I'm making a melee mod where there are 3 different levels of power field. To build structures you need a minimum of level 1. To warp in Gateway units, level 2. To warp in Robo and Startgate units, level 3. Pylons only provide level 1 until you get an upgrade from the Templar Archives and then is as a level 2. The nexus provides a level 3 from the start.
I think you can see how this is a problem. When ever you wanna build a probe or chrono boost your frame rate goes from 60 to 2. =D On top of that every time you wanna warp in and you don't have the pylon upgrade it still displays the pylons power field. Even tho you can't do anything on it.
Here's what I know:
The behavior for the power field is named Power Source. It uses the actors Power and PowerLow. These actors use the actors PowerVisual, UnpoweredVisual, PowerVisualLow, and UnpoweredVisualLow for the visuals.
I can't find anything in any of these actors for when to display the visuals.
The Power User and Warping In behaviors all use a power link string(?) to link to the power source. I tried separating all this into 3 different power links and thus 2 (3 for the nexus) different power sources. 1 for building, 2 for warpgate, 3 for robo stargate. But this doesn't solve the nexus selection problem, in fact it makes it worse because the nexus now has 3 power power field layered on top of each other for no reason. =( It doesn't even solve the problem with warp in. When you warp in all the power field models disappear and you are left to scrolling around your mouse to find where you can warp in.
I'm completely lost. I've searched the many seas of the internet and have come short. Any help would be greatly appreciated. <3
PS: I also know that the events tab of the power actor is not that helpful. I tried adding a selected term in the destroy event. Didn't work. =(
The link is just a string used for grouping behaviours of the same power network together so you can have orthogonal power grids which cannot power each other.
Add more index values to the Actor: Visual Array field, it uses Splat type actors. It automatically idetnifies the index of the power behaviour.
Just add terms so that the lower level splats are destroyed by events. The higher level power stuff is known as 1+2+3 so logically the visuals for all levels will show.
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Okay I got SOMEWHERE. It looks like the events are based off when the behavior is created.
This means that while I can fix what power fields display when warping in, I cannot fix what power fields are displayed when selected. At the very least It means I can't do this from the events. I think I'm gonna continue trying.
But for now, I think have to edit when the behavior is created.
EDIT: Yup. I can't do anything from the actors events. I tried setting it so that it creates when the abilities protoss build, and warp train. And it worked! But it created the actor on the unit with the ability not the pylons, nexus, or warpprism. ROFL
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I'm making a melee mod where there are 3 different levels of power field. To build structures you need a minimum of level 1. To warp in Gateway units, level 2. To warp in Robo and Startgate units, level 3. Pylons only provide level 1 until you get an upgrade from the Templar Archives and then is as a level 2. The nexus provides a level 3 from the start.
I think you can see how this is a problem. When ever you wanna build a probe or chrono boost your frame rate goes from 60 to 2. =D On top of that every time you wanna warp in and you don't have the pylon upgrade it still displays the pylons power field. Even tho you can't do anything on it.
Here's what I know: The behavior for the power field is named Power Source. It uses the actors Power and PowerLow. These actors use the actors PowerVisual, UnpoweredVisual, PowerVisualLow, and UnpoweredVisualLow for the visuals.
I can't find anything in any of these actors for when to display the visuals.
The Power User and Warping In behaviors all use a power link string(?) to link to the power source. I tried separating all this into 3 different power links and thus 2 (3 for the nexus) different power sources. 1 for building, 2 for warpgate, 3 for robo stargate. But this doesn't solve the nexus selection problem, in fact it makes it worse because the nexus now has 3 power power field layered on top of each other for no reason. =( It doesn't even solve the problem with warp in. When you warp in all the power field models disappear and you are left to scrolling around your mouse to find where you can warp in.
I'm completely lost. I've searched the many seas of the internet and have come short. Any help would be greatly appreciated. <3
PS: I also know that the events tab of the power actor is not that helpful. I tried adding a selected term in the destroy event. Didn't work. =(
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ModeratorsThe link is just a string used for grouping behaviours of the same power network together so you can have orthogonal power grids which cannot power each other.
Add more index values to the Actor: Visual Array field, it uses Splat type actors. It automatically idetnifies the index of the power behaviour.
Just add terms so that the lower level splats are destroyed by events. The higher level power stuff is known as 1+2+3 so logically the visuals for all levels will show.
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I've been working on this all day. Nothing is working. I'm starting to get real pissed. I'ma take a fucking break from this bullshit. :/
Okay I got SOMEWHERE. It looks like the events are based off when the behavior is created.
This means that while I can fix what power fields display when warping in, I cannot fix what power fields are displayed when selected. At the very least It means I can't do this from the events. I think I'm gonna continue trying.
But for now, I think have to edit when the behavior is created.
EDIT: Yup. I can't do anything from the actors events. I tried setting it so that it creates when the abilities protoss build, and warp train. And it worked! But it created the actor on the unit with the ability not the pylons, nexus, or warpprism. ROFL