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[OneEyedPhoenix]

Is it possible to change the text at specific StringRef's in dialog.tlk, with Weidu or near infinity, without corrupting the rest of the file?

Edited by OneEyedPhoenix, 18 September 2009 - 11:24 AM.

[GeN1e]

STRING_SET 12345 @100

[OneEyedPhoenix]

STRING_SET 12345 @100

I take that as a definitive yes.
Please bear with me, I'm learning...

[GeN1e]

Since you've mentioned weidu already, I assume you know how to run it. For the testing purpose, try this

BACKUP ~mymod/backup~

AUTHOR ~OneEyedPhoenix~



BEGIN ~Changing text~



STRING_SET 123 ~This is the 123th line.~

STRING_SET 124 ~This is the 124th line.~

STRING_SET 125 ~This is the 125th line.~

STRING_SET 126 ~This is the 126th line.~

[Miloch]

If you don't know the specific numerical reference (for example, if you're changing something added by a mod which changes from one install to another), you can substitute the 123 for the existing text. So:
STRING_SET ~Old text~ ~New text~

[the bigg]

If you don't know the specific numerical reference (for example, if you're changing something added by a mod which changes from one install to another), you can substitute the 123 for the existing text. So:
STRING_SET ~Old text~ ~New text~

Actually, don't (unless you use tra references). That synthax is very problematic and there's a real risk it gets parsed the wrong way by WeiDU.

[OneEyedPhoenix]

No worries. The Strings I had in mind are from vanilla BG2.

[Salk]

Okay, I realize I am resurrecting a whooping 12 years old thread but I was wondering if MIloch's advice up there was sound.

 

I needed to change one word in a string and I did as he suggested because the numerical reference could vary. The only difference being I use a .TRA file.

 

STRING_SET  ~OldText~ @100

 

It did work without problems but then the bigg recommended to not do that.

Is there a better way to do it?

Edited by Salk, 24 May 2021 - 11:03 PM.

[The Imp]

...

Is there a better way to do it?

The obvious, use 2 .tra references, not just 1. As you have no idea if the bugger went and installed the English mod to a German game.

[Salk]

Okay, I can do that of course.

 

I was wondering if there was a better way than using STRING_SET.

[The Imp]

I was wondering if there was a better way than using STRING_SET.

Well, there are certain cases where YOU HAVE to do this, there are others that you don't, but to figure that out, you need to give us a case there to use it, or...

[Salk]

I am changing a BGT-WeiDu string.

 

I can't trust it to always have the same string reference so I cannot really use STRING_SET # for it.

Edited by Salk, 25 May 2021 - 12:39 AM.

[The Imp]

I am changing a BGT-WeiDu string.

wHICH PART ?

Sorry, had the Caps Lock in place. See, it's not really a BGT-WeiDu -string if it's a string featured in say item description coming with the mod, it's an item description string, so you edit the .itm... not an actual example. It's not a dialog string, in which case you edit the .dlg, nor is it a Graphical User Interface string in which case you don't cheese up the GUI, so you might need to use the SET_STRING or do it in other ways ... each of which has several ways to do things. But to give a further instructions, we would need an actual example. Not ... your brain fart, for an example, cause it's not.

[Salk]

Okay, here it comes:

 

Original Line: "I said a quota of four per party! Get out of here and watch your back because I report all poachers to the Flaming Fist, damn hammer-happy fools!"

 

New Line: "I said a quota of ten per party! Get out of here and watch your back because I report all poachers to the Flaming Fist, damn hammer-happy fools!"

 

I just want to change a word (from four to ten).

[skellytz]

TRA
 

@1 = ~I said a quota of four per party! Get out of here and watch your back because I report all poachers to the Flaming Fist, damn hammer-happy fools!~ // old string
@2 = ~I said a quota of ten per party! Get out of here and watch your back because I report all poachers to the Flaming Fist, damn hammer-happy fools!~ // new string

 
TP2
 

OUTER_SET old_string = RESOLVE_STR_REF(@1)

COPY_EXISTING ~gerde.dlg~ ~override~
  DECOMPILE_AND_PATCH BEGIN
    REPLACE_TEXTUALLY ~SAY #%old_string%~ ~SAY @2~
  END

Edited by skellytz, 26 May 2021 - 02:09 PM.

[Salk]

Excellent. Thanks skellytz.