Maraxus' Modding questions

[Maraxus]

Hi. I know the spell modding is still quite limited, but could it be possible, to create a ritual, that:
-either effects all units in the world,
-or even better, triggers an effect at the start of every battle?

[Maraxus]

Uh, effect 10081 is damn interesting. I've checked some damage values that are not normally used.

Damage:
11: Every combat, every turn, every unit has a chance of being damaged. All units loose their armor in the first battle.
12: Every combat, every turn, there is a battlefield-wide fear effect.
13: First round every unit able to go berserk does so (nice!)

Edith sais: Ah, these are the 81er effects ritualised.

Edit3: Ah, I just checked "growing fury. Interesting. Me likes!

[DrPraetorious]

Maraxus - do you mind if I incorporate those results into my spell modding guide?

Anyway, if you go to that thread, there's a list of all the enchantment codes, some of which do damage.

There is not, AFAIK, any code to generate a user-designated effect at the start of each battle. I requested such a system in the modders wishlist, but the odds of it being implemented are somewhat remote.

[Maraxus]

Well, it's just, that I found out "Hey, you can make 10081ers out of 81ers". http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Spell-modding is really tough. Now, that I have found this really nice 10081+13, I'd like to aply the effect to all units, normally it's just friendly units.
I guess, the #spec command could work but I can't find out, how.
I've tired 262144, which should be "only vs hostiles" (plan would be to give it 2 effects, one for the hostiles, one for the friends to make it effect everybody) but it seams not to work.

[Maraxus]

Okay, aaaand another one:

Spells have those "Secondary effects". Like a summoned commander with his guys and Vine arrow also entangling after damage.

...How does one mod this?

[Sombre]

You can't, it's a big limitation.

Actually you might be able to do the entangling bit.

[Maraxus]

The modding manual sais, you can use the numbers 67 to 79 to create new nations without overwriting existing ones.

I have now tried 67 and 68 and in both cases I seam to start from other nations:
This is, when using 67 I start as Ryleth...something.
#clearnation, #clearrec and #clearsites
fixes most of this, but the nations still has Ryleth national Pretender (at least the Amphebean one) and more problematic, Ryleth national spells.
Am I doing something wrong, or is it just, that I need to find a "blank nation" in 67-79 that has no national spells?

[NTJedi]

DrPraetorious said:
Maraxus - do you mind if I incorporate those results into my spell modding guide?




Where can we find the spell modding guide and other useful modding guides?
I've been working on a new nation for several months and looking to improve the final results by learning a few skills from the experts.
Thanks!

[Sombre]

You should use nation slots 70-79 really, because Lanka and Eriu and Tuatha are taking up some slots now.

[Valandil]

actually, can you ritualise any effect number? Ie, could you ritualise for example howl? That could be VERY weird.

[Maraxus]

No, you can allways add 10,000 and it will be cast as a ritual. The effect of this however differs.

The 81s work quite good as 10081.
The 10s don't work at all as 10010.

Howl is a 43, that needs to be checked if it works as 10043. Possibilities:
-Yes, as a global enchantment.
-Yes, once if there is a fight in the province this spell is cast, in the turn it is cast.
-No.

Maybe I'll check it tomorrow

[Maraxus]

edit: never mind, I just did not realise that you don't only have to clone the ***** Queen but her crone-form, too.