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[Untrustedlife]

Hello Fellow Modders!

As some of you may know I have been developing a authentic lovecraftian mod for the past few weeks linked in my sig.


However I appear to have hit a wall....

You see.. recently I have added a new creature to the game called a "Ghoul" from the mythos.

The mythos states that if a person is underground for too long (lost in a  cavern, for example) that they may turn into a ghoul..

This translates to a interaction with a syndrome with a probability of 1 that transforms a creature into a ghoul, that activates every year..ok simple enough..


But, it needs to only happen deep underground or in caverns.......

I found that there is no region interaction for caverns, so i cant do it the easy way.

I am very very set on not using the cave_adapt timer to do this (at least by itself) as it would end with a creature, maybe even in your meeting hall, just sudden;y transforming into a ghoul because they have been underground too long....and it wouldn't effect player adventurers at all...and it would only effect cave_adapt creatures....

Any other way of going about this?


(Put all your ideas below, and we shall discuss various methods of doing this , the reason i created a new topic was so that i could condense all the solutions into one place)

[Dirst]

Is the intent that being alone underground for too long causes the transformation?  You could give just about every intelligent creature a free action interaction that confers a syndrome with [SYN_CLASS:NOT_ALONE] with a suitably long duration.  Make another self-interaction that tries to turn the creature into a ghoul with immunity based on NOT_ALONE and the CAVE_ADAPT timer.

[Godlysockpuppet]

You can use the CAVE_ADAPT counter. If they're underground (any underground tile) for long enough, they'll turn into a ghoul.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[INTERACTION:GHOUL]
    [I_TARGET:A:CREATURE]
    [IT_LOCATION:CONTEXT_CREATURE]
    [I_EFFECT:ADD_SYNDROME]
    [IE_TARGET:A]
    [IE_IMMEDIATE]
    [SYNDROME]
    [SYN_CLASS:GHOUL]
    [CE_PHYS_ATT_CHANGE:ENDURANCE:120:0:START:0:END:4000]
        [CE:COUNTER_TRIGGER:CAVE_ADAPT:2000:NONE:REQUIRED]
 (Add whatever syndromes you want, followed by [CE:COUNTER_TRIGER:CAVE_ADAPT:TIME:NONE:REQUIRED])
And then set the creature to be able to do the interaction.

//Edit .. Oh, you said you DON'T want to use the cave_adapt trigger. Um... Hmm. Oh! Make another interaction, that gives them a SYN_CLASS, and they use it as a greeting, and everytime they see another human/friendly, they get this syn class for a while. Set the above interaction so it can't have that syn class.

[YAHG]

Is the intent that being alone underground for too long causes the transformation?  You could give just about every intelligent creature a free action interaction that confers a syndrome with [SYN_CLASS:NOT_ALONE] with a suitably long duration.  Make another self-interaction that tries to turn the creature into a ghoul with immunity based on NOT_ALONE and the CAVE_ADAPT timer.

Wow, that is elegant.. 

edit: It might also be helpful to move these reactions to creature variations (sentient greeter vs. ghoul possible) so that you can make more than 1 type of ghoul etc. and if you need to edit a tag its all in one spot 

edit2: Someday I shall learn to spell..

[Untrustedlife]

Is the intent that being alone underground for too long causes the transformation?  You could give just about every intelligent creature a free action interaction that confers a syndrome with [SYN_CLASS:NOT_ALONE] with a suitably long duration.  Make another self-interaction that tries to turn the creature into a ghoul with immunity based on NOT_ALONE and the CAVE_ADAPT timer.

Wow, that is elegant.. 

edit: It might also be helpful to move these reactions to creature variations (sentient greeter vs. ghoul possible) so that you can make more than 1 type of ghoul etc. and if you need to edit a tag its all in one spot 

edit2: Someday I shall learn to spell..

Agreed, very elegant, it solves the whole "turn into a ghoul in the meeting hall" problem, and everything.You sir, deserve a cookie and a pet shaggoth.

Thanks guys!

