Possible to convert Azura's Star to capture NPC souls? : IV

» Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:05 am

I want to make my own version of Azura's Star, a "Balok's Star" if you will. But I would like it to be able to hold NPC souls like the Black Soul Gem. However, I cannot figure out where a Black soul gem is set to be able to hold NPC souls and Azura's Star is not. They look the same to me under the Soul Gem section of the game assets. What am I missing? (BTW, I just created my own new form from Azura's Star so it's a new item.)

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:17 pm

I want to make my own version of Azura's Star, a "Balok's Star" if you will. But I would like it to be able to hold NPC souls like the Black Soul Gem. However, I cannot figure out where a Black soul gem is set to be able to hold NPC souls and Azura's Star is not. They look the same to me under the Soul Gem section of the game assets. What am I missing? (BTW, I just created my own new form from Azura's Star so it's a new item.)

The Black Soul Gem ability is hard-coded and can't be given to anything else. You might be able to simulate it using OBSE. You would probably need to use http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/GetSoulLevel to determine the soul and then use RemoveItemNS to remove the empty "Balok's Star" and AddItemNS to replace it with a "Balok's Star" with the appropriate soul level.

Just out of curiosity, would the First Federation really leave an artifact that powerful just laying around on such a primitive world?

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:22 pm

The Black Soul Gem ability is hard-coded and can't be given to anything else. You might be able to simulate it using OBSE. You would probably need to use http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/GetSoulLevel to determine the soul and then use RemoveItemNS to remove the empty "Balok's Star" and AddItemNS to replace it with a "Balok's Star" with the appropriate soul level.

yeah, that's kind of what I figured after looking for anything I could find that governed it and not finding anything. No biggie, it was just an idea I had on a whim, lol.

Just out of curiosity, would the First Federation really leave an artifact that powerful just laying around on such a primitive world?

Definitely not, however, it appears that one of my subordinates had too much Tranya on one of their "adventures" to a new planet they discovered, and they umm,"misplaced" a few, lol!

» Tue Mar 15, 2011 3:47 am

yeah, that's kind of what I figured after looking for anything I could find that governed it and not finding anything. No biggie, it was just an idea I had on a whim, lol.

It sounds like a good idea for a mod.

Definitely not, however, it appears that one of my subordinates had too much Tranya on one of their "adventures" to a new planet they discovered, and they umm,"misplaced" a few, lol!

Yeah, too much Tranya can do that (that's why I stick to Root Beer and Prune Juice). Is this the same subordinate that made that suit of Corbomite armor that I found? If so, did he/she get the idea from...a certain bluff made by a particular human?

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:01 pm

The real question is: did you guys see these episodes when originally aired?

I was quite young at the time (ahem) and do remember the episode where they discover a life form in the some mines and it was striking back and killing all the miners - it scared the crap out of me and I couldn't sleep! Ok, enough reminiscing...

Actually I was told by an expert that the episode I'm thinking of is called "The Devil in the Dark"...

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:13 pm

If the black soul gem ability is hard coded, would it not be easyer to start with a black soul gem and script it with Azura's-Star-like propeties? Just a thought.

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:12 pm

It sounds like a good idea for a mod.

Is this the same subordinate that made that suit of Corbomite armor that I found? If so, did he/she get the idea from...a certain bluff made by a particular human?

DAMNIT! I wondered where I left that! As for the bluff, I was only a child back then so that wouldn't be happening again, lol!

» Tue Mar 15, 2011 3:27 am

If the black soul gem ability is hard coded, would it not be easyer to start with a black soul gem and script it with Azura's-Star-like propeties? Just a thought.

maybe.. I havent looked at that yet

wait nevermind looks like itd be very hard i shall not attempt it