Adding powers to powers available list

[Sendric]

Ok, I had something that seemed to work yesterday, but it doesn't today so now I'm stumped again.

I took some scripts from the Mystic that someone did. The Mystic uses domains like a Cleric does, but Psionic Mantles don't work exactly the same way as domains. Instead of granting a bonus spell (power), Mantle powers are the only powers the character can choose from. Even so, I'm trying to handle things in a similar fashion since I don't really have any other ideas. There seems to be multiple steps involved. The class I'm working on is called Ardent.

When creating the custom ability (in this case, Chaos Mantle), I put in the following Eval Script:

Final Phase, 10000

perform delete[Helper.ShowSpec]

  ~ Check through all our spell levels, if we can cast spells of that level, add 1 for the bonus spell from our domain. This will be enforced through an eval rule.

if (hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[1] <> 0) then
    hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[1] += 1
endif

if (hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[2] <> 0) then
    hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[2] += 1
endif

if (hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[3] <> 0) then
    hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[3] += 1
endif

if (hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[4] <> 0) then
    hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[4] += 1
endif

if (hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[5] <> 0) then
    hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[5] += 1
endif

if (hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[6] <> 0) then
    hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[6] += 1
endif

if (hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[7] <> 0) then
    hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[7] += 1
endif

if (hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[8] <> 0) then
    hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[8] += 1
endif

if (hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[9] <> 0) then
    hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[9] += 1
endif

Then added this as one of the Eval Rules:

Validation Phase; 20000

 validif (hero.childfound[cHelpArd].field[cKnowMax].arrayvalue[1] = 0)
 validif (hero.pickexists[sCha20000] <> 0)

It's also unclear to me if I need to specify the class when I create the power. For example, when I create the power, do I need to set "Power Class" to Ardent? When I do that, the powers show up in the classes available powers list before selecting the mantle, so I'm guessing that's wrong. It's weird that yesterday I did this and the power was there, but grayed out until I selected the mantle. Today, it's no longer grayed out. Apparently HL changed its mind about how to handle my craptastic coding.

Anyway, what I ultimately need to be able to do is add certain powers to the available powers list after someone has selected a mantle. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Mathias]

The power class is the class that gets those powers, so yes, if you tell HL that this is a power for the Ardent class, it'll be available for Ardents to select.

For that set of cKnowMax stuff you've added - does it do anything? The cKnowMax field's name is "Maximum Known Spell Count" so I'm surprised it's working for a psionic character.

 

[Mathias]

The first option in the Power Class list is "New Tag" - try making a new tag for this mantle.

Then, have the mantle assign the power class tag you've created to go with it to the class:

perform hero.childfound[cHelpArd].assign[psiClass.manXXXXX]

Do that before Post-Attributes/10000, and that tag will get incorporated into the list of powers the ardent class can choose from.

 

[Sendric]

For that set of cKnowMax stuff you've added - does it do anything?

Probably not. I can pretty safely say that anything I use doesn't necessarily do anything. I subscribe to the Copy, Paste, and Pray methodology of programming.

The first option in the Power Class list is "New Tag" - try making a new tag for this mantle.

Then, have the mantle assign the power class tag you've created to go with it to the class:

perform hero.childfound[cHelpArd].assign[psiClass.manXXXXX]

Do that before Post-Attributes/10000, and that tag will get incorporated into the list of powers the ardent class can choose from.

That worked beautifully. Thanks.

 

[Sendric]

Is there a way to do the same thing as this but across all manifester classes? I tried using a foreach loop like this:

foreach pick in hero from BaseClass where "Custom.Manifest"

 perform hero.childfound[???].assign[psiClass.IllLeg]

nexteach

Unfortunately, I'm not sure A) if "Custom.Manifest" will locate all Manifester classes or B) what to put in the brackets where I have ???. Am I on the right track here, or should I code in each class individually?