nwnx_funcs for windows

[Baaleos]

No need to apologize. You have contributed more than I have. If bug hunting helps you create better releases then I'm all for it, I was a software tester for 5 years afterall. Lol

[Gryphyn]

Just to add my 2c...
I thought MAXHITPOINTS was a calculation (not a value you could set)
Creatures

[Baaleos]

Tried to post this the other night, but my iPhone was being a *********


Anyway...
Im fairly sure that MaxHP can be set statically.

I cant remember for sure, but I would say that 'possibly' Higher Ground Leveling System was able to set max hp via letoscript.

After all, what is the point of gaining levels 41 - 60, without gaining extra HP. Would introduce a bit of an imbalance.

If Letoscript was capable of doing it, then memory editing should be able to accomplish the same thing, after all, all it is doing, is fooling the game into introducing the changes for us.

[Gryphyn]

Just doing a quick google...
Looks like the Leto MaxHP only makes sure that the PC gets Maximum HP (per level) -- i.e. On each Level-up the 'hd-roll' is maximized.
MaxHP (the value) is calculated from the accumulation of all the rolls, plus any bonuses. <not sure if equipment bonuses are included in this calculation or not>

[Baaleos]

If it is an accumulation, then it possibly adds the hitdice gained in the lvlstatlist.

Eg -
Level 1 - 9 hit points
Level 2 - +5
Level 3 - +3


Meaning at level 3 we have 9+5+3 including any bonuses from con etc.

I just opened up leto 1-69

This is what it says about the lvlstatlist hitdice

How many additional Hit Points (HP) a character gained at a particular level. This value can range from 1 - 255 per level.
This value must be changed to increase or decrease a character's total HP; changing the values of other HP-related entries will have no effect.

I think the MaxHitDice that is stored elsewhere, is JUST the max hitdice that the Player had at the time of saving.

The game probably stores this value statically, just so it doesnt have to go through the trouble of adding up all your hitdice from previous levels for the character select screen.


This poses a problem indeed.

Means that if I am making a custom leveling system, where I am kept at level 1, but gain pseudo levels, then the max I can give my players is +255 hp on Level 1.

Unless The nwnx_funcs method for setting hitdice on specific level, will add the values in, dispite me being level 1.

Calls for some testing.

[Baaleos]

I was able to use a simple chat function to give me the ability to add to my max hp.

[Baaleos]

More testing reveals that yes... if you attempt to add more than 255 hp to a lvlstatlist hitdice value, it will roll over.

I increased mine by doing about 26 clicks of a macro +hp 1 and the result was me reverting from 267 hp, back down to 17 or something.

Tried the SetHPGainedAt Level equivelant too.

Causes a crash if you try to set hp gained for a level you dont have.
Also does not allow setting of values over 255. My test was to raise from 17 hp, to 300, it raised me to 53, Im guessing it went to 255, or 256, and then rolled back to 50ish.

[Fireboar]

Modifying HP at a level higher than you would crash the server because it's trying to set a key to a value that relies on the key existing in the first place (which it doesn't until you reach the given level). Some safety check seems in order here.

[Gryphyn]

And don't forget, you can have different HitDie for each level.
This could affect what you're trying to achieve as well.

[Baaleos]

Just tried the SetClassLevelByPosition etc method.

It does warn against attempting to raise levels via this method, because it will crash server if it tries to raise the level.

It does successfully raise the level of the player, while successfully skipping the levelup screen.

Of course the crash itself happens at the 'ExportCharacter' function call.

Meaning that the saving of the character crashes the server.
When examining the error in detail, the error actually occurs in nwnserver.exe not in the module/plugin.

This suggests that the server crashed because it didnt have the full information, eg - the arraylist for level 2 didnt exist, but since our level said we were level 2, the server hiccuped because it couldnt find it.


Possible resolution?

How about modifying the Method in the funcs dll, to add the lvlstatlist entry for the level that the player is gaining?

Eg - Request to set level to 4, some validation to check if the lvlstatlist for level 4 exists, if yes - set the level - this shouldnt cause a crash.
if no - Add some generic entries into the lvlstatlist, just as placeholders.

In theory, if the 'objects' exist in the lvlstatlist, when it tries to export, then it should prevent the server from crashing.

In theory.

If this could be made to allow raising of level, while bypassing the levelup screen, it would be a powerful tool.
Would allow me to have access to the hitdice on each of the levelstatlist entries, opposed to just 1.

[xardex]

[Baaleos]

One of the reasons that the SetLevelByPosition crashes when putting to a level higher than your own, is because it skips the process of building the lvlstatlist. (in my opinion)


However, I just stumbled onto a few functions here, which 'may' be of use.

LevelDown@CNWSCreatureStats
LevelUp@CNWSCreatureStats
LevelUpAutomatic@CNWSCreatureStats

The levelup method seems to take a lvlstatlist object as an input, and then performs all the necessary functions on it, to create a genuine levelup process. - Note I havent tested it, mainly for lack of knowledge how to impliment it. Ive only managed to hook functions so far.

The LevelUp, and LevelDown are probably as expected, give and take xp.

Im hoping that LevelUpAutomatic might be something spectacular, allowing instant levelups, without the need for a player to level up manually.

[Gryphyn]

[Baaleos]

Ah...yeah.
I just checked, the
The VirtualMachine Command for LevelupHenchmen does call that levelup automatic function.

Guess it would have been too much to expect for an auto level function to be available for players. Lol

[Terra_777]

You can level up a PC using the AutoLevelUp ingame function and then set the level to its correct parameters using nwnx_funcs.
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