Items - Wielder stat scaling

[Wayback]

I'm currently working on an Addon that adds a bunch of new ego affixes and semi-random rares with interesting abilities and running into a roadblock with trying to make an item whose bonuses scale with certain stats.

I've kind-of-sort-of got it working using the on_wear function, but the downside is that the bonus there does not update as the player's stat updates until the item is removed and re-equipped. What I would really like to do is have it set directly in the actual Wielder section, like [DamageType.LIGHT] = who:getMag(), but it doesnt seem to like that and trying to wrap the wielder section in a function so that I can reference 'who' has not worked either.

I've also tried setting a value higher up on the item, like scale_stat_bonus1 = function(self, who) return who:getMag()end, and then doing [DamageType.LIGHT] = scale_stat_bonus1, but no luck on that either.

Going back the on_wear, I've tried hacking together a CallbackonAct to update the stats when worn, but it just doesn't work correctly.

I haven't been able to find any items or egos that do this specifically, the Eternity and Untouchable Artifacts are close, but not quite, so I figured I would ask here to see if there is something simple I am missing since I am relatively new to modding Tome. It is interesting to note that the special_desc updates its bonuses on the fly as the player's stat's change, but I can't get that behavior to carry over.

Any help or pointing in the right direction would be much appreciated. The code for the item in question is below.

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newEntity{ base = "BASE_HELM",
	power_source = {unnatural=true},
	unique = true,
	name = "Netheric Diadem", image = "object/artifact/crown_of_command.png",
	unided_name = _t"strange dark crown",
	desc = _t[[A symbol of rulership from a lost reality, long ago consumed by the Void.]],
	level_range = {30, 50},
	rarity = 230,
	cost = resolvers.rngrange(225,350),
	material_level = 3,
	special_desc = function(self, who) return ("When worn, increases Light resist by %d%% (Magic) and Nature resist by %d%% (Willpower). If your stats change, re-equip this item to adjust the bonuses."):tformat(who:getMag(),who:getWil()) end,
	wielder = {
		damage_affinity={
			[DamageType.DARKNESS] = resolvers.mbonus_material(10, 5),
			[DamageType.TEMPORAL] = resolvers.mbonus_material(10, 5),			
			},
		resists = {
			[DamageType.LIGHT] = 0,
			[DamageType.NATURE] = 0,
			all = 0,
		},
		talents_mastery_bonus = {
			["demented"] = 0.3,
		}, 
		
	},
	
	on_wear = function(self, who)
		local Stats = require "engine.interface.ActorStats"
		local DamageType = require "engine.DamageType"
		self.worn_by = who
		self:specialWearAdd({"wielder","resists"}, {[DamageType.LIGHT] = who:getMag(), [DamageType.NATURE] = who:getWil()})
		game.logPlayer(who, "#VIOLET#The diadem resonates with your power, making you resistant to the enemies of the Void.")
	end,

	finish = function(self, zone, level) 
		game.state:addRandartProperties(self, {lev = 0, egos = 2,
			power_source = {psionic = true},
			force_themes = {"dark", "temporal", "mind"}})
	end,
}

[HousePet]

Tricky. There is no easy way to do this.

However, you might be able to copy Tarrasca (or just look at it and decide to do something else).

[Wayback]

Thanks! Yea, looked at that one and as you note, it is a beast when it comes to the coding. I'm branching off into a new direction and might try creating a set of passive talents for items only that I can call and will do that scaling. Will report back on how that does or doesn't go.

[HousePet]

I considered mentioning that option, but it will be a lot of work and likely be a bit confusing. So I wasn't going to suggest it for egos.

[Wayback]

I did end up going with a passive talent on the main item itself since I'm finding that spinning up new passives is pretty quick. As for doing some randomizing in the egos themselves, I wanted to cover some randomization for other power sources (like steam) without creating a ton of new affixes for different combinations with the same name and got the below to work.

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newEntity{
	power_source = {arcane=true},
	name = " of the cog", suffix=true, instant_resolve=true,
	keywords = {cog=true},
	level_range = {1, 50},
	rarity = 5,
	cost = 6,
	wielder = {
		combat_steampower = resolvers.mbonus_material(10, 2),
	},
	resolvers.genericlast(function(e)
		local eff = rng.table{"phy", "min", "spl",}
			if eff == "phy" then e.wielder.combat_physresist = resolvers.mbonus_material(10, 5)
			elseif eff == "min" then e.wielder.combat_mentalresist = resolvers.mbonus_material(10, 5)
			elseif eff == "spl" then e.wielder.combat_spellresist = resolvers.mbonus_material(10, 5)
		end
	end),
}