How do you create a quest, and how difficult is it? - help a noob out&

[LordFlashheart]

Hi everyone :)

 

Basically after posting this mod request - http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/780147-small-quest-behind-the-attack-on-ranger-station-charlie/

 

I just wondered how difficult it would be to just do the mod myself. I've no real experience of modding past swapping meshes and textures around in the GECK, so creating a whole new quest, no matter how short and simple it is, is pushing the boat out for me, but I was just wondering whether the more experienced modders on here could help me out :).

 

Basically my questions are:-

 

1) How difficult is creating quests from scratch?

 

2) What sort of tools would I need? - All I have for the moment is the GECK

 

3) Is this something a noob such as myself could do?

 

4) Any other tips would be appreciated

 

Thanks

[FireFlickerFlak]

Best answer to your question is probably to watch this video: "

 

Edit: or go to the link below and select the video that covers what you want to learn

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/GophersVids/videos?query=mod+clinic

Edited September 11, 2012 by FireFlickerFlak

[LordFlashheart]

Er... I'm a little unsure of how that helps me to be honest :( - it's just a video showing other mods (some of which might contain quests) and telling you how to install said mods via FOMM, which I can already do.

 

To clarify my original question, what I want to do is create my own mod, which includes a small/short quest., and I'm asking how difficult creating a small quest would be for a total noob.

 

- I've managed to find this article: http://geck.bethsoft.com/index.php/Quest_and_Dialogue_Tutorial - so I'll give that a look I think :)

[DizzasterJuice]

Er... I'm a little unsure of how that helps me to be honest :( - it's just a video showing other mods (some of which might contain quests) and telling you how to install said mods via FOMM, which I can already do.

 

To clarify my original question, what I want to do is create my own mod, which includes a small/short quest., and I'm asking how difficult creating a small quest would be for a total noob.

 

- I've managed to find this article: http://geck.bethsoft.com/index.php/Quest_and_Dialogue_Tutorial - so I'll give that a look I think :)

What you're describing doesn't sound too difficult and you should be able to do it all with just using GECK. I'd start at the beginning of that tutorial so you don't miss anything. http://geck.bethsoft.com/index.php/Bethsoft_Tutorial_GECK_Setup

[LordFlashheart]

Er... I'm a little unsure of how that helps me to be honest :( - it's just a video showing other mods (some of which might contain quests) and telling you how to install said mods via FOMM, which I can already do.

 

To clarify my original question, what I want to do is create my own mod, which includes a small/short quest., and I'm asking how difficult creating a small quest would be for a total noob.

 

- I've managed to find this article: http://geck.bethsoft.com/index.php/Quest_and_Dialogue_Tutorial - so I'll give that a look I think :)

What you're describing doesn't sound too difficult and you should be able to do it all with just using GECK. I'd start at the beginning of that tutorial so you don't miss anything. http://geck.bethsoft.com/index.php/Bethsoft_Tutorial_GECK_Setup

 

That looks like pretty much what I'm looking for :) - thanks.

[FireFlickerFlak]

hmm, my bad, I should have watched the video first before posting. I'm pretty sure gopher has a video on making quests in his tutorial section somewhere.