Effects

Effects can be seen as actions.

They are mostly triggered by abilities but not only on abilities.

Items, Interactable Objects and more can also trigger effects.

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.

Effect Types

Info

The effect type defines its role or action.

Instant Damage & Damage over time

Field Name	Function
Main Damage Type	The base damage type of this effect: None Physical Magical
Damage	The base amount of damage.
Altered Vitality Stat	Which Stat will be affected by this effect
Hit Type	The hit type of this effect: Flat Percent Of Max Percent Of Current
Flat Calculation	If on, the base Damage amount will be dealt without any other calculation.
Weapon Power	The percentage of the weapon's damage that will be added to the total damage.
Weapon 1	Take percentage (set in "Weapon Power") of the Mainhand weapon's damage that will be added to the total damage - Field opens if "Weapon Power" value is above 0.
Weapon 2	Take percentage (set in "Weapon Power") of the Offhand weapons's damage that will be added to the total damage - Field opens if "Weapon Power" value is above 0.
Custom Damage Type	The custom damage type of the effect, applied on top of the main one. This can be created by you in the editor, under Types > Damage Types, for things such as Fire Damage, Crush Damage, Lightning Damage and so on. Names and Types are up to you.
Skill Damage	The modifier that will be applied to the skill level, the total will be added to the damage dealt.
Skill	The skill that will be affected by the skill modifier.
Lifesteal	The percentage of the damage dealt that will be gained back as health.
Max Health	The percentage caster's of max health to add as damage.
Missing Health	The percentage of extra damage dealt per percentage of missing health.
Effect Required	The effect required to deal extra damage.
Effect Damage Modifier	The percentage of extra damage dealt if the required effect is active on the target.
Stat Damage	The stat required that will be added as damage.
Stat Damage Modifier	The percentage of this stat value that will be added as damage.

Instant Heal & Heal over time

Field Name	Function
Healing	The base healing amount.
Weapon Power	The percentage of the weapon damage that will be added to the initial effect healing.
Weapon 1	Take percentage (set in "Weapon Power") of the Mainhand weapon's damage that will be added to the total healing - Field opens if "Weapon Power" value is above 0.
Weapon 2	Take percentage (set in "Weapon Power") of the Offhand weapons's damage that will be added to the total healing - Field opens if "Weapon Power" value is above 0.
Altered Vitality Stat	Which Stat will be affected by this effect.
Hit Type	The hit type of this effect: Flat Percent Of Max Percent Of Current
Flat Calculation	If on, the base Healing amount will be applied without any other calculation.
Heal Type	The custom healing type of the effect. This can be created by you in the editor, under Types > Healing Types, for things such as Holy Healing, Nature Healing, Water Healing and so on. Names and Types are up to you.
Skill Bonus	The modifier that will be applied to the skill level, the total will be added to the healing done.
Skill	The skill that will be affected by the skill modifier.
Effect Required	The effect required to deal extra healing.
Effect Damage Modifier	The percentage of extra healing done if the required effect is active on the target.
Stat Bonus	The stat required that will be added as healing.
Damage Modifier	The percentage of this stat value that will be added as healing.

Stat

Field Name	Function
Stat	The Stat to alter.
Value	The value to alter the stat by.

Stun

Field Name	Function
Stun	The target is unable to move & attack.

Sleep

Not implemented yet.

Immune

Field Name	Function
Immune	The target is not taking any damage.

Shapeshifting

Field Name	Function
Model	The prefab for the shapeshifting model. No components required on it.
Model Position	The position of the model in the character prefab.
Model Scale	The scale of the model in the character prefab.
Animator Controller Rest	The animator used while the shapeshifting effect is active and you are not in combat.
Animator Controller Combat	The animator used while the shapeshifting effect is active and you are in combat.
Avatar	The Avatar used during the shapeshifting effect.
Animator Root Motion	Should animator use root motion?
Animator Update Mode	Modes: Normal AnimatedPhysics UnscaledTime
Animator Culling Mode	Modes: AlwaysAnimate CullUpdateTransforms BasedOnRenderers CullCompletely
Can Camera Aim?	Can the toggle camera aim key be used during this shapeshifting effect?
Override Main Action bar?	Should the main action bar be overridden during the shapeshifting effect? If turned on, it will let you define the list of abilities that will become available when the shapeshifting is active.
Add Effects	The list of effects applied on the caster while the shapeshifting is active.
Add Stats	The list of stat bonuses applied on the caster while the shapeshifting is active.

Dispel

Field Name	Function
Dispel Type	Effect Type: The effects with matching types will be dispelled. Effect Tag: The effects with matching tags will be dispelled. Effect: The specified effect will be dispelled.

Effect Tags

Effect Tags are created in the editor under Types > Effect Tags

Teleport

Field Name	Function
Type	Game Scene: Teleport to a specific Game Scene. Position: Teleport to a specific location within the current game scene. Target: Teleport to the current target. Directional: Teleport into a specified direction.
Game Scene	The game scene to teleport to.
Location	The coordinates to teleport to.
Directional	Direction Type: Forward Backward Left Right Diagonal Top Left Diagonal Top Right Diagonal Backward Left Diagonal Backward Right Distance: The maximum distance of the teleport. Block Layers: The layers that will stop the teleport.

Taunt

Not implemented yet.

Root

Not implemented yet.

Silence

Not implemented yet.

