Chargenmorph questions... like it hasn't been asked before

[raeynedrop]

So. I want to know how to manually edit it because the complier refuses to pick up the three I currently have in my folders. It becomes stubborn and will only claim there is a single chargen to be found and it's bugging the bajessus out of me. For one, I know most everyone can feel sympathy for wanting to create as unique a character as possible and two, sometimes that can't happen without six different mods that require their own flippen chargens.

 

Also read that Compiler really isn't that great at compiling in the first place, and often makes people believe certain mods are incompatible when they aren't.. so that's a downer.

 

Anyway, to the point:

 

Please just give me a rundown on where the text needs to go in the chargens. I've looked around for a fair amount of time and the only things people would pretty much say is, "lol its ezy just copy it into the chargen."(where and how, please?) or explain what the compiler is, not even how to properly go about using the thing.

 

Apologies for the whining attitude this post is giving off... but 5 hours of trying to mod is irritating. Just recently re-installed the game after a long hiatus and I forgot just how complicated DAO can be when it comes to modding.

[Risibisi]

Example for editing the chargen to use a hairmod.

 

Chargenmorph File:

 

Open your override folder. The override folder is usually found here:

"MyDocuments\Bioware\DragonAge\Packages\Core\Override" although the location of yours might differ.

You have now to edit the chargenmorph file by yourself:

Open the chargenmorphfile with the notepad and you will see something like that:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<morph_config>

<heads>

Thats the section "heads": Here you will find all entries for the original presets entries.

<human_male>

.. and here are of course the presets entries only for human males.

 

So, now when you are scrolling down, you will find the entries for the hair. It should look like that:

 

<hairs>

<human_male>

<resource name="hm_har_blda_0" cut="0234"/>

<resource name="hm_har_ha1a_0" cut="1"/>

<resource name="hm_har_ha2a_0" cut="1"/>

<resource name="hm_har_ha3a_0" cut="1"/>

<resource name="hm_har_hb1a_0" cut="1"/>

<resource name="hm_har_hb2a_0" cut="1"/>

<resource name="hm_har_hb3a_0" cut="1"/>

<resource name="hm_har_hb4a_0" cut="1"/>

<resource name="hm_har_hc1a_0" cut="1"/>

 

You will find these entries for every race and gender.

Now you have just to copy the entries from the mod chargenmorphfile .For example:

<resource name="HM_HAR_LLLaplace_0" cut="1" />

 

Paste it in your chargenmorphfile under the correct sections. That means female elf hairstyle entries under the hair section for the female elves and so on. ..

 

<hairs>

<human_male>

<resource name="hm_har_blda_0" cut="0234"/>

<resource name="hm_har_ha1a_0" cut="1"/>

<resource name="hm_har_ha2a_0" cut="1"/>

<resource name="hm_har_ha3a_0" cut="1"/>

<resource name="hm_har_hb1a_0" cut="1"/>

<resource name="hm_har_hb2a_0" cut="1"/>

<resource name="hm_har_hb3a_0" cut="1"/>

<resource name="hm_har_hb4a_0" cut="1"/>

<resource name="hm_har_BFly031_0" cut="1"/> <---- pasted line

 

It's the same procedure fir skins or eyes etc. of course skins under skins, eyes to the eyes.

 

If you want to use the compiler you have to follow the instruction which you can find in the mod description.

 

In your override folder should only be one chargen if you have more than one your mods will not work! So, you have to compile all chargens into one.

[raeynedrop]

Yea.. felt like it might have been as simple as that. Thank you, though. This seems silly now.

[Risibisi]

Nope, your question wasn't silly. Have fun with your playthrough! :)