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[AnnabelleRose]

So here is my thought:

Many cats have been comng up with a few ideas on what can/cannot be done in BG1/BG2. I thought it might be helpful to have a "pinned" post as to what is hardcoded in the game and cannot be changed. I figured I would "sticky" this topic and leave it open so cats could add to it. I'll try to update the main post with the list as much as possible, so they don't have to scroll though what will probably be quite a few posts.

- You cannot make a mod that allows more then six people in a party - Jastey.
- Monk/Sorcerer, Barbarian/Bard (etc) Multi and Dual classes. - SConrad.
- Item usability flags for custom kits. - SConrad.
- Animation slots number and their numerical IDs - King Diamond.
- Number of entries in SONGLIST.2DA (100 physical rows) - King Diamond.
- Hierarchy of random treasure 2DAs and their usability - King Diamond.
- Fixed musiclist.2da - the bigg.
- Newbies that read pinned topics before posting - the bigg.
- Visual Range - Delight.
- Spellbook size - seanas.
- Number of displayed kits - seanas. - "Having more than 9 kits per class in the GUI" would perhaps more accurately be "having more than 9 kits per class per race in the GUI" (since it's perfectly possible to have f.ex 9 fighter kits for humans, and 9 completely different fighter kits for elves). - NiGHTMARE
- Turn undead/ bardsong/ thieving buttons - seanas.
- Having more than 24 HLAs in the GUI - the bigg.
- Having more than 9 kits per class in the GUI - the bigg.
- Changing the count of chapters - the bigg.
- Foot circles are also hardcoded to specific animations - Seifer
- Original walking speed is also there.... - King Diamond
- Changing the buttons to fit your needs, like a ranger using thief skills etc. - Pain Elemental
- image sizes:
tis 60x80 (tho it is safer to use 59x79 as the max size)
bam for inventory items limit of max 64x64. gets all off place if it is bigger - Sir-Kill

Edited by MajorTomSawyer, 04 May 2006 - 11:06 AM.

[SConrad]

Good idea!

- Having >6 party members. (As Jastey said.)

- Monk/Sorcerer, Barbarian/Bard (etc) Multi and Dual classes.

- Item usability flags for custom kits.

I'll think of more.

[CamDawg]

Good rule of thumb: if the idea doesn't suck* and it's not in one of the existing tweak packs, it's hardcoded.

* Your definition of what sucks may vary.

[King Diamond]

- animation slots number and their numerical IDs;
- number of entries in SONGLIST.2DA (100 physical rows);
- hierarchy of random treasure 2DAs and their usability (already described on IESDP forums by Ascension64)

Edited by King Diamond, 06 March 2006 - 11:02 AM.

[the bigg]

- fixed musiclist.2da.
- newbies that read pinned topics before posting.

[AnnabelleRose]

Updated.

Keep 'em coming.

[Creepin]

- Item usability flags for custom kits.

Any details here? As I remember, TDD has a bunch of items usable only by custom kits. Or are you referring to something else?

Back to the topic: as Andyr explained me on G3 recently, number of weapon slots available to different single/multi/dual classes in IWD1 is hardcoded as well.

Edited by Creepin, 08 March 2006 - 12:16 AM.

[Delight]

Visual Range .

[seanas]

- Spellbook size
- number of displayed kits
- turn undead/ bardsong/ thieving buttons

[SConrad]

- Item usability flags for custom kits.

Any details here? As I remember, TDD has a bunch of items usable only by custom kits. Or are you referring to something else?

That was probably a work-around for the problem. The thing is that there are only so many usability flags in item-files, which means that you can't add new flags for new kits. It's possible to patch items to 'go around' the problem, though, but only for so long.

[the bigg]

- newbies that read pinned topics before posting - the bigg.

That was a bad joke actually, not a game hardcoded restriction

Also (these are serious):
- having more than 24 HLAs in the GUI
- having more than 9 kits per class in the GUI

Changing the count of chapters (I think)

[Seifer]

Foot circles are also hardcoded to specific animations I believe.

[AnnabelleRose]

Updated.

To respond to the bigg, I know, but it was funny as hell.

That is hardcoded into forums methinks.

[NiGHTMARE]

"having more than 9 kits per class in the GUI" would perhaps more accurately be "having more than 9 kits per class per race in the GUI" (since it's perfectly possible to have f.ex 9 fighter kits for humans, and 9 completely different fighter kits for elves).

[King Diamond]

Foot circles are also hardcoded to specific animations I believe.

Original walking speed is also there....

[AnnabelleRose]

Updated.

[Vlad]

Removing Player1, and taking his slot for another NPC - done.

Edited by Vlad, 12 March 2006 - 10:22 PM.

[seanas]

NiGHTMARE's, mine and the bigg's posts about displayed kits are the same point, with NiGHTMARE's phrasing "displaying more than 9 kits per class per race in the GUI" being the most precise.

[Pain Elemental]

The only thing I can think of is changing the buttons to fit your needs, like a ranger using thief skills etc.