@steffire3 in that case, Imma go with "Charge Booster" and make up some loosely fitting description.

@Phanjam can potions even use affixes? From what I saw, they only have prefab effects and nothing else. No skills, affixes etc.
And you might want to explain the zerker charge thing, since the only thing I remember about it is that every hit crits when the charge bar is full. I haven't played that class in absolute ages.

Another question: is it possible for items with identical display names to never spawn despite their internal names being completely different and not even being in the same unittype?

@Phanjam I don't think I'll bother with affixes this time around. I'll just give it a global effect and leave it at that. Already done that for the testing phase and it works fine. Though it's quite amusing since zerker with maxed charge can just sprint through everything and the countdown doesn't start until you hit an enemy.

As for the items failing to spawn, I've checked GUIDs and names, and there are no overlaps, item codes don't look unusual either.
The only thing I can think of is some of the items don't have in-game descriptions, but that doesn't stop the game from spawning items like lucky coin etc.
Also, they don't belong to a spawn class because I always try to make my mods as simple and compatible with everything as possible; I just stick things in an existing unittype, which is UNIQUE SOCKETABLE for the ones I haven't seen drop yet, and hope for the best.
I'm starting to think the vanilla game is just really stingy with spawning socketables in general, for whatever reason. Then again spawnclass system is a mess anyway...

In synergies, I had stockpiles of socketables, then I stopped using the mod and suddenly the drop rates went down massively. On the other hand, I barely had any legendaries from playing synergies, but in vanilla they seem a lot more common.
Oh well.......

Edit: 2 more questions, random ones: if I install a mod that changes skill tier requirement graphs [graph offsets controlling skill and skill level unlocks], will that cause it to bind to save?
And secondly - is it intentional for the game to randomly assign more affixes for items which already had their "affixes" set up via Effects tab in GUTS?

Whoop dee doo, the skill mallarkey continues.

Tried skill-to-proc'ing Emberquake for a weapon and it does the exact same thing that Poison Cloud did when I last tried converting it into a proc, which wasn't even needed to begin with, but no matter.

Here's the code:

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[SKILL]
<STRING>NAME:EEC_Emberquake_Proc
<TRANSLATE>DISPLAYNAME:Emberquake
<STRING>SKILL_ICON:skillicon_emberquake
<STRING>SKILL_ICON_INACTIVE:skillicon_emberquake_gray
<STRING>ACTIVATION_TYPE:NORMAL
<STRING>TARGET_ALIGNMENT:EVIL
<FLOAT>RANDOMRANGE:0
<FLOAT>RANGE:7
<BOOL>CAN_PROC_FROM_SKILL:0
<FLOAT>MANA_GRAPH_SCALE:0
<FLOAT>MANACOST:-1
<FLOAT>SPEED:1.2
<BOOL>IGNORES_CAST_SPEED:1
<FLOAT>TURNRATEOVERRIDE:-1
<BOOL>SHOW_IN_BUFFLIST:0
<BOOL>CAN_BE_SILENCED:0
<INTEGER>LEVEL_REQUIRED:0
<INTEGER>MAX_INVEST_LEVEL:1
<INTEGER64>UNIQUE_GUID:8104516515765567959
[LEVEL1]
<FLOAT>RANDOMRANGE:0
<INTEGER>COOLDOWNMS:1250
[EVENT_START]
<STRING>FILE:media/skills/railman/quake/quake.layout
<FLOAT>WEAPONDAMAGEPCT:63
<FLOAT>SOAKSCALEPCT:63
<BOOL>USEDPS:1
<BOOL>DAMAGESHAPES_HIT_ONCE:1
<BOOL>CAN_CLONE:0
[/EVENT_START]
[AFFIXES]
<INTEGER>AFFIXLEVEL:1
<STRING>AFFIX:RAILMAN_EMBERQUAKE_MK4
[/AFFIXES]
[AFFIXES]
<INTEGER>AFFIXLEVEL:15
<STRING>AFFIX:RAILMAN_EMBERQUAKE_BURN
[/AFFIXES]
[/LEVEL1]
[/SKILL]

As you can see, I've tried all sorts of bools that kinda make sense to limit the skill, like damage shapes hit once, can proc from skills, attaches, can clone, etc.
It's basically a cascade/chain reaction, the skill casts ITSELF from enemies that get hit with it and I don't know how to prevent it.

