Modding Help Weapon Ability Help

I am trying to change the Damage of a weapon but it won't change.

Code:

"primaryAbility" : {
    "ability" : {
      "fireTime" : 0.5,
      "baseDps" : 22,
      "energyUsage" : 30
    }
  },

 

I'm assuming (since you didn't specify) that you are having trouble patching. This can help.

 

Sorry no, this isn't a patch file. This is a custom weapon.

 

Can you possibly provide every parameter passed into primaryAbility, or better yet the whole .activeitem file?

 

Ok here you go;

Code:

{
  "itemName" : "energyorbl1",
  "level" : 1,
  "price" : 4200,
  "inventoryIcon" : "energyorb.png",
  "maxStack" : 1,
  "rarity" : "Legendary",
  "description" : "Antient collective power",
  "shortdescription" : "^green;Blast Orb^white; - ^yellow;[Lvl 1]^white;",
  "category" : "uniqueWeapon",
  "itemTags" : ["weapon","ranged"],
  "twoHanded" : true,

  "learnBlueprintsOnPickup" : [
    "energyorbl2"
  ],

  "animation" : "energyorb.animation",
  "animationParts" : {
    "beamorigin" : "beammuzzle.png",
    "blaststart" : "blaststart.png"
  },
  "animationCustom" : {
    "sounds" : {
      "fireStart" : [ "/sfx/gun/erchiuseyebeam_start.ogg" ],
      "fireLoop" : [ "/sfx/gun/erchiuseyebeam_loop.ogg" ],
      "fireEnd" : [ "/sfx/gun/erchiuseyebeam_stop.ogg" ],
      "beamImpact" : [ "/sfx/projectiles/flame_burn.ogg" ]
    }
  },
  "animationScripts" : ["/items/active/effects/chain.lua"],
  "baseOffset" : [0.0, 0.0],
  "muzzleOffset" : [0.0, 0.0],
  "scripts" : ["/items/active/weapons/ranged/gun.lua"],
  "elementalType" : "physical",
  "primaryAbilityType" : "energyorbwave",
  "primaryAbility" : {
    "ability" : {
      "fireTime" : 0.5,
      "baseDps" : 22,
      "energyUsage" : 30
    }
  },
  "builder" : "/items/buildscripts/buildunrandweapon.lua",
  "upgradeParameters" : {
    "inventoryIcon" : "energyorb_l6.png",
    "animationParts" : {
      "energyorb" : "orb_l6.png"
    },
    "shortdescription" : "energy orb ^yellow;^reset;"
  }
}

 

Have you defined "energyorbwave" in a .weaponability file, and patched that to the weaponabilities.config file?

 

Yes here is the energyorbbeam.weaponability file;

Code:

{
  "ability" : {
    "name" : "Energyorb Wave",
    "type" : "energyorbwave",
    "scripts" : ["/items/active/weapons/ranged/abilities/energyorb/energyorbbeam.lua"],
    "class" : "BeamFire",

    "fireTime" : 0.5,
    "baseDps" : 22,
    "energyUsage" : 30,

    "damageConfig" : {
      "statusEffects" : [ ],
      "damageSourceKind" : "plasma",
      "knockback" : 8
    },

    "beamLength" : 100,

    "beamTransitionTime" : 0.4,
    "beamTransitionFrames" : 4,

    "chain" : {
      "startOffset" : [0, 0],
      "startSegmentImage" : "/items/active/weapons/ranged/abilities/energyorb/beamstart.png:<beamFrame>",
      "segmentImage" : "/items/active/weapons/ranged/abilities/energyorb/beam.png:<beamFrame>",
      "endSegmentImage" : "/items/active/weapons/ranged/abilities/energyorb/beamend.png:<beamFrame>",
      "segmentSize" : 0.48,
      "overdrawLength" : 0.2,
      "taper" : 0,
      "waveform" : {
       "frequency" : 4.0,
        "amplitude" : 0.0,
        "movement" : 0.0
      },
      "fullbright" : true
    },

    "stances" : {
      "idle" : {
        "armRotation" : 0,
        "weaponRotation" : 0,
        "twoHanded" : true,

        "allowRotate" : true,
        "allowFlip" : true,

        "animationStates" : {
          "blaststart" : "idle"
        }
      },
      "fire" : {
        "armRotation" : 0,
        "weaponRotation" : 0,
        "twoHanded" : true,

        "allowRotate" : true,
        "allowFlip" : true,

        "animationStates" : {
          "blaststart" : "fire"
        }
      },
      "cooldown" : {
        "duration" : 0.5,
        "armRotation" : 0,
        "weaponRotation" : 0,
        "twoHanded" : true,

        "allowRotate" : true,
        "allowFlip" : true,

        "animationStates" : {
          "blaststart" : "idle"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

And the weaponabilities.config.patch;

Code:

[
  {
    "op": "add",
    "path": "/energyorbwave",
    "value": "/items/active/weapons/ranged/abilities/energyorb/energyorbbeam.weaponability"
  }
]

 

If you have not tried already, I would suggest changing the "baseDps" parameters in both the activeitem file and the weaponability file. Other than that, I currently have no idea what is causing the issue.

 

I can't do that because there are different level items that runoff the .weaponsabilitys file
"energyorbl1"
"energyorbl2"
"energyorbl3"
"energyorbl4"