Post: #1

Does anyone have a soft-coded Tactics, Focus and/or similar script they would be willing to share, or is there one available somewhere? I am trying to create a couple of new skills that function similarly, though with some significant changes, and am looking for something I can use as a point of reference (very new to scripting).

Thanks in advance.

Post: #2

Here is a example of a passive focus gain:

The skill looks like this (feel free to remove the SYSMESSAGES when you are convinced it is working correctly)


The Skill needs to be triggered every once in a while... so this EVENT is added to the player. All it does is add a timer to them when they login, the timer does the real work:


The timer triggers every 10 seconds and decides if the player should use their Focus skill:

Post: #3

Ah, thanks! This is an excellent starting place for what I want to do (create two separate, simple hybrid tactics/focus skills), and gives me a better idea of certain aspects of the server architecture, as well as some ideas. Tying such an event to one particular SkillClass, for example, or to gains in other skills, hits with certain weapons, etc.

My first thoughts on this skill was to tie it to an active use of the skill. Pressing the skill button would automatically activate the skill, and it would remain so for a certain amount of time, or until log-off, or until the skill button was pressed again. Though I no longer want to go this route, I see how it could be done. I am going to play around with this a bit, though I might have some further questions, if you don't mind. Again, many thanks!

Post: #4

This is what I have come up with so far. I am designing my shard such that each SkillClass has a skill that is exclusive to that SkillClass. Basically, the intention is that the Battle Focus skill can only be learned by the Fighter SkillClass.

Quote:[SKILL 50] // Focus
DEFNAME=SKILL_BattleFocus
KEY=Focus
TITLE=Fighter
FLAGS=SKF_SCRIPTED|SKF_NOANIM
STAT_STR=30
STAT_INT=40
STAT_DEX=60
BONUS_STR=0
BONUS_DEX=0
BONUS_INT=0
BONUS_STATS=0
ADV_RATE=10.0,200.0,800.0
GAINRADIUS=100.0

ON=@Success
SKILLGAIN skill_battlefocus, <EVAL <battlefocus> / 10 + 1>

The basic idea here is to, hopefully, perform a skill check any time a character scores a hit with a melee weapon:

Quote:[EVENT e_battlefocus_check]

@Hit
If <serv.itemdef.<argo>.type>!=t_weapon_bow
SKILLCHECK skill_battlefocus, <EVAL <battlefocus> / 10>
endif

[eof]

This one I am not sure about all, esp. the syntax. I want the skill to work passively, but am not sure the best method to go about it, as far as balancing, correct format, ease and efficiency of scripting, etc.

What I am trying to achieve here is to decrease stamina regen by 1 sec for every 20 points of Battle Focus. Perhaps it would be better, and more useful, to increase the amount gained every 10 seconds instead, or go another route.

It may be worth noting that PvP is not going to play major role (and can be opted out of at character creation), that the Fighter skillclass cannot learn Magery (or any other magic skill), but can learn Healing and Anatomy, and that there is no longer a universal Focus skill.

Quote:[EVENT e_battlefocus_passive]

if <battefocus> >= 20.0 && <battlefocus> <= 39.9
SRC.TAG.OVERRIDE.REGEN_stam = 1
endif
if <battlefocus >= 40.0 && <battlefocus> <= 59.9
SRC.TAG.OVERRIDE.REGEN_stam = 2
endif
if <battlefocus >= 60.0 && <battlefocus> <= 79.9
SRC.TAG.OVERRIDE.REGEN_stam = 3
endif
if <battlefocus >= 80.0 && <battlefocus> <= 99.9
SRC.TAG.OVERRIDE.REGEN_stam = 4
endif
if <battlefocus >= 100.0
SRC.TAG.OVERRIDE.REGEN_stam 5
endif

[eof]

Here I have removed the damage bonus from Anatomy and replaced it with a similar one for Battle Focus. I have likewise removed the Lumberjacking damage bonus.

Quote:// DAMAGE BONUS (sphere_combat_functions)

[function f_combatsys_damagebonus_uor]
local.bonus.tactics = <eval (<tactics> / 10) + 50>
local.bonus.str = <eval <str> / 5>
if <battlefocus> > 0 //Redundant as only Fighter SKillClass can learn
local.bonus.battlefocus = <eval <battlefocus> / 50>
endif

return <eval <local.bonus.tactics> + <local.bonus.str> +<local.bonus.battlefocus>>

[eof]

Post: #5

If you are using SCP combat system you can do the weapon check inside f_combatsys_damagebonus_uor just by checking the following

So you can now make propper use of @Gain in this skill
So we now have the skill gain and a function that calls for regen update

I think this will help you, if I didn't get what you want ... just tell me, my english is not specially good xD

Post: #6

(09-25-2013 09:31 PM)XuN Wrote:  I think this will help you, if I didn't get what you want ... just tell me, my english is not specially good xD

Well, my Sphere is virtually non-existent y mi español es sólo un poco mejor.... Your English is actually quite good, mi amigo. Gracias.

