How to edit Arena combatants hitpoints?

[tenth88sphere]

I've downloaded a mod for the arena which I very much enjoy (Better Arena Fights) but it lowers the hitpoints on the combatants significantly so fights are only 1 or 2 hits. I'd like to push that back up, but wouldn't even know where to begin looking for it in the CS.

 

Can anyone point me the right direction?

 

Thanks!

[Micko]

You need to set the mod you are using as the active file and then find the NPC's they are using in the arena.

 

Once you find them then it's pretty easy to experiment with adjusting their health stats and whatever else you like.

 

You would need to uncheck the auto calculate stats box first, then you should be able to make changes.

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Start up the CS, file->data and make the arena mod you talked about the active file and hit ok.

 

In the object window click on npc.

 

Scroll down just a little and you'll see ArenaRank0A through ArenaYellowCombatant.

 

Now right click on the ArenaRank0A npc and click on edit. In the vanilla settings all the arena combatants are leveled and have the "PC Level Offset" Box checked. Their level is equal to your level plus the number entered in the "Offset" or "Level" box. (if the box isnt checked it says Level, instead of offset). For instance this npc is set to be two levels higher than the player.

 

Your mod may have either left these npcs as leveled or set their level to new settings. If they are still leveled you can bump their health, and all their other stats, by upping the offset. Changing the offset will make them more powerful in ways beyond their health. If the mod you are using, for some reason, made the arena npcs a set level you can just straight change their health without changing any other stats by changing the number in the health box. (PC Level Offset and auto calc stats would need to be unchecked.

 

Alternately you could add a ring or amulet of your own creation to all the arena combatants, since they have none in their leveled inventories, and you could increase desired stats that way.

 

To do that you would scroll down the left side of the object window to Clothing and click on Amulet. We're going to clone an existing amulet so right click on an amulet in the listing. (I right clicked on EnchAcrobatsAmulet). After you right click select edit.

 

Now, change the ID to something easy to remember, for instance, "ArenaHealthBuff" and then click "ok". It will give you a prompt asking if you want to create a new form, hit "ok" again.

 

Leaving the item for a second go over to Magic->Enchantment. Right click and hit new. Enter an ID for your enchant, something like "EnArenaBuff". Change "Id" to something you'll remember, I used "EnArenaBuff".Change type to "Apparel". Right click in the Effects and select new. Change effect to "Fortify Health". Set the "Magnitude" to the desired health buff you want, I put in 100, maybe you'll want more. Hit "Ok".

 

Go back up to the item we created under Clothing. Right click on your item and select edit.

 

Change the "Name" to whatever you want, I went with "Arena Buff". Click on the box for "Enchanting" and select your new enchant from the selection box. Hit "ok" and your new health buffing item is ready to go. In this instance we have an amulet, you could just as easily make a ring by changing the biped object. (Ctrl-click an item listed in the biped window to remove the selection).

 

Now to give that item to the npcs, scroll up and select "NPC". Scroll to the first arena npc, right click and hit edit. There are a bunch of tabs on the middle section, right of stats, click on inventory. You'll probably want to mouse click on the npc window border and move that window up a little bit. Now click on the object window and scroll down to clothing and find your amulet (or ring). Left click on your item and drag it to the npc's inventory and drop. It should now appear in the npcs inventory list. Repeat for all the npcs you want to buff in this manner. You could make different versions to buff other combatants by different amounts.