This article discusses how to go about the process of scripting
for spells. To begin with, we will cover the conventions that
Bioware adopted in their own spell scripts to help scripters better
understand what exists in the game. Bioware, of course, built the
foundation upon which Obsidian Entertainment developed NWN2.
- All Bioware spell scripts are prefixed with
nw, x0, x1, or
x2 to designate the expansion in which the spell
script was introduced.
- All Bioware spells scripts contain s0,
s1, s2, or s3
after the prefix to indicate the type of spell script. S0 scripts
are for player castable spells. S1 scripts are for creature
spell-like abilities. S2 scripts are for feats or special
abilities. S3 scripts are for items/item properties.
- All Bioware spell scripts conclude (suffix) with a name that
uniquely describes the spell script.
- All three of these parts are separated by an underscore.
