SelfLearning SC2 Scripting...

• Hi everyone,
  I am currently learning to do some tweaking inside the SC2 Game Data .xml scripts

  I had finished some tweaking and found it satisfied to my liking and hopefully I could shared my experience here while get some mutual discussions on some parts i yet to comprehend.

  I loved using Terran. But in view of Terran lack of Energy Shield Armor and low HP, AI raids causes me high loss.
  So I added/steal the scripts from the Protoss and Zerg then give it to Marine.

  Also food value is -0.25 (4 marines take 1 food)
  set Life regeneration.

  I could add 2ndary weapons to marine but Gauss Riffle replenish rate is too quick for other weapons within range5 to be used.
  Adding a ghost canister riffle just don't seem good.
  Or Hellion to transform Marine into Firebat. LOL

  Script:

  <CUnit id="Marine">
  <TacticalAIThink value="AIThinkRanger"/>
  <DeathRevealRadius value="3"/>
  <Race value="Terr"/>
  <Mob value="Multiplayer"/>
  <LifeStart value="95"/>
  <LifeMax value="95"/>
  <LifeRegenRate value="0.6734"/>
  <LifeArmor value="2"/>
  <LifeArmorName value="Unit/LifeArmorName/TerranInfantryArmor"/>
  <ShieldsStart value="175"/>
  <ShieldsMax value="175"/>
  <ShieldRegenRate value="2.5"/>
  <ShieldArmorName value="Unit/ShieldArmorName/ProtossPlasmaShields"/>
  <Speed value="2.35"/>
  <Acceleration value="1000"/>
  <LateralAcceleration value="46.0625"/>
  <StationaryTurningRate value="999.8437"/>
  <TurningRate value="999.8437"/>
  <Food value="-0.25"/>
  <CostResource index="Minerals" value="35"/>
  <RepairTime value="20"/>
  <AttackTargetPriority value="20"/>
  <DamageDealtXP value="1"/>
  <DamageTakenXP value="1"/>
  <KillXP value="10"/>
  <Radius value="0.375"/>
  <SeparationRadius value="0.375"/>
  <InnerRadius value="0.375"/>
  <CargoSize value="1"/>
  <ScoreMake value="50"/>
  <ScoreKill value="100"/>
  <ScoreResult value="BuildOrder"/>
  <SubgroupPriority value="15"/>
  <MinimapRadius value="0.375"/>
  <FlagArray index="PressForwardDisabled" value="1"/>
  <FlagArray index="PreventDestroy" value="1"/>
  <FlagArray index="UseLineOfSight" value="1"/>
  <PlaneArray index="Ground" value="1"/>
  <Collide index="Ground" value="1"/>
  <Sight value="10"/>
  <AbilArray Link="stop"/>
  <AbilArray Link="attack"/>
  <AbilArray Link="move"/>
  <AbilArray Link="StimPack"/>
  <BehaviorArray Link="MarineShield"/>
  <CardLayouts>
  <LayoutButtons Face="Move" Type="AbilCmd" AbilCmd="move,Move" Row="0" Column="0"/>
  <LayoutButtons Face="Stop" Type="AbilCmd" AbilCmd="stop,Stop" Row="0" Column="1"/>
  <LayoutButtons Face="MoveHoldPosition" Type="AbilCmd" AbilCmd="move,HoldPos" Row="0" Column="2"/>
  <LayoutButtons Face="Attack" Type="AbilCmd" AbilCmd="attack,Execute" Row="0" Column="4"/>
  <LayoutButtons Face="MovePatrol" Type="AbilCmd" AbilCmd="move,Patrol" Row="0" Column="3"/>
  <LayoutButtons Face="Stim" Type="AbilCmd" AbilCmd="StimPack,Execute" Row="2" Column="0"/>
  </CardLayouts>
  <Attributes index="Light" value="2"/>
  <Attributes index="Biological" value="2"/>
  <EditorCategories value="ObjectType:Unit,ObjectFamily:Melee"/>
  <GlossaryCategory value="Unit/Category/TerranUnits"/>
  <GlossaryPriority value="30"/>
  <GlossaryStrongArray value="Marauder"/>
  <GlossaryStrongArray value="Immortal"/>
  <GlossaryStrongArray value="Hydralisk"/>
  <GlossaryWeakArray value="SiegeTankSieged"/>
  <GlossaryWeakArray value="Colossus"/>
  <GlossaryWeakArray value="Lurker"/>
  <WeaponArray Link="Marine"/>
  <ChanceArray index="Anim" value="33"/>
  <ChanceArray index="Idle" value="33"/>
  <ChanceArray index="Turn" value="33"/>
  </Fidget>
  <TauntDuration index="Cheer" value="5"/>
  <TauntDuration index="Dance" value="5"/>
  </CUnit>

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  Posted 2010-04-10
  Koren 1

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• Anyway, I could increase the shooting range if I wanted.
  Just goto WeaponData.xml or Upgrade.xml to tweak it.

  WeaponData
  will just increase the Marine basic range (or damage or replenish rate)

  Upgrade
  I added a script under the E-bay weapons upgrade.
  Script:

  <EffectArray Reference="Weapon,Marine,Range" Value="2"/>

  For reason unknown to me the effective range during the game time increase by 6 range rather than 2 range during each upgrade.
  lvl#. basic range+upgrade range=total range
  lvl1. basic 5 +upgrade 6 =11
  lvl1. basic 11 +upgrade 6 =17
  lvl1. basic 17 +upgrade 6 =23

  It makes the Gauss riffle uber long range?!
  which is not what i intended.

  May I ask who ever knew the script operation better tell me what happened then?

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  Posted 2010-04-10
  Koren 1

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• Just thinking of fun, I was thinking of adding armor piercing ability to marine Gauss Riffle, which could be purchase through E-bay.

  Script:

  <EffectArray Reference="Effect,Marine,AttributeBonus[e_unitAttributeArmored]" Value="1.000000"/>

  could be added in any weapon upgrade.

  But if i wanted to create new branch of weapon buildorder, how should i do it??

  thnx
  

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  Posted 2010-04-10
  Koren 1

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