u/cinnaminiii

Is this something people would be interested in having? I was making it for myself, but if people want something like this, then I can upload it to Nexus. Currently, I only have 2 weapons with the ability to modify their laser beam colors: the Equinox and the Cathode.

Right now, the colors are pink, green, red, orange, white (sorta), cyan, and purple. The default laser beam is also there to choose.

I was going to do a full on write up about what I found out about how the creation kit for starfield works, but I have issues with sticking to one project at a time. So, instead of having this just sit on my computer thinking "I'll get to it eventually", I'm going to post what information I currently have.

Particle files are stored in the data/particle folder of the game folder and are labeled as .psfx. You can get these files in the Creation Kit folder under Tools>ContentResources.zip.

Particles can be edited in the CK's Particle Editor under View>Particle Editor

You can save a particle project as the base name, or as a new name.

You must archive the .psfx file through the CK to make it a ba2 file so it can appear in game. However, even if the ba2 is properly allocated, you will still need a plugin for the particle to appear. Basically, have both the ba2 and plugin enabled.

On the Inspector:

The inspector gives you the ability to add Components to the form under Components in the Inspector. Particles, dubbed ParticleSystem\_Component, can be added to a form this way among other things. Effect Sequences can also be added via the inspector and are named BGSEffectSequenceComponent.

On the Particle System Define Collection (PSDC):

The PSDC is basically a collection that starfield references in regards to particles and what they will apply to. There aren't many of them, but you can make your own collection or alter ones already available.

The main thing you want to remember to input is the Name for the associated effect. Afaik, it's not a name you would use to reference your work or whatever. It's a name that the game has to look up so it can, I think, find the proper particle effects. If you're just making something for a weapon (typically a tracer since the PSDC is typically used for tracers), then just copy the appropriate name from already made PSDC's. I don't know much about this, but I'm sure that you dont need to do much else with the name if you're doing particle stuff similar to what's already in the PSDC's.

How to change particles for certain forms:

- For weapons

Weapons use multiple particle files for their effects. Generally, one is the muzzle flash, and another is the tracer for the bullet.

To change the muzzle flash, you must open the Inspector under View>Inspector.

Find the desired projectile and select it. It will appear in the Inspector.

Scroll down to the Particle Component Data.

Under Particle Defines, you can change the muzzleflash to the desired .psfx.

However, to change the Tracer particle, you must go to the Particle System Define Collection (PSDC)

You can find a list of weapons that draw their tracer particles under Weapon\_Tracers or Weapon\_Laser\_Tracers

I recommend you duplicate one of those define collections and only have the weapon you wish to alter in the new collection

From there, expand the Define collection for your weapon, then expand Attachment, and change the Particle System Path to your desired .psfx files.

Remember that the .psfx files MUST be archived to ba2 files before they will work.

- For Sequences

Alter the .psfx and archive it as you did for weapons.

Find the appropriate Effect Sequence (EFSQ) you wish to alter

Either alter what is inside the Effect Sequence timeline, or delete everything to add whatever you want.

Explosions - If the form you want to change is an Explosion (EXPL), then use the inspector to change the .psfx like you did for the Weapons.

- Enabling for in game

Simply make the changes you want in the CK, make sure to have both the plugin made and the ba2(s) made, and enable the plugin while also having the ba2 in the proper directory path (should be data/particles). If everything in the CK was done right, you'll see the changes in game. Make sure to repack the particle files if you make any further changes in the Particle editor to your particles that you want to keep.

I've been at this for hours and i can't figure out how to replace particle effects or visual effects with another effect or ones I've made. I've been able to make my own particle effect in the particle editor, but I have no idea how to even apply it to something.

Like I want to change the look of the Supernova explosion. Get rid of the mesh and change the particle it emits to something else, but I havent been able to figure out how to do that or how the particle effect is even attached to the explosion.

For weapons, i know changing the color of certain effects are possible. Like bub's railgun's have red lasers and the Watchtower Equinox have Orange lasers, but digging as much as i can into the CK leads me to nothing. Looking up how to do it is also bringing up nothing.

I know effects are attached to nifs and have actual meshes like the Supernova dome, but some use a fxemptynode nif. Looking at things like that in Nifskope doesnt 'really tell me anything.

If anyone has any leads or something to help me with this, please let me know.

Sorry for the clickbaity title. Trying to make a title describing what I found out just kept making it more confusing.

Anyway, I was trying to make certain spells emit from an NPC hit by the player. In this instance, it was Detect Life in a 10m AoE on target hit. I setup the Magic Effect as Fire and Forget and on Contact, made the spell, and made the apply combat spell entry for a perk (in this case it was Lasers).

Testing it in game made the Detect life aoe emit from me. That's normal. However, going back into the kit and changing the delivery from Contact to Target Actor made the Detect life spell emit from the actor I hit. Hooray!

While this works, I don't think this is intended as when I tried to make changes to the entry table for the Apply Combat Hit Spell entry, the Select Spell was reset and the Detect Life spell I changed earlier wasn't in the list.

So, I guess I'm wondering if this is a happy accidental discovery, or would it possibly break or cause issues if actually used regularly in game? If it causes issues, what would be the intended way to emit effects from a target actor when doing a Combat Apply Hit Spell entry? Or is this just a nothing burger of a find?

Hello, I've been toying around with the Creation Kit as of late. So far I've just been making my own changes to perks, but one thing I haven't been able to figure out so far is how to increase the range in which you can use one of the Social Skills on people.

I know the scanner can have its range increased via a playerskill quest stage, but simply adding that quest from Surveying into the entry table for one of the social skills perks doesn't do anything.

So, I'm pretty much at a dead end for figuring out how to get the Social Skills range to increase. Searching around for any tutorial usually just results in how to import weapons or make quests and such - nothing related to what I'm trying to do.

Ideally, I want the activation range for the skills to go up as the Surveying skill goes up.

(also, so as to not need to make another post, what does the priority in a perk's entry table mean and how does it work? I haven't been able to figure this out.)