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About this mod
This mod displays XP gain above each character in your party when earned, similarly to the damage/healing numbers during combat. Requires Unity Mod Manager.
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General
I've always thought it's a bit difficult to notice when you gain XP in this game. Especially since the print in the log window has a tendency to be buried beneath a bunch of other notices. The log also only shows the total XP you get between all companions, so you need to do some mental maths if you want to know how much each companion got individually.
This mod seeks to alleviate this issue by showing XP gain as floating text above your characters.
How it Works
When you gain XP, it will display the XP above your characters.
If you gain the XP in a conversation or a cutscene, the mod will queue the text until you exit said conversation or cutscene and display it afterwards. The reason I made it this way is that the game disables all UI that is not conversation-related when in a conversation.
You can modify how long you want the text to be displayed above the characters in the Settings.json file located in your Pillars of Eternity II/Mods/Floating_XP_Numbers/ folder. Don't change anything apart from the number. Decimal numbers are fine, but the decimal separator needs to be a dot and not a comma. I.e. 5.2 is okay but 5,2 is not. The default duration is 4 seconds. The unmodified file should look like this:
Note that this is loaded on startup. If you change this value, you need to restart the game for the duration to change. If the mod cannot parse the file, it will default to 4 seconds.
How to Install
Install using Unity Mod Manager.
https://www.nexusmods.com/site/mods/21
Instructions for how to install mods with UMM in general can be found there.
Source Code
I've always thought it's a bit difficult to notice when you gain XP in this game. Especially since the print in the log window has a tendency to be buried beneath a bunch of other notices. The log also only shows the total XP you get between all companions, so you need to do some mental maths if you want to know how much each companion got individually.
This mod seeks to alleviate this issue by showing XP gain as floating text above your characters.
How it Works
When you gain XP, it will display the XP above your characters.
If you gain the XP in a conversation or a cutscene, the mod will queue the text until you exit said conversation or cutscene and display it afterwards. The reason I made it this way is that the game disables all UI that is not conversation-related when in a conversation.
You can modify how long you want the text to be displayed above the characters in the Settings.json file located in your Pillars of Eternity II/Mods/Floating_XP_Numbers/ folder. Don't change anything apart from the number. Decimal numbers are fine, but the decimal separator needs to be a dot and not a comma. I.e. 5.2 is okay but 5,2 is not. The default duration is 4 seconds. The unmodified file should look like this:
{
"floatDuration": 4
}Note that this is loaded on startup. If you change this value, you need to restart the game for the duration to change. If the mod cannot parse the file, it will default to 4 seconds.
How to Install
Install using Unity Mod Manager.
https://www.nexusmods.com/site/mods/21
Instructions for how to install mods with UMM in general can be found there.
Source Code