I wana make stuff too!

[Sradac]

What do I need to edit / create my own "stuff" for tome? notepad work or do I need a special lua editor? If I create something of my own will it need to be "compiled" or can I shoot it out as is?

I want to start learning to build in tome, talents and eventually make my elementalist if I can figure out how to create new dmg types or resource pools...or any of the other ideas i have for it. I know C, sort of. Yeah C not C## or C sharp, just C. But im intuitive, I can look at files and gather what means what most of the time.

[edge2054]

Notepad++ is what I use on windows.

Lua is self compiling and very easy to make changes too. As long as you're not playing around in the engine you shouldn't need a compiler.

Also getting on IRC and asking questions can help a lot.

[Sradac]

awesome, thanks edge

[Sradac]

so. Lets say I want to make a new talent tree. Just to mess around with and get familiar with what variables do what. What files(s) would I need to start with? I know I would need to assign it to a class also.

[Aoi]

tome\data\birth\classes\[whateverclass].lua to assign to a class
tome\data\talents.lua to load a tree
tome\data\talents\[treename]\[treename].lua to load branches
tome\data\talents\[treename]\[branchname].lua to load talents

Some talents also need other files, like:

tome\class\Actor.lua as Edge pointed out to me earlier.

Didn't list the full path, but should be easy enough to find. Also, the directories aren't hardcoded in , but it's good form to put them where all the others are.

[Sradac]

how do I get on the IRC channel? Also, will this do what I think it will do?

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newTalent{
	name = "Plasma Shock"
	type = {"elemental/plasma",1},
	require = spells_req1,
	points = 5,
	random_ego = "attack",
	mana = 16,
	cooldown = 7,
	tactical = {
		ATTACK = 10,
	},
	range = 20,
	direct_hit = true,
	reflectable = true,
	requires_target = true,
	getDamage = function(self, t) return self:combatTalentSpellDamage(t, 50, 400) end,
	action = function(self, t)
		local tg = {type="hit", range=self:getTalentRange(t), talent=t}
		local x, y = self:getTarget(tg)
		if not x or not y then return nil end
		self:project(tg, x, y, DamageType.FIRE, self:spellCrit(t.getDamage(self, t)), {type="flame"})
		self:project(tg, x, y, DamageType.FIRE, self:spellCrit(t.getDamage(self, t)))
		game:playSoundNear(self, "talents/fire")
		return true
	end,
	info = function(self, t)
		local damage = t.getDamage(self, t)
		return ([[plasma shock, place holder]]):
		format(damDesc(self, DamageType.FIRE, damage/2), damDesc(self, DamageType.PHYSICAL, damage/2))	end,
}

I want a "plasma" spell that works the same way freeze does, without the freeze effect. I copied the fire talent tree as I figured it would be a good place to start as any but im starting to think maybe I shouldnt have. Should I just start the .lua from scratch? Aiming for a talent that is high dmg, medium mana cost, medium cooldown. Also, would this split the damage in half between fire and physical?

[Final Master]

how do I get on the IRC channel? Also, will this do what I think it will do?

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newTalent{
	name = "Plasma Shock"
	type = {"elemental/plasma",1},
	require = spells_req1,
	points = 5,
	random_ego = "attack",
	mana = 16,
	cooldown = 7,
	tactical = {
		ATTACK = 10,
	},
	range = 20,
	direct_hit = true,
	reflectable = true,
	requires_target = true,
	getDamage = function(self, t) return self:combatTalentSpellDamage(t, 50, 400) end,
	action = function(self, t)
		local tg = {type="hit", range=self:getTalentRange(t), talent=t}
		local x, y = self:getTarget(tg)
		if not x or not y then return nil end
		self:project(tg, x, y, DamageType.FIRE, self:spellCrit(t.getDamage(self, t)), {type="flame"})
		self:project(tg, x, y, DamageType.FIRE, self:spellCrit(t.getDamage(self, t)))
		game:playSoundNear(self, "talents/fire")
		return true
	end,
	info = function(self, t)
		local damage = t.getDamage(self, t)
		return ([[plasma shock, place holder]]):
		format(damDesc(self, DamageType.FIRE, damage/2), damDesc(self, DamageType.PHYSICAL, damage/2))	end,
}

I want a "plasma" spell that works the same way freeze does, without the freeze effect. I copied the fire talent tree as I figured it would be a good place to start as any but im starting to think maybe I shouldnt have. Should I just start the .lua from scratch? Aiming for a talent that is high dmg, medium mana cost, medium cooldown. Also, would this split the damage in half between fire and physical?

You'll need to remove the second row of

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self:project(tg, x, y, DamageType.FIRE, self:spellCrit(t.getDamage(self, t)))

and other than that to me it looks fine. You may want to move the physical damage down to a new row, and you need to remove the /2 from both of them as the talent won't display correctly.

OH, also, to get onto the IRC channel, you can download an IRC client, I recomend x-CHAT myself. From there, go to rizon server, connect, wait for it to connect - type /join #tome and bam, you are there with us.