Is there any particular reason i need to clone the entire game somewhere else? (steam version) Can I not just drag and drop it into the main game files?
you can try to just drop down the modded files in your game folder...
--- some people may be clumsy and creating a whole copy of the game folder may be a way to avoid problems. what if steam detects modded files ? and tries to download the unmodded version ? what if someone wants to restore the game to its unmodded state, and doesn't know how to delete 1 file, and rename another file... --- in any case you can try to just use the game folder if you want, remember: the original (gog version) dll is included in my mod with extension .dll.bak
Sorry, I should have probably edited this but forgot to, I was indeed able to just drag and drop the dll's into the folder and it works perfectly fine. Thanks for the mod btw, its been a very nice QoL improvement without making the game too easy.
Also with steam you can just hit "verify game files" and it'll remove any modded files/redownload the base game files. I don't think making an entirely new game copy is needed for most people. Steam also doesn't detect modded files nor does it try to remove them unless you ask it to manually.
i don't use super resolution. restoring the original Assembly-CSharp.dll and the game works again.
i'm playing the steam version which is also 2.2.11.f, but i might remember there was a small update for an ingame advertisement for aikos choice in the maingame. maybe thats the catch?
the Assembly-CSharp.dll.bak in your archive differs 2 bytes from my Assembly-CSharp.dll
create a copy of the game somewhere, like c:\games\
then extract this zip file inside: https://www.mediafire.com/file/4ztzy7096kaqcmi/ST2016_steam_fix.zip/file
hopefully the savegames should be compatible, and you will not have to start from the beginning, just in case create a backup of your saves in: LocalAppData\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\ShadowTacticsBladesoftheShogun
plz, tell me if it works, so i will upload the file here as a fix
but your zip is pretty much very large and contains half the game it seems. i don't know how legal this is. are you sure, everything in there is needed?
well the game is 7,31gb the download is 800mb zipped, 2,44gb unzipped
it is not half of the game, plenty of files are missing including the .exe file i would not call that thing playable at all.
i am glad it works for you, it is a pity that steam and gog lost compatibility :'( this is the only way i could come with a fix in a little time.
the last level of the game is VERY difficult, it will take about double the usual completion time of previous levels. without the mod i usually would have quit the game at Mission 7 – Suganuma Village
this game has got 13 missions, and they are really enough... more would be overwhelming. of course i suggest you desperados 3 + dlc if you haven't played that too.
on the other hand i found shadow gambit less fun, i would give gold to desperados 3, goldORsilver to shadow tactics and aiko, bronze to shadow gambit. shadow gambit has a ini file that can be used to mod the game, it doesn't work 100% but can be used to raise the range of skills, change cooldown, and the noise generated, number of projectiles... unfortunately cannot be used to change duration of skills.
Is there any way to customize this mod? I only want to make Aiko's blinding powder mod, preferably around 1.5 longer duration rather than x2 times more.
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you can try to just drop down the modded files in your game folder...
---
some people may be clumsy and creating a whole copy of the game folder may be a way to avoid problems.
what if steam detects modded files ? and tries to download the unmodded version ?
what if someone wants to restore the game to its unmodded state, and doesn't know how to delete 1 file, and rename another file...
---
in any case you can try to just use the game folder if you want, remember: the original (gog version) dll is included in my mod with extension .dll.bak
Also with steam you can just hit "verify game files" and it'll remove any modded files/redownload the base game files. I don't think making an entirely new game copy is needed for most people. Steam also doesn't detect modded files nor does it try to remove them unless you ask it to manually.
Aikos Choice works flawless
nothing has changed in 2023
try this:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/418240/discussions/0/152391285458733211/
Disabling the Super-Resolution Upscale fixed it for me.
Check the resolution, mine ended up being upscaled and once I turned it back to 1080p it worked as normal
i'm playing the steam version which is also 2.2.11.f, but i might remember there was a small update for an ingame advertisement for aikos choice in the maingame.
maybe thats the catch?
the Assembly-CSharp.dll.bak in your archive differs 2 bytes from my Assembly-CSharp.dll
using this tool: https://github.com/gurnec/HashCheck/releases/download/v2.4.0/HashCheckSetup-v2.4.0.exe
create for me a sha1 file of inside the game folder:
select all files and folders, then right click and choose: create checksum.
1 single sha1 will have all files on the game, including those in sub-folders... so i can check what is different from gog version.
do this, and i will have a quick fix for you.
hope you can download here
create a copy of the game somewhere, like c:\games\
then extract this zip file inside:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/4ztzy7096kaqcmi/ST2016_steam_fix.zip/file
hopefully the savegames should be compatible, and you will not have to start from the beginning, just in case create a backup of your saves in:
LocalAppData\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\ShadowTacticsBladesoftheShogun
plz, tell me if it works, so i will upload the file here as a fix
but your zip is pretty much very large and contains half the game it seems. i don't know how legal this is. are you sure, everything in there is needed?
the download is 800mb zipped, 2,44gb unzipped
it is not half of the game, plenty of files are missing including the .exe file
i would not call that thing playable at all.
i am glad it works for you, it is a pity that steam and gog lost compatibility :'(
this is the only way i could come with a fix in a little time.
the last level of the game is VERY difficult, it will take about double the usual completion time of previous levels.
without the mod i usually would have quit the game at Mission 7 – Suganuma Village
this game has got 13 missions, and they are really enough... more would be overwhelming.
of course i suggest you desperados 3 + dlc if you haven't played that too.
on the other hand i found shadow gambit less fun, i would give gold to desperados 3, goldORsilver to shadow tactics and aiko, bronze to shadow gambit. shadow gambit has a ini file that can be used to mod the game, it doesn't work 100% but can be used to raise the range of skills, change cooldown, and the noise generated, number of projectiles... unfortunately cannot be used to change duration of skills.
Desperados 3 is also my favourite of the three.
however they are all great.
start with the unmodded dll file
this is the change you want:
MiCharacterNPC
public void blind(float _fDuration, DetectionData _dataBlinded)
***
base.blind(_fDuration);
into
base.blind(_fDuration * 1.5f);
***
1 mod is for the 2021 expansion (Aiko's Choice)