Getting started creating mods using GECK feedback

[EPDGaffney]

Bah, Fallout 4, haha. Don't think mods could save Fallout 4 for me, but to each their own.

 

9th sounds pretty good to me. Is it moving up in the ranks generally?

[dubiousintent]

Don't really track it, but it's gotta be. #10 is "Installing Mods using NMM". And that's out of 2689 total wiki pages. Not bad for an 8 year old game. Don't expect it to get much higher though. Stuff ahead of it is things like 3 "Category" pages, the Main page, and basics like "file compression". (There is a wiki "statistics" page with all this info.)

 

-Dubious-

[EPDGaffney]

That's actually really impressive. Mod installation is for everyone, whereas this page is specifically for modders, a much smaller sub-group of 'everyone'. And yes, the game is eight years old. Not bad indeed.

[dubiousintent]

Recent additions since 05 Jun 2018:
* Added 'TIP: Limit Radio Range to multiple Interior Cells' to "Scripting" section.
* Added 'TIP: Improving Texture Normal Maps' to the "Texturing" section.
* Added 'TIP: Creating a new "world map"' to the "Worlspaces" section.
* Added 'TIP: Testing "new to you" functions' to the "Scripting" section.
* Added 'TIP: Merchant Inventory' in the "Custom NPCs" section.
* Added 'TIP: Adding Items to Actors (Leveled Lists)' to "Scripting" section.
* Added 'TIP: Limit to Mod Size' to "Active File" section.
* Added 'TIP: Merging parts from different source files in NifSkope' to "NifSkope" section.
* Added 'TIP: Bone Weighting' to "Armor & Clothes" section.
* Added 'TIP: Master files' to "GECK: Common Problems" template.
* Added 'TIP: Terrain Editor missing texture' to "Worldspaces" section.
* Added 'TIP: Faction Disguise system' to the "Factions" section.
* Added 'TIP: Custom Object Collision' to "Collision" section.
* Added 'TIP: Generating Worldspace LOD' to "Worldspaces" section.
* Added 'Issue: GECKPrefs.INI file' to "Template: GECK: Common Problems".
* Added 'TIP: Mashing Meshes' to "Custom Items" section.
* Added 'FaceGen: Heads, Faces, Hairs, and Helmets' section.
* Added 'Refs: FaceGen: Heads, Faces, Hairs, and Helmets' section.
* Added 'TIP: Shiny lines in exported NIF normal map' to "NifSkope" section.
* Added 'TIP: Companions & Followers' to "Factions" section.
* Added 'TIP: Assigning & Testing variables' to "Scripting" section.
* Added 'TIP: Plugins can't override injected records' to "Custom items" section.
* Added 'TIP: Get the current speaker reference' to "Dialogue & Lip-synch" section.
* Added 'TIP: Biped & Equipped Objects' to "Custom Items" section.
* Added 'TIP: Basic '''conditional test''' syntax' to "Scripting" section.
* Added 'TIP: Actor height in '''GECK'''' to "Custom NPCs" section.
* Added 'TIP: Referencing Objects' to "Scripting" section.
* Added 'TIP: No sound driver available error message' to "Dialog" section.
* Added 'TIP: Special Characters in String Variables' to "Scripting" section.
* Added 'TIP: Weapon has unexpected zero% VATS Chance' to "Weapons" section.
* Added 'TIP: Mannequins (static Actors)' to "Scripting" section.
* Added 'TIP: Block Types (Multiple vs Single Frame processing)' to "Scripting" section.

