Multi-tool/weapon/staff item coding help

[MF99K]

Hi everyone. For a while now I've been working on a custom item. I've basically made something that puts the pick/axe to shame. However, I have a couple problems.

1. The ground animation works fine, but it's invisible when equipped. I think this is probably because I have to code animations to match with different actions, but I'm not sure.

2. I'd like to be able to make it toggleable. as in, it has a staff mode and a tool mode, that can be switched sort of like how a lantern can be turned on and off. 

3. For staff mode, I would like it to be able to function as a purple or orange staff would. As in, be able to teleport objects and the character, minus the telelocator focus.

 

so far the item already works as a sword/pick/axe/torch but I would at least like to make it not invisible anymore.

Edited May 7, 2016 by mf99k

[DarkXero]

15 hours ago, mf99k said:

1. The ground animation works fine, but it's invisible when equipped. I think this is probably because I have to code animations to match with different actions, but I'm not sure.

You gave the item the build and the swap build right? Like how spears have spear and swap_spear.

Upload the weapon to see if the symbol used during in owner.AnimState:OverrideSymbol is correct.

15 hours ago, mf99k said:

2. I'd like to be able to make it toggleable. as in, it has a staff mode and a tool mode, that can be switched sort of like how a lantern can be turned on and off. 

local function turn_on(inst)
	inst:AddComponent("tool")
	inst:RemoveComponent("spellcaster")
end

local function turn_off(inst)
	inst:AddComponent("spellcaster")
	inst:RemoveComponent("tool")
end

inst:AddComponent("machine")
inst.components.machine.turnonfn = turn_on
inst.components.machine.turnofffn = turn_off
inst.components.machine.cooldowntime = 0

 

15 hours ago, mf99k said:

3. For staff mode, I would like it to be able to function as a purple or orange staff would. As in, be able to teleport objects and the character, minus the telelocator focus.

local function turn_on(inst)
	inst:AddComponent("tool")
	inst:RemoveComponent("blinkstaff")
end

local function turn_off(inst)
	inst:AddComponent("blinkstaff")
	inst:RemoveComponent("tool")
end

 

[MF99K]

20 hours ago, DarkXero said:

You gave the item the build and the swap build right? Like how spears have spear and swap_spear.

Upload the weapon to see if the symbol used during in owner.AnimState:OverrideSymbol is correct.

local function turn_on(inst)
	inst:AddComponent("tool")
	inst:RemoveComponent("spellcaster")
end

local function turn_off(inst)
	inst:AddComponent("spellcaster")
	inst:RemoveComponent("tool")
end

inst:AddComponent("machine")
inst.components.machine.turnonfn = turn_on
inst.components.machine.turnofffn = turn_off
inst.components.machine.cooldowntime = 0

 

local function turn_on(inst)
	inst:AddComponent("tool")
	inst:RemoveComponent("blinkstaff")
end

local function turn_off(inst)
	inst:AddComponent("blinkstaff")
	inst:RemoveComponent("tool")
end

 

ok, but how would I set up the purple staff code minus the telelocator?

[Aquaterion]

2 hours ago, mf99k said:

ok, but how would I set up the purple staff code minus the telelocator?

well if you want it to work like the purple staff, you have to know where you want to teleport since there is no telelocator as a "home" for the teleport unless you're talking about the random teleport.

Edited May 8, 2016 by Aquaterion

[MF99K]

9 hours ago, Aquaterion said:

well if you want it to work like the purple staff, you have to know where you want to teleport since there is no telelocator as a "home" for the teleport unless you're talking about the random teleport.

I'm talking about the random teleport

[Aquaterion]

local function teleport_fn(staff, target) -- random teleport function
	local caster = staff.components.inventoryitem.owner
	local validposition = false
	target = target or caster-- if target is nil then caster becomes the target
	while not validposition do
		local x,y,z = math.random(-1000,1000), 0, math.random(-1000,1000)
		if TheWorld.Map:GetTileAtPoint(x,y,z) ~= 1 and TheWorld.Map:GetTileAtPoint(x,y,z) ~= 255 then
			target.Transform:SetPosition(x,y,z)
			--staff.components.finiteuses:Use(1)
			validposition = true
		end
	end
end

--things to add to your "multitool" when changing states:
inst:AddComponent("spellcaster")
inst.components.spellcaster:SetSpellFn(teleport_fn)
inst.components.spellcaster.canuseontargets = true
inst.components.spellcaster.canusefrominventory = true
inst.components.spellcaster.canonlyuseonlocomotors = true

--and when leaving the staff state:
isnt:RemoveComponent("spellcaster")