[Vger]

Is it possible to make a weapon that gives a weapon bonus to units within range of it? If so then how.
Thanks,
V'ger

[DJRowley]

In ZH:

Behavior = WeaponBonusUpdate ModuleTag_02
RequiredAffectKindOf = CAN_ATTACK ; Must be set
ForbiddenAffectKindOf = STRUCTURE ; Must be clear
BonusDuration = 10000 ; How long effect lasts
BonusDelay = 100000 ; How often to pulse
BonusRange = 200 ; Keep in line with radius cursor size in special power template
BonusConditionType = FRENZY_ONE ; And which bonus to give
End

The BonusConditionType is set in GameData.ini - that is where you can set the type of effect (DAMAGE, RANGE, etc) and the percentage modifier

[Vger]

I need it in weapon form. Other words I need a weapon that when fired gives a bonus to a unit within a certain distance. I also need it not to work and use another weapon when the unit giving the bonus attacks something like an enemy unit.

[DJRowley]

Not quite sure what you mean...

The only thing I can think of is the Avenger Faerie Fire weapon which increases the ROF of any unit firing on the marked target. But that doesn't sound like what you want... :/

[CodeCat]

Well if you look at the avenger weapon code:

Weapon AvengerTargetDesignator
  PrimaryDamage       = 200.0       ; How long (msec) we put the status on the target (should equal or exceed DelayBetweenShots)
  PrimaryDamageRadius = 0.0
  AttackRange         = 200.0 
  DamageType          = STATUS      ; We put an Object Status on the target
  DamageStatusType    = FAERIE_FIRE ; And here is what
  WeaponSpeed         = 999999.0     ; dist/sec 
  DelayBetweenShots   = 200         ; time between shots, msec
  ClipSize            = 0            ; how many shots in a Clip (0 == infinite)
  ClipReloadTime      = 0            ; how long to reload a Clip, msec
  LaserName           = AvengerTargetingLaserBeam
  LaserBoneName       = TurretFX03
  FireFX              = WeaponFX_AvengerTargetDesignator
  FireSound           = AvengerPaintWeaponLoop
  FireSoundLoopTime = 120                ; loop the firing sound until there's this much delay between shots 
End

...you'll see that you can easily change this to use a different bonus instead. Plus, the effect is applied just like a regular weapon, so increasing the damage radius will get it to affect a larger area of units.

[Vger]

I am going for something like that except with damage.

From This:

Damage Status Type: (Original)
WeaponBonus = TARGET_FAERIE_FIRE  RATE_OF_FIRE  150%  ; If shooting at someone marked with Faerie Fire, shoot faster (we don't miss ever, so can't hit easier)

To something like this:

WeaponBonus = TARGET_FAERIE_FIRE  DAMAGE  150%

Can I change the "FAERIE_FIRE" to another name since it is just a damage status type?

[CodeCat]

Well, the effect of the TARGET_FAERIE_FIRE status type is set in GameData.ini:

WeaponBonus = TARGET_FAERIE_FIRE  RATE_OF_FIRE  150%  ; If shooting at someone marked with Faerie Fire, shoot faster (we don't miss ever, so can't hit easier)

If you change RATE_OF_FIRE to DAMAGE, then anything that is shooting at a target that has this bonus will do 50% more damage. You don't need to specify this in Weapon.ini (unless you want a WeaponBonus upgrade but that's another matter).