Question: Set max skill level?

[ApoxNM]

Hi guys,

I am trying to change my mods a bit to get the game I want.

In which files (and lines) can I change the max skill level of recruitable NPCs on stations?

Are the levels defined by the roles. xml? Not quite sure what the values mean or I have no reference (for max values).

How can I change th skill levels of all the NPCs that spawn on stations?

Thanks in advance!

[Moonrat]

This is the mod that I use to up the number of NPCs in stations with more skills...

https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/27

In the "..\libraries\characters.xml" file you'll see entries such as this ...

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<skill type="piloting" min="3" max="9"/>

Every 3 increments gives you 1 star, so the above would generate a pilot between 1 and 3 stars and everything in between

[ApoxNM]

This is the mod that I use to up the number of NPCs in stations with more skills...

https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/27

In the "..\libraries\characters.xml" file you'll see entries such as this ...

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<skill type="piloting" min="3" max="9"/>

Every 3 increments gives you 1 star, so the above would generate a pilot between 1 and 3 stars and everything in between

Thank you for the hint, after fiddling around with the files and restarting the game a hundret times I figured it out.

So can I create as many new characters as I want? Is there a way to set their spawn frequency? I would like mostly 1-2 star pilotes and a rare and occasional 3-4 star pilot on certain stations.

[Moonrat]

This other Nexus mod increases the numbers...

https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/96

Since I've been using it in combination with the other Nexus mod above there are definitely more NPCs milling about making stations more life-like... this is usually at the lower levels plus my FPS hasn't taken a dive so it's a big

I wanted to achieve more or less exactly what you desire so I use both and I've hacked the "\libraries\characters.xml" file within "Various NPCs" so that 3-star NPCs appear sometimes. By upping the "max" value further you could have 4-star and 5-star characters also appearing... I might have to do this soon if Egosoft don't fix or give a clue how the levelling works.