Increasing weapon speed

[Zabre]

Is it possible to increase the weapon speed of an item the more times you swing the sword? For instance, I attack XXX target and the weapon speed of weapon XXX increases by .2. After 10 seconds of not using weapon XXX, the weapon speed resets.

First time even using the CS for about 4 months. I forgot almost all my script knowledge. >_<

[HeyYou]

It's possible, but, I don't think the vanilla scripting engine has the commands you will want. More than likely going to require OBSE.

[Lanceor]

Most elegant would be the OBSE SetWeaponSpeed function which does precisely what you want.

The only way I can think of doing without OBSE would be to unequip the item, remove the item, add the faster item and re-equip it. In addition to the extreme level of clunkiness with this method, weapon health would also be reset to 100% each time.

[Zabre]

I had a very strong feeling OBSE would be involved. Didn't know there was an actually weapon speed command!

Thanks guys, I'll start coding. I'll post any code I come up with.

[Zabre]

I can't seem to run the script when the weapon is swung. If only there was a OnAttackWith thing. Anyone know a way to mimic that?

scn 333RagebladeScript


ref weapon

float weaponspeed

float increase


begin OnHitWith 333RageW

	set weapon to player.getequippedobject 16

	set weaponspeed to getweaponspeed weapon

	set increase to weaponspeed + .2

	setweaponspeed increase weapon

end

	

I can't get the block to start correctly. I thought OnHitWith meant whenever someone is hit with the weapon... But that's not the case. :|

Edited September 11, 2011 by Zabre

[InsanitySorrow]

What you really need is a quest script, it works simialr to most other scripts except you attach it to a dummy quest

This is a rough idea of what you need

Float fQuestDelayTime

Ref rTarget


Begin GameMode

	let rTarget := GetCrosshairRef

	let fQuestDelayTime := 0.1


	If (OnControlDown  4)	 ;Attack Key

		If (Player.IsAttacking == 1)

		     ;Check to see if target is valid

		         ; If valid do your stuff

		Endif

	Endif

End[/code]

[Zabre]

What you really need is a quest script, it works simialr to most other scripts except you attach it to a dummy quest

This is a rough idea of what you need

Float fQuestDelayTime

Ref rTarget


Begin GameMode

	let rTarget := GetCrosshairRef

	let fQuestDelayTime := 0.1


	If (OnControlDown  4)	 ;Attack Key

		If (Player.IsAttacking == 1)

		     ;Check to see if target is valid

		         ; If valid do your stuff

		Endif

	Endif

End

Open to trying the code, but I have no idea how to make a "dummy quest" or how to start it and all that.

[InsanitySorrow]

Open the CS with OBSE, copy/paste/type that code above in, make all your changes and save as a quest script (Change the script type at the top). Then click the big "Q" icon along the top to open the quest screen, with it open right click the editor list and select "New", give the quest an ID. After that make sure you quest is selected and then on the right you'll see a script drop down box, select your script there.

For the check if there is a balid target first make sure there is a target there (value >0), if there is check to see if it's an NPC or Creature. That way the script will only run when you're targeting them and not any old object in the game

[Zabre]

This is so far what i've come up with.

-SNIP-

I actually borrowed help from some friends that are majoring in Software Engineering. They take a lot of coding stuff so it was easy for them. This is the WORKING increasing attack speed script. There is currently no reset, and the increase will go all the way to the Hard-coded cap.

scn 333RagebladeQuestScript


Float fQuestDelayTime

Ref rTarget

Ref weapon

Float weaponspeed

Float Increase


Begin GameMode

	let rTarget := GetCrosshairRef

	let fQuestDelayTime := 0.1


	If (OnControlDown  4)    ;Attack Key

		If (Player.IsAttacking == 1 && rTarget.isActor == 1)

			set weapon to player.GetEquippedObject 16

			set weaponspeed to player.getweaponspeed 333RageW

			set Increase to (weaponspeed + .2)

			setweaponspeed increase 333RageW

		endif	

	Endif

End

Edited September 13, 2011 by Zabre

[HeyYou]

You will need to store base weapon speed somewhere, if you want to be able to reset back to it. If you want the increase to be permanent, you should implement some flavor of counter, and require X number of uses before incrementing weapon speed.

Maybe have the weapon slow down over time, if you aren't using it?

[Zabre]

You will need to store base weapon speed somewhere, if you want to be able to reset back to it. If you want the increase to be permanent, you should implement some flavor of counter, and require X number of uses before incrementing weapon speed.

Maybe have the weapon slow down over time, if you aren't using it?

I was actually thinking about counters last night I thought up "Something this fast wouldn't be that accurate." So I'm thinking of having it reset the attack speed should you stop looking at an actor. So you basically have to be accurate or you lose your speed.

[HeyYou]

You could always have weapon speed increase be dependent on governing skill/style for the weapon...... the longer you use the same weapon, the better you get with it, conversely, if you use a weapon you are NOT familiar with, you are not as quick with it?

[Zabre]

You could always have weapon speed increase be dependent on governing skill/style for the weapon...... the longer you use the same weapon, the better you get with it, conversely, if you use a weapon you are NOT familiar with, you are not as quick with it?

Sounds like a feature you would see in a combat overhaul Great ideas, You

I've actually put this script on the backburners. Been busy with my English classes.