Need Help with Character Mod: Adjusting Speed Based on Armor

[SZTEFEN]

Hi everyone,

I'm working on a character mod for DST and need some assistance. The character typically has 2x speed (I know it seems overpowered, but I've balanced it by nerfing other stats). However, I want to add a mechanic where the character's speed decreases based on the damage absorption percentage of the armor they wear.

Specifically, I want the character's speed to be reduced such that with an armor that absorbs around 80% of damage, the character's speed drops to 0.75x (compared to Wilson's standard speed).

How can I implement this mechanic in my mod?

Thanks in advance for your help!

[alainmcd]

Welcome to the forums!

Something like this should do the trick:

-- Somewhere in your character .lua file, before the master_postinit function:
local function onequip(inst, data)
    if data.components.armor ~= nil then
        local absorb_percent = data.components.armor.absorb_percent
        local speed_multiplier = 1 - absorb_percent * .5    -- Here your logic to modify the speed.
        inst.components.locomotor:SetExternalSpeedMultiplier(
            inst,
            "mycharacter_armor_" .. data.eslot,		-- We want to distinguish head gear and body armour, so we know which multiplier to remove when unequipping a piece of armour.
            speed_multiplier
        )
    end
end

local function onunequip(inst, data)
    if data.components.armor ~= nil then
        inst.components.locomotor:SetExternalSpeedMultiplier(inst, "mycharacter_armor_" .. data.eslot)
    end
end

-- In the master_postinit function your character .lua file:
inst:ListenForEvent("equip",   onequip)
inst:ListenForEvent("unequip", onunequip)

Wolfgang has a good chuck of the logic you want, just organised a little differently. 

Hope this helps! Disclaimer: untested. Happy modding!