Abilities

Abilities can have as many ranks as you want, and each rank has its very own values and settings.

They can be learned and ranked up/down from the talent trees.

Abilities are mainly used by the character and the NPCs, but they can also be triggered by items, interactive nodes and more.

Generic Fields

Field Name	Function
ID	The ID of this asset data element. Automatically generated.
Name	Name of the asset data in the project and editor.
Display Name	The name that will be displayed to the player.
File Name	The name of the file in the project. Automatically generated.

Base Ability Fields

Field Name	Function
Known	Is this ability automatically known upon character creation?
Ability Type	Normal: For both players and NPCs. (Always select normal if this ability should be used by an NPC) Player Auto Attack Player Action Ability

Ability Rank Data

Talent Tree Settings:

Field Name	Function
Unlock Cost	The cost in tree point to unlock this rank inside a talent tree.

Field Name	Function
Use Template?	Allows a requirement template to be used.
Add Requirement Group	Add your own requirement group without use of a template.

Activation Settings:

Field Name	Function
Activation Type	Instant: Instantly use the ability Casted: The ability will be triggered after a cast time Channeled: The ability will initiate a channel duration during which no other abilities can be used Charged: Not implemented yet
Cast Time	If above 0, the ability will need to be incanted for the duration.
Cast Bar Visible?	Should the cast bar be visible while casting?
Move and cast?	Can the ability be incanted while moving?
Move and channel?	Can the ability be channelled while moving?
Animation Triggered?	Should this ability be triggered with an animation event? Write TriggerEffect in the Event Function field
Combo After Cast?	If this ability is part of a combo, should it only trigger at the end of the cast?
Stunned and use?	Can the ability be used while being stunned?
Cancel Stealth?	Does using this ability cancel stealth?
Can use while mounted	Can the ability be used while mounted?
Channel Time	If above 0 the ability will be channeled for the duration.
Stand Time	If above 0, the caster will be rooted in place for this duration.
Mob rotate in stand time?	Should the caster NPC keep facing his target while stand time is active?
Slow Amount	The modifier for the current movement speed from 0 to 1.
Slow Duration	How long should the movement speed be reduced by the slow amount?
Slow Rate	How quickly is the movement speed being reduced to reach the slow amount target? Slow rate is reducing the current modifier each fixed frame.
Top Down: Face Cursor?	Should the character face the cursor during the cast? (TOP DOWN ONLY)
Top Down: Face Cursor On Start?	Should the character face the cursor when the cast starts? (TOP DOWN ONLY)
Top Down: Face Cursor On End?	Should the character face the cursor when the cast ends? (TOP DOWN ONLY)
AI Setting: Attack state duration	How long will the AI be in its attack state for?

Ability Types

The ability types defines the shape or type of the ability, this is also where you decide which unit type can be hit.

If you turn on Toggle for an ability, it will be turned on when used once and turned off when used again. While an ability is on, it will be triggered every X seconds that you can define in the Toggle Interval field. If Cost Pulse is on, the cost of the ability will be required and used for every pulse.

Self

Field Name	Function
Self	Self abilities will simply be executed on the caster directly.

Cone

Field Name	Function
Range	How far from the caster should the cone hit? In meters.
Angle	The angle of the cone. In degrees
Hit Count	How many times this cone should be hitting ?
Hit Interval	The delay between hits.
Max Hits	The maximum amount of units that can be hit by this ability at once.

AoE

Field Name	Function
Radius	The radius of the ability, in meters, around the caster.
Hits	How many times this AoE should be hitting ?
Hit Interval	The delay between hits.
Max Hits	The maximum amount of units that can be hit by this ability at once.

Linear

Field Name	Function
Width	How wide from the caster the hit area should be?
Length	How far away from the caster should the hit area go?
Height	How far should the hit area go below and above the caster position?
Hits	How many times this cone should be hitting ?
Hit Interval	The delay between hits.
Max Hits	The maximum amount of units that can be hit by this ability at once.

