Casting a skill : Conversation and Lua method to target One player

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It’s possible to cast a skill though conversation, but we can’t choose the target or the level of the skill.
Is it there a lua function to do the same ?

For example if I use the conversation method, I will need the NPC to use Skill_buffradiustoggled in order to cast a skillbuff_Passive and affect the player.
However I want the skill casted by the NPC to affect only the player who is talking to him (there is a condition to cast the skill depending on the player).

The problem is in multiplayer the NPC will cast the skill and affect all players, so is there a way to prevent that ?
I know a workaround to cast the skill near the player through lua but it’s not pretty and might still affect other player at the same location.

2

Look at the NPC from the Death Vigil faction. When you do one part of the quest, he buff the player and that buff remain when you leave the area.

3

Thank you , it’s working.
It’s records is : /skills/nonplayerskills/questskills/orderenchant_buff
The template is skill_buffother that cast a skill with the template skillbuff_passive.

4

I tried to use the quest function to cast skills but it doesn’t work either with

  • skill_buffother
    -skill_buffselfduration

Maybe it’s because there is no “caster” ?
So how does this quest action works ?

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I’m sorry but I can’t provide you with more information, it’s been so long since I played the story quest of the game :slight_smile:

Might want to look into the quest itself and see how it’s built, maybe the NPC cast the Buff but the trigger come from the quest.

Probably Lua scripted.

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Hi Murlocking, no worry you were great help, I don’t know if you read my previous answers but it works with an NPC Casting the skill throught conversation (skill_buffother).
I might use this but I am trying to know if the Quest function also works like the conversation function.

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Oh I see, hehe. A little misunderstood! :rolleyes: