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Legacy_Nic Mercy

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Edit Character Biography?
« on: March 02, 2015, 04:51:50 am »


               

So I recently dusted off NWN1 to enjoy some nostalgia gaming... and I couldn't remember or figure out if it was possible to edit the character bio after creation. Is there some simple option to do so that I've forgotten? Or is it set in stone once the character is created?



               
               

               
            

Legacy_Proleric

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« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2015, 07:22:43 am »


               

One method is to select the character for a new game, then use the Customise button. When you get to the bio, delete it using backspace and rewrite. Or you might find it easier to copy your new bio from a text document, then Ctrl-V to paste it.


 


If you don't want to start a new game, you have a choice of editors, Leto or Gffeditor, available on neverwintervault.org. The character .bic file can be found in your nwn/localvault folder. Leto presents all the information in a user-friendly format, so perhaps the simplest option for players. As a modder, I prefer Gffeditor because it lets me change any game file; you just click on the Description field in the .bic file to change the bio, so really it's just as easy.



               
               

               
            

Legacy_Nic Mercy

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« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2015, 04:22:01 pm »


               

Ah ok so no way to do it in game like say on a PW. Gotcha ty for the infos!



               
               

               
            

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« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2015, 04:29:38 pm »


               

It is possible to do in a PW, but the designers have to set it up. There is a scripting function called SetDescription which can change the bio (description) of a PC as well as any other object. For example, in Thay we have writing quills which use that function that can then be used on a PC to change their description.



               
               

               
            

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« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2015, 12:56:25 am »


               


It is possible to do in a PW, but the designers have to set it up. There is a scripting function called SetDescription which can change the bio (description) of a PC as well as any other object. For example, in Thay we have writing quills which use that function that can then be used on a PC to change their description.




Thanks for that info. It's good to know the functionality exists at least!