Projectile

Field Name	Function
Projectile Prefab	The prefab containing the visual of your projectile. No component needed, make sure to always remove any third party script so that it does not interfere with RPG Builder.
Use Socket?	Should the projectile be spawned at a Node Socket?
Projectile Position Offset	The position at which the projectile will be spawned at, relative to its caster.
Attach to caster?	Should the projectile be attached to the caster?
Hit Prefab	The prefab spawned to represent the visual hit of the projectile.
Hit Use Socket?	Should the hit be spawned on a node sockets from the target?
Hit Position Offset	The position at which the hit prefab will be spawned at, relative to its target.
Attach to Node?	Should the hit prefab be attached to its target?
Hit Effect Duration	The duration of the hit prefab.
Sound Template	An audio clip played with the projectile.
Attach Sound To Projectile?	Should the audio clip be attached to the projectile?
Blink Collision system?	If this is on, the projectile will use our own collision system. It is much more performant and stable with fast moving projectiles, but it only works good on smaller ones. For big projectiles, turn this off.
Collider Type	The type of collider for this projectile. Capsule Sphere Box
Collider Radius	How big the collider is.
Collider Height	How high the collider is.
Collider Center	The position offset of the collider
Speed	How fast does the projectile move?
Distance	If above 0, the projectile will get destroyed after reaching this distance in meters from its origin.
Distance to use (AI)	How far away must the NPC be to be able to cast this ability?
Angle Spread	The total angle at which the projectiles will be spread. Angle spread is divided by the maximum amounts of projectiles to determine the initial direction and the other ones.
Count	How many projectiles should be fired?
Delay	The delay between each projectile.
Duration	How long will the projectile stay in the scene.
Come Back To Caster?	If on, the projectile will come back to the caster after a certain time defined in the fields below.
Come Back Time	The time in seconds until it comes back.
Come Back Speed	The speed at which the projectile comes back.
Chain Effect	If on, the projectile will chain through nearby units after the initial hit.
Chain Distance Max	How far away can potential targets be from the previous hit.
Chain Hit Max	How many times maximum can this projectile chain to other units.
Gravity	Should the projectile be affected by gravity or not?
Destroyed by Environment	Is this projectile destroyed when hitting the environment?
Destroyed By Layers	What layers can destroy this projectile on collision
Shoot At Click Pos?	Is the projectile shot at the initial click position? (TOP DOWN ONLY)
Max Hits	The maximum amount of units that can be hit by this ability at once.

Ground

Field Name	Function
Ground Effect Prefab	The effect representing the ability. Required to run the hit detection, but no components are needed on it. Just attach the prefab of your choice here.
Ground Position Offset	The position offset for the prefab relative to its spawn point.
Ground Effect Duration	How long will the ground effect prefab stay in the scene.
Radius	The radius of the ability, in meters, around the origin.
Range	The maximum range at which the ground ability can be casted from the character
Delay	How long before the ground ability triggers once the ground target has been picked?
Hits	How many times does this ability hit
Hit Interval	The delay between hits.
Max Hits	The maximum amount of units that can be hit by this ability at once.

Ground Leap

Field Name	Function
Stop Leap Layers	Which layer can stop the leap if collided with
Radius	The radius of the ability, in meters, around the origin.
Range	The maximum range at which the ground ability can be casted from the character
Delay	How long before the ground ability triggers once the ground target has been picked?
Hits	How many times does this ability hit
Hit Interval	The delay between hits.
Leap Duration	The duration to reach the ground target.
Leap Height	How high should the character go?
Leap Speed	The speed of the leap.
Leap Ability	The ability to be used with the leap.
Activation Type	Activate: The leap ability will be used when using the leap. Completed: The leap ability will be used when reaching the ground. CastCompleted: The leap ability will be used when cast has completed Interrupted: The leap ability will be used when interrupted
Max Hits	The maximum amount of units that can be hit by this ability at once.

Target Instant

Field Name	Function
Hit Prefab	The prefab to represent the hit on the target.
Hit use socket?	Should the hit prefab be spawned at a node socket on the target?
Hit position effect	The position offset of the hit prefab relative to its spawn position.
Attach to node?	Should the hit prefab be attached to its target?
Hit Effect Duration	The duration of the hit prefab.
Must Face Target	Should the caster face the target?
Min Range	The minimum range from the target to be able to use this ability.
Max Range	The maximum range from the target to be able to use this ability.

Target Projectile

Field Name	Function
Projectile Prefab	The prefab to represent the projectile.
Use socket?	Should the projectile prefab be spawned at a node socket on the caster?
Projectile position effect	The position offset of the projectile prefab relative to its spawn position.
Attach to caster?	Should the projectile prefab be attached to its caster?
Hit Prefab	The prefab spawned to represent the visual hit of the projectile.
Hit Use Socket?	Should the hit be spawned on one of the node sockets from the target?
Hit Position Offset	The position at which the hit prefab will be spawned at, relative to its target.
Attach to Node?	Should the hit prefab be attached to its target?
Hit Effect Duration	The duration of the hit prefab.
Sound Template	An audio clip played with the projectile.
Attach Sound to Projectile	Should the audio clip be attached to the projectile?
Use Target Socket?	This field defines which socket the projectile will be guided towards, like a homing missle.
Collider Type	The type of collider for this projectile. Capsule Sphere Box
Collider Radius	How big the collider is.
Collider Height	How high the collider is.
Collider Center	The position offset of the collider
Must Face Target	Should the caster face the target?
Min Range	The minimum range from the target to be able to use this ability.
Max Range	The maximum range from the target to be able to use this ability.
Speed	The speed at which the projectile moves.
Count	The amount of projectiles to fire.
Delay	The delay between each projectile.
Gravity?	Is the projectile be affected by gravity?
Destroyed by Environment	Is this projectile destroyed when hitting the environment?

