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[Fingulfin]

I am in the middle of making a package that will teach newer coders how to make special abilities for their units/heroes. Some are already made by EA, some are of my own creation. They will all be created in this format. Without Further delay, my first huge tutorial!

 Leadership.ini   8.67KB   369 downloads

Enjoy!

EDIT: It is not completely finished, I just want your guy's opinion on the quality of the work. All suggestions are welcome, and cunstructive critisism is wanted.

Edited by Fingulfin, 24 July 2006 - 04:53 AM.

[Hard_Sander]

Thanks, I''ll hope you''ll create another thing like this.

[GothmogtheOrc]

Nice stuff, should definately help anyone learning how to code.

-GothmogtheOrc

[Fingulfin]

I thought it was a complete failure because of the absense of comments...

[Clement]

It's just that when there are some new models/skin, this part of the forum isn't really visited..... lol
Good stuff though!

[Hard_Sander]

I think it''s quite good because when following this ''tutuorial'', I get some instant results and it is easy to experiment with.

[Pomerancak]

Well, first of all, GJ it is very good and usable guide.
But i have some questions:
1) are there some limits? for example: Modifier = RATE_OF_FIRE 1000%
2) stacking? how does it works, does stack for example diferent pasive abilities? (armor boosting pasive ability stacks with damage boosting pasive ability??) And can i make it so every pasive ability will stack?

Thanks for any help



Sory for my bad english still studying.

[Fingulfin]

No problem, alot of people here don't have English as a first language Welcome to T3A!

2: You can have as many modifiers as you want! Just keep typing them down and your good to go. I'm not sure what you mean by "And can i make it so every pasive ability will stack?". Can you please explain a bit more on what you are doing? Thanks

1: As for limits on numbers, there is almost never a limit on numbers. Just type in the desired amount! The only thing that I can see going wrong would be some weird results in-game, like if you put the rate of fire too high it might act funny (like the animations will get screwed up or... something). Not sure though, try it and find out!

[Pomerancak]

Well, my reply:

2) never mind i got some crazy idea.

1)well i want to do some group (i dont think it is good word for it,but hope you undestand me) of pasive auras for CaH. (which will affect only them,maybe will be better to make some script ability which will change a weapon...?)
Something like this: (JUST AN EXAMPLE, NOT FINAL VALUES!!!)
Archer: attack rate aura (name for example Loriens Bows...???): 1.lvl 350% (can get only on high levels)

Wizard: recharge time aura (Masters of Witchcraft....?) 1.lvl 85%
2.lvl 75
3.lvl 50%
4.lvl 40%

armor aura for Men and so one, but I want to make it this way: when you get the ability it must by visible contrast (difference) before the attack with it and without. Like automatic gun Well, of course not as crazy, but if a make so boosted aura, other speed limits(caps) of weapon(CreateAHeroBasicRangedWeapon) makes hero still attacking slow. So my question: can i prepare some big cap to make so boosted pasive abilities working properly???

And final: exist some list of objects that i can define for leadesrhip? I think this:
LEADERSHIPFILTER1 ANY +INFANTRY +CAVALRY -STRUCTURE -BASE_FOUNDATION +HERO ALLIES

[Fingulfin]

No, the things in the filter are the "KindOf"s that you see in each units code. If you want to define specific objects, you have to type it in like this:

#define LEADERSHIPFILTER1 ANY +INFANTRY +CAVALRY -STRUCTURE -BASE_FOUNDATION +GondorAragorn +GondorFighterHorde +ElvenLegolas

Etc, Etc.

[Pomerancak]

Well, no nice list like that at the top of attribute modifier.ini..... :(


And a cap?? Any ideas how to make limits of weapon more flexibile????

OK thanks much for your replies.