my custom player powers wont show up

Guest123

hi ive been having trouble with special powers for some time now(not just these ones) and have followed tuts on getting them in-game. this is what they have told me:
1: copy playerpowerbuttons.xml and change the id
2:add command button
3:create power in the powers file
4:(in my case)create ocl
5:add power to structure
i have referenced everything required in my mod.xml and my powers dont show up no matter what structure i apply them to.

Cantdrawbutmod · Rocket Cyborg **Joined**: 19 Oct 2009

A reinforcement power for each gdi soldier that is also a player power and should be added to a structure creating an ocl applied to a structure #Shocked

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Ok i'm absolutely completely lost,let's try to go back at square one,please tell us what you wanted to do,because you might have mixed up logics or something along the way.

Dutchygamer · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:38 am Post subject:

I know from Generals that you must also add the powers to the Powers sidebar. I ain't sure if you have done that already.

Stygs · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:04 pm Post subject:

Note that PlayerPowerButtonTemplates.xml cant be edited the same way as the weapon.xml or other files:

You need to add the PlayerPowerButtonTemplates.xml to your mod, than change the id in the beginning of the file from "PlayerPowerButtonTemplateStore" to something else (like PlayerPowerButtonTemplateStoreNew) and then add you new player power buttons to the file.

Its important to remember: If you dont change the id, your new buttons wont show up.
If you dont include all old buttons from TW, they will not appear ingame anymore.

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Guest123 · Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:08 am Post subject:

What i have done is copied the gdiairborne power, ocl and button(and added _custom to the end of the module's id) and changed them to what i want. i have also updated the logiccommand and logiccommandset files.

eg.

in PlayerPowerButtonTemplates.xml

<TargetedPowerButton
ValidTargetCursor="Bombard"
id="SpecialPowerCallSupportGDIMissile">
<State
Image="Portrait_GDIMissileSquad"
Title="NAME:PlayerPowerGDIMissile"
TypeDescription="TYPE:PlayerPowerGDIMissile"
Description="DESC:PlayerPowerGDIMissile" />
</TargetedPowerButton>

in ObjectCreationLists.xml

<ObjectCreationList
id="OCL_CallSupportMissile">
<CreateObject
Options="IGNORE_ALL_OBJECTS DONT_SET_PRODUCER ISSUE_MOVE_AFTER_CREATION MOVE_USES_EVACUATE_AND_EXIT MOVE_TARGET_USES_OFFSET"
Disposition="LIKE_EXISTING">
<Offset
x="0"
y="0"
z="100"></Offset>
<CreateObject>GDIV35Ox_CallSupportGDIAirborneRockets</CreateObject>
</CreateObject>
</ObjectCreationList>

in GDICommandPost.xml

<OCLSpecialPower
id="ModuleTag_CallSupportRockets"
SpecialPowerTemplate="SpecialPowerCallSupportGDIMissile"
TriggerFX="FX_GDICallForTransportFlare"
OCL="OCL_CallSupportMissile"
CreateLocation="CREATE_AT_EDGE_NEAR_SOURCE"
/>
<AISpecialPowerUpdate
id="ModuleTag_CommandPostCallRocketsAI"
CommandButtonName="Command_CommandPostCallRockets"
ReinforceDistance="800.0"
SpecialPowerRadius="300.0"
SpecialPowerAIType="SPECIAL_POWER_REINFORCEMENT"
/>

in LogicCommand.xml

<LogicCommand
Type="SPECIAL_POWER"
id="Command_CommandPostCallRockets">
<SpecialPower>SpecialPowerCallSupportGDIMissile</SpecialPower>
</LogicCommand>

in LogicCommandSet.xml

<LogicCommandSet
id="GDICommandPostCommandSet">
<Cmd>Command_ConstructGDIMedicalCenter</Cmd>
<Cmd>Command_CallSupportGDIAirborne</Cmd>
<Cmd>Command_CommandPostCallRockets</Cmd>
<Cmd>Command_CommandPostCallCommando</Cmd>
<Cmd>Command_CommandPostCallGrenadiers</Cmd>
<Cmd>Command_CommandPostCallEngineer</Cmd>
<Cmd>Command_CallSupportHunterKillerTeam</Cmd>
<Cmd>Command_TogglePower</Cmd>
<Cmd>Command_SelfRepair</Cmd>
<Cmd>Command_Sell</Cmd>
</LogicCommandSet>

gdi airborne and the snipers are the only powers that appear and they appear in the player powers list to the side and where standard unit abilities and upgrades would be.

my mod is aiming to make units be brought in by dropship so this is a vital part of it.

Cantdrawbutmod · Rocket Cyborg **Joined**: 19 Oct 2009

I'm not sure about the ValidTargetCursor="Bombard" but it's probably not that important.

In LogicCommand.xml you're missing an entry,the original gdi support had those:

<LogicCommand
Type="SPECIAL_POWER"
id="Command_CallSupportGDIAirborne">
<SpecialPower>SpecialPowerCallSupportGDIAirborne</SpecialPower>
</LogicCommand>

<LogicCommand
Options="NEED_TARGET_POS"
Type="SPECIAL_POWER"
id="Command_CommandPostCallAirborne">
<SpecialPower>SpecialPowerCallSupportGDIAirborne</SpecialPower>
</LogicCommand>

In LogicCommandSet.xml,in

<LogicCommandSet
id="PlayerSpellBookCommandSet">

there's an <Cmd>Command_CommandPostCallAirborne</Cmd> entry that you may need to have an equivalent for too.