Editor?[G5]

[Lalindo]

Is there an editor for G5?

[Alorael at Large]

No.

 

—Alorael, who believes you are welcome to make one. How do you feel about scripting?

[Lalindo]

I feel that it is rather tedious, and wanted to find out if there was one before I started.

[Lalindo]

Also, it would be nice to know a teeny bit more about it before i start. Any ideas on places to learn about that sort of thing? I'm perfectly willing to put the time into it.

[Aran]

Earlier versions of Geneforge, A4 and probably also G5, use a scripting language that looks like AvernumScript. The engines differ enormously, but the syntax appears to be the same. AvernumScript is well-documented in the manual for Blades of Avernum. You may be able to pick up the differences by looking at the scripts that came with G5.

[Ohtar]

It's also not too hard to puzzle out after playing the game a little. I'd never looked at AvernumScript in my life, and I was able to change the geneforge in GF5 to have the same effect as the Geneforge in GF1.

[Uberdhizon]

Quote:

change the geneforge in GF5 to have the same effect as the Geneforge in GF1.

How do I go to there??

[Aequitas]

I have the code from my old GF4 editor, and I have the time and patience to create an editor for GF5. Problem: My GF4 editor was based on the crude editor that ET had originally created. I don't know how to create an editor from scratch.

 

If someone were to set up a signpost or similar object to act as the access point, I could do the rest. I can't figure out how to get a signpost to have more than the one conversation point.

[Lalindo]

I experimented with an editor in G4 and all I had to do was look at the part that said nextstate = whatever for the sign, and have the first state = whatever for the editor to the same number. It just took me a while, because I had no idea what I was doing.

[The Knight Who Said Ni]

So, did you manage to get it working for Geneforge 5? If so, please tell me what steps you took in which dialog script to get it.

 

-Master Aldrews

[Locmaar]

Here are a couple of tips for editing your character:

 

1) Search the scripts for encounters where you are rewarded (stats, items, whatever)

2) Browse the appropriate script for item numbers (stat numbers you have to do research for - it's tedious but possible)

3) Apply whatever you want as a reward for any quest and you'll get it (if you reward yourself in the script - please, backup first)

4) If you're wondering why I'm not posting scripts - I feel it destroys too much of gameplay and fun to be had. You want to be an unkillable superhero? Work it out!

[The Ratt]

Actually, unless the stat numbers are different for encounters/trainers, the stat list is in the Strategy Central under scripting information.