[LE] Help making a few summoning spells

[RatBaby]

The only mod that did anything like this that I could find added a bunch of unnecessary summoning spells as well and it also didn't work very well so... even though I've never really made a mod before, I want to make this easily available for my own sake.

What I want to do is make spellbooks for the albino spider and each of it's variants (from the Dragonborn DLC) so I can summon them as a conjuration spell instead of wasting time and resources going back and forth making tons of scrolls. So here we are, and I need your help (swiper no swiping) because I have never made a mod before in my life. Please help me. I really love those spiders they're so cute, I want them to kill for me.

[GreatSilentOne]

I assume you're aware you need the Creation Kit for this. If you have that downloaded, you're going to need to modify the INI file as per https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/1010475-running-multiple-master-files-in-creation-kit/. When that's done, load the Dragonborn.esm (top left, button with a folder icon). Click "Yes to All" when all of the error messages come up. Ignore them.

 

Now that Dragonborn is loaded, on the left side, you should see the Object Window. Inside of this, click on the + sign next to the Actors tab. Then, click on the subtab also titled "Actors." Search for the Albino spider (I'm not sure what they're called in the Creation Kit, so it could take some trial and error -- just use the search tab at the top). When you've found it, right click on it and duplicate it. Open the duplicate by double-clicking on it. It could take a moment to load.

 

At the top left, you see the editor ID, which will have "DUPLICATE00" or something similar at the end. Get rid of the "DUPLICATE00" portion and add something like "Summonable" to the beginning of its name (also not a bad idea to have a unique identifier to all of the things you're adding in a mod. For example, I put "IC" in front of the names of everything I use in my Immersive Conjuration mod). Click "OK" and agree to overwrite the form.

 

Now, save the file just in case (the Creation Kit likes to crash). The save button is in the top left next to the load file button. Give it a unique name and save it.

 

Time to go back into the spider you duplicated. Find it in the Actor window (if you followed my advice and named it "Summonable[whatever its name is]", you can find it by searching for "Summonable" in the search window). Underneath the Editor ID and the name, there's a series of checkboxes. I believe one of them says "Summonable" or something similar to that. Uncheck all of the boxes at the very bottom left, and move to the Factions tab. Remove any factions which would make this actor hostile to the player. Potentially unnecessary, but a good precaution. Check it, click "OK," and save the file again. Now, we're going to move to the Magic tab of the Object window.

 

Expand the magic tab and go down the Magic Effect. Right click inside of the window and click "New." Fill out the form to look like this, making changes based on how you named your actor:

 

http://imgur.com/a/LrtpR

 

Now move to the Spell tab, expand it, click on the Spell submenu. Right click, click "New." Model your form after this:

 

http://imgur.com/a/9ZBVr

(To add to the Effects menu, right click and click "New," then find your Magic Effect and set a duration)

 

Now, open the Items tab, go down to Book, CLUTTER, Books. In the search window, type "Conjure" and duplicate any of the books that come up. Open the duplicate, and make it look like this:

 

http://imgur.com/a/FYtYy

 

Now it's time to implement your spell book into the game. You can do this in a few ways. The most dynamic is to add it to leveled lists so that it appears like a normal spell book. Unless you want to write a script for this (which I can also help with), this will be incompatible with any other mod that modifies the Conjuration leveled lists. The easiest way to implement the book is to add it into a specific place in the world. Let me know which you prefer, and I'll help you with it.

[lordDarthV]

Obrigado!! Seu pequeno tutorial me ajudou muito.