well i havent made much progress and i havent posted anything yet but i guess i could.

i have not touched visari i dont use them at all. i like some of their abilities but thats it. if i can i want to use some of their tech tree for the advent. i hope nobody cares and i gave credit where it was due, but i stole the direct phase jump mod and added it to mine. to put emphesis on keeping worlds hidden from enemies. the advent also have a faster phase jump speed and startup to let them chase retreating ships. and i check this post frequently to give a swift reply.

i know. all they do on that post is argue. its stuck between fan fiction and halo buffs and i dont feel like listening to them. im not looking at total conversions yet im just looking at making it closer to halo. while i wait for them to finish.

can anyone tell me what this is i found it in a player entity file under hyperspace data.
shieldData

shieldAbsorbGrowthPerDamage 0.001

shieldAbsorbDecayRate 0.0125

shieldAbsorbBaseMin 0.15

shieldColor ff0EADFF

i think i just died and went to heaven. i think that the original thought was briliant but to many nerds got on your post. either way ive been working on alot of balencing in my mod to make the 3 to one ratio between the advent and the humans. ive also taken the direct phase jump mod to help give a need to keep yourself hidden from the enemy.

hahahahaa. well im just waiting for your work to come out so i can use it. is there a projected arrival date? how are you solving the shielding system? sorry about all the questions but im curious and i know what the shields should be like but i cant get it there. (shields go down after large damage and go back up shortly after)

its still being worked the shields are my greatest problem. i dont have it posted yet as it says it takes up to 5 days. im going to try a few things but i need to balence the shields first. any advice on how to do this badly needed. (shields need to stay down for a period of time before going online again.) all tec capitol ships now have working missles.

thanks for the layout. this will greatly aid my endevors. my next problem is making an ability targer itself and only itself. i will post the data below. this abilty will restore shields to full after a duration time. at the moment it doesnt target itself and i dont know if it works yet.

TXT
entityType "Ability"
buffInstantActionType "ApplyTargettedBuffToSelf"
instantActionTriggerType "AlwaysPerform"
buffType "BuffShieldRestoreActivate"
effectInfo
effectAttachInfo
attachType "Invalid"
smallEffectName ""
largeEffectName ""
soundID ""
needsToFaceTarget FALSE
canCollideWithTarget TRUE
moveThruTarget FALSE
isUltimateAbility FALSE
maxNumLevels 1
levelSourceType "FixedLevel0"
aiUseTime "OnlyInCombat"
aiUseTargetCondition "ShieldDamageExceedsAmount"
onlyAutoCastWhenTargetShieldDamageExceedsAmount
isAutoCastAvailable TRUE
isAutoCastOnByDefault TRUE
pickRandomPlanetToExploreForAutoCastTarget FALSE
ignoreNonCombatShipsForAutoCastTarget TRUE
onlyAutoCastWhenDamageTakenExceedsPerc 2.000000
isPassive FALSE
antiMatterCost
Level:0 90.000000
Level:1 0.000000
Level:2 0.000000
cooldownTime
Level:0 16.000000
Level:1 0.000000
Level:2 0.000000
researchPrerequisites
NumResearchPrerequisites 0
nameStringID "IDS_ABILITY_SHIELDRESTORE_NAME"
descStringID "IDS_ABILITY_SHIELDRESTORE_DESCRIPTION"
hudIcon "HUDICON_ABILITY_SHIELDRESTORE"
smallHudIcon "HUDICON_ABILITY_SHIELDRESTORE"
infoCardIcon ""


i will post the buffs if it is needed.

here is the targeting

TXT
entityType "Buff"
onReapplyDuplicateType "ReplaceWithNewBuff"
buffExclusivityForAIType "ExclusiveForAllPlayers"
isInterruptable FALSE
isChannelling FALSE
numInstantActions 2
instantAction
buffInstantActionType "PlayAttachedEffect"
instantActionTriggerType "OnDelay"
delayTime 20.000000
effectInfo
effectAttachInfo
attachType "Above"
smallEffectName "CapitalAbility_ShieldRestoreTargetActivate"
largeEffectName "CapitalAbility_ShieldRestoreTargetActivate"
soundID "EFFECT_ADAPTIVESHIELD"
instantAction
buffInstantActionType "RestoreShieldPoints"
instantActionTriggerType "OnDelay"
delayTime 0.000000
shields
Level:0 350.000000
Level:1 0.000000
Level:2 0.000000
numPeriodicActions 0
numOverTimeActions 0
numEntityModifiers 0
numEntityBoolModifiers 0
numFinishConditions 1
finishCondition
finishConditionType "TimeElapsed"
time
Level:0 4.000000
Level:1 0.000000
Level:2 0.000000

i have ships that fire with no shields all that time, i actually removed shields from tec ships. i really need someone to help on this im begging that if you know anyone who can help that you ask them.

Does that even work with the line

onlyAutoCastWhenDamageTakenExceedsPerc 2.000000

? That number means 200% I thought (in the game files its 0 or .5 so im guessing you changed it).

ok now it doesnt target other ships but it still doesnt will not cast the ability. shield points did not restore.

onlyAutoCastWhenTargetShieldDamageExceedsAmount

This line I think sohuld have something after it, like:

onlyAutoCastWhenTargetShieldDamageExceedsAmount
Level:0 75.000000
Level:1 0.000000
Level:2 0.000000

Which is the way it appears in the game files.