How to enter custom data
 

I'm trying to insert the Superior Unarmed Strike feat from the Tomb of Battle, and I'm having a LOT of difficulty. Is there a printed guide on HOW to enter custom information? It is very obtuse for me at this point.

I'm still figuring it out myself, but I would start with the Monk's Belt (go to the Wonderous tab and select New (Copy) to select it) and copy the eval scripts. That should get you at least half way there. For the rest, you might go to the Class Special tab and use New (Copy) to get Improved Unarmed Damage (cMnkUnarmed) and copy that eval script. Both scripts would probably need to be edited to match the Superior Unarmed Strike feat, but that part should be relatively easy.

Hope this helps.

Those are both good places to start. Once you have some code, feel free to post it here for others to look at and help with, along with whether it is working or what issues you are having.

I think that part of the problem I'm running into, is that I don't know what language the code is supposed to be in. I took 2 years of High School Programming, which was Microsoft Quick Basic, and 1 semester of college programming, which was C+, and that was 10 years ago. I familiar with the theory of coding, but NOT the details. That's like knowing that there are nouns, verbs, and adjectives in a language, but not knowing the words or the order they are supposed to be in lol.

If someone could tell me what I should study on, to familiarize myself with the format, I can at least feel a little more comfortable.


Anyway, I snatched the Eval Script from Monk's Unarmed Strike, and then edited it for the feat, and this is the script I came up with.

It errors out when I test it, my theory is that when I changed the ELSEIF statements, when it assigns to [wMain.#d#_###], the part after the underline needs to be altered too, but I don't know what it is refering to. For instance, I changed

to

Now, the other option, since the feat works similar to the Monk's Robe, is to edit this script.

Again, though, I don't know where to begin. The initial IF statement would have to be changed, since it is a feat and not a piece of equipment, but I don't know what I should change it to. I know to cut the AC portion OUT of the script entirely, and to change the += to 4 instead of 5, but I don't even know HOW to begin the ELSE statement for if the user is not a monk. Do I splice in the script from the monk's unarmed damage with whatever corrections I need to make it workable?

I should have just stayed in college and pursued my computer science degree, who would have ever thought I'd want it 10 years later for gaming purposes lol.

Update: Ok, this isn't working for monk characters, but it does work for non-monk characters. I'll update if I figure it out. Also, you could probably put these two scripts together as one with an else (duh).

Ok, I think I got it working. Here's what I did:

First eval script:
Second eval script:
First Expr-Req:
child[Attack].field[tAtkBase].value >= 3

Second Expr-Req:
#hasfeat[fImpUnarm] <> 0


The section that actually determines damage dice seems to be the [wMain.xxx_xxx]. I fiddled around with these until they stopped giving me errors, so the damage dice for 1d4 is [wMain.1d4_4]. I don't know how to determine what they should be beyond trial and error, but maybe someone else does.

Also, you'll see I put in if statements at the beginning of each eval script. The first only functions if you are a monk, and the second only functions if you aren't. The Expr-Req lines at the bottom are, of course, the prerequisites for the feat.

As for what language it is, I have no idea. I have a very limited background in programming. I taught myself html, but most other languages I can only edit.

I've reduced the eval scripts to one script, but unfortunately, I can't figure out why the first part doesn't work. It seems to be the same as the monk's belt, but it isn't getting used. Anyone have any idea?

maybe this?

result = hero.child[wUnarmed].delete[wMain.?]

Right. Forgot to put that in. Thanks. Unfortunately, that doesn't help the first section for if the character is a monk. It still doesn't add 4 levels for the purposes of Unarmed Damage as it should.

maybe then this?

hero.child[cMnkUnarm].field[xExtraLev].value += 5