Larian Studios Forums Divinity - Original Sin Divinity Original Sin - Mods Basic skill modding question

Hi.

I'm trying to learn some modding here, I want to mod the boulder bash skill so that it has 20% less knockdown chance and does NOT create a poison surface.

I've already generated all with all.xlsm so I believe I should edit the skillData.txt right?

Probably the LAST line:

new entry "ProjectileStrike_BoulderBash"
type "SkillData"
data "SkillType" "ProjectileStrike"
data "Ability" "Offensive"
data "Element" "Earth"
data "ActionPoints" "6"
data "Cooldown" "8"
data "ChargeDuration" "0"
data "Damage" "3"
data "Damage Multiplier" "90"
data "Damage Range" "20"
data "DamageType" "Earth"
data "SkillProperties" "Knockdown,60,2;CreateSurface,2,2,Ooze,100"

I should do the same for Enemy "ProjectileStrike_BoulderBash" right?

2 Questions:

- The number 60 means the knockdown chance(it was 80 I changed that) but what about the others, wich ones are related to the surface created?

- How do I apply my mod to check if it's working, also can I use it without altering the main game?

Thanks in advance

Strange, I tried to test the reduced range I gave to crushing fist and the game is now completely soundless.

I even removed all mod folders and left only the SkillData.txt.

Still soundless

Did you delete the 'Main' folder in the '..\Divinity - Original Sin\Data\Public' folder when you deleted the mod folders? Specifically, the '..\Main\Assets\Sound' folder.
If so, for the Steam version verifying local files to restore it (in the Steam library, right click on Divinity Original Sin and select Properties, switch to the Local Files tab and then click on the 'Verify Integrity of Game Cache...' button), or the GOG version re-install.

The surface creating data is right next to the knockdown chance:

data "SkillProperties" "Knockdown,60,2;CreateSurface,2,2,Ooze,100"

I may have done that because I thought it was unpacked from the Main.PAK.

Just reinstalled the mising folders.

The problem is solved now thanks

Like this?

"SkillProperties" "Knockdown,60,2;2,2,Ooze,100"

Or this?

"SkillProperties" "Knockdown,60,2"

I've managed to make the mod work, Boulder Bash now doesn't have poison surface.

My mod file is like this: "Divinity OS/Data/Public/Main/Stats/Generated/Data/SkillData.txt"

However, I'm getting a message at the main menu screen telling me that 'Main' mod dependencies may be corrupted or something.