ranged attacks impact on morale - edit via script?

[confused german]

Hi fans!

Morale is hc, they say; still I want to change it.
Especially ranged attacks impact on morale (of the unit gettin shot).

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want to test battles gameplay with archery less deadly but moe important for routing
--> different tactical use of ranged troops, main killing done by melee (or cav), ranged are supporting troops - but maybe more fun due to improved battle gameplay

So, maybe via script?

Anybody got an idea?

(I`m a little out of modding and need a hint to start.)

Greetz an thx in advance.

[danny X]

It appears some ranged attacks already affect morale, i took this from descr_area_effects.xml, you could perhaps test this by adding their names to arrows in descr_projectile.txt.

      <area_effect>    
         <name>ae_cow_carcass</name>
         <type>nausea</type>
         <ground_effect>cow_impact_ground_set</ground_effect>
         <floating_effect>cow_impact_wall_set</floating_effect>
         <radius>10.0</radius>
         <duration>300</duration>
         <banner_colour>
            <red>0</red>
            <green>255</green>
            <blue>0</blue>
   </banner_colour>
         <morale_effect>-5</morale_effect>
         <morale_max>16</morale_max>
      </area_effect>
      <area_effect>    
         <name>ae_greek_fire_fear</name>
         <type>nausea</type>
         <radius>5.0</radius>
         <duration>30</duration>
         <banner_colour>
            <red>255</red>
            <green>0</green>
            <blue>0</blue>
   </banner_colour>
         <morale_effect>-10</morale_effect>
         <morale_max>16</morale_max>
      </area_effect>

[confused german]

Haha, very good! I looked in this file also but didn't think of the cow-carcasses (or the greek fire)!

Via area-effect, Good idea + rep.

Cannot test it right now. Area effects of all forms are possible for all projectiles including arrows
(once made a very bad sorcerer...)

You think of implementing a line "morale_effect" to a given projectile in projectile.TXT

"morale_max" probably referring to the maximum grade of morale that can be effected by this effect ie:
morale 20 troops don't care the carcass. (Or what?)

I dont know if this would work and Ill report again!

[confused german]

OKay, thx, I think we guessed the same thing:

"morale_max" probably referring to the maximum grade of morale that can be effected by this effect ie: morale 20 troops don't care the carcass.

Btw, I still could not test it. Waiting for new OS.

[Taiji]

max morale after modifier applied?

[confused german]

max morale after modifier applied?

Sorry, didn't get that. Can you make a hole sentence (only this time!)??

[Taiji]

You asked what morale_max meant. I guessed that it's the limit beyond which the bonus will not raise morale.