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Creatures Appearance

Adding Visual Effects

Using SinfarX Features

The functions for assigning XDATA appearances to NPCs are located in inc_appr.

See: https://nwn.sinfar.net/res_nss_edit.php?name=inc_appr

In order to assign an XDATA appearance to a creature, you must have an Entire Appearance variable. This will assign Cloak, Helmet, Armor, Body, and Head V2 appearances to an NPC all in one go.

Traditionally, the easiest way to get this string is as follows:
1. Open the Web Client.
2. Go in game to a place that has both a Tailoring Model and Body Model.
3. Set up the Body Appearance first. Once complete, copy it to yourself.
4. Copy your body appearance to a Tailoring Model.
5. Set up the Clothing/Armor/Helmet/Cloak appearances.
6. Once finished, go back to the first menu while interacting with the Tailoring Model and have it “Speak the complete body appearance code”:

It will print the appropriate String into your Web Client for easy copying. Now that you have a code, you can assign it to an NPC that has the appropriate Sinfar AI Scripts by using the String Variable “ENTIRE_APPEARANCE” on the creature. When the creature is created, it should have the correct appearances.

If you want to use your own custom spawn script, make sure you include the file “inc_appr” and add the following:

    string sEntireAppearance = GetLocalString(oCreature, "APPEARANCE2");
    if (sEntireAppearance != "")
    {
        SetEntireCreatureAppearance2(oCreature, sEntireAppearance);
    }

murdrkitten 2019/03/30 12:37

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