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Capship Damage upon Destruction

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ALMOST got an ability that makes capships do damage on death, need help nailing down the kinks. Anyone know why it's not -quite- there?

 

TXT
entityType "Ability"
buffInstantActionType "ApplyBuffToTargetsInRadius"
instantActionTriggerType "OnDamageTaken"
buffType ""BuffSelfDestructSelf""
targetFilter
    numOwnerships 0
    numObjects 4
    object "CapitalShip"
    object "Frigate"
    object "StarBase"
    object "Fighter"
    numSpaces
    numConstraints 0
range
    Level:0 4500.000000
    Level:1 0.000000
    Level:2 0.000000
maxTargetCount
    Level:0 -1.000000
    Level:1 -1.000000
    Level:2 -1.000000
effectInfo
    effectAttachInfo
        attachType "Center"
    smallEffectName ""
    largeEffectName ""
    soundID ""
needsToFaceTarget FALSE
canCollideWithTarget FALSE
moveThruTarget FALSE
isUltimateAbility FALSE
maxNumLevels 1
levelSourceType "FixedLevel0"
aiUseTime "Invalid"
aiUseTargetCondition "HullDamageExceedsAmount" 0.98000
onlyAutoCastWhenTargetHullDamageExceedsAmount
    Level:0 0.980000
    Level:1 0.000000
    Level:2 0.000000
isAutoCastAvailable TRUE
isAutoCastOnByDefault TRUE
pickRandomPlanetToExploreForAutoCastTarget FALSE
ignoreNonCombatShipsForAutoCastTarget TRUE
onlyAutoCastWhenDamageTakenExceedsPerc 0.98000
useCostType "None"
cooldownTime
    Level:0 60.000000
    Level:1 0.000000
    Level:2 0.000000
orderAcknowledgementType "ONATTACKORDERISSUED"
researchPrerequisites
    NumResearchPrerequisites 0
nameStringID ""
descStringID ""
hudIcon ""
smallHudIcon ""
infoCardIcon ""

 

The only hitches Dev gives me are

 

Assert @ c:\gs\entrenchment\CodeSource\Engine/String/StringLibrary.h(83)

result == 1

 

 

Assert @ c:\gs\entrenchment\CodeSource\GS/Entity/Interfaces/IAbility.cpp(271)

m_buffApplyAction.instantActionTriggerType == InstantActionTriggerType::AlwaysPerform

 

 

Assert @ c:\gs\entrenchment\CodeSource\GS/Entity/Interfaces/IAbility.cpp(290)

m_aiUseTime != AIUseTime::Invalid

 

 

which... make absolutely no sense to me, but. I can get the thing to not freak out Dev for the most part. Now why the high holy hell isn't it actually DAMAGING anything upon detonation?

 

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Reply #26 from Sins Forums Top

You're right gruntmaster.  I was going off of the Solar Regeneration ability, which doesn't indicate any targets, but I'd forgotten that I had myself added all three party-related target filters to my own version.  Good catch. 

Congrats on your success DareArkin!  Now, what have you learned from this experience that you'll take to your next ability-related modding project?

Reply #27 from Sins Forums Top

Heh, like I'm back in school, eh? Well, I got a much deeper understanding of conditions- targeting, activation, etc, for one. And that the Dev. Application will, for the most part, tell me what goes where. (AKA How to read that error message.)

 

http://www.filefactory.com/file/b1hh8eg/n/Capship_Detonation_Ability.zip

 

in case y'wanna fiddle with it :D

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Reply #28 from Sins Forums Top

Oh, also how to hide a passive on capships ;)