My first: Root template

Description

Root templates are the building blocks of Divinity: Original Sin 2. Every entity in the game, from candle holders to monsters, and even the player character itself, is an instance of a root template.

Objects in levels are most commonly local templates. Local templates are instances of root templates that have been placed in a level.

When local templates are made global, they become global templates. Global templates exist across levels in a project.

To summarize:

• Root templates define a placeable entity
  • Local templates are instances of root templates placed in a level
  • Global templates are local templates that exist across multiple levels (such as origin characters)

Creating a root template

There are several types of root templates. The most important types are characters, items and sceneries.

In this tutorial, we will be creating a new scenery type root template. Sceneries are simple, static objects, such as trees and rocks.

Step 1: Opening the Root Template Panel

To create a new root template, we first need to open up the Root template panel.

Step 2: Creating a new root template

_{The Create New button in the root template panel}

Once we have the root template panel open, we can create a new root template by clicking the "Create New" button on the top left of the panel.

After clicking the "Create New" button, the Create Object Wizard should pop up. This is where we will do the initial setup of our new root template.

_{The first steps to perform in the create object wizard}

The most important steps to perform when creating any new root template are:

• Selecting your mod (project) (1).
• Selecting the type of root template (select the "scenery" type root template) (2).
• Configure Properties (we skip these for now)
• Setting the name of our root template (3). Note that this is the name used to identify the root template, not the name the template will have in-game!

After performing these steps, we click "Create" to create the root template.

_{The newly created root template in the root template panel}