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WanabeCoder
Serf

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From: Germany
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 16 February 2002 17:52     Click Here to See the Profile for WanabeCoder   Click Here to Email WanabeCoder        Reply w/Quote   
I've set the caster state for energy shield like it is in the states.txt. If my hireling stands behind the lines this works fine. He cast that once and will then attack.

But every time het get's a hit his shield expires and he has to recast it. If he gets hit a lot he end up in continuous recasting. Does somebody know how to get around this?

Perhaps the amount of mana for hirelings is limited but refilled each frame. This would cause the shield to expire in the frame the hireling gets the damage but would not prevent him from casting his spells continuously. Got any ideas?

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Myhrginoc
Honorary Warlord

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From: Percussion U
Registered: Dec 2001

posted 16 February 2002 19:15     Click Here to See the Profile for Myhrginoc   Click Here to Email Myhrginoc        Reply w/Quote   
I would bet his mana is ZERO, or maybe 1 if needed to be positive...but he doesn't need to check mana levels, justs casts away.

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FoxBat
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From: PA, USA
Registered: Feb 2001

posted 16 February 2002 19:22     Click Here to See the Profile for FoxBat   Click Here to Email FoxBat        Reply w/Quote   
Heh, yeah giving mercs energy shield is kindof pointless since they have no mana stat. First time he gets hit, checks his mana, finds he has no mana stat, destroys the shield

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Wyvern
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From: A very large cave
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 16 February 2002 20:48     Click Here to See the Profile for Wyvern   Click Here to Email Wyvern        Reply w/Quote   
very good idea though to bad it don't work yet maybe someday someone will figure out how to give them some mana heh.

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WanabeCoder
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From: Germany
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 17 February 2002 06:45     Click Here to See the Profile for WanabeCoder   Click Here to Email WanabeCoder        Reply w/Quote   
another too good to be true... Iguessed it already. Thank you anyway!

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Myhrginoc
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From: Percussion U
Registered: Dec 2001

posted 17 February 2002 10:39     Click Here to See the Profile for Myhrginoc   Click Here to Email Myhrginoc        Reply w/Quote   
The Law of Unintended Consequences would apply here, I think. If you gave them mana, you would probably end up running out too soon in a serious battle. Then you have to figure how to give hirelings mana steal. Not just wearing the items, but actually transferring the stolen mana to their storage data structure, just like HP.

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