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[kailieann]

There are, to my knowledge, at least two mods that increase the number of tactics slots available to your characters, but they both work by giving you all the additional slots at level 1.
This kind of upsets the game's balance curve, and makes the Combat Tactics skill completely useless.

I'd rather see a mod that works something like this:

* Start with five slots at level one
* Gain one slot every two levels

This alone would give you 15 slots at level 20
And then, for Combat Tactics:

* +1 slot for basic
* +2 slots for improved (in addition to the +1 from basic)
* +3 slots for advanced
* +4 slots for master

So having Master Combat Tactics would give you a total of +10 slots, giving you a total of 25 slots at level 20, while still preserving the balance curve and the usefulness of the skill.

This shouldn't be too hard, I'd think.

[Pheelon]

There are, to my knowledge, at least two mods that increase the number of tactics slots available to your characters, but they both work by giving you all the additional slots at level 1.
This kind of upsets the game's balance curve, and makes the Combat Tactics skill completely useless.

I'd rather see a mod that works something like this:

* Start with five slots at level one
* Gain one slot every two levels

This alone would give you 15 slots at level 20
And then, for Combat Tactics:

* +1 slot for basic
* +2 slots for improved (in addition to the +1 from basic)
* +3 slots for advanced
* +4 slots for master

So having Master Combat Tactics would give you a total of +10 slots, giving you a total of 25 slots at level 20, while still preserving the balance curve and the usefulness of the skill.

This shouldn't be too hard, I'd think.

that would be pretty easy just adjust the experience 2DA (it has the tactic slots you get when you level in it)

and done - well the exptable part:
http://www.dragonage...file.php?id=154

hf

[Dark0ne]

You're a legend Pheelon

[Pheelon]

You're a legend Pheelon

/o\ oO praise from above thx - btw read my pm yet?

edit: nm - was able to just create a new topic - though it seems i can't delete existing ones...
edit2: erm - well seems i am way too tired - doesn't work at all like i though it would /o\ - ahh well now i got 3 Topics for the Mod and the Main one is named after my internal design-name... :S

[kailieann]

Spectacular.

I'd still love to have the improvements on the Combat Tactics skill, as well, though.

[Pheelon]

Spectacular.

I'd still love to have the improvements on the Combat Tactics skill, as well, though.

i can look into that - if its stored in the skill aka (ABI_Base) itself it should be easy as well - but now i am off to work - cya tonight

[Pheelon]

Spectacular.

I'd still love to have the improvements on the Combat Tactics skill, as well, though.

i can look into that - if its stored in the skill aka (ABI_Base) itself it should be easy as well - but now i am off to work - cya tonight

hmm, this is hardcoded into core_h --> not possible to safely Mod other than by overriding the whole level_up event...

/*
* @brief Recalculate the number of tactics slots a creature should have based
* on level and skills
*
* @author yaron
*
*/
void Chargen_SetNumTactics(object oChar)
{
int nLevel = GetLevel(oChar);


int nTacticsNum = GetM2DAInt(TABLE_EXPERIENCE,"Tactics",nLevel);

if (HasAbility(oChar, ABILITY_SKILL_COMBAT_TACTICS_4))
nTacticsNum +=6;
else if (HasAbility(oChar, ABILITY_SKILL_COMBAT_TACTICS_3))
nTacticsNum +=4;
else if (HasAbility(oChar, ABILITY_SKILL_COMBAT_TACTICS_2))
nTacticsNum +=2;
else if (HasAbility(oChar, ABILITY_SKILL_COMBAT_TACTICS_1))
nTacticsNum +=1;

#ifdef DEBUG
Log_Trace(LOG_CHANNEL_CHARACTER,"Chargen_SetNumTactics","Number of tactics for creature " + IntToString(nTacticsNum));
#endif

int nSendNotification = (nLevel == 1 ? FALSE : TRUE);
SetNumTactics(oChar, nTacticsNum, nSendNotification);

// Set default tactic for player when first generated only
if(IsHero(oChar) && nLevel == 1)
{
SetTacticEntry(oChar, 1, TRUE,3 /*AI_TARGET_TYPE_ENEMY*/, 31, 2 /*AI_COMMAND_ATTACK*/);
}
}

[kailieann]

Well, from my general understanding of scripting languages, it certainly looks solid.

Guess I'll just have to install the toolset and see what happens.

[Pheelon]

Well, from my general understanding of scripting languages, it certainly looks solid.

Guess I'll just have to install the toolset and see what happens.

be advised though - that the current toolset can break your game if your not carefull - as some internal id's are just plain wrong

[kailieann]

Duly noted and appreciated, good ser. Thank you for all the help.