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Jasperre, last updated on May 10, 2025
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iprp_saveelement.2da is used to specify specific save bonuses for ItemPropertyBonusSavingThrowVsX and ItemPropertyReducedSavingThrowVsX and obviously items in the toolset.
2da Missing Items
There are 6 items you can re-enable since they reflect valid saving throws (The game actively has for usual effects and script functions). These are Traps, Spells, Law, Chaos, Good and Evil.
The reasons the Law, Chaos, Good and Evil may not have been enabled is, essentially, no spell uses those saving throw types (So they'd functionally do nothing), but Spells and Traps have valid saves. Note the D&D rules some spells have multiple descriptors, such as Holy Word which is both Sonic and Good. Sometimes this is covered (Mind-Affecting affects Fear type saves for instance). Many Good and Evil spells were not implemented in the game (Good and Evil domains were not added where most of the spells come from).
Note Backstab and Illusion will do nothing.
Not having a TLK reference means the lines won't load it properly. To fix it use this example fixed file using existing valid TLK entries.
2DA V2.0
Name NameString Cost SavingThrowType
0 5152 Universal 1.25 0
1 1027 Acid 0.4 6
2 **** Backstab 0.4 ****
3 1029 Cold 0.4 12
4 5154 Death 0.75 11
5 1006 Disease 0.5 3
6 5155 Divine 0.4 13
7 1030 Electrical 0.4 8
8 993 Fear 0.4 4
9 1028 Fire 0.5 7
10 **** Illusion 0.5 ****
11 5157 Mind-Affecting 0.75 1
12 5158 Negative 0.75 10
13 879 Poison 0.5 2
14 5159 Positive 0.4 9
15 2202 Sonic 0.4 5
16 5563 Traps 0.4 14
17 10566 Spells 0.75 15
18 5621 Law 0.4 18
19 5612 Chaos 0.4 19
20 5618 Good 0.4 16
21 5616 Evil 0.4 17
New Saving Throw Types
These can now be added with 1.89.8193.37 where you can add new saving throw types into savingthrowtypes.2da which can be used then in scripted saving throws.
It is a shame this list doesn't match the default SAVING_THROW_TYPE_* constants, so instead when a new entry is added to savingthrowtypes.2da add the relevant line identifier to the SavingThrowType column.
2da Columns
| Column Label | Example | Valid Values | Description and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | 1028 | Dialog.tlk string reference | Shown in toolset and in game. If not present the line is considered invalid and will not be allowed in the toolset. |
| Label | Fire | Human readable string | Unused by the game just a label |
| Cost | 0.5 | Float | See parent page on how costs are calculated |
| SavingThrowType | 7 | Line ID in savingthrowtypes.2da | Added in 1.89.8193.37. Can now add new saving throw types and reference them in item properties using this to link to the correct line ID. |
2da Contents
2DA V2.0
Name NameString Cost SavingThrowType
0 5152 Universal 1.25 0
1 1027 Acid 0.4 6
2 **** Backstab 0.4 ****
3 1029 Cold 0.4 12
4 5154 Death 0.75 11
5 1006 Disease 0.5 3
6 5155 Divine 0.4 13
7 1030 Electrical 0.4 8
8 993 Fear 0.4 4
9 1028 Fire 0.5 7
10 **** Illusion 0.5 ****
11 5157 Mind-Affecting 0.75 1
12 5158 Negative 0.75 10
13 879 Poison 0.5 2
14 5159 Positive 0.4 9
15 2202 Sonic 0.4 5
16 **** Traps 0.4 14
17 **** Spells 0.75 15
18 **** Law 0.4 18
19 **** Chaos 0.4 19
20 **** Good 0.4 16
21 **** Evil 0.4 17