the summon talents to 1 second so that I could quickly re-summon them after zoning.  Based on the text in the Page, it sounds like all I had to do was open ABI_base.xls in Excel and change the value in the cooldown column (column Z) from 30, 60, or 120 (for wolf, bear, and spider) to 1.  I made this change and loaded my game but there was no effect.  The cooldown is still 30, 60, and 120 seconds.
 * Did I do something wrong?