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Posted: **March 7th, 2010, 1:58 pm**

okay, I want to know how to make custom spells for use in an RPG, i managed to partially replace the Fireball spell with a custom one, although i cant remember how i did that. Im wanting to add atleast 10 new spells and keep the existing ones or modify them. How do i do this?

Posted: **March 7th, 2010, 4:45 pm**

So lets say you start with a basic spell

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spawn_spell = [
   r_type 2
   r_icon fire
   r_description "FIRE!!!"
   r_name "fireball"
   r_spell_type $STYPE_TARGET
   r_spell_gravity 20
   r_spell_cost 20
   r_spell_range 64
   r_addeffect $STATUS_HEALTH -40 1 $ATTACK_MAGIC
   r_addeffect $STATUS_HEALTH -30 5000 (| $ATTACK_FIRE $ATTACK_MAGIC)

   r_interact [
      r_select $rpginteract
      r_pickup $rpgself
   ]
]

Then just use what you need for your new spell
EDIT: I copied the fireball spell and added it beneath the magic arrow spell.

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spawn_spell3 = [
   r_type $ENT_SPELL
   r_icon magic
   r_description "Looses blast of magic at enemies. Effective at long range."
   r_name "Magic Blast"
   r_spell_type $STYPE_TARGET
   r_spell_range 85
   r_spell_gravity 20
   r_spell_cost 40
   r_addeffect $STATUS_HEALTH -50 1 $ATTACK_MAGIC
   r_addeffect $STATUS_HEALTH -10 5000 (| $ATTACK_MAGIC $ATTACK_MAGIC)

   r_interact [
      r_select $rpginteract
      r_pickup $rpgself
   ]
]

This is my custom spell. If you look at it I just copied the fireball components and changed them.
NOTE: This didn't change the fireball animation!

Anyway, hope that helps you Leo

Arc :mrgreen:

Posted: **March 7th, 2010, 4:52 pm**

yeah, added it, nothing happened, it didnt even appear on my spell book menu. I think PAS hates me XD

Posted: **March 7th, 2010, 4:55 pm**

could be

Are you in did you add the spell in rpg under data/game_rpg.cfg?

EDIT: ahhh, wait a sec.... did you add

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   r_additem spell3

to this

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spawn_player = [
   r_additem item
   r_additem item2
   r_additem spell
   r_additem spell2
   r_additem frost
   r_additem magicarrow
   r_additem light
   r_additem eth_vis1
   r_additem minehelm
]

so that it looks like this

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spawn_player = [
   r_additem item
   r_additem item2
   r_additem spell
   r_additem spell2
   r_additem frost
   r_additem magicarrow
   r_additem light
   r_additem eth_vis1
   r_additem minehelm
   r_additem spell3
]

Arc

Posted: **March 7th, 2010, 5:04 pm**

wow, i forgot, i knew it would be obvious. Thanks Arc.

it works too.

Thanks again Arc.

- Leo

Posted: **March 7th, 2010, 5:05 pm**

No problem! Glad to help

(I can now upgrade to this :geek:

(YES!

))

Arc

Posted: **March 7th, 2010, 8:30 pm**

okay, heres a challenge, can you code some of this:

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spawn_morph = [
   r_type $ENT_SPELL
   r_name "Shapeshift"
   r_icon wolf
   r_spell_cost 10
   r_spell_range 2
   r_spell_type $STYPE_SELF
   r_description "A complex spell that allows the caster to change forms for a fixed time"

   r_interact [
      r_select $rpginteract
      r_pickup $rpgselect
   ]
]

so that it allows the caster to change form to a wolf and still move?

Posted: **March 8th, 2010, 12:35 pm**

I'll try it out but I don't know exactly how the making of a self-affecting spell works. I mean, there's the Ethreal's visage(or some such spell) and that makes you invisible to a certain character you fire the spell at.

but I'll definitely try it!

Arc :geek:

Posted: **March 10th, 2010, 11:49 am**

Unfortunately Leo, I'm pretty sure it won't work for the following reason.
1. You would need an addeffect that would change you into a wolf

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spawn_eth_vis1 = [
   r_type $ENT_SPELL
   r_icon invis
   r_name "Ethereal Visage"
   r_description "There's no prank as grand as convincing others of your recent demise, and now it's easy with invisibility!^nLook like a ghost today!"
   r_spell_type $STYPE_SELF
   r_spell_cost 40
   r_spell_range 2
   r_addeffect $STATUS_INVIS 50 60000

   r_interact [
      r_select $rpginteract
      r_pickup $rpgself
   ]
]

r_addeffect $STATUS_INVIS 50 60000
The developers would have to make some addeffects that would include STATUS_ for wolf, dragon, bear, etc.

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STATUS_HEALTH = 0
STATUS_MOVE = 1
STATUS_STRENGTH = 2
STATUS_INTELLIGENCE = 3
STATUS_CHARISMA = 4
STATUS_ENURANCE = 5
STATUS_AGILITY = 6
STATUS_LUCK = 7
STATUS_CRIT = 8
STATUS_HREGEN = 9
STATUS_MREGEN = 10
STATUS_FIRE = 11
STATUS_WATER = 12
STATUS_AIR = 13
STATUS_EARTH = 14
STATUS_MAGIC = 15
STATUS_SLASH = 16
STATUS_BLUNT = 17
STATUS_PIERCE = 18
STATUS_DISPELL = 19
STATUS_DOOM = 20
STATUS_REFLECT = 21
STATUS_INVIS = 22
STATUS_LIGHT = 23
STATUS_DEATH = 24

STATUS_INVIS = 22 That's the status they use as well
So you could probably ask the developers to put that on for the next sandbox update.
Sorry it wouldn't work... it would've been pretty cool!

Arc :geek:

Posted: **March 23rd, 2010, 5:13 pm**

Yeah, it would add a bit of a "Twilight" twist for the girls. ^^

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