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  1. Eledezma

    Eledezma Nerull's Reaper

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    I need some help with making a chaotic longsword with spells and stuff using the proto editor.i cant get the spell to activate and the sword wont save the name in the proto editor
     
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    You do not add spells to swords.

    Instead, you add magical properties to swords. Each magical property can have, but does not always require one or two sub-properties. Hint: Use other magic swords and weapons already in the protos.tab file as examples and study them.

    Also, refer to this, Shiningted ToEE Modding Tutorials.
     
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    Can we move this to the GM forum? Its not a model issue.
     
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    Weapon Help

    I need help with a small problem i have...
    i want to change a fantasy long sword and make it have magic powers like being able to cast ligtning bolt and and be a chaotic weapon with spell resistance and have shocking burst. yes i am using the proto editor and i made a duplicate of the file with a new id.
     
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    Re: Weapon Help

    Sorry Elezdema, when I said I wanted this moved to the GM forum I meant I wanted the thread moved by one of our over-worked supermoderators, not that you had to ask all over again.

    If you can use ProtoEd, just make a new prototype copying one of the fantasy longswords (with a new entry in description.mes) then add your weapon bonuses - chaotic, shocking etc - in columns 168 onward, depending on what you want: just look at the other magic weapons then copy-paste what you are after (rather than typing - that leads to typos :))

    To get it to cast lightening bolt or whatever, have a look at how the gun (# 4400) is set up. That still functions as a clubbing weapon, but also shoots things. So your sword will need charges (col 59), it'll have to be set up as a usable item (in the bonuses, col 168ff again) and given ther lightening bolt spell in col 312.

    Another thing to look at would be the wand of lightening bolt (#12275) since you are essentially making a sword that functions also as a wand (as the engine sees it).
     
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    Thankes, i just about to try it out. i will tell you how it went.
     
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    i ran into two problems, one- the spell wont show. two- if i change it into a usablemagicstaff like the god weapons, the game crashes
     
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    Crashes when loading or crashes when using?

    Crashes when loading means a typo in the prototype entry.
     
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    Yes when used, but i used copy and paste from the items that did work and how bout the re-nameing bug?
     
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    The 'renaming' bug? If you mean when crafting items, just don't let the name get too long: '+1 +2 +3 Shocking Flaming Biting Keen Masterwork Longsword' is out, 'Mr Nasssty' is much better.

    With your sword, I would say set it up exactly as Cujo's gun (#4400) - other than making a sword - and when you get to what spell it is meant to cast, instead of 'Cujo's Magic Missile' or whatever it is in col 312, copy-paste whatever is in the Wand of Lightening Bolt. Or better yet, set it up as a javelin of lightening.

    Also, add things one at a time and then run it and see if it works. Don't try to make the world's greatest uber-weapon straight away since if something breaks you won't know which bit it is.
     
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    If i click on any of the proto name fields it resets if i save (dont worry its a backup)
    i also used the proto ed with mapslist.mes and almost every thing else. it is not me.
     
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    I fixed the problem; in row 23 i always change it to the the same as row 0, i still can change the name but when i left that alone the sword worked with spells and every thing.
    if anyone one can help me with the name problem that would be much helpful!
     
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    AHHHHHHHHHHH.... ok, I was completely thrown by that.

    The names, as the title of the column in ProtoEd will attest, are drawn from Description.mes. So as well as make item #4750 (or whatever) in protos.tab, you make an entry # 4750 in Description.mes.
     
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    Ok i am writing this from high school but when i get home i will try that.
     
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    You fixed my problem. thanks, anyway how do you close this thread? or if you can close it for me
     
    Eledezma, Feb 21, 2008
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