How can I add another ability to DefaultAbilitySet

[raistca]

Or perhaps there is another way that I'm not seeing. I would like to add another default ability that is available to everyone, but I can't seem to find where X2Ability_DefaultAbilitySet's DefaultAbilitySet array is initialized or modified. It has some entries in the defaultproperties:

defaultproperties
{
DefaultAbilitySet(0)="StandardMove"
DefaultAbilitySet(1)="Interact"
DefaultAbilitySet(2)="Interact_OpenDoor"
DefaultAbilitySet(3)="Interact_OpenChest"


EvacThisTurnName="EvacThisTurn"
ImmobilizedValueName="Immobilized"
ConcealedOverwatchTurn="ConcealedOverwatch"
}

But adding in my ability:

defaultproperties
{
DefaultAbilitySet(0)="StandardMove"
DefaultAbilitySet(1)="Interact"
DefaultAbilitySet(2)="Interact_OpenDoor"
DefaultAbilitySet(3)="Interact_OpenChest"
DefaultAbilitySet(4)="FieldStabilize"


EvacThisTurnName="EvacThisTurn"
ImmobilizedValueName="Immobilized"
ConcealedOverwatchTurn="ConcealedOverwatch"
}

Doesn't seem to have any effect.

 

Here's the ability that I'm trying to add in (basically to let anyone stabilize a bleeding out ally without a medikit).

 

static function X2AbilityTemplate AddFieldStabilize()
{
local X2AbilityTemplate                 Template;
local X2AbilityCost_ActionPoints        ActionPointCost;
local X2AbilityTarget_Single            SingleTarget;
local X2Condition_UnitProperty          UnitPropertyCondition;
local X2AbilityTrigger_PlayerInput      InputTrigger;
local X2Effect_RemoveEffects            RemoveEffects;


`CREATE_X2ABILITY_TEMPLATE(Template, 'FieldStabilize');


ActionPointCost = new class'X2AbilityCost_ActionPoints';
ActionPointCost.iNumPoints = 1;
Template.AbilityCosts.AddItem(ActionPointCost);


Template.AbilityToHitCalc = default.Deadeye;


SingleTarget = new class'X2AbilityTarget_Single';
Template.AbilityTargetStyle = SingleTarget;


UnitPropertyCondition = new class'X2Condition_UnitProperty';
UnitPropertyCondition.ExcludeDead = true;
Template.AbilityShooterConditions.AddItem(UnitPropertyCondition);


UnitPropertyCondition = new class'X2Condition_UnitProperty';
UnitPropertyCondition.ExcludeDead = false;
UnitPropertyCondition.ExcludeAlive = false;
UnitPropertyCondition.ExcludeHostileToSource = true;
UnitPropertyCondition.ExcludeFriendlyToSource = false;
UnitPropertyCondition.IsBleedingOut = true;
Template.AbilityTargetConditions.AddItem(UnitPropertyCondition);


RemoveEffects = new class'X2Effect_RemoveEffects';
RemoveEffects.EffectNamesToRemove.AddItem(class'X2StatusEffects'.default.BleedingOutName);
Template.AddTargetEffect(RemoveEffects);
Template.AddTargetEffect(class'X2StatusEffects'.static.CreateUnconsciousStatusEffect());


InputTrigger = new class'X2AbilityTrigger_PlayerInput';
Template.AbilityTriggers.AddItem(InputTrigger);


Template.AbilitySourceName = 'eAbilitySource_Standard';
Template.IconImage = "img:///UILibrary_PerkIcons.UIPerk_stabilize";
Template.ShotHUDPriority = class'UIUtilities_Tactical'.const.STABILIZE_PRIORITY;
Template.Hostility = eHostility_Defensive;
Template.eAbilityIconBehaviorHUD = eAbilityIconBehavior_AlwaysShow;
Template.bAllowedByDefault = true;
Template.bLimitTargetIcons = true;


Template.ActivationSpeech = 'StabilizingAlly';


Template.BuildNewGameStateFn = TypicalAbility_BuildGameState;
Template.BuildVisualizationFn = TypicalAbility_BuildVisualization;


return Template;
}

Does anyone know how to do this?

 

Thanks

[CaveRat]

I don't have access to SDK atm, but I think it was Soldier template (in X2Character_DefaultCharacters.uc) where some of the default abilities were assigned.

[raistca]

Thanks I'll check that out!

 

Edit: So it looks like it's the right place, should I be extending X2Character_DefaultCharacters and overwriting CreateSoldierTemplate or is there another way? When I tried to do that I got a whole bunch of rejecting template name already in use errors.

Edited March 1, 2016 by raistca

[CaveRat]

No, i don't think you should override anything. You should probably setup a screenlistener that will modify Soldier template when the game launches. The problem is that character templates are created with difficulty variants. Amineri posted a sample code of how to deal with that (the example uses ItemTemplateManager, where you should be using X2CharacterTemplateManager, but the principle is the same)

 

http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/3771570-overriding-vanilla-content/?p=34270720

[eXecator]

Or you could use my mod to do this, hurrey.

 

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=633686087

[CaveRat]

Or you could use my mod to do this, hurrey.

 

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=633686087

 

Yes, well, or use his mod. :laugh:

 

I've actually tried your method within MainMenu shell it works quite nicely, actually.

[eXecator]

It's actually going off even before the shell ;)

[CaveRat]

Yeah, but IIRC, you were hooking onto CreateTemplates() function, right?

So far I've tried several Template "hacks", and all of them from the main menu via screen listener route, which worked fine, as far as I can tell. So, I am kinda curious what is the advantage of doing it earlier than that?