Modding discipline durations

[BanDHMO]

Can someone with modding experience tell me if changing discipline duration and cost is as simple as editing the stat.txt file?

I found sections like this and doubled the cost and duration for fortitude, and it seems to work fine in game. Is there anything else I need to know about modding this, or is it really as simple as that?

Durations
{
"Initial_1" "60"
"Add_1" "60"

"Initial_2" "60"
"Add_2" "60"

"Initial_3" "60"
"Add_3" "60"

"Initial_4" "60"
"Add_4" "60"

"Initial_5" "60"
"Add_5" "60"
}

"IncPredependency" "BloodPool > 1"
"IncPredependency" "Health < Max_Health"

Action
{
"Triggers" "Inc"
"Value" ">0"
"Stat" "BloodPool -2"
}

EDIT: found a bug in the above. When changing the blood cost, I should also change the BloodPool prerequisite to make sure you can't go negative.

[Wesp5]

Yes, a lot of modding can be done by simply editing some text files...

[acornco]

i do alot of my duration and effect modding through

vdata/system/traiteffects000.txt

most of the items, histories and disciplines call for values from that file. so you can just find what theyre referencing in traiteffects000.txt and change it.

theres examples for anything youd like to do. the txt its self is a showcase of effects for all the discs, armor, occult items, histories and ect.

needless to say, i find my self poking through said txt quite alot... its the vtmb modders bread and butter.

check it out and select find from the edit drop down menu. type in occult duration. thats the downtown la apartment occult duration buff item.


edit: so for instance, you coudl go down to trait effect group Clan (Brujah)

and add

TraitEffect
{
"Trait" "Celerity"
"Modifier" "Duration 400%"
}

now all player brujah celerity will last 4 times longer.