Grapeshot for Elven Ballistas

[Kolwen]

OMG. I put Grapeshot for the eagle claw ballistas and it is awesome. Now it is as it should be. A lot of volleys each shoot with range 400, just like the single volley. What do you think?

[Kolwen]

How can I modify the special skill of an unit? I want to switch between Grapeshot and Single missile with the eagle claw, just like the empire cannon.
Anyone knows?

[derdavid]

The grapeshot is a great Idea for the ballistas! Just like in the tabletop

[Maha Moggalana]

any screenshot ?

[TWmadman]

it works, but it is very ugly.
for myself i would like to make eagle claw doing exactly the same as dark elf reaper (loading six bolts and firing all at once and then long loading)... but i don't know how.

[Werebear]

We test them... effectiveness eagle claw = effectiveness reaper with 6 shoots...


you can test them yourself

4 units of artillery against full army of chaos halberds

[TWmadman]

i know i made the tests months ago, but in tabletop they do same abilities, eagle claw should have the same animation.

[Werebear]

i know i made the tests months ago, but in tabletop they do same abilities, eagle claw should have the same animation.

i tabletop it also can fire single shot

we made this for variety

[TWmadman]

mate, i know all of this, and it is been few months that i read you in this forum and your knowlegde of warhammer lore/rules is not contested and it is far superior than mine.
i just wanted to know "how to do" to give eagler claw same animation as reaper. That is all my dear friend.

best regards

[Werebear]

descr_engines



find

eagle_claw


and change

this
missile_pos 0.0 1.4 0.0

crew_animations
crank Crew_Left, crew_left_stoke_2, crew_left_stoke_3cycle, stand_c_idle
crank_attachment Crew_Left, arrow, unarmed, arrow
crank Crew_Right, crew_stand_to_raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1_to_crew_stand, stand_c_idle
crank_attachment Crew_Right, unarmed
crank Crew_Rear, crew_rear_fire_idle, crew_rear_fire_commence, crew_rear_fire_recover, stand_c_idle
crank_attachment Crew_Rear, unarmed
fire Crew_Left, stand_c_idle
fire_attachment Crew_Left, arrow
fire Crew_Right, stand_c_idle
fire_attachment Crew_Right, unarmed
fire Crew_Rear, stand_c_idle
fire_attachment Crew_Rear, unarmed
end


to

missile_pos 0.0 1.4 0.0

normal_shots 6
shot_delay 1

crew_animations
crank Crew_Left, crew_left_stoke_2, crew_left_stoke_3cycle, crew_left_stoke_2, crew_left_stoke_3cycle, crew_left_stoke_2, crew_left_stoke_3cycle, crew_left_stoke_2, crew_left_stoke_3cycle, crew_left_stoke_2, crew_left_stoke_3cycle, crew_left_stoke_2, crew_left_stoke_3cycle, crew_left, crew_left
crank_attachment Crew_Left, arrow, unarmed, arrow, unarmed, arrow, unarmed, arrow, unarmed, arrow, unarmed, arrow, unarmed, arrow
crank Crew_Right, crew_stand_to_raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1, raise_hand_1_to_crew_stand, stand_c_idle
crank_attachment Crew_Right, unarmed
crank Crew_Rear, crew_rear_fire_idle, crew_rear_fire_commence, crew_rear_fire_recover, crew_rear
crank_attachment Crew_Rear, unarmed
fire Crew_Left, crew_left
fire_attachment Crew_Left, arrow
fire Crew_Right, crew_right
fire_attachment Crew_Right, unarmed
fire Crew_Rear, crew_rear
fire_attachment Crew_Rear, unarmed
end

[Kolwen]

Isilendil, how can I add special skills to switch between the two kind of missile? Like the empire cannon

[Werebear]

it is harder sorry and i havent time to mod COW for everyone

i just can say that you must modif descr_engines compire empire_hellblaster claw and reaper

[TWmadman]

very nice thank you so much mate!

[Kolwen]

Thank you Isilendil, thats all that I needed.
Look at this screenshots, notice that you can change the shoot kind

Shooting six bolts

Single Shoot

I don't want to change te animation because I readed some books and the bolts are recharged in "packs" of six, so this is more like the tabletop game.

[Kolwen]

Is there any way to reduce the range of the special_shot?

[Kolwen]

I removed the fire animation that you can see in the screenshots.

[Werebear]

Is there any way to reduce the range of the special_shot?

no

[Kolwen]

I put this on the eagle claw EDU

EDU

stat_pri 6, 4, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, piercing, sword, 0, 1 stat_pri_attr no stat_sec 20, 10, bolt_thrower_bolt, 400, 40, siege_missile, artillery_mechanical, piercing, none, 0, 1 stat_sec_attr ap, bp, launching stat_ter 25, 10, grape_shot,150, 40, siege_missile, artillery_gunpowder, blunt, none, 0, 1 stat_ter_attr bp, area

Is there any way to change the weapon that is using the eagle claw in middle of a battle? Like the grappeshot button..
Thank you for answering