Mods in progress

I was just wondering how many people out there are actively working on mods?
Is it a stand alone mod or is it an addition to the main game?
Anyone working on hacks to fix problems or introduce more options?

In particular, is Sinbad still improving his efforts? I've read a few posts where he said he is still working on them but the last one I saw was December.
Also he asked for feedback about the machined armour:
I would definitely like to see the strength fix added to your hacks.
Having the gun balancing, arachnid fixes and the machined plate fix all together would make me a happy technologist. It would be nice if the scaling encounter modifications could be added too (the CB ones).
Being attacked by 1 random orc when I have a level 30 party is just...stupid.

I plan to work on a mod this summer. Nothing too ambitious just a smallish stately home and a secret research compound. However my formal computer training ended with BASIC and COMAL in high school so we'll see how it goes.
(That means expect questions, lots of questions).

 

You won't need either of them unless you're trying to rewrite the game mechanics.

 

Well, I just finished a total revision of the Arcanum magic system. It was a project I started a couple years ago but set aside when I got sucked into the addiction known as Morrowind. Recently got back into Arcanum and decided to finish this for my own amusement. I'm rather pleased with the way it turned out.

 

Well, don't leave me in suspense. What did you do to the magic system?

Does the lack of replies mean no one is working on mods anymore or simply that the modders don't post?

According to Troika 50% of Arcanum owners would try modding and 5% would make proper mods that others would play. So that's 11,700 (234, 000 x 0.05) completed mods out there! I guess they must be on the part of the internet I don't have access to.

 

Okay, well here's what the colleges and spells look like in my game now. Spells in italics are modified old spells; spells in bold are new spells, other spells are unchanged although they might have moved around between colleges. A brief description of new/modified spells is given.

WP is the willpower required to learn/cast the spell. Most are the same as ever, but a few are slightly different.

Manipulation
Unlocking Cantrip, WP: 8, Cost: 10
Congeal Time, WP: 10, Cost: 10 + 2@10
Hasten, WP: 12, Cost: 20 + 3@10
Teleport, WP: 16, Cost: 40
Tempus Fugit, WP: 20, Cost: 50 + 5@10
Divination
Sense Alignment, WP: 6, Cost: 5 + 1@10
See Contents, WP: 8, Cost: 10
Read Aura, WP: 10, Cost: 15
Sense Hidden, WP: 12, Cost: 25 + 5@10
Divine Magick, WP: 15, Cost: 30
Elemental Air
Poison Vapors, Cost: 10 + 1@3, poison + fatigue dmg
Call Winds, Cost: 10
Choking Cloud, Cost: 15 + 1@2, chokes those in cloud – fatigue 10-35 + 5-15 per 3 secs
Body of Air, Cost: 25 + 2@10
Call Air Elemental, Cost: 50 + 5@10
Elemental Earth
Stone Fist, Cost: 5 + 1@10, Hardened Hands
Stone Throw, Cost: 10, Damage: 10-50/Scaled
Wall of Stone, Cost: 15 + 1@10
Body of Stone, Cost: 25 + 2@10
Call Earth Elemental, Cost: 50 + 5@10
Elemental Fire
Resist Fire, Cost: 5 + 1@10, Fire Resist 50%
Wall of Fire, Cost: 10 + 1@10
Fireball, Cost: 15
Body of Fire, Cost: 25 + 2@10
Call Fire Elemental, Cost: 50 + 5@10
Elemental Water
Ice Shard, Cost: 5, Damage: 5-25/Scaled, hits target with shard of ice
Call Fog, Cost: 10 + 1@10
Ice Storm, Cost: 15 + 5@10, Damage: 5-25 + 3-15 per 10secs
Body of Water, Cost: 25 + 2@10
Call Water Elemental, Cost: 50 + 5@10
Energy
Shock, Cost: 10, Electrical Damage: 2-20/Scaled, Radius 1
Negate Magic, Cost: 10, Disperse Magick
Wall of Energy, Cost: 15 + 2@10, Wall of Force
Static Nova, Cost: 35, Electrical Damage: 20-50/Scaled, Radius 3
Bolt of Lightning, Cost: 50, Electrical Damage: 100-200/Scaled
Enchantment
Charm, Cost: 5 + 1@10
Psychic Blast, Cost: 10, Stun
Befuddle, Cost: 15 + 1@10, Reduces WP and IN by 50%
Nightmare, Cost: 20
Dominate Will, Cost: 25 + 6@10
Animism
Conjure Spirit, Cost: 10 + 3@10
Fortify Will, Cost: 15 + 3@5, Increases willpower by 4, non-stackable
Soulwound, Cost: 30, Fatigue Damage: 25-75, one non-undead/non-mechanical target
Spirit Binding, Cost: 35 + 5@10, Bonds of Magick
Soul Cage, Cost: 50, Slays one non-undead/non-mechanical target unless save is made, works the way Quench Life was supposed to work
Transmutation
Beautify, Cost: 5 + 1@10, Raises beauty 6 pts, non-stackable
Body of the Warrior, Cost: 15 + 3@10, Raises ST, CN, DX by 3, non-stackable
Shrink, Cost: 25, Duration 10 seconds, no maintenance cost
Flesh to Stone, Cost: 35, Duration 10 seconds, no maintenance cost
Polymorph Other, Cost: 50, Duration 10 seconds, no maintenance cost
Nature
Charm Beast, WP: 6, Cost: 8
Entangle, WP: 8, Cost: 10, Duration 5 seconds, no maintenance cost
Control Beast, WP: 10, Cost: 15 + 2@10
Succor Beast, WP: 12, Cost: 20 + 4@10
Regenerate, WP: 15, Cost: 25 + 5@10
Diabolical
Hex, Cost: 5 + 1@10, curses a target to bad luck – increases crit failures and effects
Decrepify, Cost: 15 + 2@3, weakens target, reduces ST, CN, DX by 3
Hound of Hell, Cost: 30 + 3@10, summons a Baleful Hound
Hellgate, Cost: 45 + 6@10
Familiar, Cost: 60
Celestial
Heal Minor Wounds, Cost: 5
Neutralize Poison, Cost: 8
Heal Major Wounds, Cost: 20
Destroy Undead, Cost: 30, destroys one target undead if save is not made
Resurrect, Cost: 50
Phantasm
Illuminate, WP: 5, Cost: 5, Duration 30 seconds, no maintenance, increased radius of light
Flash, WP: 8, Cost: 10, Duration 10 seconds, no maintenance
Displacement, WP: 11, Cost: 15 + 2@10, Blur Sight, AC + 35
Phantasmal Fiend, WP: 14, Cost: 20 + 4@10
Invisibility, WP: 17, Cost: 30 + 6@10
Necromancy
Zombie Minion, Cost: 10 + 1@10, summons lvl 3 zombie
Skeletal Warrior, Cost: 15 + 3@10, summons lvl 7 skeleton
Undead Champion, Cost: 30 + 5@10, summons lvl 20 undead champion
Vampiric Touch, Cost: 40, Does 15-40 damage to non-undead/non-mechanical within range of 1 and heals caster by that amount
Create Undead, Cost: 50, Duration: 10 minutes, no maintenance
Abjuration
Resist Magic, Cost: 5 + 1@10, Magic Resistance 50%
Shield of Protection, Cost: 15 + 2@10, Damage/Fire/Elec/Poison Resist +35%, AC +20
Dweomer Shield, Cost: 20 + 5@10
Sanctuary, Cost: 35, Duration 30 seconds, no maintenance
Reflection Shield, Cost: 40 + 5@10

