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Frequently Asked Questions

Butterscotch Stallion edited this page Dec 10, 2023 · 7 revisions

Elevator Pitch for Mod Authors

  • Have you ever wanted more lore in the world? Here is your chance to add new lore, and bring the heroes of your lore to life!
  • Give players new lore to discover
  • Show off your armor, weapons, and companions by adding related lore
  • Equip these companions with your gear and show it off!

Elevator Pitch for Mod Users

  • Immerse yourself in the deeper lore of the integrated mods by reading the lore and unlocking new companions
  • Gain an edge against your enemies without becoming too overpowered
  • Add variety to your adventures by bringing new companions with you
  • Check out new companions in a more exciting way than using some item from the tutorial chest

Damn that's awesome. How does the mod work?

  • Very simply: combine book pages, form books, create new companions
  • You can place Torn Pages throughout the world for players to discover
  • These pages are short excerpts of lore
  • When combined, these pages form a book which contains unique lore based on your mod
  • When the book is created, a companion appears based on the lore

Wait, I don't have any room in my party for new companions!

  • The companions are actually summons attached to the player that combines the book
  • This means players can enjoy these companions without sending anyone back to camp

What can these companions do?

  • When you unlock new lore (books), a companion based on the lore joins your party as an ally
  • Your new companion can perform a number of useful tasks based on the rarity of the book
  • Some examples:
    • A common book would summon a companion that buffs the party and leaves
    • A rare book could summon an ally that stays with your party and fights with you
    • A legendary book would summon a powerful ally capable of casting high level spells and other useful abilities. Typically this would be a named hero from your lore and have significant contributions its history

Can I customize what they do?

  • Part of integration is that you will provide root templates which define each companion associated with your lore books
  • Additionally, you can determine what (if any) buffs the companion casts on the party
  • You can also define the equipment set so the companions can show off the cool armor and weapons you've made
  • By convention, the book rarity determines how powerful the companion is

Why would I want to integrate with Legendary Companions?

  • This allows practically any mod to add immersive and interesting interactions
  • You can show off your work by creating companions that wear armor you created, or even races you created
  • You enjoy lore and want to add more of it to the world
  • You like Muffin and want to collaborate with him

How do integrations work?

  • Legendary Companions detects when the player is combining pages, looking for integrated books
  • When detected, Legendary Companions will create your unique lore book and summon a companion based on the configuration of that book

How do integrations impact the player?

  • Legendary Companions gets better with each integrated mod you install
  • For example, when you install another integrated mod, Legendary Companions can tell when that mod is loaded and summon companions from those mods

So are you copying other people's work?

  • No. All integrations require prior consent from the mod authors and I will not be adding anything that I don't have permission to use
  • Furthermore, all integrations will require that the player installs both of our mods, driving engagement and downloads for us both
  • This also helps players discover new mods.

What else could we do with this concept?

  • This is just one example. These torn pages could be combined to form Prayer Books, which could buff the party or resurrect a deceased party member. There are lots of possibilities for this concept
  • Maybe some of your lore books are cursed and summon a hostile enemy that drops loot
  • Perhaps a lore book can buff the companions, which would be beneficial to all companions

Okay sounds cool. What do I have to do?

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