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[malvack]

So basically, I have this idea for Drogoth I want to do. Currently, I have given Drogoth this ability to summon smaller, less powerful version of himself (3 mini Drogoths max). Now, what I want to do is for Drogoth to gain his abilities not by leveling up, but by the number of mini Drogoths next to him (so, 1 mini-D unlocks wing blast, 2 mD unlock fire flight, 3 mD unlock incinerate). To implement it, I wanted to use a combination of LargeGroupBonusUpdate and some vanilla updates I'm not using. This approach has helped me with giving upgrades to the goblins when in large numbers and so forth, however, it appears it doesn't affect good ol' Drogoth. I don't know if it's because he is a hero as opposed to a horde, or if it's because he is a flying unit; whatever the case, I can't make him upgrade through the number of mini-Drogoths as I wanted to. I'll leave the pertinent code here, so to clarify what I'm doing.

 

Drogoth.ini - LargeGroupBonusUpdate

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    Behavior = LargeGroupBonusUpdate ModuleTag_LargeGroup1
        UpdateRate           = 1000
        HordeMemberFilter    = ANY +DrogothShadow
        Count                = 1
        Radius               = GOBLIN_BONUS_RADIUS
        ;RubOffRadius         = 5.0
        AlliesOnly           = Yes
        AttributeModifier    = WildGoblinModelGroupModifier1
    End
    Behavior = LargeGroupBonusUpdate ModuleTag_LargeGroup2
        UpdateRate           = 1000
        HordeMemberFilter    = ANY +DrogothShadow
        Count                = 2
        Radius               = GOBLIN_BONUS_RADIUS
        ;RubOffRadius         = 5.0
        AlliesOnly           = Yes
        AttributeModifier    = WildGoblinModelGroupModifier2
    End
    Behavior = LargeGroupBonusUpdate ModuleTag_LargeGroup3
        UpdateRate           = 1000
        HordeMemberFilter    = ANY +DrogothShadow
        Count                = 3
        Radius               = GOBLIN_BONUS_RADIUS
        ;RubOffRadius         = 5.0
        AlliesOnly           = Yes
        AttributeModifier    = WildGoblinModelGroupModifier3
    End

 

AttributeModifier.ini

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ModifierList WildGoblinModelGroupModifier1
    Category                    = BUFF
    ModelCondition 		= USER_4
    Duration                    = 0
End
ModifierList WildGoblinModelGroupModifier2
    Category                    = BUFF
    ModelCondition 		= USER_5
    Duration                    = 0
End
ModifierList WildGoblinModelGroupModifier3
    Category                    = BUFF
    ModelCondition 		= USER_6
    Duration                    = 0
End

 

ScriptEvent.xml - New Event Names that I guess pretty much everyone know, still

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        <ModelConditionEvent Name="ModelConditionUSER_4">
                <Conditions>+USER_4</Conditions>
        </ModelConditionEvent>

        <ModelConditionEvent Name="ModelConditionNOTUSER_4">
                <Conditions>-USER_4</Conditions>
        </ModelConditionEvent>

        <ModelConditionEvent Name="ModelConditionUSER_5">
                <Conditions>+USER_5</Conditions>
        </ModelConditionEvent>

        <ModelConditionEvent Name="ModelConditionNOTUSER_5">
                <Conditions>-USER_5</Conditions>
        </ModelConditionEvent>

        <ModelConditionEvent Name="ModelConditionUSER_6">
                <Conditions>+USER_6</Conditions>
        </ModelConditionEvent>

        <ModelConditionEvent Name="ModelConditionNOTUSER_6">
                <Conditions>-USER_6</Conditions>
        </ModelConditionEvent>

 

ScriptEvent.xml - DrogothFunctions

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<EventList Name="DrogothFunctions">
		<EventHandler EventName="BeScary" ScriptFunctionName="RadiateTerrorEx" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
		<EventHandler EventName="ModelConditionUSER_4"		ScriptFunctionName="OnWildGoblinUser4" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
		<EventHandler EventName="ModelConditionNOTUSER_4"   ScriptFunctionName="OnNotWildGoblinUser4" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
		<EventHandler EventName="ModelConditionUSER_5"		ScriptFunctionName="OnWildGoblinUser5" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
		<EventHandler EventName="ModelConditionNOTUSER_5"   ScriptFunctionName="OnNotWildGoblinUser5" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
		<EventHandler EventName="ModelConditionUSER_6"		ScriptFunctionName="OnWildGoblinUser6" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
		<EventHandler EventName="ModelConditionNOTUSER_6"   ScriptFunctionName="OnNotWildGoblinUser6" DebugSingleStep="false"/>
</EventList>

