isathar/f4se_sakedistributor

WIP: An experimental dynamic patcher for Fallout 4 with the capability to edit various form types in memory.

SAKE Distributor v0.10.0

An experimental dynamic patcher for Fallout 4.

• Documentation

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What It Does

• This tool allows you use json-based text files to create simple mods and compatibility patches that edit game forms in memory.
• All overrides are independent of plugin load order and most have no effect on save files (the main exceptions being spells and enchantments with scripts).
• It also supports adding prefixes to item names for inventory sorting and editing GameSettings.
• Currently supported form types:
  • LeveledItem, LeveledNPC, Race, Actor, Armor, Weapon, MiscItem, Key, Ammo, Ingestible, Projectile, Explosions, Containers, and Encounter Zone.
• Note: Most of the included overrides are incomplete and will be finished eventually.

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Compiling Notes

• The solution and project files were made Visual Studio 2017 and probably require Windows SDK 10.0.17763.0.
• Instructions:
  • Copy the F4SE source files to a new directory.
  • Copy the SAKE source files to the same directory - the SAKE folder should be in src\f4se.
  • Open the solution using src\f4se\SAKE.sln.
  • Once loaded, edit the properties for the f4se project to change its Configuration Type to Static Library (under General).
  • It's also a good idea to remove the Post-Build Event from the f4se, f4se_loader and f4se_steam_loader projects.
    • They create unnecessary copies of the compiled F4SE binaries.
  • Make sure the compiler is set to Release mode.
  • After compiling, the DLL can be found in src\out by default.
    • Edit the SAKE project's Post-Build Event if you want to use another directory for the output.

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Credits/License Info

• Created with Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2017.
• Uses JSON for Modern C++ by Niels Lohmann and contributors. (https://github.com/nlohmann/json)
• Thank you to the F4SE team for providing and updating the tools that make this kind of stuff possible.
• Thank you to Bethesda Game Studios for Fallout 4 and its Creation Kit.
• This is a mod (I think?), so the following applies: (the software being Fallout 4)
• THIS MATERIAL IS NOT MADE, GUARANTEED OR SUPPORTED BY THE PUBLISHER OF THE SOFTWARE OR ITS AFFILIATES.

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