Modding Help [SOLVED] Custom Sword Problems

Well, I came up with an idea of a sword that can shoot bullets, or commonly known as "The Gun Sword".

After a few days of coding, uploading, troubleshooting and the like, I finally had a sword that shot bullets. The alternate works fine, but there is one problem that I just cannot figure out: why I couldn't use the primary ability.

There appears to be no documentation from the log on why this is happening (so no errors).
I based the alternate ability on the traveling slash (i don't know much lua, so I didn't tamper with any lua stuff).

The spoilers contain the files I used.

Code:

{
  "itemName" : "wa_rangedbroadsword",
  "price" : 5000,
  "level" : 6,
  "maxStack" : 1,
  "rarity" : "legendary",
  "description" : "Well, what do we have here?",
  "shortdescription" : "Gun Sword",
  "tooltipKind" : "sword",
  "category" : "Sword",
  "twoHanded" : true,
  "itemTags" : ["weapon","melee","broadsword"],

  "inventoryIcon" : "wa_rangedbroadsword.png",

  "animation" : "wa_rangedbroadsword.animation",
  "animationCustom" : {},

  "scripts" : ["/items/active/weapons/melee/meleeweapon.lua"],

  "elementalType" : "fire",

  "primaryAbilityType" : "broadswordcombo",
  "primaryAbility" : {
  "fireTime" : 0.05,
  "baseDps" : 870.0
  },
  "altAbilityType" : "assaultriflemelee",

  "builder" : "/items/buildscripts/buildunrandweapon.lua"
}

Code:

{
  "globalTagDefaults" : {
  "paletteSwaps" : ""
  },

  "animatedParts" : {
  "stateTypes" : {
  "swoosh" : {
  "default" : "idle",
  "states" : {
  "idle" : {
  },
  "fire" : {
  "frames" : 3,
  "cycle" : 0.1,
  "mode" : "transition",
  "transition" : "idle"
  },
  "fire2" : {
  "frames" : 3,
  "cycle" : 0.1,
  "mode" : "transition",
  "transition" : "idle"
  },
  "fire3" : {
  "frames" : 3,
  "cycle" : 0.1,
  "mode" : "transition",
  "transition" : "idle"
  }
  }
  }
  },

  "parts" : {
   "weaponfullbright" : {
  "properties" : {
  "zLevel" : 1,
  "centered" : true,
  "fullbright" : true,
  "image" : "wa_rangedbroadswordfullbright.png<paletteSwaps>?<directives>?<bladeDirectives>",
  "offset" : [0, 1.875],
  "transformationGroups" : ["weapon"],
  "rotationCenter" : [0, 0],
  "damageArea" : [ [-0.7, -1.0], [-0.7, 2.5], [0.5, 2.5], [0.5, -1.0] ]
  }
  },
  "blade" : {
  "properties" : {
  "zLevel" : 0,
  "centered" : true,
  "image" : "wa_rangedbroadsword.png<paletteSwaps>?<directives>?<bladeDirectives>",
  "offset" : [0, 1.875],
  "transformationGroups" : ["weapon"],
  "rotationCenter" : [0, 0],
  "damageArea" : [ [-0.7, -1.0], [-0.7, 2.5], [0.5, 2.5], [0.5, -1.0] ]
  }
  },
  "swoosh" : {
  "properties" : {
  "zLevel" : -1,
  "centered" : true,
  "transformationGroups" : ["swoosh"],
  "rotationCenter" : [0, 0]
  },

