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[Sam.]

I've been making some items for Classic Adventures, but I've run across a couple of things that I can't figure out how to do, so if anyone would mind pointing me in the right direction, I would be very grateful.

1) How do I make an item only usable by sorcerers? I've gotten it down to generalist mages and sorcerers, but I don't see how to make it usable by only sorcerers (it's probably very obvious but I just don't see it)?

2) How do I make an item double the number of 5th level spells the user may cast? The closest I can find is Opcode #42 which will double the number of spells for 5th through 1st level.

3) How do I (for a sword) make each hit of a natural 20 drain one level from the target and transfer the hitpoints lost from this attack it to the wielder which will not heal beyond the wielder's maximum?

TIA,
Sam.

[GeN1e]

1) Strangely enough, I can't find the sorc usability flag either. You can make an item to apply it's bonus to sorc only via 177th opcode.
Also, it's possible to apply 180th onto a mage (kit's 2da seems to be the best way to do so) so he won't able to wear the item.

3) Not possible, I believe. Setting the probability to 5% may simulate it well enough though.

[Sam.]

1) Strangely enough, I can't find the sorc usability flag either. You can make an item to apply it's bonus to sorc only via 177th opcode.
Also, it's possible to apply 180th onto a mage (kit's 2da seems to be the best way to do so) so he won't able to wear the item.

3) Not possible, I believe. Setting the probability to 5% may simulate it well enough though.

Thanks GeN1e!! I'll try these and see where they get me. Anyone have any ideas about #2?

[Sam.]

1) Strangely enough, I can't find the sorc usability flag either. You can make an item to apply it's bonus to sorc only via 177th opcode.
Also, it's possible to apply 180th onto a mage (kit's 2da seems to be the best way to do so) so he won't able to wear the item.

3) Not possible, I believe. Setting the probability to 5% may simulate it well enough though.

Rrrr... um... I played around with it for a couple of hours but couldn't quite get either of them to work right. For #3, how do I set the level drain and the hit point gain to happen on the SAME roll and not have an independent 5% chance of happening? And for #1, I don't understand how to set it up with either opcode to work properly. Would you mind being a little more specific?

Thanks!
Sam.

[GeN1e]

how do I set the level drain and the hit point gain to happen on the SAME roll and not have an independent 5% chance of happening?

IIRC you need to set the same probability values for both effects (like 53%-58% for both), as the game first rolls 1d100 then looks which effects are allowed.

And for #1, I don't understand how to set it up with either opcode to work properly. Would you mind being a little more specific?

177 - it uses an external eff onto a target specified within properties.

180 - the idea is to use ApplySpellRES("magenerf",Myself) or similar on every mage creature that's able to join the party. Where the magenerf.spl would contain within it 180th opcode with the resource matching the item's name. You need to find a way to apply the thing to every joinable NPC (it's unnecessary to pick specifically generalist mage kit, 177th opcode can do it for you). Doing so via baldur.bcs script may be a little messy. Problem is, clabmaxx.2da tables seem to be not present either.
However, I believe CA is a total conversion, right? Then there's no need to worry about compatibility, all you'd have to do is patch exisitng mage NPCs (if ther're any) and to add a block into, say, starting area's script, which would "Apply..." onto newly created protagonist mage.

Edited by GeN1e, 25 December 2008 - 05:17 AM.

[Jarno Mikkola]

how do I set the level drain and the hit point gain to happen on the SAME roll and not have an independent 5% chance of happening?

IIRC you need to set the same probability values for both effects (like 53%-58% for both), as the game first rolls 1d100 then looks which effects are allowed.

Why not use custom effect(spell) that is applied 5% of times, and make the spell have both effects?

[GeN1e]

Works too. But it's a bit more complex, with no real gain.