-Dubious-

[dubiousintent]

Recent additions since 31 Dec 2018:
* Added 'TIP: Repairability' to "Custom Items" section.
* Added 'TIP - Relocating objects to Player by script' to "Scripting" section.
* Added 'TIP Only Combat Teammates give XP to Player' to "Custom NPCs" section.
* Added 'TIP Say Once use' to "Dialog and Lip-sync" section.
* Added 'TIP Text display timing' to "Dialog and Lip-sync" section.
* Added 'TIP Convert NIF header' to "Animations" section.
* Added 'TIP Batch Lip file generation' to "Dialogue and Lipsynch" section.
* Added 'Tip '''Best Practice''' Avoiding Save Game Bloat' to "Scripting" section.
* Added 'How to change Game Settings aka GMSTs' to "Misc Topics" section.
* Added 'TIP Attaching a light source to a mesh' to "NifSkope Mesh Editor" section.
* Added 'TIP Saving Texture (DDS) with Transparency' to "Texturing" section.
* Added 'TIP BSA Files' to the "Packaging" section.
* Added 'TIP Turn a Temporary Companion into a Permanent one' to "Custom NPCs" section.
* Added 'TIP Object Transformation' to "Scripting" section.
* Added 'Highlights of the Worldspace' to "Worldspaces" section.
* Added 'TIP Imported NIF texture appears Black' to "Blender" section.
* Added 'TIP Music and Dialog' to "Music and Sounds" section.
* Added 'TIP AI Package Basics' to "Custom NPCs" section.
* Added 'NVSE Plugins' to "Misc Topics" section.
* Added 'TIP Best Practice Sharing Variables between Scripts' to "Scripting" section.
* Added 'TIP Blender Export Settings' to "Blender" section.
* Added 'How to create an icon' to the "Misc | How to do something" section.
* Added 'TIP Light Property Flags" to "Nifskope Mesh Editor" section.
* Added 'TIP CharGen Face Presets' to "Custom NPCs" section.
* Added 'TIP Import Texture' to "Blender" section.
* Added 'TIP-AnimationSounds' to "Animations" section.

-Dubious-

[dubiousintent]

New entries are slowing down, indicating we have things pretty well covered. But ... there is always something new.

 

Recent additions since 31 Dec 2019:
* Added 'Breaking News Flash" under "Music & Sounds" section.
* Added 'TIP Multiple Script Effects' under "Scripting" section.
* Added 'TIP Level Lists Nesting' under "Scripting" section.
* Added 'Tip Interior Occlusion problem' to "How to do something" section.
* Added 'TIP Multiple Greetings' to "Dialog and Lipsync" section.
* Added 'TIP Body part is floating' under "Nifskope" section.
* Added 'TIP Armor Skin Tones' to "Armor and Clothes" section.
* Added "Unlocked MCM" to the "Programs and Tools - Scripting" section.
* Added 'TIP Blender Import Animations' to "Blender Mesh Editor" section.
* Added 'TIP Companion Inventory Weight' to "Scripting" section.
* Added 'TIP Locating voiced dialog' to "Dialog and Lipsync" section.
* Added 'TIP Blender Import Mesh' to "Blender" section.
* Added 'Tutorial - How to make a terminal in FO3 DO someting' to "Scripting" section.
* Added 'TIP Mashing Meshes - Fix multiple SceneRoots' to "Custom Items" section.
* Added 'TIP Multi-Level Areas' to "NavMeshing" section.
* Added 'Waves of Actors' sub-section to "Custom NPCs" section.
* Added 'TIP Adding Animation/Video to Dialog' to "Dialog and Lipsynch" section.
* Added 'TIP Talking Activators' to "Dialog and Lipsynch" section.
* Added 'TIP Random Multiple Sounds' to "Music and Sounds" section.
* Added 'TIP Custom NPC Race' to "Custom NPCs" section.
* Added 'TIP Blender Unweighted Vertices' to "Blender" section.
* Added 'TIP Test Cells' to "Spawning modded items" section.
* Added 'TIP Say To Player' to "Dialog and Lipsync" section.
* Added 'TIP Version Control network folders check' under 'TIP Limit to Mod Size' to "GECK and the Active File" section.
* Added 'Improved Console [NVSE]' to "Scripting Tools" section.
* Added 'TIP Conversations between NPCs' to "Dialog and Lipsynch" section.
* Added 'TIP Music OFF while Streaming' to " Music and Sounds" section.

-Dubious-