Any help will be greatly appreciated, since my ineptitude with this will only delay the already announced patch :\

@Phanjam I somehow got it working, possibly with "placeontarget:1", which is what every wand chaos proc does, though I have no clue why it makes such a massive difference.
And it's integrated via effect tab;
[EFFECT]
<STRING>NAME:EEC_Emberquake_Proc
<STRING>ACTIVATION:PASSIVE
<INTEGER>LEVEL:1
<STRING>TYPE:CAST SKILL
<STRING>DAMAGE_TYPE:ALL
<BOOL>SAVE:false
<BOOL>EXCLUSIVE:true
<FLOAT>MIN:25
<FLOAT>MAX:25
[/EFFECT]Tried various effect type entries, like cast skill from target, cast skill on melee strike, etc. Some made it not proc at all, others made it proc erratically, eg. it was cast a few times, then never again. One even made the display card call it by its internal name rather than what's under "displayname". Sheesh.

TL;DR it works but I'm still unsure how, not that I'm complaining.
Updated and working proc code in case anyone ever wanted to use it:

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[SKILL]
<STRING>NAME:EEC_Emberquake_Proc
<STRING>SKILL_TYPE:OFFENSIVE
<TRANSLATE>DISPLAYNAME:Emberquake
<STRING>SKILL_ICON:skillicon_emberquake
<STRING>SKILL_ICON_INACTIVE:skillicon_emberquake_gray
<STRING>ACTIVATION_TYPE:NORMAL
<STRING>TARGET_ALIGNMENT:EVIL
<FLOAT>RANDOMRANGE:0
<FLOAT>RANGE:3
<BOOL>REQUIRES_TARGET:1
<BOOL>CAN_PROC_FROM_SKILL:0
<FLOAT>SPEED:1.2
<BOOL>IGNORES_CAST_SPEED:1
<INTEGER>COOLDOWNMS:50
<FLOAT>TURNRATEOVERRIDE:-1
<BOOL>HIDDEN:1
<BOOL>SHOW_IN_BUFFLIST:0
<BOOL>CAN_BE_SILENCED:0
<INTEGER>LEVEL_REQUIRED:0
<INTEGER64>UNIQUE_GUID:8104516515765567959
[REQUIREMENT_RIGHT]
<STRING>UNITTYPE:2HMELEE
[/REQUIREMENT_RIGHT]
[LEVEL1]
<FLOAT>RANDOMRANGE:0
[EVENT_START]
<STRING>FILE:media/skills/railman/quake/quake.layout
<BOOL>ATTACHES:1
<FLOAT>WEAPONDAMAGEPCT:60
<FLOAT>SOAKSCALEPCT:70
<BOOL>USEDPS:1
<BOOL>PLACEONTARGET:1
<BOOL>DAMAGESHAPES_HIT_ONCE:1
<BOOL>CAN_CLONE:0
[/EVENT_START]
[AFFIXES]
<INTEGER>AFFIXLEVEL:1
<STRING>AFFIX:RAILMAN_EMBERQUAKE_MK4
[/AFFIXES]
[AFFIXES]
<INTEGER>AFFIXLEVEL:15
<STRING>AFFIX:RAILMAN_EMBERQUAKE_BURN
[/AFFIXES]
[/LEVEL1]
[/SKILL]

Or it could be CAST SKILL under effect type, or exclusive:true, I honestly can't say at this point.
Another thing is that about half the strings/bools look redundant on first glance and have no clear indication of their importance, making the whole thing even more difficult, ie. "attaches", "follows", "attach effects", "always attach effects", etc etc, it's all really confusing still.

However, there's one skill I've been curious about for a while but found nothing to lead me to how it works - hovering.
Roach enemies use it, same for Cacklespit and Manticore. I was wondering if it's possible to somehow implement it as a player skill from a consumable.
Could add something interesting to the game but I don't know if it would like the player character doing that.
Rough idea would be to have a rare consumable in the form a potion that makes you hover up in the air for a second or so, then teleports you away from danger, or....into more danger! A sort of an evasive measure with a hint of gamble.
A plain old "TELEPORT RANDOM" effect type is all nice but hovering would make it look really fancy and well-made :v

Aaaaaand here we go again, with the main theme of skill conversion. I'll forget the hovering thing, since if Aherin's heads-up is any indication, it's not really meant to be used by player characters.

