Party Formations

ryaldin · 10-15-2002, 12:42 PM

I was curious. I've heard of all the different mods and add-ons that people have created for bg, and i was wondering if there would be a way to creat a custom party formation. I'd like to have a main character as a mage and have him be in control of the party, but i dont want him to be at the head of the pack. Would it be possible to create or edit the staggered six-pack formation:
1_
_2
3_
_4
5_
_6

to where the main character is still in charge and does all the charisma effected things, but that he stands in the 6 slot instead of in the 1 slot?
I have faith in all of you computer geniuses...geniusus...geniusai...smart people.

Lord Brass · 10-15-2002, 05:14 PM

Hhmmm, you could possibly script it, so that the six slot (position six, not you SixOfSpades) would talk automatically when you have everyone selected and slot one goes off to talk to somebody. You'd probably have to re-script position one too, by default I'd guess.

I don't really know enough about it, so I could be talking nonsense. Still, why break a forum habit of a lifetime, eh?

Thinking about it, it's essentially the reverse of what you've already got I suppose.

[ 10-15-2002, 05:15 PM: Message edited by: Lord Brass ]

I wish my name was Baggins · 10-15-2002, 05:22 PM

I think I am playing in an alternate universe because I have never seen the staggered six-pack formation.

Lord Brass · 10-15-2002, 05:30 PM

It's there alright. It's basically an offset of the standard formation. (In IWD its next to the single line column formation, but can't remember in BG.)

Seraph · 10-15-2002, 05:40 PM

Quote:

I think I am playing in an alternate universe because I have never seen the staggered six-pack formation.

You know that there are more formations avaible then those that show up in the quick buttons right? You can change the buttons to one of several formations.

Lord Brass · 10-15-2002, 05:52 PM

Underhill, my old china, have you right-clicked on the list? You'll find it under that section of available formations.

ryaldin · 10-15-2002, 09:12 PM

I don't think that you'd have to go through all the work of making the #6 slot the leading position, but rather, just to make it so that the person in the #1 slot, stood in the back of the party. That's it. No other changes to dialogue scripting, charisma rolls, or anything like that.

ryaldin · 10-15-2002, 09:14 PM

oh freaky. I just became a borg.

Lord Brass · 10-16-2002, 06:22 AM

I'm not sure how the scripting parameters work with regards to formation. The default position is to have slot one perform all of the talking. As that is the case, you must need to reassign that value to slot 6, and remove it from slot one. How you'd make it so that slot one stood in the "back of the party" I don't know. Anyways, I thought you wanted to lead from the rear! [img]smile.gif[/img]

I wish my name was Baggins · 10-16-2002, 08:24 AM

There you go...just one more thing that I had no idea that you could do in BG.

10-15-2002, 05:14 PM	#2
Lord Brass Emerald Dragon Join Date: September 17, 2001 Location: Good ol\' Blighty Age: 53 Posts: 913	Hhmmm, you could possibly script it, so that the six slot (position six, not you SixOfSpades) would talk automatically when you have everyone selected and slot one goes off to talk to somebody. You'd probably have to re-script position one too, by default I'd guess. I don't really know enough about it, so I could be talking nonsense. Still, why break a forum habit of a lifetime, eh? Thinking about it, it's essentially the reverse of what you've already got I suppose. [ 10-15-2002, 05:15 PM: Message edited by: Lord Brass ] __________________ <b>I\'ve submitted to the Choc!</b>

10-15-2002, 05:22 PM	#3
I wish my name was Baggins Elminster Join Date: September 7, 2002 Location: Upstate, SC Age: 52 Posts: 463	I think I am playing in an alternate universe because I have never seen the staggered six-pack formation. __________________ I went this way while he went that way, so I scream to my partner, \"WHERE\'D HE GO?\" only to have my partner answer, \"WHERE\'D WHO GO?\"

10-15-2002, 05:30 PM	#4
Lord Brass Emerald Dragon Join Date: September 17, 2001 Location: Good ol\' Blighty Age: 53 Posts: 913	It's there alright. It's basically an offset of the standard formation. (In IWD its next to the single line column formation, but can't remember in BG.) __________________ <b>I\'ve submitted to the Choc!</b>

10-15-2002, 09:12 PM	#7
ryaldin Elminster Join Date: April 23, 2002 Location: Helena, MT Age: 42 Posts: 458	I don't think that you'd have to go through all the work of making the #6 slot the leading position, but rather, just to make it so that the person in the #1 slot, stood in the back of the party. That's it. No other changes to dialogue scripting, charisma rolls, or anything like that. __________________ [img]\"http://userpic.livejournal.com/10817323/260901\" alt=\" - \" /><br />\"My style? You could call it the art of fighting without really fighting.\"<br /><br />\"Something vexes thee?\"

10-15-2002, 09:14 PM	#8
ryaldin Elminster Join Date: April 23, 2002 Location: Helena, MT Age: 42 Posts: 458	oh freaky. I just became a borg. __________________ [img]\"http://userpic.livejournal.com/10817323/260901\" alt=\" - \" /><br />\"My style? You could call it the art of fighting without really fighting.\"<br /><br />\"Something vexes thee?\"

10-15-2002, 12:42 PM	#1
ryaldin Elminster Join Date: April 23, 2002 Location: Helena, MT Age: 42 Posts: 458	I was curious. I've heard of all the different mods and add-ons that people have created for bg, and i was wondering if there would be a way to creat a custom party formation. I'd like to have a main character as a mage and have him be in control of the party, but i dont want him to be at the head of the pack. Would it be possible to create or edit the staggered six-pack formation: 1_ _2 3_ _4 5_ _6 to where the main character is still in charge and does all the charisma effected things, but that he stands in the 6 slot instead of in the 1 slot? I have faith in all of you computer geniuses...geniusus...geniusai...smart people. __________________ [img]\"http://userpic.livejournal.com/10817323/260901\" alt=\" - \" /><br />\"My style? You could call it the art of fighting without really fighting.\"<br /><br />\"Something vexes thee?\"

10-15-2002, 05:52 PM	#6
Lord Brass Emerald Dragon Join Date: September 17, 2001 Location: Good ol\' Blighty Age: 53 Posts: 913	Underhill, my old china, have you right-clicked on the list? You'll find it under that section of available formations. __________________ <b>I\'ve submitted to the Choc!</b>

10-16-2002, 06:22 AM	#9
Lord Brass Emerald Dragon Join Date: September 17, 2001 Location: Good ol\' Blighty Age: 53 Posts: 913	I'm not sure how the scripting parameters work with regards to formation. The default position is to have slot one perform all of the talking. As that is the case, you must need to reassign that value to slot 6, and remove it from slot one. How you'd make it so that slot one stood in the "back of the party" I don't know. Anyways, I thought you wanted to lead from the rear! [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ <b>I\'ve submitted to the Choc!</b>

10-16-2002, 08:24 AM	#10
I wish my name was Baggins Elminster Join Date: September 7, 2002 Location: Upstate, SC Age: 52 Posts: 463	There you go...just one more thing that I had no idea that you could do in BG. __________________ I went this way while he went that way, so I scream to my partner, \"WHERE\'D HE GO?\" only to have my partner answer, \"WHERE\'D WHO GO?\"

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