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Ninja
Ninja introduces the possibility of true modular modifications for the
video game series Gothic.
Gothic Gothic Sequel Gothic 2 Gothic 2 NotR

This documentation is written primarily for patch developers.
Relevant chapters for players can be found here.
 

Introduction
    Virtual Disk File System (VDFS)
    Formats
        Single File Formats
        Collected File Formats
    Limitations to Overcome
        Scripts
        Animations
        Output Units

Solution
    Implementation
    Patch Structure
        VDF File Tree
        VDF Header
    Patch Template
    Patch Validator
    Inter-Game Compatibility

Inject Changes
    Daedalus Scripts
        Overwriting Symbols
            Naming Conventions
            Preserved Symbols
        Initialization Functions
            Init_Global
            Menu Creation
        Ikarus and LeGo
            Initializing LeGo
            Modifications to LeGo
            PermMem and Handles
        Daedalus Hooks
        Inserting NPC
        Disallow Saving
        Helper Symbols
            NINJA_VERSION
            NINJA_MODNAME
            NINJA_PATCHES
            NINJA_SYMBOLS_START
            NINJA_ID_PATCHNAME
            NINJA_SYMBOLS…PATCHNAME
        Common Symbols
        Localization
    Animations and Armor
    Output Units

Other Mechanics
    Remove Invalid NPC
    Safety Checks in Externals
    Preserve Integer Variables
    Detect zSpy
    Incompatibility List for Mods

Technical Details

Applications and Examples
    Add New NPC
    Set AI Variables
    Add New Dialogs
    Add New Spells
    Add New World
    Translation Patch

Debugging
    Console
    Logging

Installation
    Requirements
    Instructions

Troubleshooting
    Is Ninja Active
    Is Patch Loaded
    Error Messages

Download

Checksums
    Setup
    In-Game

Changelog

Support this project  

Acknowledgements

Contact and Discussion

 

 

Over a quarter million downloads!

🎉 Ninja has surpassed 300,000 downloads 🎉
Combined downloads

And that's only counting the downloads of the official channels.

GitHub
Steam Gothic 1
Steam Gothic 2
World of Gothic
Spine

Introduction
    Virtual Disk File System
    Formats
        Single File Formats
        Collected File Formats
    Limitations to Overcome
        Scripts
        Animations
        Output Units

Solution
    Implementation
    Patch Structure
        VDF File Tree
        VDF Header
    Patch Template
    Patch Validator
    Inter-Game Compatibility

Inject Changes
    Daedalus Scripts
        Overwriting Symbols
            Naming Conventions
            Preserved Symbols
        Initialization Functions
            Init_Global
            Menu Creation
        Ikarus and LeGo
            Initializing LeGo
            Modifications to LeGo
            PermMem and Handles
        Daedalus Hooks
        Inserting NPC
        Disallow Saving
        Helper Symbols
            NINJA_VERSION
            NINJA_MODNAME
            NINJA_PATCHES
            NINJA_ID_PATCHNAME
            NINJA_SYMBOLS_START
            NINJA_SYMBOLS…PATCHNAME
        Common Symbols
        Localization
    Animations and Armor
    Output Units

Other Mechanics
    Remove Invalid NPC
    Safety Checks in Externals
    Preserve Integer Variables
    Detect zSpy
    Incompatibility List for Mods

Technical Details

Applications and Examples
    Add New NPC
    Set AI Variables
    Add New Dialogs
    Add New Spells
    Add New World
    Translation Patch

Debugging
    Console
    Logging

Installation
    Requirements
    Instructions

Troubleshooting
    Is Ninja Active
    Is Patch Loaded
    Error Messages

Download

Checksums
    Setup
    In-Game

Changelog

Support this project  

Acknowledgements

Contact and Discussion

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