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Topic: Problem with Eightball spell, please help!
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Brother Laz Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1134 From: the place where angels watch... Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 11 January 2002 07:01
What I'm trying to do is a spell that shoots a molten boulder that bounces between enemies, like chain lightning. AFAIK chain lightning consists of one chain 'bolt' that does damage, and a lot of 'bolts' trailing behind it and doing nothing. So replacing the damaging 'bolt' by molten boulder, giving it knockback and slowing its speed, and replacing the trail by fire and making it do fire damage should work... and the knockback should make the boulder repeatedly strike the target, setting off multiple 'chain boulders'.But I can't seem to find the chain lightning maker, the one that does the damage, in missiles.txt. All I find is the trail. Where is the 'maker' located? And is either the entry for the maker or the trail in missiles.txt shared between the various lightning attacks? (I don't want the other lightning bolts to suddenly look like molten boulders). ------------------ To practice the Arts of Modding is to be Damned. To master Them is to be Victorious. -D1 manual

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NefariusDX Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1392 From: The Hadal Abyss of Eternal Oblivion Registered: Jun 2001 |
posted 11 January 2002 07:14
the chain lighting is a single missile called chainlightning------------------ Nefarius' Secondary Mod Site Nefarius' Primary Mod Site ------------------ XyRAX v21.00 Comming Soon! ------------------ NëƒarIu§ ÖƒƒiçláL [V]oÞÞ¦hg §¡Nce D2C V1.02!!! quote: Gaze into the Oblivion within yourself and you shall become your greatest fears. The escence of leeching is to request before you try

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Brother Laz Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1134 From: the place where angels watch... Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 11 January 2002 08:27
Er... there are two chainlightnings. Besides, if it was just one missile, why would it only do damage when it hits, and not repeated damage when all the lightning trail missiles hit?------------------ To practice the Arts of Modding is to be Damned. To master Them is to be Victorious. -D1 manual

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stargazer79 Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 883 From: Sweden Registered: Jun 2001 |
posted 12 January 2002 10:01
lighting does repearted hits in d1 i know.... but chaing lighting only does one hit upon striking target.. and once its hit.. it stops.. and lighting bolts shoot out from the hit target to near targets. etc. i dont think your idea is gonna work as you want it too..maybe you coudl do a hula hoop effect replacing the assasins spinning star on with a hula hoop.. and give that knockback
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FoxBat Moderator
   
Posts: 1618 From: PA, USA Registered: Feb 2001 |
posted 12 January 2002 10:39
LightningHit is the long, "useless" trail. This affects many lightning spells though.The second ChainLightning is the head of the sorceress Chain Lightning spell I believe.

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NefariusDX Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1392 From: The Hadal Abyss of Eternal Oblivion Registered: Jun 2001 |
posted 12 January 2002 20:49
the lighting hit is a overlay the missile is a single one------------------ Nefarius' Secondary Mod Site Nefarius' Primary Mod Site ------------------ XyRAX v21.00 Comming Soon! ------------------ NëƒarIu§ ÖƒƒiçláL [V]oÞÞ¦hg §¡Nce D2C V1.02!!! quote: Gaze into the Oblivion within yourself and you shall become your greatest fears. The escence of leeching is to request before you try

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FoxBat Moderator
   
Posts: 1618 From: PA, USA Registered: Feb 2001 |
posted 12 January 2002 20:55
Yeah but there's also an entry in missles text called LightningHit which has a very different function. It is the long, non-damaging trail on many lightning spells. Not the like the little spark appearing on monsters in overlays.txt. I have modded this for Lag Reduction/D2Accel, I should know

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NefariusDX Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1392 From: The Hadal Abyss of Eternal Oblivion Registered: Jun 2001 |
posted 13 January 2002 00:04
thx for clearing this up------------------ Nefarius' Secondary Mod Site Nefarius' Primary Mod Site ------------------ XyRAX v21.00 Comming Soon! ------------------ NëƒarIu§ ÖƒƒiçláL [V]oÞÞ¦hg §¡Nce D2C V1.02!!! quote: Gaze into the Oblivion within yourself and you shall become your greatest fears. The escence of leeching is to request before you try

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