Able Learner feat

[Lawful_g]

HoB feats? That was me then. *shakes head* I can't even remember half of the stuff I have done over the years. I suppose I'm getting old.

[clavin123]

So... I just tried this implementation as I did not find the feat in the community files yet. It did not work for me.

I created the feat and set the requirements (that worked fine -- only for humans and only at upbringing).

I entered the following in the eval script (Phase: "Pre-Levels (User)" Priority: "5100"):

if (tagis[Helper.FtDisable] <> 0) then
done
endif

~ Look through skills, set our # ranks = # points spent.

foreach pick in hero from BaseSkill where "!thingid.kSpeakLang"
each.field[kUserRanks].value = each.field[kUserPts].value
nexteach

I then added the feat to a character and tried adding cross-class skills. They are still only providing 1/2 rank benefits for each point spent.

I quick HeroLab and restarted it, just in case. Still the same problem.

What did I do wrong?

Thanks.

[skaven]

Sorry to resurrect this post.

I wanted to write this feat, but i found difficulties.

I tried to do as posted, and even tried different phases, but even if the kUserRanks field is adjusted correctly, the ranks showed don't change...

Are they hard-coded in or there is another solution?

[Sendric]

My suggestion would be to copy what Risner posed for code into a blank text file or into an existing user file then save it. One thing I find curious is that it doesn't appear to have made it into the community files (at least not that I can find). That might something we should look into correcting.

[skaven]

That's what i did. But... didn't work.

Even if the kUserRanks is correctly updated, that is not reflected in the skills themselves.

I think the total skill value calculation method has changed in a later version (later with respect to Risner), invalidating his solution.

I think there is another field to mess with, or simply KuserRanks is ignored and the skill value is calculated by the program. That would mean trouble..

I have thought adding the (kUserPts - kUserRanks) value to the skill value itself, but i don't know if it will break something else.

Will try this approach if i don't have feedback about it.

Anyway, as i am near completion of the Races of Destiny user data file, will guarantee it will be inserted in my data file.

Back to the work table... :P

[skaven]

For now, i have simply made up this solution, but it is not elegant at all...

var diff as number

if (tagis[Helper.FtDisable] <> 0) then
done
endif

~ Look through skills, set our # ranks = # points spent.

foreach pick in hero from BaseSkill where "!thingid.kSpeakLang"
diff = each.field[kUserPts].value - each.field[kUserRanks].value

~ If the ranks are different from the points spent, we add this difference to the total skill value
if ( diff <> 0) then
   each.field[kModValue].value += diff
endif

nexteach

It works, but it is horrible.