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About this mod
Helps you find named-NPC's (Hogwarts students and staff) by plotting a path to them.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
- Changelogs
Versions
See the "Changelogs" dropdown just above.
Introduction
It can be quite frustrating when you want to find a particular named-NPC (e.g. a student or a professor) because the game gives you no clues about where they might be. If this was a real school they'd be in class, or in their Common Room, but by default Hogwarts Legacy has no regular classes and NPC's mysteriously vanish at night. This mod is intended to solve that issue by plotting a path to whichever named-NPC you're looking for.
Installation
I would recommend installing the mod manually as described below. You should be able to install the mod automatically using Vortex if you like (then skip to step 4 below), but Vortex can be a bit unreliable with Hogwarts Legacy mods (it doesn't always delete mods properly) so beware!
Usage
1a) EITHER: Press ALT-N repeatedly to find each student in turn. Stop when you reach the one you're looking for.
1b) OR: Press CTRL-ALT-N repeatedly to find each member of staff in turn. Stop when you reach the one you're looking for.
2a) Follow the trail on the minimap or press V to see it on-screen.
2b) By the time you reach the end of the trail you might find that the NPC is no longer there. If so:
2c) Press ALT-F to find the same NPC again.
2d) Press V to see the path on-screen. If you're close you should see an explosion of golden glitter where the NPC is located.
3) If you change your mind and don't want to find that NPC right now, press CTRL-ALT-F.
Default Key Bindings
By default this mod uses the following key bindings:
You can change the key bindings to anything you like as follows:
ActionMappings=(ActionName="NPCFinder_FindNPC",bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=True,bCmd=False,Key=F,GroupName="",SortIndex=0)
ActionMappings=(ActionName="NPCFinder_SelectProfessor",bShift=False,bCtrl=True,bAlt=True,bCmd=False,Key=N,GroupName="",SortIndex=0)
ActionMappings=(ActionName="NPCFinder_SelectStudent",bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=True,bCmd=False,Key=N,GroupName="",SortIndex=0)
How to Un-Install
Either:
1) If you installed it via Vortex: Disable or Uninstall it via Vortex. BUT also CHECK that it's gone from the ~mods folder afterwards.
2) Delete the .utoc, .ucas, and .pak files from the ~mods folder.
Conflicts
This mod uses pakchunk 1046. You can check if that conflicts with any of your existing mods by running my PakChunk Checker batch script after you've installed the mod. If it does conflict, you can either fix it using the Chunk ID Conflict Manager or rebuild this mod yourself - see below.
Known Issues
The following are known issues. If you encounter others please let me know in the POSTS section.
See the "Changelogs" dropdown just above.
Introduction
It can be quite frustrating when you want to find a particular named-NPC (e.g. a student or a professor) because the game gives you no clues about where they might be. If this was a real school they'd be in class, or in their Common Room, but by default Hogwarts Legacy has no regular classes and NPC's mysteriously vanish at night. This mod is intended to solve that issue by plotting a path to whichever named-NPC you're looking for.
Installation
I would recommend installing the mod manually as described below. You should be able to install the mod automatically using Vortex if you like (then skip to step 4 below), but Vortex can be a bit unreliable with Hogwarts Legacy mods (it doesn't always delete mods properly) so beware!
- Download the mod.
- Unzip the contents.
- Move the .utoc, .ucas, and .pak files to the Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Content\Paks\~mods\ folder.
- Install Blueprint Apparate Modloader if you haven't already.
- Start Hogwarts Legacy
- Load your most recent save-file.
- Press the F8 key to activate Blueprint Apparate Modloader.
- Type NPCFinder in the little window and hit the Enter key on your keyboard.
- The word NPCFinder should disappear and reappear lower down in that window with an X next to it. If it doesn't - if it stays on the top line - then either a) you put the .utoc, .ucas and .pak files in the wrong folder, or b) one of your existing mods is already using pakchunk 1046. Use my PakChunk Checker to check that. If you have a pakchunk conflict see the Conflicts section below.
- Press F8 again to close the modloader window.
Usage
1a) EITHER: Press ALT-N repeatedly to find each student in turn. Stop when you reach the one you're looking for.
1b) OR: Press CTRL-ALT-N repeatedly to find each member of staff in turn. Stop when you reach the one you're looking for.
2a) Follow the trail on the minimap or press V to see it on-screen.
2b) By the time you reach the end of the trail you might find that the NPC is no longer there. If so:
2c) Press ALT-F to find the same NPC again.
2d) Press V to see the path on-screen. If you're close you should see an explosion of golden glitter where the NPC is located.
3) If you change your mind and don't want to find that NPC right now, press CTRL-ALT-F.
Default Key Bindings
By default this mod uses the following key bindings:
- ALT-N = Find the next student (alphabetically).
- CTRL-ALT-N = Find the next member of staff (alphabetically).
- ALT-F = Find the current NPC again.
- CTRL-ALT-F = Cancel the search.
You can change the key bindings to anything you like as follows:
- Download & install the latest version of this mod, start the game, do the F8 thing (if you haven't already), load a save file, then shut down the game.
- In Windows Explorer type %localappdata%\Hogwarts Legacy\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor into the address bar at the top and hit Enter.
- Left click Input.ini then right click it and select "Edit" (or "Open with" > "Notepad").
- Search for NPCFinder. You should find entries like those below.
- Change the items shown in green below to whatever you want. Key names can be found here.
- Restart the game.
ActionMappings=(ActionName="NPCFinder_FindNPC",bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=True,bCmd=False,Key=F,GroupName="",SortIndex=0)
ActionMappings=(ActionName="NPCFinder_SelectProfessor",bShift=False,bCtrl=True,bAlt=True,bCmd=False,Key=N,GroupName="",SortIndex=0)
ActionMappings=(ActionName="NPCFinder_SelectStudent",bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=True,bCmd=False,Key=N,GroupName="",SortIndex=0)
How to Un-Install
Either:
1) If you installed it via Vortex: Disable or Uninstall it via Vortex. BUT also CHECK that it's gone from the ~mods folder afterwards.
2) Delete the .utoc, .ucas, and .pak files from the ~mods folder.
Conflicts
This mod uses pakchunk 1046. You can check if that conflicts with any of your existing mods by running my PakChunk Checker batch script after you've installed the mod. If it does conflict, you can either fix it using the Chunk ID Conflict Manager or rebuild this mod yourself - see below.
Known Issues
The following are known issues. If you encounter others please let me know in the POSTS section.
- The trail doesn't update until the player moves.
- Some NPC's are listed as "missing". That's because they're not scheduled to do anything at whatever the current day/time is in the game.
- When you reach the end of the trail the NPC is sometimes not there. That's because they moved! Press ALT-F and V to find them again.
- Sometimes the mod will insist that an NPC is at a certain location, but nobody is there. That's usually because the NPC in question is there on some days of the week, but not there (i.e. invisible) on others. In the default game this applies to Adelaide Oaks, Everett Clopton, Sophronia Franklin and Agnes Scriven (the Librarian) all of whom are only visible Monday to Friday. It also applies to Phineas Black (the Headmaster) most of the time. But it might apply to other NPC's if you have mods installed which alter the NPC schedules.