  "partStates" : {
  "swoosh" : {
  "idle" : {
  "properties" : {
  "image" : ""
  }
  },
  "fire" : {
  "properties" : {
  "image" : "/items/active/weapons/melee/broadsword/swoosh/fireswoosh.png:<frame>",
  "offset" : [-0.25, 2.5],
  "damageArea" : [[-5, 2], [-2.5, 3], [1, 3], [4, 1.75], [5, -0.25], [5, -2.25], [4, -3.25], [0, -2.5]]
  }
  },
  "fire2" : {
  "properties" : {
  "image" : "/items/active/weapons/melee/broadsword/swoosh2/fireswoosh.png:<frame>",
  "offset" : [5.0, 1.0],
  "damageArea" : [[-5, 1], [2.5, 1], [2.5, -2], [-5, -2]]
  }
  },
  "fire3" : {
  "properties" : {
  "image" : "/items/active/weapons/melee/broadsword/swoosh3/fireswoosh.png:<frame>",
  "offset" : [3.5, 0],
  "damageArea" : [[-4.75, 1.5], [3, 1], [3, -1], [-4.75, -1.5]]
  }
  }
  }
  }
  }
  }
  },

  "transformationGroups" : {
  "weapon" : {},
  "swoosh" : {}
  },
  "particleEmitters" : {
  "physicalswoosh" : {
  "active" : false,
  "transformationGroups" : ["swoosh"],
  "emissionRate" : 1,
  "burstCount" : 1,
  "particles" : []
  },
  "fireswoosh" : {
  "active" : false,
  "transformationGroups" : ["swoosh"],
  "emissionRate" : 50,
  "burstCount" : 4,
  "particles" : [
  { "particle" : "fireswoosh1"},
  { "particle" : "fireswoosh2"},
  { "particle" : "fireswoosh3"}
  ]
  },
  "electricswoosh" : {
  "active" : false,
  "transformationGroups" : ["swoosh"],
  "emissionRate" : 50,
  "burstCount" : 3,
  "particles" : [
  { "particle" : "electricswoosh1"},
  { "particle" : "electricswoosh2"},
  { "particle" : "electricswoosh2"}
  ]
  },
  "poisonswoosh" : {
  "active" : false,
  "transformationGroups" : ["swoosh"],
  "emissionRate" : 50,
  "burstCount" : 3,
  "particles" : [
  { "particle" : "poisonswoosh1"},
  { "particle" : "poisonswoosh2"},
  { "particle" : "fireswoosh2"}
  ]
  },
  "iceswoosh" : {
  "active" : false,
  "transformationGroups" : ["swoosh"],
  "emissionRate" : 50,
  "burstCount" : 3,
  "particles" : [
  { "particle" : "iceswoosh1"},
  { "particle" : "iceswoosh2"},
  { "particle" : "iceswoosh3"}
  ]
  }
  },
"lights" : {
  "glow" : {
  "active" : true,
  "position" : [0.0, 0.0],
  "color" : [253, 143, 77],
  "flickerPeriod" : 1,
  "flickerMinIntensity" : 0.20,
  "flickerMaxIntensity" : 0.20,
  "flickerPeriodVariance" : 0.0,
  "flickerIntensityVariance" : 0.0
  }
  },

  "sounds" : {
  "fire" : [ ],
  "fire2" : [ ],
  "fire3" : [ ]
  }
}

Code:

{
  "animationParts" : { },
  "animationCustom" : {
    "sounds" : {
      "fireTravelSlash" : [ "/sfx/gun/ar2.ogg" ],
      "iceTravelSlash" : [ "/sfx/gun/ar3.ogg" ],
      // "electricTravelSlash" : [ "/sfx/melee/travelingslash_electric1.ogg", "/sfx/melee/travelingslash_electric2.ogg", "/sfx/melee/travelingslash_electric3.ogg" ],
      "electricTravelSlash" : [ "/sfx/gun/ar4.ogg" ],
      "poisonTravelSlash" : [ "/sfx/gun/ar5.ogg" ]
    }
  },

  "ability" : {
    "name" : "Assault Rifle",
    "type" : "assaultriflemelee",
    "scripts" : ["/items/active/weapons/melee/abilities/broadsword/assaultriflemelee/assaultriflemelee.lua"],
    "class" : "AssaultMelee",

