Kunai Throw Spell - Code References

• Entity Kind: kunai_throw_spell
• Entity Type: Spell
• Namespace: mr: (machine-readable)

• Script Location: KunaiThrow.lua
• Script Dependencies:
  • scripts/lib/commonClasses (RPD)
  • scripts/lib/spell (spell.init)

desc = function ()
    return {
        image         = 3,
        imageFile     = "spellsIcons/rogue.png",
        name          = "KunaiThrow_Name",
        info          = "KunaiThrow_Info",
        magicAffinity = "Rogue",
        targetingType = "self",
        level         = 2,
        castTime      = 0.01,
        spellCost     = 5
    }
end

cast = function(self, spell, caster)
    local n = spellTier(caster)  -- Returns 1, 2, or 3 based on caster skill level
    local enemies = caster:visibleEnemies()
    if enemies == 0 then
        return false
    end
    local ownPos = caster:getPos()
    for i = 1, n do
        local tgt = caster:randomEnemy()
        RPD.zapEffect(ownPos,tgt:getPos(),"Kunai")
        tgt:damage(math.random( n, n + caster:lvl()*n ), caster)
    end
    return true
end

• Base Damage: math.random(n, n + caster:lvl()*n) where n = spellTier(caster)
• spellTier Formula: math.min(caster:skillLevel() - 2 + 1, 3)
• Damage Range: n to (n + caster_level * n)
• Maximum Projectiles: 3 (based on caster skill level)

<string name="KunaiThrow_Name">Kunai Throw</string>
<string name="KunaiThrow_Info">This Deadly Kunai throw will be done extremely fast, so fast that you won't even be able to select a target.
 
True Masters able to throw more than one Kunai at once.</string>

• Sprite: spell_KunaiThrow.png, kunai_throw_spell_icon.png
• Item Sprite: item_Kunai.png, kunai_item.png
• Affinity: Rogue affinity (magicAffinity = “Rogue”)

• caster:skillLevel() - Returns the caster's skill level
• caster:visibleEnemies() - Returns count of visible enemies
• caster:randomEnemy() - Returns a random enemy target
• caster:getPos() - Returns caster's position
• caster:lvl() - Returns caster's level
• RPD.zapEffect(from, to, effectName) - Creates zap effect
• target:damage(amount, source) - Applies damage to target