Julian Willett

Polymath 2.3 Plan

Custom passives it is! I'll start the widget's framework tonight. This will should be much easier to implement than the equipment widget (we only need to make one file to be passed into your mod), so it should hopefully be done in a few days.

Game Files: Object.Txt

I noted that I have not yet processed the Object.txt file in the game files, which contains the data for some equippable items, including wands. This data file is attached! Let me know if you all have any requests (everything is automated at this point, so I just type my file name, click okay, and get the table in a minute).

Next Video Poll

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Polymath 2.2 Update

Polymath 2.2 is live on Nexus! As mentioned, there should be no changes compared to the beta I most recently put on my Patreon.

The video will be done uploading in about an hour (the video size was 12 GB, my biggest ever). I'll release the remaining shorts as standalone videos in the coming few days, along with the poll on what we should do next. Thank you to my subscribers for offering the motivation for the shorts, along with the general theme of the video (our CEO, Ketheric, would b...

Polymath 2.2. Video

Video is pretty much done. I'll have one last look at it tomorrow, then will upload it, also updating Polymath on Nexus mods. For folks who have visited my Patreon, Polymath will be the same version as the last beta I put up.

Polymath 2.2 Video

The crossbow warhammer of fire lives (and Ketheric's construction paper armor)! I have finished recording all footage for the video (voiceover, skits that Ketheric would have comments on, background game footage, and footage of everything in action). It still works, even when using different equipment. I hope to have the video out by Monday, though we'll see what I can get done over the weekend. I'll at least release some of my Absolute Human Resources content. Stay tuned!

Polymath 2.2 Video Update

Video script is done! I'm glad Ketheric is fictional because he would definitely come after me with what I have put together.

Polymath 2.2.0 Done!

Thank you all for your patience as I figured out Polymath 2.2.0 (many things can break when making custom weapons and armor that take time to parse out). I, fortunately, figured what should have been most of it and will now start preparing the video! Attached is the final beta version for Polymath 2.2.0. The release version should be about the same, although I will put it through its paces using different weapons and armor than I tested with. Stay tuned!

Polymath 2.2.0 Custom Weapons AND Armor

We're in business! The Polymath 2.2.0 release version should be ready, barring any bugs I detect in further testing while preparing the script. I'll put together a formal update tonight, which will include the final beta version of Polymath 2.2.0. Now, I can finally start putting together the video!

Polymath 2.2.0 Two Custom Armors

Polymath 2.2.0 Two Custom Weapons

Adding two custom weapons is fully automated and hopefully works for everything I have enabled at the moment! I'll check out giving a custom weapon and custom armor, two custom armor, and then multiple of both over the course of the day (balanced with work as I work on talks for work).

Polymath 2.2.0 Update

Hey all! More progress on adding multiple weapons at once. It appears that some entries used in the Larian game files for Weapons.txt were defective, even when used in the more stable "Shared" game files. This was harder to parse out, but I have a fix. As you can see, I was able to get two custom weapons working at once. All that is left is to ensure the automation works for the RootTemplates file (which it should, but I need to go over it again due to an inconsistency I noted) and for when y...

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Polymath 2.2.0 Update

BETA IS READY! Download it here :) Making your item actually show up in the game took much more work than anticipated, given how easy it is for it to break if any part of the coding syntax is wrong (even for things that should be minor) across two files. I added a way for you to set the value of your item, per the request of one of my Patrons!

There is still room for Polymath to improve (hence beta status). As it stands right now, you can only add one custom item (either a custom weapon...

Useful Tool Coming to Polymath 2.2.0

As I continue to finalize the next release, I put together a computer script that will save you all time and effort: making it so your edits in the more readable Excel files actually get carried over to Polymath. If you want to use it now, versus later, put the BAT file in the same directory as Polymath.bat and put the python script into the "src" folder.

Polymath 2.2.0 Update

Hey everyone! I appear to have identified what is necessary to make custom weapons work consistently in-game (thank you to GentlemanBabbo's Surgeon class mod that I used to help figure out the finer details: https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/6111). I now have something more stable to work with when automating it all. As is almost always the case with BG3 modding, the UUIDs will get you...

Polymath 2.2.0 Update

Polymath works as desired for weapons! There appears to be an additional command that I have to run on one of the game files (root templates) using LSLib to ensure that the weapon's name and description show up appropriately in-game. This will hopefully be something easy to figure out. If it looks like more time than it is worth for now, the issue resolves when packaging the mod with BG3 Modder's Multitool. I'll aim to do everything through Polymath to save you all steps. Having the Multitool...

