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wrath2552
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Making an ability able to toggle on and off

June 24, 2009 10:09:11 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

can anyone help me? i am trying to make the adaptive shield ability able to be toggled on or off/ I would set it up so that while it was on, it would use x antimatter a second until antimatter is depleted, of i turn the ability off. I get a generl idea of what abilities and buffs are, and i can alter them with ease, but this is a major change i do not know how to do. can anyone take some time to help me out? Thanks!

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wrath2552
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Reply #1 June 25, 2009 6:19:18 PM
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Try looking at the Gardian's repulse ability. I think that is similar to what you want.

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Reply #2 June 26, 2009 12:42:25 AM
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Not really... You could find the ability that slowly drains AM and use that and then you could just use the special ability of Sentinels and the Vasari lf...

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Reply #3 June 26, 2009 8:58:35 AM
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I am using something like that for my mod for Siege Frigates at the moment - they enter Siege Mode with special cons such as immobility and antimatter drain and pros like bombing cooldown and can exit it again. I'll look at it when I get home from work but it's quite simple really.

But for a quick look check out AbilityChargedMissiles.entity related to Vasari LRFs.

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Reply #4 June 26, 2009 11:54:44 AM
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Yeah and then use the Guardians shield ability for the AM drain...

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Reply #5 June 26, 2009 5:03:47 PM
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hmmmm... now that sounds interesting...   I'm not trying anything like this, but sounds like a neat thing to try.

-Teal

 

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Reply #6 June 26, 2009 6:53:52 PM
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Here's how I did it:

Ability file:

TXT
entityType "Ability"
buffInstantActionType "ApplyOrRemoveBuffToSelf"
instantActionTriggerType "AlwaysPerform"
buffType "BuffFrigateSiegeMode"
effectInfo
    effectAttachInfo
        attachType "Center"
    smallEffectName "Ability_FrigateSiegeMode"
    largeEffectName "Ability_FrigateSiegeMode"
    soundID "EFFECT_SiegeMode"
toggleStateOnNameStringID "IDS_ABILITY_SIEGEMODEACTIVE_NAME"
toggleStateOnDescStringID "IDS_ABILITY_SIEGEMODEACTIVE_DESCRIPTION"
needsToFaceTarget FALSE
canCollideWithTarget TRUE
moveThruTarget FALSE
isUltimateAbility FALSE
maxNumLevels 1
levelSourceType "FixedLevel0"
aiUseTime "OnlyWhenBombing"
aiUseTargetCondition "Any"
isAutoCastAvailable TRUE
isAutoCastOnByDefault TRUE
pickRandomPlanetToExploreForAutoCastTarget FALSE
ignoreNonCombatShipsForAutoCastTarget TRUE
onlyAutoCastWhenDamageTakenExceedsPerc 0.000000
useCostType "AntiMatter"
antiMatterCost
    Level:0 0.000000
    Level:1 0.000000
    Level:2 0.000000
cooldownTime
    Level:0 20.000000
    Level:1 0.000000
    Level:2 0.000000
orderAcknowledgementType "ONGENERALORDERISSUED"
researchPrerequisites
    NumResearchPrerequisites 0
nameStringID "IDS_ABILITY_SIEGEMODE_NAME"
descStringID "IDS_ABILITY_SIEGEMODE_DESCRIPTION"
hudIcon "HUDICON_ABILITY_CHARGEDMISSILES"
smallHudIcon "HUDICON_ABILITY_CHARGEDMISSILES"
infoCardIcon ""

Buff file:

TXT
entityType "Buff"
onReapplyDuplicateType "PrioritizeNewBuffs"
buffStackingLimitType "ForAllPlayers"
stackingLimit 1
allowFirstSpawnerToStack FALSE
buffExclusivityForAIType "ExclusiveForAllPlayers"
isInterruptable FALSE
isChannelling FALSE
numInstantActions 0
numPeriodicActions 0
numOverTimeActions 1
overTimeAction
    buffOverTimeActionType "DrainAntiMatter"
    drainAntiMatterRate
        Level:0 5.000000
        Level:1 5.000000
        Level:2 5.000000
numEntityModifiers 3
entityModifier
    buffEntityModifierType "PlanetBombingCooldown"
    value
        Level:0 -5.000000
        Level:1 0.000000
        Level:2 0.00000
entityModifier
    buffEntityModifierType "ArmorAsDamageTarget"
    value
        Level:0 -15.000000
        Level:1 0.000000
        Level:2 0.000000
entityModifier
    buffEntityModifierType "ShieldMitigation"
    value
        Level:0 -0.600000
        Level:1 0.000000
        Level:2 0.000000
numEntityBoolModifiers 1
entityBoolModifier "DisableLinearEngines"
numFinishConditions 2
finishCondition
    finishConditionType "AntiMatterDepleted"
finishCondition
    finishConditionType "OwnerChanged"

 

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I have highlighted the important parts. That's basically that is to it.

 

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Reply #7 June 26, 2009 8:57:44 PM
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Cool, thanks a lot!

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