Weapon damage scale based on durability

[Goregonzola]

Hey there!

I have a bit of trouble figuring out how to get around a scaling mechanic. It's about a custom weapon that deals damage based on its current durability percentage - just like the ham bat does.

This function is similar to the hambat's one, but it's set to SetDamage instead of running it after every equip, unequip, load and whatnot. It looks like this:
 

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local function ChargedGraft(inst)
        local dmg = 350 * inst.components.finiteuses:GetPercent()
        dmg = Remap(dmg, 0, 350, 50, 350)
        inst.components.weapon:SetDamage(dmg)
    end
end

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inst:AddComponent("weapon")
inst.components.weapon:SetDamage(ChargedGraft)

I'm not sure how to return a value to the SetDamage in a code-structure like this.

What should I change here?

Thanks in advance!

[IronHunter]

You are going to need to update your damage everytime durability is updated. Maybe there is a event you can listen for from finite uses? If not you can hook the finite uses function for when it updates and make your own event.

[Monti18]

SetDamage can either be a value or a function. If it's a function, it should return a number value, as this is needed for the game to calculate the damage by calling Weapon:GetDamage. 

To make your function work, you just need to change it like this:

local function ChargedGraft(inst)
        local dmg = 350 * inst.components.finiteuses:GetPercent()
        return Remap(dmg, 0, 350, 50, 350)
end

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inst:AddComponent("weapon")
inst.components.weapon:SetDamage(ChargedGraft)

 

Edited August 29, 2022 by Monti18
an end too much was removed