Modding Guide M&B Warband

[Eärendil Ardamírë]

As some of you have already seen in the Modding Discord, I have started to write down a new, more detailed Modding Guide for M&B Warband. Take note, it is work in progress and there is still a lot which needs to find its place inside there. The plan is to gather all available informations scattered across the forum and integrate into one Guide which can then serve as a good base for all Modders of the Warband Engine.

GitLab
I use LaTex for writting the Modding Guide and I have the source available at GitLab for the case that I can't continue the project, so others will be able to pick up the work.

>>> Link to the GitLab of the Modding Guide <<<

Limik / Modding Guide

Modding Guide Project for M&B Warband, including documentation, etc.

gitlab.com

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Moddb
I have uploaded the current version of the Modding Guide at moddb and will update the file there after every big push at the GitLab.

>>> Link to the PDF File on Moddb <<<

Modding Guide M&B Warband file

Modding guide for Mount&Blade; Warband, work in progress.

www.moddb.com

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Table of Contents​

1. Introduction
2. Localization and Modularity
3. Setting up the Module System
4. Module Syntax and Usage
5. Documentation Module System ?
6. Documentation module.ini
7. Game Engine Settings, Formulas and Info Tidbits ?
8. Most Common Errors at Modding ?
9. Good Practice ?
10. In-game Editor ?
11. Frequently Asked Questions ?
12. BRF-related Informations ?

= Pretty much finished, corrections and expansions possible though
? = Heavy WIP
? = Work not started yet

 

[Antonis]

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[fladin]

That's awesome

 

[Tocan]

? ? ?

 

[Seek n Destroy]

Neat

 

[BladeofWar's]

Great Work!!!!

 

[Lokea]

It will be great for starters, thank you ?

 

[Dj_FRedy]

Where have you been all this time...? There are a lot of people here with calluses on their hands from digging around the forum. you're on fire!!

 

[Eärendil Ardamírë]

Where have you been all this time...? There are a lot of people here with calluses on their hands from digging around the forum. you're on fire!!

Found the game in 2017 and played for a year before looking into modding in 2018. I am pretty much a latecomer here ^^

 

[Eärendil Ardamírë]

Edit Log 24.01.2021

• Added passage 'Using Modifiers for Item Variants'
• Added passage about timid and meek horse modifiers
• Added subsection 'Basic Colour Codes' to FAQ section
• Added Subsection Module Strings, by jik
• Added Subsection Module Quests, by jik
• Added Subsection Module Mission Template, by jik
• Started subsection Module Particle Systems
• Moved up section about module.ini and renamed it as well as section Documentation
• Added remark of Somebody at fall damage
• Little corrections and additions

 

[gokiller]

Great work!

 

[BlaZe20]

Wow!

 

[Eärendil Ardamírë]

Edit Log 25.04.2021

It's a bigger update, I should have made it in more little steps. The page count is a bit blown up by the fact that I added a lot of linked notes with informations which I want to integrate later. It looks thus a bit messy and bigger than it really is but I deemed it to be the best way to store those notes while giving the readers already access to them.

Spoiler: Module Syntax and Usage

• new subsubchapter "Loop Extension"
• little additions

Spoiler: Documentation Module System

• module_factions: new subsubchapters "Difference between Faction and Culture", "Changing Faction Relations", "Differentiating between Player's Faction and Player Supporters' Faction" and "Maximum Amount of Factions"
• module_skills: new subchapters "Maximum Skill Level" and "Adding, Combining, Deleting and/or Editing Skills"
• module_skins: added chapter intro; new subchapters "Adding a new Skin", "Skin Flag and Morph Key", "Face Keys Code", "Scaling Problems" and "Skins for Horses"
• module_troops: new subchapters "Scene Entry Point", "Random Attribute and Skill Points" and "Differences between Classes, Subclasses and Divisions"
• module_items: new subchapters "Maximum Weapon Damage", "Equipment Slots", "Damage Types", "Maximum Inventory Items" and "Morale Effect of Food"
• module_scene_props: new subchapter "Scene Prop Meta Types, Sub Kind ID and Variation IDs"
• module_scenes: new subchapter "Character Creation Screen aka Meeting Scene"
• module_parties: new subchapters "Maximum Number of Stacks", "Experience Constants" and "Fiefs' Association with each other"
• module_strings: new subchapters "Gender-based Alternation", "Strings and Syntax" and "Difference between Strings and Quick Strings"
• module_quests: new subchapter "Bare-bones for New Quests"
• module_dialogs: added chapter intro; new subchapters "Requirements and the Condition Block" and "Declarations for Dialogs"
• module_mission_template: new subchapters "Spawn Records" and "Jumping from Mission Template to Mission Template"
• At nearly each chapter little additions
• At nearly each chapter unstructured notes for later integration

Spoiler: Documentation module.ini

• Expanded some descriptions

Spoiler: New chapter "Game Engine Settings, Formulas and Info Tidbits"

