Timed Directional Attacks (OpenMW Lua)

Note: This mod's been bundled up with most of my other mods into one easy to use Timed Directional Combat Pack!

Timed Directional Attacks

For OpenMW 0. 48. 0+

Time your attacks well to get a buff depending on which directional attack you use. Attack again too soon, and you'll fumble. Wait a little longer for a double buff.

This mod supersedes and replaces my Directional Attack Stat Buffs. Probably do not use both together.

My other weapon-combat-buff mods may be used with this one!

Weighty Charged Attacks: Get extra weighty charged attacks, slowing you while you charge up, in order to get grounded accuracy buffs, or jumping strength buffs.

Charge Attack Parry: (Combine with Weighty Charge Attacks!) Turn your weighty charged attacks into backpedaling blocks or sidestepping dodge attacks.

Staff-Spell Stat Buffs: Get spellcasting bonuses if you use a staff when you start spellcasting. Or at least have one equipped.

Unzip the mod subdirectory wherever you put your mods, or on a datapath listed in openmw.cfg (default Windows location C:\Users\...\Documents\My Games\OpenMW), and check the checkbox in OpenMW Launcher > Data Files > SolTimedDirAttacks.omwscripts

[DESCRIPTION]

This mod uses what Lua API hooks currently exist for OpenMW 0. 48 to... start a timer when you release an attack. Then, when you start charging your next attack, depending on how long you waited, and depending on which directional attack you chose, you'll get a different buff or debuff.

As it stands, the way it works is as follows:

[]    Charge and release your first attack. Nothing happens, but a timer starts ticking when you release the attack.

[]    The timer interval is essentially 1/(weaponSpeedAttackTimerMultiplier), so a faster weapon and a higher timer multiplier will cause the timer to progress through its stages faster. (For example, let's use a 100% speed weapon with a 1. 0 timer multiplier. This will have a timer progressing through one stage per second.)

[]    Stage 0 (atk again between 0-1 s) (before a single interval has passed). You fumble the attack, losing some fatigue, and losing speed for a few seconds, to drive the impact home. Both of these are configurable in settings.

[]    Stage 1 (atk again between 1-2 s). You get a buff depending on which directional attack you use. Agility for Thrust. Weapon skill for Chop. Defense for Slash.

[]    Stage 2 (atk again between 2-3 s). You get 2x that buff.

[*]    Stage 3 (atk again