Bug in Giants Receive Penalties When Attacking Shorties

[CamDawg]

http://forums.pocketplane.net/index.php/topic,24152

 

We're not updating effects indices on the ability headers. Not a big deal for Windows players, but the much stricter OS X version of the engine crashes.

[Nythrun]

Bumping this so it doesn't get lost for next version.

 

End users can replace the code at 28,012 to 28,037 with the below, or wait for Cam's more nicely written patch

// giant weapons get damage v small people bonuses
COPY_EXISTING ~giafir.itm~   ~override~
		  ~giafir2.itm~  ~override~
		  ~giafir3.itm~  ~override~
		  ~giants01.itm~ ~override~
 PATCH_IF (SOURCE_SIZE > 0x71) THEN BEGIN // protects against invalid files
READ_LONG   0x64 "ho"
FOR (READ_SHORT 0x68 "hc"; "hc" > 0x00; "hc" -= 0x01) BEGIN
  READ_SHORT  ("ho" + ("hc" * 0x38) - 0x18) "ei"
  WRITE_SHORT ("ho" + ("hc" * 0x38) - 0x18) ("ei" + 0x03)
END
READ_LONG   0x6a "fx_off"
READ_SHORT  0x70 "fx_num"
WRITE_SHORT 0x70 ("%fx_num%" + 3)
FOR (index3 = 1; index3 < 4; index3 = index3 + 1) BEGIN
  INSERT_BYTES   ("%fx_off%"	   ) 0x30			// insert new effect
	WRITE_SHORT  ("%fx_off%"	   ) 177			 // use eff file
	WRITE_BYTE   ("%fx_off%" + 0x02) 1			   // target: self
	WRITE_LONG   ("%fx_off%" + 0x04) 142			 // giant
	WRITE_LONG   ("%fx_off%" + 0x08) 4			   // race.ids
	WRITE_BYTE   ("%fx_off%" + 0x0c) 2			   // instant/while equipped
	WRITE_BYTE   ("%fx_off%" + 0x12) 100			 // prob
	WRITE_ASCIIE ("%fx_off%" + 0x14) ~giant%index3%~ // eff files
END
 END
 BUT_ONLY_IF_IT_CHANGES

[CamDawg]

Fixed in my local copy, thanks. Moving to archives.