Damage Over Time

[Ascartes]

Hey guys, I'll try to be as specific as possible

Basically, I have a base attack of the marine gun and an upgrade that makes it do more vs buildings, but I would rather it just apply a damage over time effect of (lets say 5 per second for 20 seconds)

Short version,

Need an upgrade that makes a Marine's Gun attack apply a DoT to structures only.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Upgrade enables buff behaviour on marine unit that provides on attack functionality.
On attack functionality runs apply behaviour effect if target is a structure (may need validator).
Apply behaviour effect adds damage over time buff behaviour.
Damage over time buff behaviour perodically runs a damage effect, stacks once per unit and has a finite non-refreshing duration.

 

[Ascartes]

I have no idea how to do some of that lol.

Such as,
How do I make the upgrade enable a behavior on a unit
How do i make the behavior provide on attack functionality

 

[Dr Super Good]

How do I make the upgrade enable a behavior on a unit

Using eithor a validator or a requirement.

How do i make the behavior provide on attack functionality

Same way immortal's hardened shield works using a buff behaviour but in reverse. You just change the position of the unit from defender (unit takes a hit) to attacker (unit deals a hit).

 

[Ascartes]

Okay, I think I messed up somewhere else lol.
How do I make it apply the behavior to the attacked unit?

What I have is a behavior called DoT with an effect to apply the Burn behavior, my problem is it wont apply it to anything, dont have any requirements or validators even on yet

 

[Dr Super Good]

Here is an example implimentation. I adopted a different approach of modifying the weapon effect instead of an on attack buff although that would also work.