Battle animation while in target selection

Tzunamii

Hi, Ive a question about using battle animations while in target selection. Im using 2D grid battle (turn based).

So my first idea is to use it directly in the battle menu using schematics (in Status Change). While animating is no problem Ive some trouble to display a ability related effect, e.g. using fire particles when using a fire ability, because I only have access to the combatant and not to the ability.

Exists a better solution?

gamingislove

There are no battle animations during target selection, but you can use schematic via target highlights, e.g. check out this tutorial.

Schematics that are ultimately used via an ability/item usually have that action available as local selected data via the data key action.

Tzunamii

Thank you! Thats what Im searching for.

Ive a little problem with that: The schematic dont run, I think its because the ability has the following settings:Target Type: Enemy Target Range: None (AoE) Is Dead: No Select Target Cell: trueHow to handle abilities which has a grid cell as target? Under Battle Grid Highlights>Target Cells I can use this, but that comes with the following disadvantages:

The schematic runs every time I select a new cell (but maybe I can handle this since I assume the other solution runs every time a new target is selected too)
I dont have the user nor the ability (action).

Hope it is possible.

Edit - Not want open a extra thread for this little question. In a ShootAction(schematic) I want a camera shake but nothing happens (using the node). Battle Camera is set to Allow Schematic. And Block Camera Controll is disabled. Any idea why it dont work?

gamingislove

Yeah, they don't use target highlights because it only uses the cell highlights, so you need to use their Schematic highlight type instead. Yes, this'll be used for each highlighted cell (e.g. when highlighting use ranges) or each time when changing the selection, just like the target highlight is also used when you change the selected target.

<blockquote>Tzunamii said: - I dont have the user nor the ability (action).</blockquote>

That's correct, grid highlights don't have that information. No way around that ...

<blockquote>Tzunamii said: Not want open a extra thread for this little question. In a ShootAction(schematic) I want a camera shake but nothing happens (using the node). Battle Camera is set to Allow Schematic. And Block Camera Controll is disabled. Any idea why it dont work?</blockquote>

Camera shake, or generally, camera changes can only work when the camera control is blocked, otherwise the camera control will negate all changes when it udpates the camera at the end of the frame. So, for the shake, block the camera control before, do the shake (e.g. with wait) and unblock the control afterwards (Block Camera Control node). Or just block the control for the whole schematic :)

Tzunamii

<blockquote>gamingislove said: So, for the shake, block the camera control</blockquote>

Excellent :) Works like a charm. Thank you.

<blockquote>gamingislove said: No way around that ...</blockquote>

Is there a reason why I dont get the user / ability / item ... etc? Would it make sense to add this?

At the moment I look at the Action Access Handler. Can I hook with this at the point where a battle menu action is used?

gamingislove

Most of the grid highlights are not related to actions - I'll look into adding this for future updates.

<blockquote>Tzunamii said: At the moment I look at the Action Access Handler. Can I hook with this at the point where a battle menu action is used?</blockquote>

I don't think so.

Tzunamii

That would be really great. Thanks a lot for this. :)