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Quote from: Phanjam on 29 Apr, 2016 05:04Hey Andrew nice to hear from you Is the upper jaw of the wolf supposed to overhang the player's face? Thats gonna be a cool-looking helm when its done!Yes, there is no bottom jaw, so the player's face will be below the jaw. Thanks for the encouragement! It is going to be my T1 item set for Synergies targeting my druid but any spellcaster would probably like it.

Quote from: Anarch16sync on 28 Apr, 2016 17:30Well Andrew, don't worry, your issue is pretty normal when you are new to 3d modeling...Your issue is with the Normals of the new faces, this normals (Normal vectors), determine in what direction a face is reflecting the light, in you case the normals of some of your new faces are flipped, so this faces are seen when you look at them from the inside of the helmet instead of from the outside.Thank you! That was the issue. Selecting the wolf head portion and recalculating the normals fixed it. Didn't even know there was such a thing so that would have taken me a while to figure out without your help.

Hi all, I'm looking to get some help on a new helmet I'm trying to make in blender. I'm taking the existing forest mesh (MEDIA\WARDROBE\_LVLS41_50\FOREST_01\HUF_FOREST_01.MESH) and trying to turn the helmet into a wolf's head helmet.In blender it works fine (v2.77) that I can tell and the texture is mapped correctly to the UV. The issue is that when I test the items out in GUTS, some of the new faces that I added as part of the changes are not appearing in the game mode. I'm not sure what is causing these faces to not appear and that is where I'd like to have some help. I've attached screen shots of the mesh in blender and the issue as seen in GUTS. I have also attached my blend file. Note that I am aware that there is no Face (aka eyes in many meshes) and Scalp, but I was going to work on that after getting the helmet to work correctly. That is because the forest mesh does not display the user's face.Thanks for any help. Sorry for any ignorance as I'm very new to Blender and this is the first project I've tried with it. Feel free to send me a link to any tutorials if you think that is appropriate.Note that I created some new vertices and then created faces from them. I did a UV unwrap of the entire wolf portion and then mapped that onto my updated DDS file. So I'm not sure what I did wrong. For the weights, I simply went into Weight Paint mode and made the teeth area (the ones that I created) colored red to match the rest of the helmet so that it would move correctly as before it was not moving with the correct bone. So it is very possible I did this wrong and that is part of the issue.

While I am still curious of why this is buggy, I think I'm going to strip this code. Only 2 of my summons have multiple minions and I'm thinking it is not worth the effort of implementing, especially if the count is not always accurate.

By adding the affix, the console log shows that the COUNT affix (cast from the pet spell) is being applied twice. Even adding the CAN_CLONE to the EVENT_START does not help. It may simply be an issue with a spell that has no animation that is NORMAL activation. I'll try making it a PASSIVE or giving it an animation and see if I have better luck.

Unfortunately that did not help. The increment damage shape is on a delay, but even so, the CLEAR STAT really isn't needed as the stat is 0. So it is going from 0 to 2, 3 or 4. I tried the CAN_CLONE, and it did not make a difference. The ANIMATION file only has one HIT too, so there should not be multiple firing. The timeline is set to looping false and I'm not familiar with a looping property of a spawner (the code is in my original post for the layout). I'll try moving the effects to an AFFIX, that is good to know about it possibly being buggy. I was curious about "FORCE_OWNER" and actually I was going to use "OWNER". The issue I had is that I can find no document on what FORCE_OWNER is. Is there some documentation that I am missing?At this point I'm just trying to get it to work. This is originally from SynergiesMod. I had my own version with no pet skills at all that I set the stat in the summon block and used a "CAST SKILL ON DEATH FROM EFFECT OWNER", but for some reason that always worked in guts, but in the real game it was not always firing. It seemed to fail if the summon was further from me when it died. I'm going to keep trying. Thanks for the input.