 

Scripts.lua

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function OnWildGoblinUser4(self)
    ObjectGrantUpgrade( self, "Upgrade_TheodenLeadership" )
end
function OnNotWildGoblinUser4(self)
	ObjectRemoveUpgrade( self, "Upgrade_TheodenLeadership" )
end

function OnWildGoblinUser5(self)
    ObjectGrantUpgrade( self, "Upgrade_TheodenKingsFavor" )
end
function OnNotWildGoblinUser5(self)
	ObjectRemoveUpgrade( self, "Upgrade_TheodenKingsFavor" )
end

function OnWildGoblinUser6(self)
    ObjectGrantUpgrade( self, "Upgrade_TheodenGloriousCharge" )
end
function OnNotWildGoblinUser6(self)
	ObjectRemoveUpgrade( self, "Upgrade_TheodenGloriousCharge" )
end

 

Drogoth.ini -AiUpdtate

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	 Behavior = GiantBirdAIUpdate ModuleTag_GiantBirdAI
	    AutoAcquireEnemiesWhenIdle	= Yes ATTACK_BUILDINGS
	    MoodAttackCheckRate			= 500
	    AILuaEventsList				= DrogothFunctions	
		FollowThroughDistance		= 200
		FollowThroughCheckStep		= 50
		FollowThroughGradient		= 1.0
		
		GrabTossTimeTrigger			= 2.5
		GrabTossHeightTrigger		= 100.0
		TossFX						= FX_DiebyFalling
		SpecialContactPoints		= Swoop

		AttackPriority = AttackPriority_FellBeast
	  End

 

Drogot.ini - WingBlast

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	Behavior = UnpauseSpecialPowerUpgrade ModuleTag_WingBlastUnpause
		SpecialPowerTemplate		= SpecialAbilityWingBlast
		TriggeredBy					= Upgrade_TheodenLeadership ;Upgrade_ObjectLevel3
	End

 

DrogothShadow

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ChildObject DrogothShadow Drogoth

	Scale=0.6

	KindOf = HERO PRELOAD SELECTABLE CAN_CAST_REFLECTIONS SCORE NO_FREEWILL_ENTER SCARY MONSTER CANNOT_RETALIATE GIANT_BIRD

	CommandPoints		= 0
	IsTrainable = No
	;EquivalentTo = Drogoth

	RadarPriority = UNIT

	;CommandSet = EmptyCommandSet

		MaxSimultaneousOfType	= 3

	RemoveModule ModuleTag_RespawnUpdate

	Body = RespawnBody ModuleTag_02
		CheerRadius 	  = EMOTION_CHEER_RADIUS
		MaxHealth         = 3000; DROGOTH_HEALTH = 6000
		HealingBuffFx     = None
	End

	DisplayName = OBJECT:GenericFireDrake

	 Behavior = GiantBirdAIUpdate ModuleTag_GiantBirdAI
	    AutoAcquireEnemiesWhenIdle	= Yes ATTACK_BUILDINGS
	    MoodAttackCheckRate			= 500
	    AILuaEventsList				= FellBeastFunctions	
		FollowThroughDistance		= 200
		FollowThroughCheckStep		= 50
		FollowThroughGradient		= 1.0
		
		GrabTossTimeTrigger			= 2.5
		GrabTossHeightTrigger		= 100.0
		TossFX						= FX_DiebyFalling
		SpecialContactPoints		= Swoop

		AttackPriority = AttackPriority_FellBeast
	  End

	RemoveModule ModuleTag_LargeGroup1
	RemoveModule ModuleTag_LargeGroup2
	RemoveModule ModuleTag_LargeGroup3

End

 

 

Yeah, that's pretty much it. Hope someone has more experience in this topic because, as for now, I don't know what else to do.

 

Thanks!

[JUS_SAURON]

No experience , but here is a guess 

Add Drogoth to the HordeMemberFilter +Drogoth 

 

if it still does not work , try giving an upgrade in the attribute modifiers , duration 0 ( forever )

this upgrade triggers Drogoth’s powers 

[wet slippers]

Hey, still a bit new to these forums so I hope I'm not breaking any rules by posting here and not making my own thread

 

Did you guys ever figure out what the issue was here? I'm trying to do something similar but simpler (plain ol attributemods when a number of specific heroes are in the same map instead of upgrades that enable abilities), but it doesn't seem to be working. Is it just that heroes can't be given a large group bonus?