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derpdedo
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Is it possible for when the player is using something for an effect become visible during the time of use only?
For example, they have to pray at an alter, light from above FX appears, then disappears when they stop, or a rouge has to use acid on a lock, steam rises from the device while they are doing it…
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated?
The lack of cannons in the Foundry is what brought this up, had to come up with something magical the player could use for ship to ship combat at sea…
For example, they have to pray at an alter, light from above FX appears, then disappears when they stop, or a rouge has to use acid on a lock, steam rises from the device while they are doing it…
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated?
The lack of cannons in the Foundry is what brought this up, had to come up with something magical the player could use for ship to ship combat at sea…
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Hope that helps.
Encounter Matrix | Advanced Foundry Topics
Then, when combat timer expires, stop firey meteroid effect (...start catapult "response" fire animations, etc...).
Edit: Read Foundry Trick: Trigger Timer (and please sign: Request for Timer Object)
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I’m guessing starting the event (FX On) with the duration of the event to keep it on, then completing the event (FX Off)?
Sort of like a magical cannon. The ballista just doesn’t look right after I fixed the floor in the ship so it could be usable.
Stopping the effect is easy, you can trigger that off onComponentComplete. Starting the effect? Don't think it's possible.
for your purposes, I would cheat and tell the player to interact with object A to start the beam, then interact with object B to end the beam. The beam won't be shown while the player's interacting, but you can fudge it in text and just say "press button to start" "press button to stop."
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Problems with this method are that the player could dodge around the first trigger (so not activate the pillar of light) then pray at the altar and then back away through the trigger (activating the pillar of light - now permanent unless they pray again).
The other problem is they could hit the trigger and stop, watch the light pillar and then walk away keeping the pillar lit up because they don't hit the 'stop' trigger (interacting with the object). Personally I think the first issue is just trigger size and placement so can be played with until it works correctly and there is no ability for characters to dodge around it. The second issue I figure if the character wants to do it they can.
I’ve decided to go with this scenario:
Item 1:
The player use the item with the duration on short
(FX beam=On)
Then dropping an Imp between 3 guards
(FX beam=Off)
(FX over heat steam=On)
Item 2:
The player use the item with the duration on short
(FX beam=On)
Then dropping an Imp between same 3 guards
(FX beam=Off)
Item 2 (FX over heat steam=On) / Item 1 (FX over heat steam=Off)
Item 1 ready for use again…
Item 3:
The player use the item with the duration on short
(FX beam=On)
Then dropping an Imp between same 3 guards that are now a bit over paranoid about an upcoming Imp invasion…
(FX beam=Off)
Item 3 (FX over heat steam=On) / Item 2 (FX over heat steam=Off)
Item 2 ready for use again…
Thank you again
Everyone uses 'em. Don't feel bad.
Thank you everyone
From what height are you dropping the imp please and how long a time period does that deliver?
Thanks - timers are proving a pain for me to get right.
I actually decided to use a Drow Assassin. It’s one of the few easy encounters that have a single critter.
I had it placed on ground level with more than enough guards on the other side of an invisible wall. As soon as the trigger is flipped, the wall disappears and they go at it. Sometimes the drow gets the upper hand which gives the timer a few extra seconds.
Because of the story line, I was able to work it out as an angry mob going after a saboteur.
It works best with invisable walls 10 x 10. Just box them in and let them go one at a time
the cleric ones first attack is sunburst which knocks down more than half a bar of health in a huge radius.
and also the featured satirical comedic adventure "A Call for Heroes".
Although, it will require dialogue instead of interaction. If you were to use Dialogue on a clicky instead of the object itself, so you have a better POV, you can use the dialogue to recite the prayer in as many boxes as you want and set the effect to appear and disappear with the boxes as you choose.
So, set an invis clicky on the object, use the contact feature for dialogue on the clicky, and then set the appear/disappear rules for the effects based on the dialogue progression with the clicky.