I'm creating a druid class and I'm using the SynergiesMod as an example (Necromancer specifically). I'm trying to show a UI so that the user knows how many summons they have. The pets are casting a skill on the owner (actually the way Salan has it, it is cast on EVERYBODY with a unit filter). That skill has this code:Code: [Select][SKILL] <STRING>NAME:DRUID_BIRDS_OF_PREY_INCREMENT <STRING>ACTIVATION_TYPE:NORMAL <STRING>TARGET_ALIGNMENT:GOOD <FLOAT>RANGE:100 <INTEGER>COOLDOWNMS:500000 <FLOAT>TURNRATEOVERRIDE:-1 <BOOL>ALLOWS_TURNING:0 <STRING>TARGET:SELF <INTEGER64>UNIQUE_GUID:-7592736233991313849 [LEVEL1] <FLOAT>RANDOMRANGE:0 [EVENT_END] <STRING>FILE:media/skills/druid/count_summons/counterdmgshape.layout <BOOL>PLACEONTARGET:1 <BOOL>DAMAGESHAPES_HIT_ONCE:1 <BOOL>APPLYEFFECTS:1 [TARGET_SPECIFIC_UNITS] <STRING>UNIT:HUM_DRUID_M <STRING>UNIT:HUM_DRUID_F [/TARGET_SPECIFIC_UNITS] [EFFECTS] <STRING>TARGET:EVERYBODY [EFFECT] <STRING>NAME:DRUID_BIRDS_OF_PREY_COUNT <STRING>ACTIVATION:DYNAMIC <STRING>DURATION:INSTANT <STRING>TYPE:ADD STAT <FLOAT>MIN:1 <FLOAT>MAX:1 <FLOAT>CHANCE:100 [/EFFECT] [/EFFECTS] [/EVENT_END] [/LEVEL1][/SKILL]I am summoning two birds. I can see both being summoned in the log and that both birds are casting the skill. What is odd is that my UI is showing 3 or sometimes 4, not 2. I don't know where the extra value is coming from. I've also seen (if I don't set the max pets attribute on the monster) that sometimes 4 get summoned instead of 2 even though my unit spawner specifically summons 2. The console only ever shows 2 being summoned which is odd to me as well. Obviously not ideal at all. I haven't checked it in the game yet, only guts.Any idea on what may be causing such an issue?Top portion of the summon skill:Code: [Select][SKILL] <STRING>NAME:DRUID_BIRDS_OF_PREY <TRANSLATE>DISPLAYNAME:Birds of Prey <TRANSLATE>BASE_DESCRIPTION:You summon birds of prey to fight for you. Initially two birds are summoned. <TRANSLATE>TIER1_DESCRIPTION:Summon duration increased to 30 seconds <TRANSLATE>TIER2_DESCRIPTION:Decreased cooldown to 15 seconds <TRANSLATE>TIER3_DESCRIPTION:Three birds are summoned <STRING>SKILL_ICON:skillicon_druid_birds_of_prey <STRING>SKILL_ICON_INACTIVE:skillicon_druid_birds_of_prey_gray <STRING>ACTIVATION_TYPE:NORMAL <STRING>ANIMATION:Emo_Cmon <FLOAT>RANDOMRANGE:0 <FLOAT>RANGE:8 <STRING>MANA_COST_GRAPH:MANACOST_NORMAL <FLOAT>TURNRATEOVERRIDE:-1 <STRING>REQUIREMENT_GRAPH:SKILLTIER1 <BOOL>CAN_BE_SILENCED:0 <INTEGER>LEVEL_REQUIRED:0 <BOOL>IGNORES_LOS:1 <BOOL>REQUIRES_PATHABLE:1 <STRING>TARGET:POSITION <INTEGER>MAX_INVEST_LEVEL:15 <INTEGER64>UNIQUE_GUID:1963353408761571897 [LEVEL1] <FLOAT>RANDOMRANGE:0 <INTEGER>COOLDOWNMS:45000 [EVENT_START] <STRING>FILE:media/skills/druid/birds_of_prey/warmup.layout <BOOL>ATTACHIGNORESOBSTRUCTIONS:1 <STRING>TRIGGERNAME:hit [/EVENT_START] [EVENT_TRIGGER] <STRING>FILE:media/skills/druid/birds_of_prey/summon_1.layout <BOOL>NOSTEALEFFECTS:0 <BOOL>PLACEONTARGET:1 <BOOL>DAMAGESHAPES_HIT_ONCE:1 <BOOL>STATSHIDDEN:1 [EFFECTS] <STRING>TARGET:SELF [EFFECT] <STRING>NAME:DRUID_BIRDS_OF_PREY_COUNT <STRING>ACTIVATION:DYNAMIC <STRING>DURATION:INSTANT <STRING>TYPE:CLEAR STAT <FLOAT>MIN:0 <FLOAT>MAX:0 <FLOAT>CHANCE:100 [/EFFECT] [/EFFECTS] [AFFIXES] <INTEGER>AFFIXLEVEL:20 <STRING>TARGET:PET <STRING>AFFIX:DRUID_SUMMON_DURATION [/AFFIXES] [/EVENT_TRIGGER] [EVENT_TRIGGER_FOUR] <BOOL>CAN_CLONE:0 [AFFIXES] <STRING>AFFIX:DRUID_DUMMY_BOP_DAMAGE_1 [/AFFIXES] [AFFIXES] <INTEGER>AFFIXLEVEL:20 <STRING>TARGET:PET <STRING>AFFIX:DRUID_SUMMON_DURATION [/AFFIXES] [/EVENT_TRIGGER_FOUR] [/LEVEL1]Summon_1.layout:Code: [Select][Layout] <INTEGER>VERSION:4 <UNSIGNED INT>COUNT:2 [OBJECTS] [BASEOBJECT] [PROPERTIES] <STRING>DESCRIPTOR:Timeline <STRING>NAME:Timeline <INTEGER64>ID:6370551146719403079 <INTEGER64>PARENTID:-1 <BOOL>START ON LOAD:false <STRING>NAME:Timeline [TIMELINEDATA] <INTEGER64>ID:6370551146719403079 [TIMELINEOBJECT] <INTEGER64>OBJECTID:8417972837338781406 [TIMELINEOBJECTEVENT] <STRING>OBJECTEVENTNAME:Spawn Units [TIMELINEPOINT] <FLOAT>TIMEPERCENT:0 <STRING>INTERPOLATION:Linear [/TIMELINEPOINT] [/TIMELINEOBJECTEVENT] [/TIMELINEOBJECT] [/TIMELINEDATA] [/PROPERTIES] [CHILDREN] [/CHILDREN] [/BASEOBJECT] [BASEOBJECT] [PROPERTIES] <STRING>DESCRIPTOR:Unit Spawner <STRING>NAME:Unit Spawner <INTEGER64>ID:8417972837338781406 <INTEGER64>PARENTID:-1 <STRING>RELEASE ORDER:Random <STRING>MAX RADIUS:0,4 <UNSIGNED INT>COUNT:2 <BOOL>SPAWN ON CREATE:false <BOOL>SPAWN IN CENTER:true <STRING>RESOURCE:DRUID_BIRD_OF_PREY_1 [/PROPERTIES] [CHILDREN] [/CHILDREN] [/BASEOBJECT] [/OBJECTS][/Layout]

