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Legacy_Aggrosh

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CEP compatibility with the Yuan-ti hakpak
« on: March 08, 2012, 08:54:24 pm »


               Hey guys,

Some time ago I ran across this hakpak called "Yuan-ti Abomination Improved" which I am really fond of and wanted to use in one of my modules, unfortunately I also drew heavily on CEP content and those 2 don't seem to work together really well. At first I had trouble accessing my module, now it won't open at all. So here's my question - is there any way to make CEP 2.4 compatible with the Yuan-ti Abomination Improved hakpak ? Has any of you had similar issues ?
               
               

               
            

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CEP compatibility with the Yuan-ti hakpak
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2012, 01:31:50 pm »


               "The appearance.2da in the hak is configured for CEP use, another file is included if you do not use it. Simply rename the file to appearances.2da and replace it in the hak. "
From these and the date of file submission I can conclude it was compatible with 1.x CEPs.
Possible solution: some lines in appearence.2da of CEP may have been overrided by 2da from yuanti hak. Extract lines form yuanti 2da and paste them in free space of CEP 2da, then make this new 2da file into a hak and add to your module in the uppermost position so it overwrites anything(CEP and yuanti) below.
               
               

               
            

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« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2012, 08:42:04 pm »


               Thanks for the suggestion, however I am not well versed in the technical side of things, could you explain in a simple way how to merge those lines from the yuan-ti with CEP ? Do I need specific programs for it ?
               
               

               
            

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« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2012, 10:03:39 pm »


               They open in notepad.
First make a copy of 2das fromm cep haks you have included. Use nwhak.exe from util folder to extract them. Then check what 2das yuanti hak uses. Most probably it will only be appearence.2da, but I'm not sure. You will se that there are 2da(s) that have the same name. It means that the top most hak withthat 2da will overwrite the 2da below it in hak order.
Open both of them. Then compare what entries(rows are missing or just differ. Since CEP has more appearence then yuanti hakpak' 2da I recommend to use it as your "base" file. When you spot a nth row that differs tehn:

a) if CEP has something written, but yuanti has only asterixes(****   ****   ***  *   **** etc.), then you may leaveit

'B)' If CEP has nothing and yuanti has something, then just copy yuanti line and paste it in place of empty CEP one

c) If both the CEP and yuanti 2da have something written, then try to find some empty entry(row) of CEP 2da, that is not reserved for something and place the line from yuanti there, but remeber to change the number of the row to the appropriate one. You will probably find one only at the end of the CEP 2da.

Repeat for every row and every doubling 2da.
It is very important that those lines to be numbered correctly, otherwise something could get overwritten.
You may also read about it here:http://nwvault.ign.c...ombiningHakPaks or use some 2da merger.

When you have obtained your 2da(s) save it/them in different loaction, then laugh maniacally, then make a new hak(usng nwhak.exe, I think) and place it in the top of the hak list of your module properties

Hopes that will help to solve it.
               
               

               


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CEP compatibility with the Yuan-ti hakpak
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2012, 02:57:21 pm »


               It all worked out, thank you so much for your help and instructions, you saved me '<img'>