[Godlysockpuppet]

Is the intent that being alone underground for too long causes the transformation?  You could give just about every intelligent creature a free action interaction that confers a syndrome with [SYN_CLASS:NOT_ALONE] with a suitably long duration.  Make another self-interaction that tries to turn the creature into a ghoul with immunity based on NOT_ALONE and the CAVE_ADAPT timer.

Wow, that is elegant.. 

edit: It might also be helpful to move these reactions to creature variations (sentient greeter vs. ghoul possible) so that you can make more than 1 type of ghoul etc. and if you need to edit a tag its all in one spot 

edit2: Someday I shall learn to spell..

I said the exact same thing but gave the first bit of the interaction!! Where's my cookie!!

[Untrustedlife]

Is the intent that being alone underground for too long causes the transformation?  You could give just about every intelligent creature a free action interaction that confers a syndrome with [SYN_CLASS:NOT_ALONE] with a suitably long duration.  Make another self-interaction that tries to turn the creature into a ghoul with immunity based on NOT_ALONE and the CAVE_ADAPT timer.

Wow, that is elegant.. 

edit: It might also be helpful to move these reactions to creature variations (sentient greeter vs. ghoul possible) so that you can make more than 1 type of ghoul etc. and if you need to edit a tag its all in one spot 

edit2: Someday I shall learn to spell..

I said the exact same thing but gave the first bit of the interaction!! Where's my cookie!!

Im sorry

*gives 2 cookies*

[YAHG]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Is the intent that being alone underground for too long causes the transformation?  You could give just about every intelligent creature a free action interaction that confers a syndrome with [SYN_CLASS:NOT_ALONE] with a suitably long duration.  Make another self-interaction that tries to turn the creature into a ghoul with immunity based on NOT_ALONE and the CAVE_ADAPT timer.

Wow, that is elegant.. 

edit: It might also be helpful to move these reactions to creature variations (sentient greeter vs. ghoul possible) so that you can make more than 1 type of ghoul etc. and if you need to edit a tag its all in one spot 

edit2: Someday I shall learn to spell..

I said the exact same thing but gave the first bit of the interaction!! Where's my cookie!!

I cannot be held responsible for the responses to the stupidity of my own actions 

However cookies HAVE been awarded by the ticket holder above.

And because sharing is caring,

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[PRODUCT:100:1:FOOD:ITEM_FOOD_BISCUITS:POD_SWEET:MILL]

Enjoy it

[palu]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Is the intent that being alone underground for too long causes the transformation?  You could give just about every intelligent creature a free action interaction that confers a syndrome with [SYN_CLASS:NOT_ALONE] with a suitably long duration.  Make another self-interaction that tries to turn the creature into a ghoul with immunity based on NOT_ALONE and the CAVE_ADAPT timer.

Wow, that is elegant.. 

edit: It might also be helpful to move these reactions to creature variations (sentient greeter vs. ghoul possible) so that you can make more than 1 type of ghoul etc. and if you need to edit a tag its all in one spot 

edit2: Someday I shall learn to spell..

I said the exact same thing but gave the first bit of the interaction!! Where's my cookie!!

I cannot be held responsible for the responses to the stupidity of my own actions 

However cookies HAVE been awarded by the ticket holder above.

And because sharing is caring,

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[PRODUCT:100:1:FOOD:ITEM_FOOD_BISCUITS:POD_SWEET:MILL]

Enjoy it

You can't create prepared meals in reactions, only cheeses. Though there are ways to mod plant cheeses...

[YAHG]

I had assumed it was wrong because I only gave one material for a level 2 food

So instead of a delicious sweet pod sugar cookie you get a nice CTD

Baked with love, from my [BUILDING:SMELTER] to yours <3.

[deepspaceprobe9]

I think this whole cookie thing is getting a bit out of hand...

[YAHG]

I think this whole cookie thing is getting a bit out of hand...

Well, he DID answer a question that occurred to me later between forum sessions (I wanted to set up some swank cooking reactions with specific reaction classes of ingredients tied to relevent types of food), and since the only way he could've done that is witchcraft you all know what must be done...

That and he taught me that I am NOT allowed to nest spoilers inside of each other.....

But sure, yeah coo..  . Phew, caught myself that time  .