Shadowrun Shadowrun modules

[ERYFKRAD]

Guise, anyone figured how to edit the appearance of a created character?
I don't find any options beyond choosing a model.

 

[Skunkpew]

I don't know if I should continue making Thief fan missions, or take a break for half a year and make a really cool Shadowrun campaign. Though either way it's a win/win.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Guise, anyone figured how to edit the appearance of a created character?
I don't find any options beyond choosing a model.

Nvm, found out how.
http://shadowrun-returns.wikispaces.com/Custom+NPCs

 

[DramaticPopcorn]

As for the dialogue editor, what do you mean by node links for player responses? Do you mean something like looping back to a previous node? You can do that by copying the NPC (blue) node you want to jump back to and use 'paste as link' on a player (red) node.

In NWN's editor, you can link both player and NPC lines of any kind at any point. In Shadowrun it seems like you can only link NPC lines, and only directly after a player line. So if you have an "interrogation" kind of node where the player can ask many questions, you can't just set up the player lines as links - instead you have to copy-paste them a whole bunch of extra times. The same goes if you want to have, say, 3 possible NPC lines to all lead to the same new line via a continue - it's impossible to link here as well, so you have to add a player line to do the link off of.

How's scripting, sea? Is it possible to change dialogue content dynamically via pseudo-condition script like in NWN2?

Also, what about custom abilities and spells? And skills. And interface.

 

[catfood]

Guys if you've played any mods be sure to leave a comment here with its name and impressions so I can add it to my OP.

 

[Ulminati]

Wow they have a dragon for president... thats awesome.

Had. He "got killed" the night after he got elected. Then the world read his lat will and testament and a billion plot hooks were born.

Spoiler

Actually he sacrificed himself to stop eldritch horrors crossing over to this world after some aztechnology big shot pulled off some major blood magic ritual. No, not bug spirits. Those are just nuisances compared to the kind of drek a toxic shaman, winternight or dedicated blood mages will stir up. And horrors are cthulhu mythos levels of you're fucked.

 

[SwiftCrack]

Isn't there a nexus or some such for this game? I don't want to infect my pc with Steam for mods.

 

[Morkar Left]

On a related note, did somebody experiment with C&C in editor yet? Mostly interested if non-linear story structure is possible, for example different dialogue options taking you to different maps, or having some sort of global variables that would be shared throughout campaign (tracking who you killed and didnt, objectives complete etc)?

Definitely possible. There are global [story] variables that carry over, and you can manipulate them from dialogues, triggers, etc. You can then change the way the campaign plays out depending on their values.

OTOH the main problem with creating a nonlinear campaign is that - aside from gear/stats/etc - ONLY these global variables persist between maps (this is also due to the checkpoint save system, so we can hope this'll get changed if HBS is under enough pressure to add a real save system to the game). So you either need to have several hundred variables to store the state of the world and have a lot of 'on-map-load' triggers on each map to restore its state (which is kinda slow, too)... or you need to adhere to the mission-based structure used in the OC.

I'm intrigued at the moment to create a campaign myself. My plan would be to create your safehouse as a hub. From the hub you can get access via vidphone to your fixer etc. I plan to make it mostly linear by getting mission after mission but would like to branch out later by having the option to choose between 1-3 missions with unchosen missions becoming unavailable.

I would like to unlock more difficult (and therefore better paid) missions depending on reputation. Is there a way to permanently store a global variable for such things and make the availability of such missions dependent on it?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

I would like to unlock more difficult (and therefore better paid) missions depending on reputation. Is there a way to permanently store a global variable for such things and make the availability of such missions dependent on it?

Editing a content pack presents an option for declaring variables. That might tide you over.

 

[Jackalope]

Working on my first map right now, chummers. Things are looking good. Made a couple of custom assets and added them successfully, so I thought' I must show off.

 

[DramaticPopcorn]

November Nights

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Working on my first map right now, chummers. Things are looking good. Made a couple of custom assets and added them successfully, so I thought' I must show off.

 

[SmartCheetah]

I'm playing around with the editor as well. What I can create so far:
- Basic quests
- Maps with usable props
- Conversations
- NPC's stuff
- Persistent bodies (Looting is a chore and doesn't really work that well)

Got a little problem with the last thing tho'. After killing the scumbags, they are still moving while lying on the ground, lol. Like they were wounded or something, not killed. Any ideas?

Did I forgot something? Fellas are ticked as unkillable


Anyway, for starters I'm planning a small module with few easy missions.

 

[Diablo169]

I'm hoping for at least one module with the Codex as a seedy bar where you take missions.

 

[grotsnik]

SmartCheetah - is it that you've 'Downed' them rather than 'permanently dead'-ing them, maybe?

 

[SmartCheetah]

SmartCheetah - is it that you've 'Downed' them rather than 'permanently dead'-ing them, maybe?

Unfortunately, they are disappearing when I change "Downed" to "Permanently dead" :<

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Trigger editor reminds me a lot of Warcraft 3's editor.

 

[sea]

Got a little problem with the last thing tho'. After killing the scumbags, they are still moving while lying on the ground, lol. Like they were wounded or something, not killed. Any ideas?

Can you set up a custom event that causes the body to disappear after the player has looted it?

 

[SmartCheetah]

Yes, it is possible. I was using this tutorial to make it:

Persistent bodies, random loot, and bodies disappearing after player loots 'em.

 

[DramaticPopcorn]

Kind of a wasted effort with current inventory system, imo.

 

[Zetor]

I'm hoping for at least one module with the Codex as a seedy bar where you take missions.

Or fighting a chromed gang boss called Metal Craze. His trademark battlecry: "Banal. Drek. Boring."

 

[LibertyRansom]

Someone ought to make a CODEX troll poster asset. This should be top priority.

 

[sea]

Work in progress outdoor map is kinda coming along.

Having some problems getting everything to look quite right. Lighting is an issue, though I'm getting better with it. However, the bigger problem is getting building pieces to fit together. A lot of the ones that are supposedly of the same "set" really do not fit quite right, leading to visible gaps between seams. I guess it's just trial and error to get them working.

 

[DalekFlay]

Working on my first map right now, chummers. Things are looking good. Made a couple of custom assets and added them successfully, so I thought' I must show off.

This gives me a lot of confidence that cool shit is coming.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Isn't there a nexus or some such for this game? I don't want to infect my pc with Steam for mods.

http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/1043204-any-chance-of-a-shadowrun-returns-nexus/