Mod Title: - The Summoner's Will
Author(s): - Snit (aka Nightlith)
Mod Version Number......................: 1.1a
Release Date............................: - August 17th, 2006
Mod Size (approx.)......................: - < 1MB
Contact Information (email / forum...)..: - nightlith @ gmail.com
Revision History:
1.1a - 08.20.06
Added ability to control more than one summon, based on a new skill "Summoner's Will"
Summoner's Will also increases the duration of summon timers.
1.0a - 08.17.06
Initial Release!
BETA!! Work in progress! Incomplete!!
Installation Instructions:
1. Put the SummonMod.ds2res into your Dungeon Siege 2 Broken World\Resources directory
2. Play the game
Uninstall Instructions:
1. Do the opposite of step one above
2. Cry yourself to sleep for removing an awesome mod.
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* Requirements / Compatibility
Dungeon Siege 2 Version.........................: 2.3
Other requirements (other mods, expansion...)...: Broken World
Windows only (uses ds2dll or custom installer)..: No
Language .......................................: English Muffin
Known Bugs......................................:
INCOMPLETE!!
MAY REQUIRE BW All SAVES by Elys
Due the the way active summons are polled, there could be situations where you
exceed the max number of summons you're supposed to have. Feedback on when/what/how
you caused this to occur would be very much appreciated.
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* Story / Further Instructions / Description:
This mod is but one step in improving the overall summoning branch of skill for Dungeon Siege 2. The goal
is to provide the game with a third "hybrid" Summon class, with it's own skills, powers, and possibly
even more summons than currently available. Currently (v1.0a) this mod only offer one new skill under the
Nature Mage tree, called Summoner's Will. It only offers a percentile increase to a summoned creature's
life timer. Level 1 is 50% while level 30 is 250%. It follows the GPG formula of decreasing gains, so
while level 1->2 offers an increase of 10%, level's 5->6 only offer a 9% increase. This is subject to
changes!!! Be warned!
Enjoy the mod, and please offer any and all feedback you can!!!
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* Mod Details
Single Player only mod..........................: No
Multi-Player only mod...........................: No
New / Modified Difficulty Settings..............: No
New / Modified Graphics.........................: No
New / Modified Sounds / Music...................: No
New / Modified Weapons..........................: No
New / Modified Armor............................: No
New / Modified Spells...........................: Yes
New / Modified Misc. Items (Rings, Amulets...)..: No
New / Modified Character(s) / Pets..............: No
New / Modified Enemy Type(s)....................: No
Modified Experience / Attribute System..........: No
Modified Loot Drops.............................: No
Modified GUI....................................: Yes (New skill button)
Modified / Custom Map...........................: No
Modified Other..................................: Jobs
Modding Tools Used..............................: DS2TK
Modified files :
- ui\interfaces\backend\skills_nature_tab\skills_nature_tab.gas
- world\global\skills\passive_skills.gas
- world\contentdb\components\spells\spell_summon.skrit
- world\ai\jobs\common\job_cast_position.skrit
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* Credits
Everyone on #siegetheday@gamesurge and SiegetheDay.org! What would I do without you abstract creations of my personal insanity?
BIG Thanks to KillerGremal on the Garage forums!! Wouldn't have been able to get the more than one summon code to
work without his help. Thanks man!!!!
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* Distribution
This mod may be freely distributed, as long as this readme file and all related content is included.
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* Permissions (pertains to non-profit usage only):
- Permission is given to re-use this mod's content without restrictions.
- Permission is given to re-use this mod's content, as long as credit is given to the original content author(s).
- Any action that falls outside the bounds of the above two permissions is explicity DENIED! Heh.
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* Copyright:
All title and intellectual property rights to the content of this mod are the property of the respective content owner and may be protected by applicable copyright or other intellectual property laws and treaties.
(c) 2002-2005 Gas Powered Games Corp. All rights reserved. Gas Powered Games, the GPG logo, and Dungeon Siege are the exclusive trademarks of Gas Powered Games Corp.
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* Disclaimer:
The author(s) of this mod accepts no responsibility for damage to data, or physical damage to hardware, caused by the appropriate or inappropriate use of this mod. Use this mod at your own risk.