Hit Settings

Field Name	Function
Can Hit Player?	If on, the player can be hit by this ability.
Can Hit Self?	If on, the caster can hit himself.
Can Hit Ally?	If on, the allied units can be hit by this ability.
Can Hit Neutral?	If on, the neutral units can be hit by this ability.
Can Hit Enemy?	If on, the enemy units can be hit by this ability.
Can Hit Owned Pets?	If on, the caster can hit his own pet with this ability.
Can Hit Owner?	If on, the pet can hit his owner with this ability.

NPC Settings:

Field Name	Function
Is used on allies?	Can NPC use this ability on its allies?
Look at target during cast?	Should NPC look at its target during cast? This will rotate the NPC smoothly to follow its target position.
Snap to target on use?	If on, the NPC will snap its rotation to face the player on every use of the ability.

Cooldown Settings:

Field Name	Function
Cooldown	The duration of the cooldown for this ability.
Start GCD?	Should this ability start the Global Cooldown?
Can use while GCD?	Can this ability be used during the Global Cooldown?
Start on activate	Is the cooldown triggered immediately upon activation? If left unchecked the cooldown will start upon completion of the cast.
Shared cooldown?	Tags allow you to share cooldowns with other abilities. For example 2 powerful abilities could have both their cooldown triggered when one is used.

The shared cooldown tags are created in Types > Ability Cooldown Tags. More info here

Caster Effects Applied:

Field Name	Function
Chance	What is the chance of this effect to be applied on the caster?
Effect	The effect to apply.
Effect Rank	The rank of the effect to apply.
Applied On	Should the effect be applied on caster or the target?
Spread to nearby units?	Is this effect spreading to nearby units when applied to the initial target?
Max Unit	Maximum amount of units to spread it to.
Max Spread Distance	Maximum distance at which units can be affected by the spread.
Delay	The delay for the effect to be applied.

Effects Applied:

Field Name	Function
Chance	What is the chance of this effect to be applied when the ability hits a unit? From 0 to 100.
Effect	The effect to apply.
Effect Rank	The rank of the effect to apply.
Applied on	Should the effect be applied on caster or the target?
Spread to nearby Units?	Is this effect spreading to nearby units when applied to the initial target?
Max Unit	Maximum amount of unit to spread it to.
Max Spread Distance	Maximum distance at which units can be affected by the spread.
Delay	The delay for the effect to be applied.

Actions

Field Name	Settings
Required On	What entity should the Requirement Template be required on? Caster or Target?
Requirements	Apply Requirement Template here.
Triggered On	What entity should the Game Action be triggered on? Target or Caster?
Actions	Apply Game Action Template here.

Requirements are created here: Templates > Requirements. More info about Requirements here

Game Actions are created here: Templates > Game Actions. More info about Game Actions here

Tags Settings

Tag Type	Function
On Hit	This ability will trigger On Hit effects from On Hit effects Stats.
On Kill	This ability will trigger On Kill effects from On Kill effects Stats.
Shapeshifting	If an ability has this tag on, it will be recognized as a shapeshifting ability, and create a shapeshifting slot in the HUD. Attach the shapeshifting Effect in the Effect slot.
Stealth	If an ability has this tag, it will be recognized as an ability that stealth you, it is required for the logic.

Here you can add your own text that will show up in the tooltip when hovering over the ability. More fields are automatically generated on top of the base text, based on the effects under "Effects Applied"

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Abilities

Abilities can have as many ranks as you want, and each rank has its very own values and settings.

They can be learned and ranked up/down from the talent trees.

Abilities are mainly used by the character and the NPCs, but they can also be triggered by items, interactive nodes and more.

Generic Fields

Base Ability Fields

Ability Rank Data

Talent Tree Settings:

Use Requirements:

Activation Settings:

Ability Types

Self

Cone

AoE

Linear

Projectile

Ground

Ground Leap

Target Instant

Target Projectile

Hit Settings

NPC Settings:

Cooldown Settings:

Caster Effects Applied:

Effects Applied:

Actions

Tags Settings

Tooltip

Visual Effects, Animations & Sounds