Pet

Field Name	Function
NPC	The (NPC) Prefab to spawn as a pet.
Spawn Count	How many pets should be spawn at once?
Duration	If above 0, the pet will be killed after the duration.
Character Scaling	If on, the pet will scale with the owner once spawned. Its level will be the same as its owner.

Pet Effect

Pet Effects are used to summon a NPC to fight by your side. Upon summoning the Pet a summon command window will appear, in here you can give it different commands

Defend: The pet will attack any enemy that is engaged in combat with you.

Agressive: The pet will attack any NPC that is part of a faction that is considered an Enemy by the player (if NPC has red name, pet will attack it)

Stay: The pet stays put on its current location.

Follow: The pet will follow the player.

Attack: Attacks the current selected npc.

Reset: Pet ceases all actions and returns to player's side.

Roll Loot Table

Field Name	Function
Loot Table	The loot table to trigger.

Knockback

Field Name	Function
Knockback Distance	The distance at which units hit will be pushed away, relative from the attacker's position.

Motion

Motion effects will move the player into a predefined direction. This effect is most commonly used to create something like a dodge with an i-frame

Field Name	Function
Distance	The distance of the motion.
Speed	The speed of the motion.
Direction	A vector 3 representing the direction of the motion. Positive X = Right Negative X = Left Positive Y = Up Negative Y = Down Positive Z = Forward Negative Z = Backward
Immunity	Is the character immune during the motion?
Ignore use conditions?	If on, the motion will be possible to trigger even if the normal conditions do not match.

Blocking

Field Name	Function
Block Angle	The angle, in degrees, that will determine a valid block
Charge time?	Should there be a charge time before the block being active?
Charge duration	The duration needed for the block to be active.
Duration Type	Time Hold Key
Limited Duration?	If on, the blocking will automatically stop after the duration.
Block duration	The duration of the block.
Power Decay?	If on, the current power of the block will go down over time.
Decay Speed	The speed at which the block power is going down each fixed frame.
End Type	Hit Count Max Damage Blocked Stat
Block Count	How many times can it block until it stops.
Max Damage Blocked	The maximum amount of damage that can be blocked until it automatically stops.
Stat	The stat that determine if the block remains active or not.
Stat Drain	Should the stat go down over time?
Drain Amount	The amount of the stat drained.
Drain Interval	The interval between each stat drain.
Block Flat Amount	The flat amount that can be blocked.
Block Percent Amount	The percentage of damage received that will be blocked.
Block Knockback?	If on, knockback will not affect the character while blocking.
Block Any Damage?	If on, any damage source will be possible to block.
Block Physical Damage?	If on, physical damage can be blocked.
Block Magical Damage?	If on, magical damage can be blocked.
Custom Damage Type	You can also select specific damage type that you created to be possible to block or not.
Block Actions	Actions that can be triggered upon a successful block.
On Block Actions	Trigger a Game Action upon blocking.

Game Actions

Learn more about Game Action Templates here

Mount

Field Name	Function
Mount	The prefab for the mount model. No components required on it.
Mount Position	The position of the model in the prefab.
Mount Scale	The scale of the model in the prefab.
Animator Controller	The animator used while the mount is summoned.
Avatar	The Avatar used during the mount effect.
Parent Armature	Parent rider to mount armature.
Mount Bone Name	Bone name from the mount, where rider will be parented to.
Position	Rider position on the mount.
Rotation	Rider rotation on the mount.
Mounted Animation Parameter	Animation to play on the rider while mounted.
Can Camera Aim?	Can the toggle camera aim key be used during this mount effect?
Prevent Action Abilities?	If checked, the rider will be unable to use abilities while mounted
Add Effects	The list of effects applied on the caster while the mount effect is active.
Add Stats	The list of stat bonuses applied on the caster while the mount effect is active.

Flying

Let's Fly!

No parameters needed, if this effect is applied on the character the gravity will not be active and the controls will allow going up and down using the camera and the space bar.

Stealth

Let's Hide!

While stealth, the enemies will not aggro the character. You also have the option to activate a special stealth action bar, allowing you to slot abilities that will be visible whenever you are stealth again. And you also have the option to add effects that will be active when you are in stealth

GameAction

Game Actions

This Effect Type means it will trigger any Game Action you add. You can add one manually in the effect by clicking "Add Game Action" or select "Use Template" which will let you select any of your created Game Action Templates.

Learn more about Game Action Templates here

State Settings

Field Name	Function
Persistent?	Should this effect stay on the unit between sessions?
Endless?	Is this effect not ending after a duration?
Duration	How long the effect lasts
Show in UI	Should this effect be visible in the UI while active?
Buff?	Is this effect a buff on self?
Player can remove?	Can the player remove this effect?
Stacking:	Multiple: Can this effect be active multiple times on the same target? Mixed Casters: Can effects stack together even if they are not from the same caster? Max Stack: How many times maximum can this effect stack on one target? Pulses Count: How many times will this effect pulse? Each pulse will trigger the effect again

Conditions

Field Name	Function
Is State?	Is this effect a state that stays on the target for a certain duration?
Is Buff?	Is this a buff on self?
Duration	The total duration of the effect.

Stacking

Field Name	Function
Multiple?	Can multiple similar effects be on the same target without being stacked?
Mixed Casters?	Can multiple caster have the same effect on one target?
Max Stack	How many times maximum can this effect stack on one target?
Pulses Count	How many times is this effect is pulsing?

Visual Effects, Animations & Sounds

Make those effects stand out!

Learn more about Visual Effects, Animations & Sounds here

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