I was wondering how possible would be an Alernate Start mod, as I want to play in the world, but not the actual storyline, if that makes sense.
I remember seeing a topic on it a few months ago, but I could not find.
Thanks in advance!
Alternate Start
- Interkarma
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Re: Alternate Start
Welcome to the forums.
I can't recall a mod like this, but it's possible to simulate quickly. After rolling your character and starting in Privateer's Hold, execute the following two console commands (console is opened and closed from backquote/tilde key).
The first command will erase all quest state, including globalvars and the backbone quest which drives the main story. The second command will teleport you to the dungeon exit. From here you can run south up the hill to Gothway Garden to start your adventuring career with one of the guilds. You can also take out a loan, buy a horse, and rent a tavern room. You might be a bit light on gold to start with if you skip PH, so even running a few quests for townspeople or non-member quests for one of the guilds will help you get started.
Right now, you can also refuse the main quest at startup while game is still in pre-alpha. This will be removed at some point closer to 1.0 however, so handy to know another way to skip the main quest as well.
I also like to play this way in ES games and usually ignore the MQ when possible. I should put in a tickbox during character creation somewhere for this so people have this option at start.
I can't recall a mod like this, but it's possible to simulate quickly. After rolling your character and starting in Privateer's Hold, execute the following two console commands (console is opened and closed from backquote/tilde key).
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clearmqstate
tele2exit
Right now, you can also refuse the main quest at startup while game is still in pre-alpha. This will be removed at some point closer to 1.0 however, so handy to know another way to skip the main quest as well.
I also like to play this way in ES games and usually ignore the MQ when possible. I should put in a tickbox during character creation somewhere for this so people have this option at start.
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Re: Alternate Start
That is awesome. Thanks for the tip. Hopefully my crappy laptop can run the DFUnity. If not I can wait. Still thanks for the all the hard and everyone else. Really wanted to try Daggerfall when I younger but could not get past the graphics and controls.Interkarma wrote: ↑Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:31 am
...I should put in a tickbox during character creation somewhere for this so people have this option at start.
And if you ever add the option that I bolded, that would be awesome. I really like the concept behind Daggerfall (i.e a fantasy world simulation that you travel around in.) so ability to just explore would be awesome.
- delvisomanda
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Re: Alternate Start
There's an easier way, that Interkarma forgot. In the advanced startup options, you can uncheck the "Start in the dungeon" checkbox.
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- Jay_H
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Re: Alternate Start
In classic Daggerfall this is immediately available. The file z.cfg allows you to edit your starting region and location so you can pop up anywhere. Your character can start outside a dungeon, by a nature shrine, outside a large city, and so on. I'm hopeful that at some point this would also be a possibility in DFU.
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Re: Alternate Start
I figured this out as well, but had a question. Note below assumes you are in Unity and doing a custom build.
In SettingsManager.cs:
The question: how does that code look up lines 96 and 97 of setting.ini?
(appears to be loading the: settings.ini)
Change those to like 110 and 159 is another way to not start in the dungeon. If you wanted to leave "StartInDungeon = True" - my main goal here is to find a way to mod the StartCellX and StartCellY cells or tell someone how that is working on a mod like that. I also didn't want to always start there so had to figure out another place to start this way - but would love to do it in editor long term even if I override the code for my build for dev test.
But anyways here is what I found that code then goes to : StartGameBehaviour.cs
StartNewCharacter() has this:
So if I understand correctly, this bit here (from above but focused now)
That is the real bit of code that sort out where you start from all the settings and getters and setters I think. This is what lets you change the map x and y to not be on the Privateer's Hold pixel and then bam - you are not in a dungeon. Even if start in dungeon setting in the ini was left to true.
Not sure if someone can mod that - but there is what I found.
Bonus points:
I believe refers to: /Quests/_BRISIEN.txt
it also will call the tutorial dialogue box.
Lastly: StartGameBehaviour.cs
If you want to start all open world!
P.S.
Wait a tick - I can start somewhere else! we are saved!
So to be fair, they did explain it. I always skimmed it, because I wanted to play or remembered it wrong. Darn mudslide.
In SettingsManager.cs:
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StartCellX = GetInt(sectionStartup, "StartCellX", 2, 997);
StartCellY = GetInt(sectionStartup, "StartCellY", 2, 497);
(appears to be loading the: settings.ini)
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[Startup]
StartCellX = 109
StartCellY = 158
But anyways here is what I found that code then goes to : StartGameBehaviour.cs
StartNewCharacter() has this:
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if (NoWorld)
{
playerEnterExit.DisableAllParents();
}
else
{
// Start at specified location
StreamingWorld streamingWorld = FindStreamingWorld();
if (hasLocation && startInDungeon && location.HasDungeon)
{
if (streamingWorld)
{
streamingWorld.TeleportToCoordinates(mapPixel.X, mapPixel.Y);
streamingWorld.suppressWorld = true;
}
playerEnterExit.EnableDungeonParent();
playerEnterExit.StartDungeonInterior(location);
}
else
{
playerEnterExit.EnableExteriorParent();
if (streamingWorld)
{
streamingWorld.SetAutoReposition(StreamingWorld.RepositionMethods.Origin, Vector3.zero);
streamingWorld.suppressWorld = false;
}
}
}
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if (hasLocation && startInDungeon && location.HasDungeon)
{
if (streamingWorld)
{
streamingWorld.TeleportToCoordinates(mapPixel.X, mapPixel.Y);
streamingWorld.suppressWorld = true;
}
playerEnterExit.EnableDungeonParent();
playerEnterExit.StartDungeonInterior(location);
Not sure if someone can mod that - but there is what I found.
Bonus points:
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playerEnterExit.EnableDungeonParent();
playerEnterExit.StartDungeonInterior(location);
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pc at PiratesHold set _exitstarter_
Lastly: StartGameBehaviour.cs
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// Start main quest
//QuestMachine.Instance.StartQuest("_TUTOR__");
//QuestMachine.Instance.StartQuest("_BRISIEN");
P.S.
That was exactly me lol. Weren't we on a boat? Ok so a shipwreck and then I am at the bottom of a cave now? Who drug this tree (entire tree) down here!? Where did they find a 3d tree anyways - is this from morrowind?? Giants? Yes a giant drug it down. I am in a giants' cave! - no just giant rats. Am I a blabbering idiot that shipwrecks on a beach and wanders into a cave talking to myself? Wait, I got it - I was passed out on the beach and the rat got me and brought me here as diner. But then there is the whole problem rats can't open doors. How did I get here serioursly! Well look at my skills, I guess it could happen I am level 1. I am a blabbering idiot after all it seems. Someone should put out this campfire - lot of CO2 build up, getting hard to breath - said the mage. *Wish I did those leg exercises on the boat, I can't run fast enough to find the exit. Guess I am stuck down here. This would big game - open world, but my slow mage is gonna have a hard time.Narf the Mouse wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2017 8:04 pm "What main quest? My character's a/n $Something who got accidentally trapped in a cave on their way to do $Nothing_To_Do_With_The_Main_Quest."
Wait a tick - I can start somewhere else! we are saved!
Glad they had that for Vanilla. I agree the role play way better if you can write the story entirely.Jay_H wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:02 pm I just started replaying Morrowind, and my second character was made using an alternate start mod. The role-playing aspect increased 5x with that, in that I can write his story entirely.
Vanilla Daggerfall has a quirk that does the same thing to a limited degree. In the file Z.cfg, two lines determine the starting location:
startMap
region
mapfile
So to be fair, they did explain it. I always skimmed it, because I wanted to play or remembered it wrong. Darn mudslide.