Anywho, currently working on a weapon that procs shockbolts and the whole thing is rather erratic.
If it "works", the skill visibly casts before the projectile hits its target, otherwise it doesn't cast at all, or does so ahead of the target, somewhere along the projectile's predicted flight path.

Here's the skill code:

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[SKILL]
<STRING>NAME:EEC_Shockbolt_Proc
<STRING>SKILL_TYPE:OFFENSIVE
<TRANSLATE>DISPLAYNAME:Shockbolt Salvo
<STRING>SKILL_ICON:skillicon_shockbolts
<STRING>SKILL_ICON_INACTIVE:skillicon_shockbolts_gray
<STRING>ACTIVATION_TYPE:NORMAL
<STRING>TARGET_ALIGNMENT:EVIL
<BOOL>USEWEAPONANIMATION:1
<FLOAT>RANDOMRANGE:0
<FLOAT>RANGE:20
<BOOL>REQUIRES_TARGET:1
<BOOL>CAN_PROC_FROM_SKILL:0
<FLOAT>SPEED:1.3
<BOOL>IGNORES_CAST_SPEED:1
<INTEGER>COOLDOWNMS:50
<FLOAT>TURNRATEOVERRIDE:-1
<BOOL>HIDDEN:1
<BOOL>SHOW_IN_BUFFLIST:0
<BOOL>CAN_BE_SILENCED:0
<INTEGER>MAX_INVEST_LEVEL:1
<INTEGER64>UNIQUE_GUID:-4260178037413194914
[LEVEL1]
<FLOAT>RANDOMRANGE:0
[EVENT_START]
<STRING>FILE:media/skills/arbiter/shockbolt/warmup.layout
<BOOL>APPLYEFFECTS:1
<BOOL>CAN_CLONE:0
[/EVENT_START]
[EVENT_START]
<STRING>FILE:media/skills/arbiter/shockbolt/shockbolt3.layout
<FLOAT>WEAPONDAMAGEPCT:35
<FLOAT>SOAKSCALEPCT:60
<FLOAT>CHARGESCALEPCT:0
<STRING>DAMAGE_TYPE:ELECTRIC
<BOOL>USEDPS:1
<BOOL>ATTACHTOTARGET:1
<BOOL>DAMAGESHAPES_HIT_ONCE:1
<STRING>FIREFROMBONE:MISSILE
<BOOL>CAN_CLONE:0
[AFFIXES]
<STRING>AFFIX:SHOCKBOLTSIMMOBILIZE
[/AFFIXES]
[/EVENT_START]
[/LEVEL1]
[/SKILL]


And activation effect:
[EFFECT]
<STRING>NAME:EEC_Shockbolt_Proc
<STRING>ACTIVATION:PASSIVE
<INTEGER>LEVEL:1
<STRING>TYPE:CAST SKILL FROM TARGET
<BOOL>SAVE:false
<BOOL>EXCLUSIVE:true
<FLOAT>MIN:100
<FLOAT>MAX:100
[/EFFECT]
The current setting, "CAST SKILL FROM TARGET", breaks it completely; it won't cast at all. Also note that I've tried quite a few combinations of EVENT_ brackets like MISSILEHIT, MISSILEDIE, START, END, and fire from/at bone as well.

As for what I'm actually trying to accomplish here: I want the skill to proc when the missile hits an enemy. It either does so before it hits a target, or procs some distance behind it. The skill also casts from the other weapon, not just the one which holds the proc.

So yeah, I'm kinda stumped here, since this is probably more technical than I can muster for the time being, and any pointers or tips would be appreciated.
And lastly, this skill has FOUR target/target type checks, yet still casts from nothing with CAST SKILL type, doesn't cast at all with CAST SKILL FROM TARGET, even if there is one...

Alright, everything was the way I pasted it, then I applied your changes and the skill doesn't activate and this time EffectType [ON STRIKE/ON STRIKE FROM TARGET/etc] doesn't matter at all.