Polymath 2.2.0 Update

We're almost here! You can now get the weapons/armor that you design in-game, with the stats you give them (I gave my character a starting weapon with 8-43 damage). I am currently debugging why the in-game name and description are not carrying over, despite seemingly being coded correctly in the requisite files. In addition, I have a bug to fix when you add custom weapons AND armor. I hope to resolve these issues by tomorrow. Stay tuned!

Polymath 2.2.0 Update

It's almost alive! Polymath 2.2.0 is nearing completion (and another hotfix for Polymath 2.1 is uploaded onto Nexus Mods).

The custom weapon/armor generation widget is complete along with writing the stats information for your custom equipment to your class mod. All that is left is finalizing writing the file that links your equipment to existing textures and handles, then bringing your in-game display name and description into the localization file. Polymath 2.2.0 should be ready by t...

Polymath 2.2.0 Update

Hey all! The Weapon/Armor widget is ready! I am in the process of scraping files from the in-game "RootTemplates" files, which essentially hold onto information for all items/entities in the game, from existing in-game weapons and armor to scenery. It is important because it holds onto the handles, that allow you to define your items' in-game name and description.

Given the size of the files that the code is operating on (and how long it is taking with steadily high CPU usage), I will l...

Patron Only: Mod Talk

Hey all! Thank you again for your support. I feel very lucky to have members of the community and my Youtube channel supporting my modding work.

As you all may know, there are limited perks that I can give my Patrons, due to the policies Larian has in place regarding monetization of mods (and their content). They explicitly say that mods cannot be monetized (and I got in touch with them to ensure I navigated this in line with their policies), which makes me hesitant to do something like...

You'll Like This One: Polymath 2.2.0 Update. Patrons, be sure to follow up on my patron-only post.

Hey all! Even better news on the development front! I believe I have resolved the bug preventing all the items/passives/weapons from the non-Shared game folder from working. So you can now give your class what should be every weapon/armor type in-game, while also editing it in the widget! I just gave myself Halsin's spear! This updated alpha build is attached here :)

As for the widget, it will be done shortly after I add a few search boxes and entry fields for how your weapon/armor will...

Polymath 2.2.0 Alpha Ready!

Hey all! The alpha for Polymath 2.2.0 is now ready, where the Weapon/Armor widget is roughly functional (so you will be able to start testing the creation of items). I would not get too attached to what you create just yet because I need to figure out why some of the entries for a few fields appear to be cut off (using them as-is would likely cause problems with them showing up in the game). I also need to figure out how to edit the items' names/descriptions in-game, versus them showing up wi...

Polymath 2.2 Update

Hey all! I am making decent progress on the next update. I have finished the framework for the weapon part of the Weapon/Armor creation widget in Polymath. I also see this as a good opportunity for finally finding out what is going on with Weapon/Armor that is coded in game files outside of Shared.pak (which are not included as they are more likely to be faulty). These would be nice to add because there are some pretty interesting abilities in the other files (like passives that come when you...

Next Video

We're a go for a weapon/armor widget! Like prior releases, we'll start basic (so just make the item as desired and add it to your character at character creation). We can cover placing items in different containers in a future video (if there is enough interest).

What jobs did Halsin have before becoming First Druid?

Action Resource Icon Update and Patron Poll

Hey all, I am in the process of trying to get custom action resource point icons working. After following a guide and another mod's example, sadly, it still does not work. I will check out a few more template mods tomorrow. I messaged someone involved with ImprovedUI, too, so hopefully, I will hear back from them about dynamically loading action resource icons.

The issue is that there is less documentation on "dynamically" loading the action resource icons into your game compared to cl...

Progressions at Every Level

Video (and Polymath 2.1.1) is out! Check it out here: https://youtu.be/ZD-3jUG8Zl8. I'll start custom action resource icons tomorrow.

Polymath 2.1.1 Update

All the recording is done for the Progressions - Goodies at Every Level video, with a bit of editing. It will be out at latest Saturday, most likely tomorrow night. This is a high-value video, so be sure to share it and point folks toward my content!

Patron-Only Poll and Update

Hey all! I finished the script for a short video showing how to give your class mod goodies at each level, which I'll record and finish up probably by Friday. It will come with an update to Polymath that will include the template Progressions file (saving you time) along with a new feature when making your mod to change the XP requirements to vastly speed up leveling (saving you time during testing while also putting down a file you can edit for further customizability). I'll get ARP icons so...

Polymath 2.1 is Live!

Polymath 2.1 is live! You can get it here: https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/6318. The video will be up in 25ish minutes (the mp4 file was around 7 GB). I'll start up the script on giving your class/subclass goodies at every level shortly, then back to icons!