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Topic: Quick Newbie Question....In Long Form...heh
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FrostPuppies Serf
Posts: 17 From: Manchester, NH, USA Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 31 January 2002 14:45
I am new to mod making, but I think I'm starting to get a handle on it. I recently downloaded Frodos enhanced D2 mod, and love it. I have tried tinkering with the experience.txt file, and think I have the answer to my initial question that I am about to ask, but would like someone to elaborate on the second part if they could. I started some characters with the mod and played one of them to the mid 90's, at which time leveling was getting very hard. I then tried to modify the experience.txt file,(saved all originals) deleted the .bin file in my global\excel file, started a new game...left game, checked and saw the new .bin file so thought everything was all set. I started the game again, and the first experience gain (monster kill) resulted in an assertion error. So my first question is, is there something that is attached to the character with regards to experience gains that prevents the changing of the experience.txt file for established characters? My thought is yes. My reasoning? I then modified the heck out of the experience.txt file, basically reducing the experience needed to level to 2.5% of its original value, for all levels up to about 125. I started a new character, and with the new experience file, my character was level 16 by the time I finished the Den. No errors, appears to be working fine (so far). Now the second part of the question. Is there a formula that must be followed for level gains? The reason I ask (and I will eventually find out myself) is that after about level 125 I got lazy and just raised the level by a set amount rather than follow the 2.5% formula. Will this be a problem, or will any experience gains work as long as you start the character with the appropriate experience.txt file and don't change it for the duration of that character. Sorry for the long windedness, but any input will be appreciated. Thanks

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Myhrginoc Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1326 From: Percussion U Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 31 January 2002 18:37
Might have been a typo or something else the game didn't like. Did you end up with any values over about 4.2 billion?I ran a L90+ character into a modded experience game and she merely jumped to L113 or so...which was what the new table would expect her to be at.

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FrostPuppies Serf
Posts: 17 From: Manchester, NH, USA Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 01 February 2002 05:41
Well, I'm really not sure what's going on now. I don't think there was a typo, but you never know. So I took the experience.txt file that seems to be working fine with the new character, and started a game with an existing character. Some very interesting things happened. I noted the current exp/level of the char, and noticed that the experience needed for the next level correctly reflected the experience.txt file, which was significantly lower than my current exp level. I went and killed something for exp gain, and things went, well for lack of a better word, nuts! I gained four levels, but my total experience dropped significantly, like 30,000,000. OK I thought, the exp for the next level is correct for the experience.txt file I am using. I didn't recieve any errors, so I can live with the exp loss. I then noted my current exp level, and went on my merry way to clear a significant portion of the Ancients Way. Here comes the kicker. I killed lots and lots of baddies, and I didn't gain one single point of experience! Now I am completely mystified and stupified. I have absolutely no idea what is going on. If anyone has ideas/suggestions, or if you know what is happening, PLEASE share them. Thanks

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Myhrginoc Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1326 From: Percussion U Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 01 February 2002 16:51
I haven't seen Frodo's mod, so I can't say whether you ran afoul of something peculiar to that mod. Maybe somebody else might have an answer, it's a new one on me.On a tangential note, is there a website or download reference listed in the mod's readme file?

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