Random Effect Weapon

[Phrozin]

I've been trying to figure out a way to make a weapon that would effect it's target from a list of effects (blind, paralyze, radiation, etc). Anyone know of a good way to do this?

[Mktavish]

Well I guess first thing you need to figure out all the effects you want to use (Actor Effects)

Might want to just make all your own even if you duplicate them exactly ... but you could call to the vanilla ones if you don't have to adjust them. And you may have to replicate some base effects the actor effects use if you need to adjust stuff on that window.

 

But once you have all your actor effects lined out ... 10 of them for example.

 

Then make a base effect that is archetype "Script" and attach a script for the assoc item (effect type script :example below)

 

On the flags ... Set Hostile and Recover ... but not sure you'll need these 2.

Then also flag it ... self/touch/target ... no duration/no magnitude/no area .

 

Here's an example script (Effect Type)

 

SCN MyRandomEffectScript

Short DieRoll

Begin ScriptEffectStart

Set DieRoll to GetRandomPercent

If DieRoll < 11

CIOS MyActorEffect01

If DieRoll > 10 && DieRoll < 21

CIOS MyActorEffect02

If DieRoll > 20 && DieRoll < 31

CIOS MyActorEffect03

; Etc ... for rest of iteration

endif

endif

endif

END

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CIOS is the short version for "CastImmediateOnSelf" in case your wondering.

So obviously to save this script you need to have the form-id's in place for the Actor Effects .

And all of those Actor Effects must have a self range and a non zero duration to work.

So now you make a new Object effect , then attach the base effect that runs this script.

And you just attach that Object Effect to your weapon.

I'm pretty sure that will work ... but if you get stuck or one of the actor effects doesn't seem to apply let me know.

[Phrozin]

We both came up with a similar way, except I made a global variable (VoodooRandomNum) and set the effects conditions to the number range.

SCN VoodooRandomSCRIPT

BEGIN GameMode
	float timer
	int Vpete
	set Vpete to 1

	Label Vpete
	if timer < 2
		set timer to timer + GetSecondsPassed
		set VoodooRandomNum to GetRandomPercent
	else
		set timer to 0
		goto Vpete
	endif
END

That did help work out the couple of problems I was having, though. Now to add additional effects and model and texture a voodoo doll!

[Mktavish]

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Edited February 22, 2017 by Mktavish

[Phrozin]

Unless I've been vividly hallucinating, it worked for me.

[Mktavish]

Ya sorry my bad ... I see it now.