Renee's Modding Thread Options

[Renee]

You need to find the texture file for the armor. It will be in a *.dds format. Open it with a graphics editor that supports .dds files (not all do). I use Paint.Net. Then just change the color and save it.

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Oblivion example

Begin GameMode

if Gamehour >= 5 && Gamehour < 7 && dawndusk == 0
set dawndusk to 1
elseif Gamehour >= 17 && Gamehour < 19 && dawndusk == 0
set dawndusk to 1
elseif ( GameHour >= 7 ) && ( GameHour < 17 ) && dawndusk == 1
set dawndusk to 0
elseif ( GameHour >= 19 ) && dawndusk == 1
set dawndusk to 0
elseif ( GameHour < 5 ) && dawndusk == 1
set dawndusk to 0
endif

End

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Skyrim example

if ThisActorClosest.hasSpell(BrokenArmorDistr)

elseif ThisActorClosest.isdead()
elseif ThisActorClosest.GetDistance(PlayerRef) >= 50000
elseif ThisActorClosest.GetDistance(PlayerRef) <= 5000
elseif !PlayerRef.HasLOS(ThisActorClosest)
else

do_what_needs_doing_here()

endif

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Any languages would do this, but rarely they've been written differently). Because of this always put the LEAST likely condition first (or possibly the shortest running query, if eg it's from a local function call, or local boolean test). This means the script won't be looked at as often by the game.



This post has been edited by Renee: Apr 9 2025, 05:58 PM

[Renee]

Specific instance of CrimeGold (CG only sets for this one particular instance, rather than every time the Crime Gold's Faction gets triggered.) This can be added to s specific object like a chest.

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Faction Property CrimeFactionWinterhold Auto

Event OnActivate(ObjectReference akActionRef)

if akActionRef == Game.GetPlayer()
if IsLocked()

int crimeGold = CrimeFactionWinterhold.GetCrimeGold()
Utility.Wait(2) ;wait for lock picking menu to close
int newCrimeGold = CrimeFactionWinterhold.GetCrimeGold()
int diff = newCrimeGold - crimeGold

if diff > 0 ;player was likely caught

CrimeFactionWinterhold.SetCrimeGold(newCrimeGold + 100) ;add 100 to crime gold

Endif
Endif
Endif

EndEvent

This post has been edited by Renee: Apr 9 2025, 05:35 PM

[Renee]

Making a quest in Morrowind.

I'm outsourcing these tutorials because they're already so comprehensive. There are three links below. First link includes the VERY basic stuff: adding objects to the world, making NPCs, a lot of the window explanations, and so on. Second and third links lead straighter into the quests & scripting.

Construction Set basics tutorial

Morrowind Scripting for Dummies (UESP)

Morrowind Scripting For Dummies (Nexus), includes .pdf files.




This post has been edited by Renee: May 14 2025, 03:51 PM

[Renee]

Adding Mods to Xbox Series X

I'm making a tutorial for this because turns out, putting the mods I want on a console is harder than I thought it would be. Sure, it's easy to just start the game, go into the pause menu, click on MODS, and there's a list of selections right there. But.... this is a limited selection straight from Bethesda. As it turns out, I wasn't interested in any choices which showed up, so the question is: how do we expand these choices? Maybe download from Nexus instead of Beth.net? Well there are several ways, lots of videos tell us how, but in a lot of videos, stuff is not clearly explained, steps get skipped, or the narrator's mumbling in a funny accent, making him/her difficult to understand.

The easiest method is from Bethesda.net.

MODDING FROM BETHESDA.NET

1). if you don't have an account with Bethesda.net, log in and make one on your computer, using Microsoft Edge to gain a bit of streamlining in the next step It's free!


2).For this next part, it helps if your Xbox is linked to your computer, online that is. They should be sharing the same Microsoft account, that is. This just streamlines the process. Here is an outside tutorial for that. Use Microsoft Edge to link accounts/devices if they're not already linked. Again, this streamlines everything.

2). Next step is to start the Xbox itself, and open the 'net. But how....? Here is where several videos failed for me, as this simple task wasn't nicely explained in all the ones I watched. If you're not seeing your Home page, press the Xbox button. On the left side of the page, select My Games & Apps, okay? Very good. Microsoft Edge should be one of the apps since Xbox is a Microsoft product. If you don't see Edge, select "See All" and you might have to scroll to find the Edge icon. If your devices are linked virtually: PC and console, that is, and you already use Edge on your PC, Edge will ask if it's okay to share passwords and other info between the two devices once it opens: PC and console. I allowed this, which made it so my Microsoft username, email, and other info automatically transferred to the Xbox. 🎮

3). Type Bethesda.net into the Edge browser. Despite transferring info, the Bethesda website did not catch the password I use for this site. Perhaps because I don't have Bethesda.net set as a Favorite thru Edge.

4). after entering the password if you have to, click on the three lined "icon" on the top left of the page. Now select the game you're wanting some changes in. I'm choosing Fallout 4. The left joystick on the controller acts as a rather clumsy mouse, while the right joystick scrolls the entire page up and down. There we go, a much larger list of mods can be seen now, BANG CRASH!! ... IF we don't see what we want, use the Search at the top of the page. Categories can also be narrowed on the left side of the page.

5). press the Start button, which should automatically begin the search. Annoyingly, sometimes it'll search in the News section instead of Games, so press Games (left side of page) to correct this.


I selected Landscape as a category and found "Spring in the Commonwealth", which pretties up the Commonwealth.

5). Whatever you want, click on the Favorite button for that mod, which is a heart icon. 🖤 Click also on the download/Subscribe button right next to the heart. Voila.

6). Any mods should be in the game. To see/manage them further, scroll up the Bethesda.net page and select My Mods (light gray) instead of All Mods




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba6tBM7TQT8

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aknl_ze...ME/edit?tab=t.0

This post has been edited by Renee: Sep 10 2025, 09:13 PM