Creating new powers

Monday, August 14, 2017 - 17:36

Hi,

I'm trying to create new powers, and want to create one that doesn't do damage (like a slow or stun only) is it possible to do this? I copied the shock spell, made a new id, and commented out some lines. The spell fires, but doesn't slow the enemies. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

dorkster

joined 13 years 4 months ago

Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 13:45

You can use:

modifier_damage=absolute,0,0

ignore_zero_damage=true

This will set the power damage to zero, but still allow the hazard to hit an enemy. We use this for the fire/ice weakness spells in empyrean_campaign (ids 203/204 in powers/categories/enemy.txt). To slow enemies, you'll need to add a post_effect like this:

post_effect=slow,50,2s

necron099

joined 8 years 3 months ago

Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 07:15

Thanks dorkster, works like a charm.

Does it matter if I comment out trait_elemental, or leave it as (air, earth, ice, etc) ? I guess what I'm trying to say is trait_elemental required?

dorkster

joined 13 years 4 months ago

Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 07:56

You can safely leave trait_elemental out, as it only affects powers that do damage.

necron099

joined 8 years 3 months ago

Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 13:05

ok, thanks dorkster

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