Also, certain spells, such as Hellgate or Create Undead will have [miniscule] alignment shifts associated with casting them.

Anyway, it's nothing particularly extravagant, but it's freshened the game a bit and it's a bit more balanced to play, at least imho.

 

It looks pretty awsome. Do you plan to release it publicly??? I would like to give it a try.

 

I hadn't really thought about it since I didn't figure there would be any interest in a mod for a game that's what, 4 years old?

But yeah, if yout want it, I'll zip up the files and upload it tonight or tomorrow.

 

I second the motion.

There are very few decent hack / mods out there and you are hoarding one away? You should be ashamed of yourself!

 

I have it all packed and ready to upload, but my host appears to be done at the moment. I'll let ya know when it uploads properly.

 

Download location:

<see post below>

If anyone actually uses this, enjoy and let me know what ya think.

 

Cool. Thanks, DU.

I've played a LOT since doing the mod, and it seems to be virtually problem free. Which is to say, the spells themselves work perfectly as intended, but there is occasion weirdness in the module itself where certain spell "effects" are scripted in. For example, when doing the Crystal Ball quest for Madame Toussade... when you give the cursed ball to the fake gypsy (whose name eludes me), the game intends for her to be killed by a Quench Life. Regrettably, what now happens is that she does indeed die and the quest is complete-able, but the visual effect you get is the one for Familiar, since I replaced the former Quench Life with that spell. Thus, you have a familiar suddenly floating in the room that is not attached to anybody and will do nothing but float in the air - not critical and not quest-breaking, just annoying. And without modifying the module itself, unavoidable.

But if one can live with things of that nature, the end result is a (in my opinion) more fun spell system. And having your alignment slowly shift to evil for repeatedly casting spells like Soulwound and Soul Cage is priceless.

 

Man this mod is awsome, I love the new spells. I played for about 4 hours strait after getting the mod and would still be playing if I didn't have to go to work right now. I'm glad you put that on here for download.

 

I'm currently in the brainstorming stages for a story based mod. I've toyed around with the Amtut tutorial and the WorldEd. It seems that it is best to use the first patch WorldEd, as opposed to the latest. Before I get too far into it, does everyone here agree that that is the way to go?

Also, I am busy, since I am married and work full time, so this may take some time to actually develop to completion (I believe the Amtut tutorial said approx 6 months putting in 2 hours a day - which isn't feasible for me).

Anyway, I am very glad Arcanum included the WorldEd at all! I am sorry that Troika closed down. I would have liked to see a bigger and better Arcanum 2, along with a robust, user friendly WorldEd.

BTW, anyone who has used both WorldEd and the Morrowind Editor - how do they compare as far as ease of use?

 

yes... everyone has long ago agreed 1070 for worlded rocks the shit out of 1074. And using a brick is sometimes easier than WorldEd

 

it looks awsome from the posts; however, I am having difficulty with the zip file. I have even tryed repairing it with winrar to get a message that spelllist is broken/corrupt. could someone repost the download OR email it to me ? that would be sooo spiffy. zultdush@yahoo.com

btw you seem to have fixed the issue I had with magic in arcanum.. i was finding the same spell spammed was all I was doing.. lol this Looks HOT tho good work Luchaire

thanx!
-zulti

 

The only really bad thing I can say about the morrowind editor, besides the really long load times is that you have to get every thing just right in position or it doesn't look good in game, and sometimes the positioning is off in the editor but right in the game. I haven't yet started modding Arcanum though. I've been thumbing through the Amtut and looking at various programs. Will prob start soon.