Quote from: Avocados on 28 Mar, 2016 15:37Wow that is so odd but good to know! I can't imagine how you eventually figure out that was the causeGoing back in my memory and mercurial history and trying to remember what I changed since I last remembered it working.

Finally figured it out after uninstalling and reinstalling which did not help. I had copied the Synergies EFFECTLIST.DAT file and modified it. It lacks the "KEFFECT_TYPE_CHEATED" EFFECT in that file. Without that being present it breaks guts. Adding it back in fixes it. I'm overriding the EFFECTLIST.DAT to fix some errors in the TL2 file. Namely to have "KEFFECT_TYPE_PULL_RESISTANCE" actually say pull resistance instead of stun resistance. Well that solves it but what a pain to find.

I have not made any changes to the base folders that I am aware of. It seems that anything that modifies stats or even adds triggerables is now failing in guts game mode. I may try to reinstall guts to see if that helps.

For a long time my GUTS was working fine and I could test all skills. All of a sudden, GUTS is no longer applying stats in the play mode. If I build the mod and play the real game, the skills work, but in GUTS the stats are not being set/incremented/decremented. Any idea on what could have caused this and how to fix it?Thanks

Okay, of course right after I posted this I got it to work (although not perfect). I just made the missile have no graphics and have it have a 0 max distance. Basically make it die right away. Then in the EVENT_MISSILEDIE event, spawn a skill. In that skill, have a layout with a sound, particle, damage shape and timeline. I activated the particle at time 0. I activated the shap and the sound at 0.45 seconds. Then I got a particle starting at 20 meters (y axis) and a velocity of -50. With a bit of playing around I found that it hit the ground at around 0.45 seconds. So I added other particles on the ground to start (delay setting) at 0.45. It then looks like the particle hit the ground. The not perfect part is that since it is based on time to hit the ground at time 0 and y axis 0, not all the terrain will be at 0. Some will higher or lower and thus the hit graphic will be off. I'll have to play with some real terrain to see if it looks too bad to use in a skill. At least it is working though.

