CLONE woes

[kreso]

I want to make each item which uses Pause opcode to give -2 AC penalty.

 

Code I use is this:

 

COPY_EXISTING_REGEXP GLOB ~^.+\.itm$~ ~override~

PATCH_IF (SOURCE_SIZE > 0x71) BEGIN

LPF CLONE_EFFECT INT_VAR match_opcode = 165 opcode = 0 parameter1 = "-2" silent = 1 END END

BUT_ONLY_IF_IT_CHANGES

....but it doesn't work. Opcode is added just fine, but with with a value of 0 instead of -2.

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong with AC penalty? If I give it a +2 bonus, it works just fine.

[Jarno Mikkola]

Sounds like the LPF doesn't like to take the negative modifiers. There's history of this in the weidus forum pages. It could be that...

[kreso]

Sounds like the LPF doesn't like to take the negative modifiers. There's history of this in the weidus forum pages. It could be that...

Well, this is from May 2015:

 

COPY_EXISTING_REGEXP ~.*\.cre~ ~override~

LAUNCH_PATCH_FUNCTION ADD_CRE_EFFECT

INT_VAR

opcode = 301 // Critical hit bonus

timing = 9 //Permanent after death

target = 1 //Self

parameter1 = "-20" //Modifier

resist_dispel = 2 //Not dispellable + bypass resistance

END

BUT_ONLY_IF_IT_CHANGES

Works fine....

[kreso]

Sounds like the LPF doesn't like to take the negative modifiers. There's history of this in the weidus forum pages. It could be that...

I looked it up, bleh.

[subtledoctor]

Try "(0 - 1)"

 

https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/comment/689995/#Comment_689995

 

Not sure if that will work with CLONE_EFFECT. But worst-case scenario, use ADD_SPELL_EFFECT, where that should work.

[CamDawg]

Try "(0 - 1)"

 

https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/comment/689995/#Comment_689995

 

Not sure if that will work with CLONE_EFFECT. But worst-case scenario, use ADD_SPELL_EFFECT, where that should work.

When WeiDU gets stupid with negative numbers, first thing to try is always wrapping them in quotes. parameter1 = (-1) won't work, nor will parameter1 = -1, but it'll take parameter1 = "-1" just fine. kreso's call to "-2" is correct, the issue is in the function itself.

 

As for CLONE, yes, it's a limitation of the function as written. I needed a default value to check against it if something was changed/set by the function call, and I went with -1 as defaults for most values. There's some things we could do around the edges--e.g. change the lower bound to -10 instead of -1--or it could be fixed outright with a third series of variables like 'change_parameter1' = 0/1). I'm reticent to mess too much with a function that's now in fairly wide use for fear of breaking backwards compatibility. That doesn't mean you can't grab the source from GitHub and override it locally and/or make a new function from it.

[kreso]

 

Try "(0 - 1)"

 

https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/comment/689995/#Comment_689995

 

Not sure if that will work with CLONE_EFFECT. But worst-case scenario, use ADD_SPELL_EFFECT, where that should work.

As for CLONE, yes, it's a limitation of the function as written.

Tnx both of you. I think I'll be able to work something out.

[Gwendolyne]

Have a look here : http://gibberlings3.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=27709&do=findComment&comment=240332

 

You may save time.

[kreso]

Have a look here : http://gibberlings3.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=27709&do=findComment&comment=240332

 

You may save time.

Tnx, I'll check it out. I've just tried ALTER instead of CLONE, no go.

[subtledoctor]

ALTER_EFFECT and CLONE_EFFECT are built the same way.

 

But I'm pretty sure the older functions - ADD_SPELL_EFFECT and ADD_ITEM_EFFECT etc. (the ones with three words in the names) - are different, and *can* take a negative value for parameter1. I definitely have it working in my mods.

[Avenger]

What about using their unsigned form?

[kreso]

More CLONE help needed.

What I need is the following; I'm not sure if it can be done but anyway:

I need to clone "immunity to effect" with a specific value to another effect.

The 2nd part is easy, but how can I specify which exact effect I need matched for CLONE to work?

 

More specific - I need to clone immunity to effect: petrification to immunity to a specific spell.

[subtledoctor]

Is the immunity to petrification opcode 101? This should be possible.

 

LPF CLONE_EFFECT INT_VAR multi_match = 1 match_opcode = 101 opcode = 206 STR_VAR match_resource = ~[petrification]~ resource = ~[specific spell]~ END

[Jarno Mikkola]

...

More specific - I need to clone immunity to effect: petrification to immunity to a specific spell.

Is there a reason to not just use two unique spells to facilitate this ? Aka, is the user a player character or just a .cre that can use a specific script to cast the spells they like ?

 

@subtledoctor, yeah,... but the effect needs to be in the spell only if the original creature cloned possesses the immunity.

[kreso]

Thanks, I'll check it out.