    "projectileOffset" : [0,0],
    "elementalConfig" : {
      "physical" : { },
      "fire" : {
        "projectileType" : "gunswordbullet"
      },
      "ice" : {
        "projectileType" : "gunswordbullet"
      },
      "poison" : {
        "projectileType" : "gunswordbullet"
      },
      "electric" : {
        "projectileType" : "gunswordbullet"
      }
    },

    "baseDamage" : 21.0,
    "energyUsage" : 5,
    "cooldownTime" : 0.1,

    "stances" : {
      "windup" : {
        "duration" : 0.02,
        "armRotation" : 5,
        "weaponRotation" : -95,
        "twoHanded" : true,

        "allowRotate" : false,
        "allowFlip" : false
      },
      "fire" : {
        "duration" : 0.01,
        "armRotation" : 5,
        "weaponRotation" : -92,
        "twoHanded" : true,

        "allowRotate" : false,
        "allowFlip" : false
      }
    }
  }
}

Code:

require "/scripts/util.lua"
require "/items/active/weapons/weapon.lua"

AssaultMelee = WeaponAbility:new()

function AssaultMelee:init()
  self.cooldownTimer = self.cooldownTime
end

function AssaultMelee:update(dt, fireMode, shiftHeld)
  WeaponAbility.update(self, dt, fireMode, shiftHeld)

  self.cooldownTimer = math.max(0, self.cooldownTimer - dt)

  if self.weapon.currentAbility == nil and self.fireMode == "alt" and self.cooldownTimer == 0 and status.overConsumeResource("energy", self.energyUsage) then
    self:setState(self.windup)
  end
end

function AssaultMelee:windup()
  self.weapon:setStance(self.stances.windup)
  self.weapon:updateAim()

  util.wait(self.stances.windup.duration)

  self:setState(self.fire)
end

function AssaultMelee:fire()
  self.weapon:setStance(self.stances.fire)
  self.weapon:updateAim()

  local position = vec2.add(mcontroller.position(), {self.projectileOffset[1] * mcontroller.facingDirection(), self.projectileOffset[2]})
  local params = {
    powerMultiplier = activeItem.ownerPowerMultiplier(),
    power = self:damageAmount()
  }
  world.spawnProjectile(self.projectileType, position, activeItem.ownerEntityId(), self:aimVector(), false, params)

  animator.playSound(self:slashSound())

  util.wait(self.stances.fire.duration)
  self.cooldownTimer = self.cooldownTime
end

function AssaultMelee:slashSound()
  return self.weapon.elementalType.."TravelSlash"
end

function AssaultMelee:aimVector()
  return {mcontroller.facingDirection(), 0}
end

function AssaultMelee:damageAmount()
  return self.baseDamage * config.getParameter("damageLevelMultiplier")
end

function AssaultMelee:uninit()
end

 

Always share a log anyway.

 

Okay. Here's a log.

 

(AssetException) No associated frames file found for image '/objects/wired/generatorswitch/paa_particledisplaylit.png' while resolving image frame '/objects/wired/generatorswitch/paa_particledisplaylit.png:default.off'

You are missing the .frames file for the animation.

 

That was an issue with an object. The problem is that the Gun Sword works perfectly fine but you cannot use the primary ability.
In the recent update I have fixed that issue.

 

In general i'd argue that you should be developing in a clean environment but in this case your assessment that there were no related errors and nothing outside interfering was probably accurate.
The smallest possible firetime for melee appears to be 0.275. Who knew.

 

Well, never knew that. Will try: maybe that will fix it.

 

I also learned that just now and I must confess that I'm probably wrong about that exact time as daggers can go lower. I think the actual limiting factor is in melee.lua

Code:

function MeleeSlash:cooldownTime()
  return self.fireTime - self.stances.windup.duration - self.stances.fire.duration
end

 

Oh well. Not everyone will get it right the first time. But your probably right.

 

Tried the sword now, it works. Thanks for the help!

 

Is there a way to mark this as solved?

 

I think clicking a "best answer" does it.

 

Will try that.

 

You have to edit the thread title

 

Changed the title.