Ability Score/Energy Level Drain - How do you check?

[Diana]

  I looked at both state.ids and stats.ids and saw no keyword that looked anything like a test for this.

Thanks.

[Andyr]

Depends on what exactly you want it for... Something like this might work but would be messy on a large scale:

- Have a script check stats for the PC on creation/party members on joining.
- Have it set globals to equal the stat(s) you are interested in. And stop the check repeating.
- Have your check check the stats again, and compare the values of the globals (I think there is a command to compare values).

This way you'd also be able to check stat/level increases.

[Diana]

I want to script a controlled creature - familiar-type, to run away if it has been attacked by Vamps or Shadows if they have done the enegy drain/level drain action on it.

Probably easier to script the creature to run away if it sees Vamps or Shadows.

[Avenger_teambg]

I looked at both state.ids and stats.ids and saw no keyword that looked anything like a test for this.

Thanks.

You can find it in stats.ids

200 LEVELDRAIN

[Diana]

Muchas gracias, merci beaucoup and all that jazz!

[Avenger_teambg]

Does it work?

[Diana]

Don't know yet.  I added the test to the script but I'm not now in an area with vamps or Shadow Fiends.

I've added this part to a scripting block for the creature I want to test it on

IF
CheckStatGT(Myself,5,LEVELDRAIN)
THEN
RESPONSE #100
DisplayStringWait(Myself,~Level Drain - W Block 5~)
PauseGame()

etc.

and I'm waiting to see if it will work.  I didn't see a number range for LEVELDRAIN so I'm taking '5' as what I've seen from examples using FATIGUE.

[Avenger_teambg]

I think you better use checkstatgt 0, as fatigue is a much cheaper effect.

[Diana]

Thanks - shall do! Yep, it works!  The 'familiar type .cre exhibits distress now since I coded the check in its script.  With a familiar you don't see the icon like on an npc.  Thanks a million!