Xiphos Ability

Purpose

The Mutant Tank can steal health from survivors and vice-versa.

Requirements

Requires mt_abilities2.smx to be compiled with mt_xiphos.sp to work.

Settings

// Admins with one or more of these access flags have access to this ability.
// Note: This setting can be overridden for specific players.
// --
// Empty: No access flags have access.
// Not empty: These access flags have access.
"Access Flags"				""

// Admins with one or more of these immunity flags are immune to this ability's effects.
// Note: If the Mutant Tank has one or more of these immunity flags or has the same immunity flags as the survivor victim, the immunity is cancelled.
// Note: This setting can be overridden for specific players.
// --
// Empty: No immunity flags are immune.
// Not empty: These immunity flags are immune.
"Immunity Flags"			""

// The ability can only activate in close areas.
// Note: Do not change this setting if you are unsure of how it works.
// Note: This setting can be overridden for specific players.
// --
// Minimum: 0.0 (OFF)
// Maximum: 99999.0 (Farthest)
// --
// Keywords:
// "disabled"/"false"/"off"/"no" - 0.0 range
// "farthest" - 99999.0 range
"Close Areas Only"			"0.0"

// Allow human-controlled Mutant Tanks to use this ability.
// Note: This setting can be overridden for specific players.
// --
// 0/"disabled"/"false"/"off"/"no": OFF
// 1/"enabled"/"true"/"on"/"yes": ON, players can use buttons to activate abilities.
"Human Ability"				"0"

// The ability can only activate in open areas.
// Note: Do not change this setting if you are unsure of how it works.
// Note: This setting can be overridden for specific players.
// --
// Minimum: 0.0 (OFF)
// Maximum: 99999.0 (Farthest)
// --
// Keywords:
// "disabled"/"false"/"off"/"no" - 0.0 range
// "farthest" - 99999.0 range
"Open Areas Only"			"0.0"

// The ability is only effective toward human survivors.
// Note: This setting can be overridden for specific players.
// --
// Minimum: 0
// Maximum: 32
// --
// 0: OFF
// 1-32: ON, the number of human survivors required to be present for this ability to be effective.
"Requires Humans"			"0"

// Enable this ability.
// Note: This setting can be overridden for specific players.
// --
// 0/"disabled"/"false"/"off"/"no": OFF
// 1/"enabled"/"true"/"on"/"yes": ON
"Ability Enabled"			"0"

// Show a screen fade effect when the Mutant Tank uses its abilities.
// Note: The colors will randomly change between the colors set in the "Skin Color" and "Glow Color" settings.
// Note: This setting can be overridden for specific players.
// --
// 0/"disabled"/"false"/"off"/"no": OFF
// 1/"enabled"/"true"/"on"/"yes": ON
"Ability Effect"			"0"

// Display a message whenever the ability activates/deactivates.
// Note: This setting can be overridden for specific players.
// --
// 0: OFF
// 1: Display message only when the Tank hurts a survivor.
// 2: Display message only when a survivor hurts the Tank.
// 3: Both
"Ability Message"			"0"

// The Mutant Tank has this many chances out of 100.0% to trigger the ability.
// Note: This setting can be overridden for specific players.
// --
// Minimum: 0.0 (No chance)
// Maximum: 100.0 (Highest chance)
// --
// Keywords:
// "never" - 0% chance
// "sometimes"/"unlikely"/"seldom" - 33.3% chance
// "maybe" - 50% chance
// "often"/"likely"/"frequently" - 66.6% chance
// "always" - 100% chance
"Xiphos Chance"				"33.3"

// The survivors' max health.
// Note: Survivors will not gain health if they already have this much health.
// Note: This setting can be overridden for specific players.
// --
// Minimum: 0 (OFF, use the value set by the game.)
// Maximum: 1000000
"Xiphos Max Health"			"100"

Example Format/Usage

"Mutant Tanks"
{
	"Tank #76"
	{
		"Xiphos Ability"
		{
			"Human Ability"				"1"
			"Ability Enabled"			"1"
			"Ability Effect"			"1"
			"Ability Message"			"1"
			"Xiphos Chance"				"33.3"
			"Xiphos Max Health"			"0"
		}
	}
}

Tips/Strategies

Solo

Under construction...

Multiplayer

Under construction...