Fallout 2 mod How to make items add skills to the player

[Bubbalicious]

Hi, I'm trying to understand how to make item's give skills to the player. The motion sensor for example gives 20% of outdoor skills but I can't see this bonus in the Mapper editor.

In which file can I see this? I have no idea.

The line of code is this, but I'd like to see it applied to the motion sensor code and possibly reuse it for other items.

critter_mod_skill

int Critter

who (ObjectPtr)

skill (int)

amount (int)

Modifies a given skill in a given critter object (who) by a given amount. Note: this currently is only valid on the player (obj_dude) object.

 

[Foxx]

Hi, I'm trying to understand how to make item's give skills to the player. The motion sensor for example gives 20% of outdoor skills but I can't see this bonus in the Mapper editor.

You won't. Many items, only the game engine is processed.

 

[Lexx]

To add on that, with Sfall you can script most of such stuff more or less easily. It's a bit more advanced stuff, but not in the rocket science area.

 

[Bubbalicious]

Do you know where to find the scripts or files for items? Like the doctor's bag or the first Aid Kit?

They both give bonus skills to the player character.

If I can just find one such file I'll be ok to figure it out but can't seem to find it.

I am using sFall, it is awesome.

 

[Bubbalicious]

To add on that, with Sfall you can script most of such stuff more or less easily. It's a bit more advanced stuff, but not in the rocket science area.

Yes I found out how to add skills to an object for example with a use procedure, like in this instance:

procedure use_p_proc begin
display_mstr(100);
give_xp(EXP_NEW_RENO_USE_DERMAL);
critter_mod_skill(dude_obj, SKILL_CONVERSANT, 10);
dude_floater(200);
scr_return(1);
end

but I would like to find the files where I can modify the items so that just carrying the item will add skills to the player, and I haven't found it yet and don't have a clue yet!!!

Need help!!!!

 

[Lexx]

That either needs a global script, or you edit obj_dude. Maybe a simple check in the map_update procedure with a variable. So if item x is in dude's inventory, add +y skill and set a variable to remember that. If the item is not in the inventory anymore, reduce the skill and reset the variable. There's probably a couple other (worse and better) ways to handle such a situation.
I don't remember how it was done with the glasses item(s), so maybe a simple proto edit could work as well-- wouldn't work with every item, though. On the other hand, it might be possible to set these proto flags via Sfall.