How can I recover mana when hitting enemies?
- Thread starter kimduck
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Welcome to the community @kimduck.
That's already the default behavior. You don't really need to do anything other than enabling MP in the first place. See MP in the manual.
DC
That's already the default behavior. You don't really need to do anything other than enabling MP in the first place. See MP in the manual.
DC
maxman
Well-known member
Why not use the search box or press Ctrl+F at the same time to find what you are looking for? Wait a sec. Isn't typemp the one you're looking for?
It should be in levels.txt file but you can add it under a certain game mode.
Example:
For reading the manual, I suggest you take your time reading it. You don't have to read it like a book which you start from the beginning to the end. You can use Ctrl+F for searching. It's important to read the manual if you want to know the commands.
I did share this in the past about reading comprehension on OpenBOR, but now I'm not sure if it's related to the manual or not after rewatching the video. (Hopefully it is; it's been so long I've not watched this.)
It should be in levels.txt file but you can add it under a certain game mode.
Example:
Code:
set Arcade_Mode
lives 5
credits 5
nosame 1
typemp 1
#noshare 1
musicoverlap 1
maxplayers 4
branch Stage1
z 394 488
scene data/scenes/target/tar1.txt
file data/levels/miami.txt
next
scene data/scenes/target/tar2.txt
branch Stage2-1
z 190 265
file data/levels/italy1.txt
branch Stage2-2
z 183 266
file data/levels/italy2.txtFor reading the manual, I suggest you take your time reading it. You don't have to read it like a book which you start from the beginning to the end. You can use Ctrl+F for searching. It's important to read the manual if you want to know the commands.
I did share this in the past about reading comprehension on OpenBOR, but now I'm not sure if it's related to the manual or not after rewatching the video. (Hopefully it is; it's been so long I've not watched this.)
kimduck
Member
@script
int iMP = 0;
int i;
void ip;
if(frame == 0){
for(i = 0; i <= 3; i++){
ip = getplayerproperty(i, "entity");
iMP = getentityproperty(ip, "mp");
changeentityproperty(ip, "mp", iMP + 1);
}
}
@end_script
kimduck
Member
Thanks, bro. But using typemp 0 or typemp 1 recovers +5 MP per hit.
I want to recover +1 MP for each hit instead.
Also, I want to implement an mprate system in the character’s properties, so MP regenerates over time even when standing still, in addition to recovering when landing attacks.
Right now, since I don’t know a better way, I added this to the hitflash (FqBlood1) like this:
@script
int iMP = 0;
int i;
void ip;
if(frame == 0){
for(i = 0; i <= 3; i++){
ip = getplayerproperty(i, "entity");
iMP = getentityproperty(ip, "mp");
changeentityproperty(ip, "mp", iMP + 1);
}
}
@end_script
This method adds +1 MP to every player whenever a hit lands, which is not ideal.
Also, it’s annoying because I have to copy this to every single hitflash.
If you can teach me a better method, I’d be very grateful.
I want to recover +1 MP for each hit instead.
Also, I want to implement an mprate system in the character’s properties, so MP regenerates over time even when standing still, in addition to recovering when landing attacks.
Right now, since I don’t know a better way, I added this to the hitflash (FqBlood1) like this:
@script
int iMP = 0;
int i;
void ip;
if(frame == 0){
for(i = 0; i <= 3; i++){
ip = getplayerproperty(i, "entity");
iMP = getentityproperty(ip, "mp");
changeentityproperty(ip, "mp", iMP + 1);
}
}
@end_script
This method adds +1 MP to every player whenever a hit lands, which is not ideal.
Also, it’s annoying because I have to copy this to every single hitflash.
If you can teach me a better method, I’d be very grateful.
kimduck
Member
There is an mprate setting in the character's .txt file.
However, when using typemp 1, the character’s mprate doesn’t work.
Also, typemp 1 always restores +5 MP per hit, and I want to reduce that amount.
In addition, I want to exclude MP recovery for certain attacks like projectiles or special moves.
Since I don’t know how to do that, I’ve been using this workaround:
attack1
hitflash FqBlood1
And in FqBlood1.txt
@script
int iMP = 0;
int i;
void ip;
if(frame == 0){
for(i = 0; i <= 3; i++){
ip = getplayerproperty(i, "entity");
iMP = getentityproperty(ip, "mp");
changeentityproperty(ip, "mp", iMP + 1);
}
}
@end_script
But this method causes all players to recover MP, even if they didn’t hit anything.
