Request: Ankh necklace item

[turin]

This is a request for an item (like the holy water, sceptre of fire, storm trident) that looks like a necklace with an ankh (the symbol on the holy water, looks like a cross with a loop at the top) at the end of it.

This is for Eastern Invasion, so if you make it and it passes standards, it will definitely get into the official game.

[wayfarer]

Like this?

[turin]

Almost perfect, except I can't really tell its an ankh. Can you make the loop at the top larger?

[wayfarer]

Yes I can

[turin]

Thanks. I'll commit it once I remember how to commit images.

[Rhuvaen]

If it's used on the map, then it should have a different perspective. This looks like it is hanging in mid-air...

[turin]

I really don't think that matters. The storm trident doesn't look like its lying on the ground either.

[Elvish_Pillager]

I really don't think that matters. The storm trident doesn't look like its lying on the ground either.

Well, the storm trident doesn't lie on the ground anyway, so what's your point?

[King Arthur]

ankh

[King Arthur]

too big I supose

[scott]

I might use this if you don't mind. It's not too big, and if you care to improve it I'll be appreciative.

[turin]

Yes I can

I've committed the version of the anhk from this post to CVS. I'm working on making EI use it instead of holy water. If anyone knows any reason this should not be done, let them speak now, because once I've done it I probably won't change it back.

[Ankka]

Yes I can

I've committed the version of the anhk from this post to CVS. I'm working on making EI use it instead of holy water. If anyone knows any reason this should not be done, let them speak now, because once I've done it I probably won't change it back.

Holy water sounds a lot cooler.

And looks better.

[scott]

I use the holy ankh as a new weapon, not as something that makes your attack holy. It doesn't make sense why it would make one attack holy when you wear the ankh. If we had multiple damage types, it could 'holy-ify' all your weapons.

Here is the code I used to make the new weapon and its custom sound I whipped up with Garage Band. You would still need the code to place the object on the map.

Edit: just to explain, I had a skeleton on the map that gives you the ankh when you move onto it. That's why there is a reference to bones and why there's no item placement code here. Ankh.png in the code is the big kingarthur image above.

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	#define OBJ_HOLY_ANKH X Y ID
	[event]
	name=moveto
	first_time_only=no
		[filter]
		x={X}
		y={Y}
		[/filter]
		[object]
		id={ID}
		name= _ "Holy Ankh"
		image=props/ankh.png
		duration=level
		description= _ "You find a hefty pendant among the bones.  It glows brightly when you pick it up!"
		cannot_use_message= _ "There are some bones here.  There appears to be something among them."
			[filter]
			side=1
			x,y={X},{Y}
			[/filter]
			[then]
				[removeitem]
				x,y={X},{Y}
				[/removeitem]
			[/then]
			[effect]
			apply_to=new_attack
			name= _ "holy ankh"
			icon=attacks/lightbeam.png
			type=holy
			range=long
			special=magical
			damage=24
			number=1
			# need a better attack sound, but this will do for now
				[sound]
				time=-1600
				sound=aaah.ogg
				[/sound]
				[missile_frame]
					begin=-180
					end=0
					image="projectiles/whitemissile-n.png"
					image_diagonal="projectiles/whitemissile-ne.png"
					halo=halo/white-mage-halo1.png,halo/white-mage-halo2.png,halo/white-mage-halo3.png,halo/white-mage-halo4.png
				[/missile_frame]
			[/effect]
		[/object]
	[/event]
	#enddef

[turin]

I use the holy ankh as a new weapon, not as something that makes your attack holy. It doesn't make sense why it would make one attack holy when you wear the ankh. If we had multiple damage types, it could 'holy-ify' all your weapons.

In EI, that's what it does, but just with making all of them holy, without leaving you any non-holy attacks.

The item would be called "Holy Amulet", in any case. It wouldn't mention that it was an anhk.