I'm trying to create a weather spell for my druid (hail storm) and would like it to actually behave like a storm. The goal is to have randomly falling hailstones around the character that can hit enemies. It seems that damage shapes will not be of any use as they are at specific locations. I thought about having an invisible pet to cast spells, but then the hail stones would always target units, but I want it to be random. I tried to do it via missiles, and was somewhat close. By using gravity and almost a 0 velocity and a high position, I could get the particles to look good. Then I used a unit spawner with a great radius to randomly create the missiles. The problem I had was that the missile goes a certain distance and then dies. I could not get it to destruct upon hitting the ground. In the EVENT_MISSILEDIE I tried casting another spell that did a damage shape (like the embermage firebomb), but I found the particles did not line up with the damage. By turning on debug damage shapes, I saw that the damage shapes were all over the place, some oriented vertically, not on the ground! Doing some debugging I think it is because the missile wants to travel a certain 2D distance and then die. I tried loading the MEDIA/MISSILES/MONSTERS/BOSS_STURM/BOSS_SHOT_FORWARD.LAYOUT (the only core missile I could fine with gravity) and found that if the max distance was increased, the "DIE" particle was rendered way beyond where the missile hit the ground. My conclusion was that the DIE event is not in the correct location when gravity causes the missile to collide with the ground.I may just give up on this idea as it is my only spell that acts this way (I want to do a thunderstorm spell, but that would be easy since the lightning can target units and not miss). I'm curious though if anyone knows how I may get this to work so that the missile "detonates" when it hits the ground just by falling?Thanks for any tips or suggestions.

Quote from: Phanjam on 19 Dec, 2015 00:57Quote from: Andrew on 18 Dec, 2015 08:51...I can add a flat damage affix for each char level and use stat modifiers on strength, damage %, etc to boost the damage as the normal damage would be boosted by such thing.That's a neat solution Andrew, thanks! and good news for anyone making a barehanded fighter class Is that done just within the player unit's .DAT file (or the unit>player editor screen in GUTS)?It was very complex and it may be best to have people just see my source once I publish the mod (I'm still balancing my monk class and testing it with Synergies as that is what it is intended to be used with). The gist is this:

• Add a stat for the class type INT that will record the last level processed
• Add the stat with value 1 in the player
• Add a triggerable in the player to fire on kill
• Add a passive hidden skill in the player with 100 levels starting with level 1. For each level of the skill add a passive AFFIX (yes that means 100 affixes) that apply a damage bonus (fixed number per level, simulating the weapon damage) and use strength, dual wield and physical damage % as stat modifiers (as a bonus)
• In the triggerable, fire off a skill on kill (I simply cannot get LEVELUP to fire, that is another thread I just started) and base it on character level
• In the skill fired by the triggerable, put a stat watcher on the EXPERIENCE LEVEL not equal to the stat (so it only fires once per level change)
• In the skill fired by the triggerable, call an instant AFFIX to set the stat to the users current level (ensuring the skill cast by the trigger is only cast once per level change)
• In the skill fired by the triggerable, use the SET SKILL LEVEL effect in an AFFIX to set the passive skill to the player's current level. Note that I found that SET SKILL LEVEL did not work with a stat modifier, so I had to create 100 AFFIXES to set the skill level
• Create a FIST WRAP item that basically is a claw with no damage (with its own unit type)
• In the passive skill, enforce that the user dual wields the FIST WRAP unit type to get the extra damage

It took me a while and several attempts, but it is working. I had to use MIN/MAX to be one number, not a range as it seems TL2 just picks a number in that range instead of actually using it on each hit, so the barehanded damage is like an AXE, doing one set damage amount. I used python code with unicode support to create the 200 AFFIXES and the two skills that have 100 levels so that I would not go nuts. It also makes it easy to change the amount of damage as I make one code change and then regenerate all 100 or 200 AFFIXES for example.

I've googled and grep'd the core DAT files and cannot seem to get the LEVELUP trigger to fire. It seems that others have had similar problems. I'm curious if anyone has even got it to work. In the meantime I'm using a trigger on kill to simulate the behavior and using a statwatcher and a stat to store the last level so that it doesn't fire more than once per level, but it isn't as nice as a true LEVELUP trigger. Note that I'm referring to a trigger with :Code: [Select] <STRING>GAMEEVENTTYPE:CHARACTER <STRING>SUBTYPE:LEVELUPI've tried a bunch of settings but nothing has yet caused the trigger to fire.