View source for Part 1: creating a new skill

This article is part of a 4-part series on how to create, edit and use a new skill.

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This article describes how to create a blank skill entry.

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== Introduction ==
Creating skills in your mod is easier than ever with our newly introduced tool, the [[Stats editor]].

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== Creating a skill ==
=== Step 1: Opening the Stats Editor ===
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<sub>The Stats Editor button</sub>


First, we need to open up the stats editor. To do this, locate the "Stats Editor" button on the menu bar (under "Editors").

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<sub>Creating the Skill_Projectile document</sub>


Next, we need to create the Skill_Projectile stats document in our project. If the document already exists, you can skip this step. To open the document, expand the "SkillData" item and double click the "Skill_Projectile" item.

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=== Step 2: Adding a projectile skill entry ===
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<sub>Creating a blank projectile skill entry</sub>


Finally, we create an entry in the Skill_Projectile document. You can add a new entry either by editing the empty row at the bottom or by clicking the [+] button at the top of the document.

The only two required fields are the "Name" which serves as a (unique) identifier for the skill, and the SkillType. The SkillType can simply be set to the name of the document (Projectile in our case).

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== See Also ==
Although adding a row to the stats document is all we need to create a new skill, our skill is far from ready to be used.

To create a complete and useable skill from scratch would require a lot of work. The skill itself needs an icon, casting animations, effects, and a projectile. It is therefor recommended that you create a skill based on an existing skill.
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| [[Part 1: creating a new skill]]
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| [[Part 2: creating a skill from existing]]
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| [[Part 3: creating and using a skillbook]]
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| [[Part 4: adding the skillbook to a vendor]]
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