Permanent energy use

[Muhahahahaaa]

hi me again

i wanted to ask how i could create a guardianshield that needs energy as long as it is in use, just like cloak.
i know i have to add a behavior and i know where to set the energy use but i have no clue how to connect the 1 new behavior.
the behavior used by guardianshield is used on the targets which are affected so i can't add it there and i cannot add a 2nd behavior that affects the caster.....

doing it by trigger doesn't work since you can't set the energy regeneration to a negative value (by trigger doesn't work)

 

[ikillforeyou]

Just add a Unit - Modification - Vital Regeneation Bonus - Energy -1.4765 or whatever and then add the Toggle flag in Ability - Stats Flags

 

[Muhahahahaaa]

err are you able to define sth. more precisely; if i got you right...... i shall just change the behavior to -1.4765 but the behavior doesn't affect the caster!!!

 

[gT.ReD]

sorry, it seems that i didnt read your post correctly. let me go play with this for a second in the editor

 

[ikillforeyou]

You may need to make a behaviour that adds an effect that will do the period effect and the energy loss effect.

 

[gT.ReD]

take a look at the Nova Domination ability. it gives you an idea of how you can create your ability with multiple behaviors. a persistent and set are needed. Imagine her domination ability as the Shield, and the behavior Nova - Domination is where you could add your vital regen.

i know it isnt exact, but it should get you in the right direction.

 

[Muhahahahaaa]

ok thx alot, i will try tommorow. you will notice if i will fail :d

 

[mrzwach]

ugh no, you need to first make the ability a Behavior type ability.

the behavior will apply the energy degen, the same way that cloak does. it also can have validators causing it to turn off if energy is at 0.

also make it so that the behavior periodically applies the guardian shield's Search Area effect, or whichever one it has in the Persistent effect for guardian shield.

 

[Muhahahahaaa]

i tried alot with data editor but it seems impossible to me( at least with my current knowledge), so i thought about a trigger solution and TADA it is possible to add behaviors to a unit. so far so good. casting the abilty and adding the behavior works BUT it doesnt degenerate energy...... and the big enigma...... if i set HP -1 it does work if i set Energy -1 it doesn't !! the unit has max 60 energy and starting energy 60.
same shit with the trigger action unit attributes :negative energy reg doesn't aply.

sry for saying the s word.

 

[Darkness-4ever]

Just post your map and I'll do it for you.

 

[Muhahahahaaa]

soooooo i found the reason: if adding a behavior to a unit by trigger then you need a short wait action, otherwise it is bugged like written above. thx to all, works fine now

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forget it, had a shitty trigger still kicking, no wait action needed.