Moding a Goneberserk Unit..

[Atreidi]

How can I create a unit that has goneberserk from the start of battle?

Is there a unit I can copy stats from?

[Edi]

You can't and no, there isn't.

Gone berserk only manifests is a berserker is wounded or through certain items (Sun Sword, Flesh Eater, the wolf pelt armor)

[Graeme Dice]

You could probably give a commander a #onebattle spell that casts touch of madness. I believe that one of Burnsaber's pretenders (Grungi?) does this in his dwarf mod.

[Atreidi]

You could probably give a commander a #onebattle spell that casts touch of madness. I believe that one of Burnsaber's pretenders (Grungi?) does this in his dwarf mod.

Touch of madness selfinflicts the caster?

[rdonj]

All the slayer commanders in that mod cast a berserk spell at the start of combat. It seems that when they've got things near them it won't always get the commander too. It usually does though.

[Atreidi]

I see... There must be a way to do it. There is an item that gives you the goneberserk skill upon equipment. Would there be a way to script it into a commander or unit through that item perhaps?

[Edi]

Only by giving it to the commander in a map file. Not doable through mod.

[Swan]

maybe, create a new spell with #copyspell "touch of madness" and setting aoe/range 0, that should give a single target "touch" on yourself only; maybe.

[elmokki]

maybe, create a new spell with #copyspell "touch of madness" and setting aoe/range 0, that should give a single target "touch" on yourself only; maybe.

You can't #onebattlespell custom spells.

[Foodstamp]

maybe, create a new spell with #copyspell "touch of madness" and setting aoe/range 0, that should give a single target "touch" on yourself only; maybe.

You can't #onebattlespell custom spells.

Sure you can.

You #copyspell an existing spell to a custom slot, then overwrite the original.

For example I used this code in my Rohan mod:

-------------One Battle Spell for King of Rohan---------------

#newspell
#copyspell 166
#end

#selectspell 166
#clear
#school -1
#researchlevel 0
#damage 2321
#nreff 4
#range 1
#effect 1
#end

---------------------------------------------------

The end result was that the original spell in slot 166 worked fine and I was able to use #onebattlespell to spawn a group of royal guards for the King of Rohan.

[Burnsaber]

This thread is mostly on the right track about the issue. Autoberserking can't be done with units, but commanders can do it with a custom #onebattlespell. You should see the afromentioned dwarf mod for the code. The bug with the commander in the mod not always berserking himself is mostly due to me using a vanilla spell to give the berserk effect. Because the vanilla spell is not prec 100, the effect misses some times (much like a sacred thug self bless sometimes misses). You can bypass the bug by making your berserk effect be 100 prec.


Also note this data from the modding tips & tricks thread: (http://z7.invisionfree.com/Dom3mods/index.php?showtopic=39&st=0)


- The "berserk" buff seems to incur odd AI behaviour with modded spells, most likely due to the AI changes that have been made in a recent patch to make the AI less inclined to cast the "Touch of Madness" type spells. The AI refuses to cast a spell that just gives the "berserk" buff as a #onebattlespell. You need to fool the AI with #nextspell or make the spell give some other buff too with the berserk effect to make the AI cast the spell.

[Foodstamp]

Actually it may still miss with 100 precision. I created an ethereal effect and gave it 100 precision targeting the caster and it misses sometimes. I'm guessing it will probably do the same with the berserk effect but I may be wrong.