Custom Weapon Creation Question

[gauldin]

I'm creating a new weapon for my Bard to use, a Crystal Echoblade (stolen I think from 3.5). I created the weapon in the editor (using Rapier as the starting point) and can add a normal version to my character just fine. However, if I try to add a Magic or Masterwork version (e.g. to give it +1), I get this error:

Attempt to access non-existent child pick 'wMAGCrysBl' from script

(it comes up 3 times actually). 'wMAGCrysBl' is the unique ID I gave the new weapon.

I'm sure I've overlooked something simple in creating the new weapon - can anyone tell me what I've done? Thanks!

 

[ShadowChemosh]

Did you put a script on the weapon?

Honestly from that little info I don't know. My advice would be to post the .user file and I can take a quick look tonight. Otherwise what you did starting from the Rapier is the right move.

 

[gauldin]

Re: Weapon Script

Yes, I did create a script to add Sonic damage equal to half your Bard level - here's the script:

hero.child[wMAGCrysBl].field[wDamExtra].text = " + " & round(hero.child[cBard].field[cLvlIndex].value/2,0,1)

hero.child[wMAGCrysBl].field[wDamExtra].text &= " Sonic"

I've attached the .user file (at least I hope so - first time using this forum).

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[ShadowChemosh]

Yes, I did create a script to add Sonic damage equal to half your Bard level - here's the script:

hero.child[wMAGCrysBl].field[wDamExtra].text = " + " & round(hero.child[cBard].field[cLvlIndex].value/2,0,1)

hero.child[wMAGCrysBl].field[wDamExtra].text &= " Sonic"

I've attached the .user file (at least I hope so - first time using this forum).

Thanks in advance for your help!

Yea from what I can see is the problem is in the script. You see once you made it into a magic weapon it was placed inside a Gizmo. This means their is NO child thing "wMAGCrysBl" that is live on the hero. Your script says find the the child thing "wMAGCrysBl" which is not live.

Try this. I am not near HL currently but I think this should work. I removed some of your code and replaced with macros with are those things that start with #. Also you want to make sure this is running at post-levels/10000 at least otherwise the Bard levels will not have been calculated yet.

var Damage as string

~ Build damage bonus
Damage = " + " & round(#levelcount[Bard]/2,0,1) & " Sonic"

~ If we are on the gizmo
If (container.ishero = 0) then
  #extradamage[container.parent, Damage ,field[name].text]
~ If not on a gizmo
else
  #extradamage[this, Damage ,field[name].text]
endif

 

[gauldin]

That did the trick - thanks! I've just started using Hero Lab and so far my "training" on the editor consists of watching your videos and reading Mathias' posts. I clearly need to understand the whole container structure better, but it's surprising to me how easy it is to just jump in and start to actually do something useful. I appreciate you taking time to help me out.