nwnx_func problems

[Greyfort]

I'm useing the nwnx_functions by mad I belive cant rem exactly.
1st lvl pc to lvl 40
2nd pc just happens(for testing) to get all abilities set to 243(max if want to give them items with 12 on abils)

3rd PROBLEM!! Now... fort/will/reflex negitive, and some skills negitive.

Is there some 2da I need to fix like the encumberence problem that allows saves and skills to be at high numbers, or a script/nwnx_function that looks and then sets to disiered amount so pc stats correct when it comes to saves and skills.

Forgive my gramical errors
God Bless

Greyfort

[MaxRock]

If I understand you correctly you're wanting abilities, skills and saving throws to be higher than 255 or 127?

The problem with that lies in the way the programmers of nwn chose to do certain things, more specifically what "types" to use to store those values.

Abilities use a BYTE which can only hold values from 0 to 255 - that's a computer related limit and there's pretty much nothing to be done about that.

Skills and Saving throws have the same limit, except that they can also be negative which puts the upper limit at 127.

If you try to go above those limites the numbers "roll over" meaning they start again at their lower limit. for example if a skill is at 127, adding 1 to it will put it at -127 (not 128).

[Greyfort]

no I dont want it to go over the 255, when we as programers set abils to 243 so players can have +12 gear which gives the max abil score of 255.

That seems to mess up the saves, ie they turn to neg is there something in the 2das I need to fix.

or i guess if I set there abilis higher I need to also check saves and make sure they dont go higher then 127. and the skills they also dont go higher then 127? so over all even though abils can go to 255 (243 if want to include gear) this fritz out saves and skills and there is no work around other then checking and scripting setting to max to insure no neg. right.

[Fireboar]

Nope. While ability scores are unsigned 8-bit integers (0 to 255), skills and saves are signed 8-bit integers (-128 to 127). There's no way to change that without rewriting the game.

[Lokey]

You'll need to change their saving throw fields, as those roll over. I don't think skills do (now or if they ever did).
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[Greyfort]

Yeah thats what I said at ed of post...*checking and scripting setting to max to insure no neg.*

so thats what I did and now I have saves in positive amount. I was just unsure and before I spent time tryn to script something that may have been a 2da I asked. Thankyou all of you.

[Greyfort]

Ok I have another question also I noticed the spell slots if you have a lvl 40 cleric you have 34 spell slots for lvl7-9, 35 for lvl6, 36 for lvl3-5, 37 for lvl 1-2. My QUESTION is will this cause server to crash, if so can it be fixed with 2da

[ShaDoOoW]

[Greyfort]

ok Yes server crashes your char cant move, all spells seem gone all levles disapeared in book.
*SO DONT MEM all spell slots will cause crash*.

Anyone know ware I might be able to fix that.

Remember this is a lvl 40 cleric with 243 all abilities with armor that raises abills to 255 save throws at +127 all done through nwnx_func scripting. is there a 2da that works with spell slots?

[ShaDoOoW]

[Greyfort]

Ok another thing I found you can only have 255spells memed

so 6 cantrips and 249 of anyspell level...or 0 cantrips 255 spells of any level. Thats what seems to keep server from crashing.

With that said my issue now is can I remove xtra spell slots from pc char to make sure they only have 255 total, other wise they can cause them selfs and posssible server to crash.

Another NOTE: if you dont go over first 3 lines of spell slots thats 9*3=27spells per level( 1-9) 243 total + 6 cantrips = 249 spells total with 6 spell buffer just incase when meming you go over 1 or 2 etc. you can increase this buffer to 12 if you exclude cantrips with 243 spells who needs them.

GOOD RULE THUMB JUST DONT MEM MORE THEN 27 SPELLS PER LEVEL, even if you realy realy REALY want to !!!DONT!!!

That make sense to you all, is there a fix for anything described in the post?