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Currently includes:

Player v Monster flanking
Monster v Player flanking

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Hey there, guys!

So, in my delinquency from the TL1CP I've toyed around a little bit with some of my dream mechanics adjustments.

I now have Player v Monster flanking working!  If you hit a monster from behind you deal bonus weapon damage.  It would be pretty easy to translate this into a Backstab skill for a rogue-type class.

[BUG]  The damage shape that detects whether the player is behind the monster or not sometimes (frequently) flips to the front... which... defeats its own purpose entirely.  In the process of fixing this.

It's most appropriate for a total conversion mod since you have to add a skill to every class' base file.  However, I think it might be possible to add an item a la The Red Pill we used for the Stat conversion to add the skill to any willing subjects.  Anyone know if you can add a skill via an effect?  I've seen the effect, just never tried it.



Soon to come (probably after I get my butt back on the Destro actives):

Monster v Player flanking
No in-combat health/mana regen
Chance for melee attacks to interrupt archery(including guns et al) and spellcasting

This sounds awesome. I'm going to look at this for a skill for the Nightshade in TLA.

Found out that it is currently bugged, of course.  Will work this out soon.

Anyone know if you can add a skill via an effect?  I've seen the effect, just never tried it.

Isn't this what the Tomes do?

[UNIT]
<STRING>BASEFILE:media/units/items/base.dat
<STRING>NAME:Advanced Spellcasting I
<STRING>RESOURCEDIRECTORY:media/models/items/scroll
<STRING>MESHFILE:scroll
<STRING>UNITTYPE:SPELL
<TRANSLATE>DESCRIPTION:Concentration improves Mana recharge rate at all times.  Only one rank of Concentration can be equipped at a time.
<INTEGER>RARITY:33
<INTEGER>VALUE:750
<BOOL>SHADOWS:true
<STRING>ICON:spell_advanced_spellcaster
<STRING>FALL_SOUND:Item Fall
<STRING>TAKE_SOUND:ClothGet
<STRING>LAND_SOUND:ScrollDrop
<STRING>USE_SOUND:AssignSkill
<INTEGER>LEVEL:8
<INTEGER>LEVEL_REQUIRED:1
<INTEGER>MINLEVEL:1
<INTEGER>MAXLEVEL:15
<STRING>USES:1
<TRANSLATE>DISPLAYNAME:Tome: Concentration
<BOOL>DONTCREATE:false
<STRING>UNIT_GUID:6402729982985986011
[EFFECT]
<STRING>NAME:Advanced Spellcasting
<STRING>ACTIVATION:DYNAMIC
<STRING>DURATION:INSTANT
<INTEGER>LEVEL:1
<STRING>TYPE:LEARN SKILL
<FLOAT>MIN:1
<FLOAT>MAX:1
[/EFFECT]
[/UNIT]