I think this is indeed what I am trying to do, though your coding is a little (a lot) beyond my knowledge. It is much more elegant and efficient than my clumsy attempt. In all honesty, I cannot pretend to understand the more complex coding in your script (but want to). I do think that for the most part I understand how it functions and why.

Let me make sure I understand what this does:

1. Player hits and does damage with non-archery weapon
2. Trigger SkillGain on Skill 50
3. Skill Check is performed on Skill 50, if it passes, Skill 50 increases (or is the gain automatic when the hit succeeds with no skill check to Battle Focuse)?
4. If the Skill Check passes it also applies the regen formula and returns the new regen gain amount.
5. Damage bonus for Battle Focus is applied (with other bonuses).

Now for some things I do not understand, if you do mind teaching a little...

1. if (<r100><<argn2>) This performs the Skill Check against Battle Focus, yes? Or is there no Skill Check for Battle Focus and it automatically increases with every successful hit? I want it so that it performs a Battle Focus skill check each time before actually increasing the skill (like with Tactics), or else skill gain will be too fast.

2. What does 50 ++ mean and what does this function do?

3. The ON=@Gain part should be pasted in the actual Battle Focus script, yes?


4. I understand the formula below, but how can I apply this to a passive increase in stamina regen for the character?

Post: #7

Well, at first, regen function was wrong coded as it shouldn't return anything and it must set the regen value

Argn2 in @Gain is a % of gaining a point of skill and <r100> gives you a random numer from 0 to 100 (you can use it also like <r1,100>, <r5,15> or any number(s) you want), at low skill rates argn2 is 90+ so you'll have a VERY HIGH chance of skillgain (you may want to test it further and make a better calcs or wait if someone have a better way of doing it!) as if (<r100> would almost always be lower than this <argn2> until this skill goes up)

50 in this whole code is focus skill number, so skillgain 50 means skillgain focus and 50++ does the same as 50=<50>+1 (i'm using 50 as key for focus but you can use focus ++ wich would result in focus=<focus>+1). I don't know if you were asking about '50' or the '++' but I tell you that you can use ++,-- for add or sustract values for an existing key (tags,locals,stats,skills, almost everything that it calls itself in same way to get values and to set values)

And you got what this does perfectly. But i will clarify your point 3: As you said, skill GAIN check is performed on focus, if it passes it got increased AND ALSO your regens updated, otherwise won't gain nor call for regens update, and it will return 1 the default gain, so we don't have double gain AND in this case not-updated regens

Post: #8

Just an idea...

Post: #9

(09-26-2013 01:26 AM)XuN Wrote:  Well, at first, regen function was wrong coded as it shouldn't return anything and it must set the regen value

Ah, okay that makes sense.... I was wondering whether I needed to use the override tag or not, and how the return figured into it.

Thank you very much for the script and the explanation. So r is like RAND. The gain should work fine with the range you set, at least for my purposes.

I was indeed wondering about the ++. Quite a useful function. Thank you very much. This is exactly what I wanted the script to do in my initial attempt.

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(09-26-2013 02:14 AM)Extreme Wrote:  Just an idea...

PHP Code:

[function f_combatsys_damagebonus_uor]
return <eval (<tactics>/10)+50+(<str>/5)+(<battlefocus>/50)> 


Ah, thanks! Between the three of you helping me this script will end up being two lines long....

Post: #10

(09-26-2013 02:49 AM)Archaaz Wrote:  Ah, thanks! Between the three of you helping me this script will end up being two lines long....

If you wanne improve it more I think you should cleanup code from SCP formula.settings and left up only what you are going to use, I mean...
You have this and you are going to use AOS formulas? cleanup time!
It will only last this part of function and you can /2 scripts size and what it's more important for you now... you get some experience in cleaning up! and also you will read up better what this scripts are doing.

And if you are going to work with SkillClasses with different damage bonus per class... it won't be a bad idea to cut up your main damage events and apply on that skillclasses with only their bonus so you can customize better.