Larian Studios Forums Divinity: Original Sin 2 - The Modding Dungeon Divinity - Original Sin 2 - Modding General Adding a new surface type to the surface type enum

Hey, wanting to put together a new themed kit for a custom class but running into a problem where new surface types aren't being added to the enum/array of available surface types.

Any time I try to access my new surface type suing the CreateSurface function, it throws me this lovely error:

Surface -2 is out of range!

Category: Code
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Timestamp: 05-10-2017 10:49:02:560
Function: eoc::GetSurfaceStateFromType
Location: EoCShared\Shared\SurfaceTypes.cpp (227)

I assume this is because there's a static array of surface types defined in the surfacetypes there, but maybe I'm just doing something wrong.

I've created a new surfacetype in the RootTemplates and defined all of the components that it seems like I should need, including using my new custom Status type for the effect of walking on the surface, but the system for surfaces is a bit opaque.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

I've dug for a few more hours, and still couldn't find any way to make this work. Are these hardcoded?

Gonna give this one more bump and then let it die a peaceful death, anyone have any insight into this?

I have no clue at all. But would love if this attempt would t die unless it is proofed to be impossible. Keep up ...

Sorry I can't help at all but am already struggeling with a more basic problem.

Can surface properties even be modified except their damage values?
E.g. I want to stop web from piercing armor (should be resisted by magic armor). Changing the status fixes this for the abilty. Sadly I fail to find where I can change this for the effect that's applied from walking across a web surface.

Where are the files specifying surface properties even located?

The surface properties are defined in the surface type in the root template manager, and then enumerated in the Status Data property of the surface type:

https://imgur.com/IzHGfCP

These status data entries are defined in the Stats/Potions/ subsection of the data file:

https://imgur.com/Yes8Ihg

and can be modified or whole new ones made in there.

Unfortunately, as above, making a NEW surface type seems to either never compile the new type into the surfacetypes enum, or something else breaks ):

Hope that helps.

Hi,

Adding new surface types is indeed not possible.

Thanks, any plans to expose this enum any time soon, or should I just pick a new route?

Sorry,
exposing this is not feasible any time soon.

Sincerely,
Kevin

Hey, I thought I'd bump this, because OP has obviously been messing around with surfaces, and someone that sees it might be able to answer a question.

How do you actually change the properties of surfaces?

More specifically, I'd like to make it so that Poison Surfaces of all types aren't ignitable, but I can't find such a property anywhere. I was thinking that this could change the combat dynamics of the game, make surfaces matter again, and prevent everything from slowly devolving into a hellscape of Cursed Fire.

Anyone come across anything like it? It's driving me nuts. I think it would vastly improve the current situation, but I can't find a way to even test it.