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About this mod
Traits are a great idea. It's basically a perk but with a downside. Sadly you can only take a paltry 2 by default. This mod changes that by letting you choose 1 extra trait every 5 levels, starting at level 5.
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Why I made this mod:
I really like the idea of the trait system, but disliked that you only get 2 of them and no more. Now I know there are mods that fix it such as Unlimited traits but those felt a little too much like cheating to my liking. So I thought what if you can get more simply by leveling up and made this mod based on that.
How this mod works:
When you make a new character you will be able to pick up to 2 traits like normal. Then starting at level 5 and every 5 levels after that, until level 50 you will be able to pick another trait. This is done by automatically opening up the trait menu after you selected what skills and (perk) you want to upgrade. If you don't want to get another trait you can simply close the menu without taking any trait.
Note: If you ever choose to not take a trait, that trait point is considered to be lost and aside from the once per playthrough respec in OWB will not be refunded.
Also I tweaked how the respecing of traits(psych evaluation) at the auto doc in OWB works. You can still only do it once however you will get the correct amount of trait points based on your level. So for example at level 14 you would get 4 trait points but at level 15 you would get 5 trait points.
If you do not like the balancing of this mod you can now(as of version 1.1) also change the amount of traits you get to choose at the start of the game(default 2). As well as how often you get an extra trait point(default once every 5 levels). This is done through the included ini file found under data/config and is called "Traits on level up.ini" Exact instructions can be found in the file itself.
All of this is done through scripting and it uses event handling as much as possible so the performance impact of this mod should be fairly negligible.
Versions:
As of update version 1.3, there is only a single version of this mod, that should work with almost everything unless specifically listed as incompatible. Since it doesn't overwrite any vanilla forms or scripts.
Installation & load order:
Install with your mod manager as normal, it's just an esp file so nothing can really go wrong.
Make sure this gets loaded after any unofficial patches you may have installed.
Note: For the best results you should install this before starting a new playthrough, I can't guarantee it will work all that well if you install it mid-playthrough.
Incompatibilities:
Two Perks Per Level - Perk Every Level - More Perks - Prevents this mod from working correctly, lStewieAl's Tweaks, Includes a similar option which is compatible, so I recommend using that instead.
Any mod that changes the number of trait points you get. Due to being scripted this mod will likely override those changes.
Other recommended mods
Fixed Addiction Removal and Fixed Vanilla Respec Options - By default OWB's autodoc will fail to remove mod added traits. This mod fixes that(among other things). Intended for non TTW users only. Since TTW includes that fix as of TTW version 3.3.
I really like the idea of the trait system, but disliked that you only get 2 of them and no more. Now I know there are mods that fix it such as Unlimited traits but those felt a little too much like cheating to my liking. So I thought what if you can get more simply by leveling up and made this mod based on that.
How this mod works:
When you make a new character you will be able to pick up to 2 traits like normal. Then starting at level 5 and every 5 levels after that, until level 50 you will be able to pick another trait. This is done by automatically opening up the trait menu after you selected what skills and (perk) you want to upgrade. If you don't want to get another trait you can simply close the menu without taking any trait.
Note: If you ever choose to not take a trait, that trait point is considered to be lost and aside from the once per playthrough respec in OWB will not be refunded.
Also I tweaked how the respecing of traits(psych evaluation) at the auto doc in OWB works. You can still only do it once however you will get the correct amount of trait points based on your level. So for example at level 14 you would get 4 trait points but at level 15 you would get 5 trait points.
If you do not like the balancing of this mod you can now(as of version 1.1) also change the amount of traits you get to choose at the start of the game(default 2). As well as how often you get an extra trait point(default once every 5 levels). This is done through the included ini file found under data/config and is called "Traits on level up.ini" Exact instructions can be found in the file itself.
All of this is done through scripting and it uses event handling as much as possible so the performance impact of this mod should be fairly negligible.
Versions:
As of update version 1.3, there is only a single version of this mod, that should work with almost everything unless specifically listed as incompatible. Since it doesn't overwrite any vanilla forms or scripts.
Installation & load order:
Install with your mod manager as normal, it's just an esp file so nothing can really go wrong.
Make sure this gets loaded after any unofficial patches you may have installed.
Note: For the best results you should install this before starting a new playthrough, I can't guarantee it will work all that well if you install it mid-playthrough.
Incompatibilities:
Two Perks Per Level - Perk Every Level - More Perks - Prevents this mod from working correctly, lStewieAl's Tweaks, Includes a similar option which is compatible, so I recommend using that instead.
Any mod that changes the number of trait points you get. Due to being scripted this mod will likely override those changes.
Other recommended mods
Fixed Addiction Removal and Fixed Vanilla Respec Options - By default OWB's autodoc will fail to remove mod added traits. This mod fixes that(among other things). Intended for non TTW users only. Since TTW includes that fix as of TTW version 3.3.