Shield with overhand polearm attack

[vuk]

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone knew how to change it so that when you had a shield you could still use the overhand attack with the polearm, instead of just the thrust. I changed the animation for overhand attacks, so that it is done onehanded (I used the throwing animation ).

 

[xenoargh]

Put it into the module_animations (it sounds like you've done that) then add the appropriate itcf to the polearm's setup in header_items,  i.e.:

itc_onehand_polearm_overhead    = itc_parry_polearm|itcf_thrust_polearm|itcf_slashright_polearm|itcf_slashleft_polearm|itcf_horseback_slashright_onehanded|itcf_horseback_slashleft_onehanded|itcf_horseback_slash_polearm|itcf_throw_stone 

It's no different than doing the overhand spear strike I did, you're just substituting a throwing animation. 

I'm not 100% sure that this will work, even if the acf tuples are correct in module_animations, i.e.:

acf_overswing|acf_enforce_rightside, amf_priority_attack|amf_use_weapon_speed|amf_use_inertia|amf_keep|amf_client_owner_prediction|amf_rider_rot_overswing

But it's worth a shot.  Don't be too amazed if it doesn't work, though- the animation system is very hard-coded, and there are probably a lot of gotchas, no matter what the tuples say the expected behavior of a given animation is.

 

[vuk]

lol, I don't know how to use the module system. I just use text files.

 

[xenoargh]

I can't help you then, sorry.

 

[vuk]

So there is no way to do it without using the module system? I cannot get the module system working on my computer, so I have to rely on using the text files.

 

[SPD_Phoenix]

If you don't need to change the animation, then you can use the item editor (the new one by Morgh) to add capability to your weapon.

 

[vuk]

How can you add that using the item edittor? I did not see anything there for it?

 

[SPD_Phoenix]

http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,105928.msg2629441.html#msg2629441

The "flags section" column on the right. the above screen shot was from his earlier version. It might look different in the current version.

 

[vuk]

Which flag am I looking for? I did not see one that would make it possible for me to use an overhead polearm attack while wielding a shield.