Many still WIP

• games_variables.txt
• variables.txt
• variable_uses.txt
• rlg_log.txt
• rlg_config.txt
• Damage Formula
• Weapon Speed Formula
• Shot Speed/Missile Starting Velocity Formula
• Missile Speed Formula
• Maximum Speed and Acceleration Formulas
• World Map Speed Formula
• Gain Experience Formula
• Experience Formula for Leveling Up
• World Map Speed Formula
• Colour Codes
• Usage of Unicode Characters
• Weapon Switch System
• Calculation for Reticle Size at Aiming with Ranged Weapons
• Range of a Kick
• Chance for horses being crippled or killed
• Crosshair
• Ammo Drop and Pick Up
• Melee Weapon Bounce
• Biggest Value that a Variable can hold
• Semi-randomness
• Save Game Compability
• Quoted and Unquoted Variables
• Uniniatiated Variables
• Mount & Blade Engine and Multithreading
• List of Native Key Kombinations

Spoiler: Other

• Other:
• Updated credit list
• Little corrections and expansions
• Little changes at format
• A lot of unstructured notes for later integration, sorry for the mess

Get the new version at the usual place:

Modding Guide M&B Warband file

Modding guide for Mount&Blade; Warband, work in progress.

www.moddb.com

 

[Eärendil Ardamírë]

Edit Log 16.05.2021

It's an update with little new content but to organise it better at the GitLab.

• Created Milestones and associated Issues for better overview about what still needs to be done
• Sorted notes and commets to subsubchapters
• Started some work at subchapters for module_music/sounds/animations.py
• Improved Subchapter Structure at Game Engine Chapter, still needs better structure at latter parts
• Little corrections

Now volunteers have it easier to chip in if they want. Go to the milestones at the GitLab and select the one which interests you the most. Most of them have issues associated which still need to be worked up. Some milestones are still missing issues and the issue list for the others might also still expand. You can find the milestones here:

Milestones · Limik / Modding Guide · GitLab

Modding Guide Project for M&B Warband, including documentation, etc.

gitlab.com

I am as always happy if people pass by some information snippets which I can integrate, be it at the forum here or at the discord (preferably forum, for linking and archive purposes).

Get the new version at the usual place:

Modding Guide M&B Warband file

Modding guide for Mount&Blade; Warband, work in progress.

www.moddb.com

 

[LoneFennec]

Great Work! I really do appreciate it my friend. Since I'm back to Warband Modding this will make things easier for me to remember things that i forgot. Warband is still a fun game to mod, hope more people will support this project!

 

[Eärendil Ardamírë]

I am always happy to see some people making use of the work here, especially when they are getting back into Warband modding

 

[Eärendil Ardamírë]

Minor update

• New Chapter Structure at Module System Documentation, cheers to Swyter for the idea.
• Finished subsubsection "Culture Flags"
• Finished subsubsection "Tips for Music Designers"
• Added intro description at module game menus, added menu flags with descriptions
• Added intro description at chapter module presentations and opened up two subchapters at it
• Added Intro description module meshes
• Minor corrections

Thread is now also a sticky at the top of the Forge

Get the new version at the usual place:

Modding Guide M&B Warband file

Modding guide for Mount&Blade; Warband, work in progress.

www.moddb.com

 

[Eärendil Ardamírë]

New update for the Modding Guide:

• Module Music is now nearly complete
• Completed subchapters "Troop Image"
• Reorganised chapter "BRF Resource Management", structuring and sorting it into subchapters.
• Minor changes and corrections

Get the new version at the usual place:

Modding Guide M&B Warband file

Modding guide for Mount&Blade; Warband, work in progress.

www.moddb.com

 

[Eärendil Ardamírë]

New update for the Modding Guide:

• Added intro to chapter Module Animations
• Added descriptions to all known animation flags
• Finished most parts at the subchapters "Animations and Item Types" and "Animations and Item Capability Flags"
• Added subchapter "Multi-meshing"
• Finished "Item Capabilities"
• Some work at "Item Properties"
• Little Addon to possible effect when hidding hardcoded skills
• Finished subsection "Troop Tree"
• Little corrections and added passages

Get the new version at the usual place:

Modding Guide M&B Warband file

Modding guide for Mount&Blade; Warband, work in progress.

www.moddb.com

 

[Eärendil Ardamírë]

New update for the Modding Guide:

• Started the chapters "Module Simple Triggers", "Module Triggers" and "Vertex Animations".
• Finished the chapters "Skin/Race-specific Animations", "Item Types/Classes", "Item Damage Types", "Item Modifiers", "Usage of ixmesh", "Item Extra Description", "Item Triggers", "Books".
• Replaced German quotation mark with english one.
• Little corrections and addons.

Get the new version at the usual place:

Modding Guide M&B Warband file

Modding guide for Mount&Blade; Warband, work in progress.

www.moddb.com