http://www.datoolset.net/mw/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Joshua+Raven 2026-05-06T01:08:12Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.25.6 http://www.datoolset.net/mw/index.php?title=Talk:ABI_base.xls&diff=8481 2009-12-02T15:41:55Z

<p>Joshua Raven: /* Cooldown */</p> <hr /> <div>=Cooldown=<br /> In order to address one of the problems with Ranger pets (that they are dismissed after zoning, which also activates the cooldown), I tried to change the cooldown timer for each of the summon talents to 1 second so that I could quickly re-summon them after zoning. Based on the text in the Page, it sounds like all I had to do was open ABI_base.xls in Excel and change the value in the cooldown column (column Z) from 30, 60, or 120 (for wolf, bear, and spider) to 1. I made this change and loaded my game but there was no effect. The cooldown is still 30, 60, and 120 seconds. <br /> * Did I do something wrong?<br /> * Do the changes only affect new games?<br /> * Is there another file I need to change?<br /> Thanks for any help you all can offer on how to mod the game more successfully. [[User:ServiTemplari|ServiTemplari]] 14:54, 2 December 2009 (UTC)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> You are missing several steps before your changes take effect.<br /> * You should not be overriding the entire ABI_base file as it will conflict with any other mods/changes in the future<br /> * Instead use the [[2DA#Extending_the_game_via_M2DAs|M2DA]] technique for this<br /> * You also have to compile your xls files before they are readable by the game<br /> * You do this by dragging your xls files over the ExcelProcessor.exe program, included with the toolset<br /> * After that you move the generated *.gda file to your /yourname/documents/bioware/dragon age/packages/core/override directory<br /> --[[User:Joshua Raven|Joshua Raven]] 15:41, 2 December 2009 (UTC)</div>

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