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anteachtaire
anteachtaire
Join Date 06/2009
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For anyone who wants to make a tractor beam

November 23, 2009 2:25:56 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

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entityType "Buff"
onReapplyDuplicateType "PrioritizeNewBuffs"
buffStackingLimitType "ForAllPlayers"
stackingLimit 1
allowFirstSpawnerToStack FALSE
buffExclusivityForAIType "ExclusiveForAllPlayers"
isInterruptable FALSE
isChannelling FALSE                                                    ///this ability would be a little less OP if set to "TRUE"

numInstantActions 5

instantAction
    buffInstantActionType "InitializeRandomMotion"        ///Just for laughs
    instantActionTriggerType "OnDelay"
    delayTime 0.000000
    minRandomAngularSpeed 0.150
    maxRandomAngularSpeed 0.500
    minRandomLinearSpeed 2.0
    maxRandomLinearSpeed 5.0
instantAction
    buffInstantActionType "PlayPersistantAttachedEffect"
    instantActionTriggerType "OnDelay"
    delayTime 0.000000
    effectInfo
        effectAttachInfo
            attachType "Above"
        smallEffectName "CapitalBuff_IonDisableSmall"
        largeEffectName "CapitalBuff_IonDisableLarge"
        soundID ""
instantAction
    buffInstantActionType "DoInterrupt"
    instantActionTriggerType "OnDelay"
    delayTime 0.000000
instantAction
    buffInstantActionType "InitializeMovementTowardLastSpawner"        ///this is what pulls,
    instantActionTriggerType "OnDelay"
    delayTime 0.000000
    minLinearSpeed 500.0
    maxLinearSpeed 500.0
instantAction
    buffInstantActionType "ResetPhysicsState"                            ///take this out if you want the movement to continue
    instantActionTriggerType "OnBuffFinish"                                ///If taken out, the target will be "flung"
numPeriodicActions 0
numOverTimeActions 0
numEntityModifiers 0
numEntityBoolModifiers 8
entityBoolModifier "DisableAbilities"
entityBoolModifier "DisableConstruction"
entityBoolModifier "DisableModuleFunctionality"
entityBoolModifier "DisablePhaseJump"
entityBoolModifier "DisableLinearEngines"
entityBoolModifier "DisableAngularEngines"
entityBoolModifier "DisableRegeneration"
entityBoolModifier "DisableWeapons"
numFinishConditions 2
finishCondition
    finishConditionType "TimeElapsed"
    time
        Level:0 5.000000
        Level:1 7.000000
        Level:2 10.000000
finishCondition
    finishConditionType "OwnerChanged"

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anteachtaire
Major Stress
Join Date 05/2006
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Reply #1 November 23, 2009 4:31:27 AM
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Interesting... We probably could use this. Thank You

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anteachtaire
EvilTesla-RG
Join Date 08/2007
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Reply #2 November 23, 2009 12:13:26 PM
from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

I  made something like this awhile back.

 

Problem is (at least the way I did it) The movement of the target wouldn't change if the spawner changed positions.

To fix that, make the buff have a stacking limit of 1, and make its application into a periodic buff.

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JTAYLORPCS
Join Date 01/2009
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Reply #3 November 23, 2009 1:18:08 PM
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yes indeed thank you

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anteachtaire
Teal_Blue
Join Date 08/2008
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Reply #4 November 24, 2009 1:32:47 AM
from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

  Very very nice Anteachtaire, very very nice.    Here's the "tugboat" you were talking about. Very very nice.

-Teal

 

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