How to edit game and how to revive NPCs?

[Arhelius]

1-) I want to edit game files which I am looking for editing carry limits, stacks basically stuff like that. I saw a topic on reddit a guy that talking about file locations like "gamedata/config".
Well there is only appdata in game direction, cant find that actor.ltx file.
I tried to edit fsgame.ltx and changed the second vars from true to false and first ones false to true. Since I can see savegames and it is written as first true, second false in fsgame.ltx; I thought I should change them rest as same to reach them but nothing changed.
So how to reach that editable files and edit game?

2-) During document mission the guys in the base where we started all died in fight between army soldiers and the commander NPC (the one gave quests) died next to me. I have quest item which I cant drop or destroy or deliver. How to revive him?

[tramper]

In answer to your first, you need an unpacker for the dbb files so you can access the gamedata, then if you change things around, in the fsgame ltx file you need to change a line that says

$game_data$ = false true| $fs_root$ to this
$game_data$ = true| true| $fs_root$|

In answer to your second one, never rely on the auto saves in any of the Stalker games, they're notorious for crashing, always, always manual save and back them up.

So try going back to an earlier save before that mission, if you're quick enough and have plenty of ammo, you can intercept the soldiers on their way to the camp, knock a few off and that makes it easier.

[Arhelius]

Originally posted by tramper:

In answer to your first, you need an unpacker for the dbb files so you can access the gamedata, then if you change things around, in the fsgame ltx file you need to change a line that says

$game_data$ = false true| $fs_root$ to this
$game_data$ = true| true| $fs_root$|

Thank you for your reply, I unpacked that gamedata.db0, edited it and how to put those files back?

[tramper]

You have to create a gamedata folder, put the files into that, pretty sure you then have to rename the db.0 to something else or move it , or else the game will still look for the files in it.

PS: Don't quote me on that.

[Arhelius]

Originally posted by tramper:

You have to create a gamedata folder, put the files into that, pretty sure you then have to rename the db.0 to something else or move it , or else the game will still look for the files in it.

I moved that .db0 file out of main folder and I put there gamedata folder which I got from unpack progress and edited. Now there is gamedata folder which has everything and edited 2 .ltx files, game is closing when I try to run.

[tramper]

Originally posted by Arhelius:

Originally posted by tramper:

You have to create a gamedata folder, put the files into that, pretty sure you then have to rename the db.0 to something else or move it , or else the game will still look for the files in it.

I moved that .db0 file out of main folder and I put there gamedata folder which I got from unpack progress and edited. Now there is gamedata folder which has everything and edited 2 .ltx files, game is closing when I try to run.

Did you open the fsgame ltx and change the line like i said ?.

[Arhelius]

Originally posted by tramper:

Originally posted by Arhelius:

I moved that .db0 file out of main folder and I put there gamedata folder which I got from unpack progress and edited. Now there is gamedata folder which has everything and edited 2 .ltx files, game is closing when I try to run.

Did you open the fsgame ltx and change the line like i said ?.

Yes changed it like that, the files ending .db has .db1 first, there is no .db0 anymore but gamedata folder. Game closed itself.

[tramper]

Ok, i'm sorry i may have given you the wrong advice, here take a look at this, i'm playing with Autumn Aurora 2, the dbb.0 is still in mine so maybe put it back in, apologises for that.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2318433321

[tramper]

I think where i got the idea of renaming the dbb files is if you unpack the whole lot, like this.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R mod tool used to extract the files from the .db files.

Place all gamedata files into a folder called old once you have extracted every .db to a folder called gamedata in stalkers main directory like.

C:\program files\THQ\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl\gamedata

This will stop S.T.A.L.K.E.R using the .db files by default.

[Arhelius]

Originally posted by tramper:

I think where i got the idea of renaming the dbb files is if you unpack the whole lot.

I just dont understand, when I unpack gamedata.db0, there are tons of things is unpacked folder, when I put the folder into main game direction, should gamedata folder contain everything since it has unpacked or should it contain only edited files? What should be there in gamedata folder?

[tramper]

You need to put everything you've unpacked into the new gamedata folder you created, this is what it will look like inside that folder, don't forget i'm using AA.2.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2318459800

[tramper]

If you are changing your weight you have to do this, max walk weight needs to be 10 above max item weight, that is what i successfully use.

config - creatures - actor ltx

these lines have to be done

max_item_mass = 90

max_walk_weight = 100

then you need to go here

system ltx........scroll down till you find inventory

max_weight = 90

if you don't do both, your weight change will not work.

[Arhelius]

Originally posted by tramper:

If you are changing your weight you have to do this, max walk weight needs to be 10 above max item weight, that is what i successfully use.

config - creatures - actor ltx

these lines have to be done

max_item_mass = 90

max_walk_weight = 100

then you need to go here

system ltx........scroll down till you find inventory

max_weight = 90

if you don't do both, your weight change will not work.

Thank you for your reply again, I did them all, nothing different, put there gamedata folder within the files I got from unpack process, went there changed those lines as you said, game is opening, those opening things are loading but game is closing while "syncronisation" part is loading.

[tramper]

Hey i deleted that last post because i had a closer look at your original post.

You don't touch any of those fsgame ltx lines !

The only one you should alter is the one i pointed out to you

$game_data$ = false true| $fs_root$

So what i suggest now is because you said you changed every line, change them back, if you can't remember them go into game library, Stalker SOC - properties - local files - verify game files, that will give you a new fsgame ltx.

[Arhelius]

Originally posted by tramper:

Hey i deleted that last post because i had a closer look at your original post.

You don't touch any of those fsgame ltx lines !

The only one you should alter is the one i pointed out to you

$game_data$ = false true| $fs_root$

So what i suggest now is because you said you changed every line, change them back, if you can't remember them go into game library, Stalker SOC - properties - local files - verify game files, that will give you a new fsgame ltx.

Lines I mean only that one, didnt touch the rest. Just changed that false of game data line to true

[tramper]

Make sure this is how your fsgame ltx looks, remember though i'm using the mod Autumn Aurora.2 so my gamedata line reads true true


https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2318534784