So I’m looking for a better way to handle this, but I haven’t found one yet.
If you can teach me how, I’d really appreciate it.
However, when using typemp 1, the character’s mprate doesn’t work.
Also, typemp 1 always restores +5 MP per hit, and I want to reduce that amount.
In addition, I want to exclude MP recovery for certain attacks like projectiles or special moves.
Since I don’t know how to do that, I’ve been using this workaround:
attack1
hitflash FqBlood1
And in FqBlood1.txt
@script
int iMP = 0;
int i;
void ip;
if(frame == 0){
for(i = 0; i <= 3; i++){
ip = getplayerproperty(i, "entity");
iMP = getentityproperty(ip, "mp");
changeentityproperty(ip, "mp", iMP + 1);
}
}
@end_script
But this method causes all players to recover MP, even if they didn’t hit anything.
So I’m looking for a better way to handle this, but I haven’t found one yet.
If you can teach me how, I’d really appreciate it.
kimduck
Member
The manual is too long, so I couldn't find the relevant section.
If you could tell me which part of the manual it’s in, or what keyword I should search for, I’d really appreciate it.
We just did... I do not wish to be obtuse or unfriendly, but not only did you ignore us, you're flat out refusing to take the most basic learning steps. Tons of effort goes into this forum and the documentation. If you refuse to use it because you think there's too much, that says straight away you have virtually no chance of completing a project. It's also extremely disrespectful and does not give us much to work with in terms of helping you.
DC
O Ilusionista
Captain 100K
I do agree with Damon. If you refuse to read the manual beacuse "its too long", nobody will jump to help you because any non-short explanation won't be read too.
plus,
plus,
as someone who updates that manual for years, its a bit disrespectful. Maybe its a language barrier...
kimduck
Member
It's not that I haven't read it. It's that I can't read it.
There is just too much content to translate all of it.
I can only make rough guesses. Even with page translation tools, there are limitations.
To be honest, I can't even tell whether it's programming language, an explanation, or a translation.
However, I have analyzed and modified many text files in some OpenBOR games on my own, and tested them directly.
That's how I was able to understand the contents of the txt files by myself. But even that had its limits.
So, I came here to the OpenBOR development side and tried reading the manuals.
But since I'm not an English speaker, I found it very difficult to understand the manuals.
Honestly, it's easier for me to understand a pattern of source code that I can analyze directly myself.
If I offended anyone, I apologize. I've read the manual before, too.
But due to the language barrier, there are limits to my understanding.
That's why I came here to ask questions.
I thought that if someone wrote actual source code, I would be able to understand it.
I know the manuals were written with great effort, but I'm truly unable to read them.
I'm sorry. If I made anyone feel bad, I sincerely apologize.
O Ilusionista
Captain 100K
All set buddy. I thought it would be a language barrier.
Just make questions and we will try to help
Bloodbane
Well-known member
Okay, I've coded simple script for this purpose:
MPFill.c
C:
void main(){
void self = getlocalvar("self");
void vAniID = getentityproperty(self,"animationID");
int MP = getentityproperty(self,"mp");
if(vAniID != openborconstant("ANI_SPECIAL")){
changeentityproperty(self, "mp", MP + 1);
}
}Save this in your data/scripts folder. Declare this script in your character's header with this line:
didhitscript data/scripts/mpfill.c
With this script, successful hit will refill 1 MP unit per hit except ones from SPECIAL animation.
I've added animation check if you want certain animation not to refill MP.
HTH
That makes sense. We're used to most people avoiding source code like the plague, but if that's what you prefer source-code, we can help. See @bloobane's answer above.
DC
kimduck
Member
Wow~ Really, thank you, brother. I've asked ChatGPT so many times just to make this work, but it kept giving me strange answers.
I don’t know anything about programming — I just found an OpenBOR game that was so much fun, and I wanted to modify it.
I spent the whole day searching for a solution. In the end, I discovered that one character had a move that restored MP for all allies,
and I used that idea. I used hitflash FqBlood1 in the character’s script and then added the MP restore code into FqBlood1.txt.
That was the best I could do.
Oh~ this is amazing. Thank you!