Modding tips and tricks

[Stavis_L]

Originally Posted by Soyweiser

Question, is it possible to create a creature that autosummons units at the start of the battle? Or perhaps just one unit constantly during the battle?

I couldn't find it in the modding manual. But if it is there, feel free to shout RTFM.

Option 1:

Copy an existing unit that does this. Only really viable if the unit you're copying summons the right thing.

Option 2:

1) Create a spell (or use an existing spell) that summons units, e.g. "Howl".
2) If you needed a new spell, make sure the spell is in a vanilla spell slot (by copying the vanilla spell to a new spell, and then overwriting the vanilla spell.)
3) Use #onebattlespell to invoke the summoning spell at the start of the battle. Depending on the spell specifics, the units will either continually arrive or arrive in a bunch at the start.

[Soyweiser]

Originally Posted by Verjigorm

I just noticed that you can't put random paths on a pretender chassis because the game charges the pretender for each pick.

This was related to this fix in Mytheology:

- Did you ever notice that the Pantokrator costs 358 points instaid of 350? This is because he/she/it had a random path. Removed now.

Also two new things I discovered:
- If you create a custom spell. And add a multiple of 1000 to the nr of effects, the amount of paths used in the spell will be included in the base amount of effects of the spell.
So, if you have a 3N spell that summons 'left feet'. With nreffects, 6020. The Spell description will say: 38+ effects (20+18).
- A onebattle summoning ritual which creates a strange vortex like thingy which keeps summoning troops eventually runs out. Don't know how many turns it takes.