A question about modding the Items.txt file

[tpek]

Hi there,
New guy here.

I was wondering if anyone here knows how to mod an item in DR2:OTR whose attributes will always apply to Frank.

I saw examples for this here but for Dead Rising 2.
Such as cThemeitem chuck or cThemeitem health that were used to give Chuck invulnerability and a speed boost. But they won't work for OTR as far as I can see.

[Wizard]

You posted a question in the wrong section I moved it.

About your question, sadly I can't help you much because I don't have experience with doing that, however Tommah should be able to help you, try sending him a Private Message, or wait for him to see/reply to this thread

[tommah]

I haven't gotten to modding this game per se, but what I can tell you is that there can only be ONE "cThemeItem" in items.txt. So you would have to combine them into the same ThemeItem, if that makes sense. I will be a lot more help when I actually get to modding this game

[tpek]

Actually I see several cThemeItem in the items.txt file.

[tommah]

In the default DR:OTR items.txt? could be, I haven't opened it yet... even if it is, you don't need more than one, just put them all under the same themeitem

[tpek]

It seems you need to meet certain requirements to apply a themeitem.

Here is an example:

cThemeItem Ninja
{
ClothingPartName = "dlc_ninja"
IncreasedStackableThrowingRate = "0.75"
IncreasedThrowForcePercentage = "0.25"
OutfitName = "OUTFIT_NINJA"
OverallIncreaseAttackDamageForThemedWeapons = "0.25"
ReducedAttractionDistanceOfZombies = "0.965"
ReducedChanceOfGrapple = "0.95"
RequiredPartsCount = "4"
cEnhancedThemedItem EnhanceBroad
{
EnhancedItemName = "NinjaBroadSword"
ItemName = "Broadsword"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem EnhancedKatana
{
EnhancedItemName = "NinjaKatanaSword"
ItemName = "Katana"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem EnhancedKatanaSword
{
EnhancedItemName = "NinjaSword"
ItemName = "KatanaSword"
}

}

[skelington]

So far I've managed to get the Psycho and ninja skills to work doing this, still don't know why I can't get that soldier shooting stance, but no biggie. The outfit is set to default frank and you can mess with the numbers. I set the number of required parts to 1 so that you can still run around and put on other outfits. You can make yourself faster or invincible the same way Dead Rising 2 was by messing with the speed boost and decrease damage to player percent. I hope this helps you

Oh and remember to post this code at the bottom of your items.txt ;D

cThemeItem Frank
{
    ClothingPartName = "frank_default"
    DecreaseDamageToPlayerPercent = ".5"
    DisableInjuredState = "true"
ExtraBouncesToTargets = "3"
GamblingPayoutIncrease = ".30"
ImmuneToGettingSick = "true"
    IncreasedAmmoMultiplier = "2.0"
    IncreasedBulletDamageToPlayer = ".25"
    IncreasedChanceToDelimbZombie = ".25"
    IncreasedHealthFromAlcohol = "200"
    IncreasedHealthFromFood = "100"
IncreasedThrowDamagePercentage = "0.5"
    IncreasedThrowForcePercentage = "0.5"
IncreasedStackableThrowingRate = "0.75"
    OutfitName = "OUTFIT_DEFAULT_FRANK"
OverallIncreaseAttackDamageForThemedWeapons = "0.25"
    NoAccuracyLostForGuns = "true"
ReducedAttractionDistanceOfZombies = "0.965"
    ReducedChanceOfGrapple = ".95"
    RequiredPartsCount = "1"
    SpeedBoost = "20"
cEnhancedThemedItem EnhanceBroad
{
EnhancedItemName = "NinjaBroadSword"
ItemName = "Broadsword"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem EnhancedKatana
{
EnhancedItemName = "NinjaKatanaSword"
ItemName = "Katana"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem EnhancedKatanaSword
{
EnhancedItemName = "NinjaSword"
ItemName = "KatanaSword"
}
   
cEnhancedThemedItem MacheteEnhanced
{
EnhancedItemName = "PsychoMachete"
ItemName = "Machete"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem PickaxeEhanched
{
EnhancedItemName = "PsychoMiningPick"
ItemName = "MiningPick"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem PsychoMeatCleaver1
{
EnhancedItemName = "PsychoMeatCleaver"
ItemName = "MeatCleaver"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eTwoByFour
{
ItemName = "TwoByFour"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eCementSaw
{
ItemName = "CementSaw"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eChainsaw
{
ItemName = "Chainsaw"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eChefKnife
{
ItemName = "ChefKnife"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eCrowbar
{
ItemName = "Crowbar"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eFireAxe
{
ItemName = "FireAxe"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eGiantPinkChainsaw
{
ItemName = "GiantPinkChainsaw"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eWrenchLarge
{
ItemName = "WrenchLarge"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem ePitchfork
{
ItemName = "PitchFork"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem ePowerDrill
{
ItemName = "PowerDrill"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eSawBlade
{
ItemName = "SawBlade"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eHandGun
{
ItemName = "HandGun"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eSixShooter
{
ItemName = "SixShooter"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eShotgun
{
ItemName = "Shotgun"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eM249
{
EnhancedItemName = "EnhancedM249"
ItemName = "M249"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eM16
{
EnhancedItemName = "EnhancedM16"
ItemName = "M16"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eBarrett50Caliber
{
ItemName = "Barrett50Caliber"
}

cEnhancedThemedItem eMercAssaultRifle
{
EnhancedItemName = "EnhancedMAR"
ItemName = "MercAssaultRifle"
}

}

[tpek]

Many Thanks!

[skelington]

No problem, it's the least I can do for this community ;D

[tpek]

I'm not sure if its the modding that made this, but I encountered an invulnerable Psycho-Chuck. Nothing I do hurts him. Everything I throw at him bounces off harmlessly, and no melee attacks manages to connect with him either.

I shall do some further testing, maybe it is because of some other modding I did that he got this tough

[skelington]

yea same thing here, I think there are still some things needed to be worked out

[cashland19]

any luck with the invincibility and run speed increase? all my tweeking is failing!

[skelington]

well the problem i found is when you try to mess with the decreasedamagetoplayerpercent and set it to 1 it makes you invulnerable, but it also makes psychopaths invulnerable to you. So I don't know why this happens, but that is why. Other than that the code does work, and you can still mess with the speedboost and everything, you just can't be invulnerable.

[tpek]

I'm guessing it treats those Bosses as 'Players', which is why it affects them as well.