Automatic time released upgrades?

Madin · Plasma Trooper **Joined**: 05 Apr 2009

I am wondering how I would go about getting fixed time released upgrades for both the player and AI.

Basically I want that after a Super weapon building is built, after say 5 minutes a 'PLAYER' upgrade is added. Then say after another 10 minutes another upgrade is added triggered by the last upgrade (or time released after 15 minutes).

The purpose of these upgrades is to automatically upgrade the strength of the super weapon, hence why I need the upgrades, and it must be automatic and not player or AI initiated.

Any ideas?

Ju-Jin · Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 2:26 pm Post subject:

hmm I would suggest lua and object status, grant the SW an object status which only exists for a set amount of time. Then when the object status is removed you can easily trigger a lua script granting you a player upgrade.

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DeeZire · Cyborg Engineer **Joined**: 20 Nov 2006

1 - use GrantUpgradeCreate to give the structure the 3 upgrades upon creation.
2 - for each upgrade use a DelayedUpgrade module on the structure itself - one delayed by 5 mins, one by 10 mins and one by 15 mins.

Madin · Plasma Trooper **Joined**: 05 Apr 2009

DeeZire wrote:

1 - use GrantUpgradeCreate to give the structure the 3 upgrades upon creation.
2 - for each upgrade use a DelayedUpgrade module on the structure itself - one delayed by 5 mins, one by 10 mins and one by 15 mins.

I tried that, the 'DelayedUpgrade' does not work.

Madin · Plasma Trooper **Joined**: 05 Apr 2009

Ju-Jin wrote:

hmm I would suggest lua and object status, grant the SW an object status which only exists for a set amount of time. Then when the object status is removed you can easily trigger a lua script granting you a player upgrade.

I would have to learn how to create new scripts first. I am not used to LUA scripting.

Ju-Jin · Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 4:59 am Post subject:

DeeZire: first rule of TW modding: if you don't know if a module works assume it's broken and test it first #Tongue

(Though I had forgotten about DelayedUpgrade, but I do actually think if Madin says it doesn't work that that's the case)
Also nice to see you again.

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DeeZire · Cyborg Engineer **Joined**: 20 Nov 2006

Oops my bad, I'm still thinking BMFE2 I just did exactly this with that engine Razz

Funny how they left the module in the GameObject schema though - you sure it doesn't work?

The workaround would be to get the structure to spawn an object with a lifetime that grants the upgrade on death.

Ju-Jin · Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 1:52 pm Post subject:

There are quite a few modules in the schemas, even linked, which don't work, and others which are cut out that actually work.
I could do a test later though to make sure.

And I would suggest using the lua method, dummy objects are never a good option if you can avoid them.

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