Need help for first mod try, Personal Shields only for distance fighter

[Noa3]

hi i want to create a shiel for people who have shooting weapons.

i have allready read some things about modding and understand the structure system and how to add smal things.
but if i look in the core mod in the Apparel_Shield.xml , i dont see a restriction only for melee fighters.

can someone pls help me with the code?

Apparel_Shield.xml :

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Defs>

<ThingDef Name="ApparelShieldBase" Abstract="True">
<thingClass>Apparel</thingClass>
<category>Item</category>
<selectable>True</selectable>
<pathCost>10</pathCost>
<useHitPoints>True</useHitPoints>
    <graphicData>
      <onGroundRandomRotateAngle>35</onGroundRandomRotateAngle>
    </graphicData>
    <drawGUIOverlay>true</drawGUIOverlay>
    <statBases>
<MaxHitPoints>100</MaxHitPoints>
<Flammability>1.0</Flammability>
      <DeteriorationRate>1</DeteriorationRate>
      <SellPriceFactor>0.5</SellPriceFactor>
    </statBases>
<altitudeLayer>Item</altitudeLayer>
<alwaysHaulable>True</alwaysHaulable>
<tickerType>Never</tickerType>
<thingCategories>
<li>Apparel</li>
</thingCategories>
<comps>
<li>
<compClass>CompForbiddable</compClass>
</li>
      <li>
        <compClass>CompColorable</compClass>
      </li>
<li>
<compClass>CompQuality</compClass>
</li>
</comps>
</ThingDef>




<ThingDef ParentName="ApparelShieldBase">
<thingClass>PersonalShield</thingClass>
<defName>Apparel_PersonalShield</defName>
<label>personal shield</label>
<description>A single-person energy shield device. It will attempt to stop any rapidly-moving projectile or energy attack that comes from a distance. It does nothing against melee attacks or shots from point-blank range. It prevents firing out as well. </description>
    <graphicData>
      <texPath>Things/Pawn/Humanlike/Apparel/PersonalShield/PersonalShield</texPath>
      <graphicClass>Graphic_Single</graphicClass>
    </graphicData>
    <tickerType>Normal</tickerType>
<statBases>
<MarketValue>1200</MarketValue>
      <PersonalShieldRechargeRate>0.13</PersonalShieldRechargeRate>
      <PersonalShieldEnergyMax>1.1</PersonalShieldEnergyMax>
    </statBases>
<apparel>
<bodyPartGroups>
<li>Torso</li>
</bodyPartGroups>
<layers>
<li>Accessory</li>
</layers>
<commonality>1</commonality>
<tags>
<li>PersonalShield</li>
</tags>
</apparel>
    <colorGenerator Class="ColorGenerator_Options">
      <options>
        <li>
          <weight>10</weight>
          <only>RGBA(0.33,0.33,0.33,1)</only>
        </li>
        <li>
          <weight>10</weight>
          <only>RGBA(0.65,0.65,0.65,1)</only>
        </li>
        <li>
          <weight>6</weight>
          <min>RGBA(0.3,0.3,0.3,1)</min>
          <max>RGBA(0.5,0.5,0.5,1)</max>
        </li>
        <li>
          <weight>10</weight>
          <only>RGBA(0.9,0.9,0.9,1)</only>
        </li>
      </options>
    </colorGenerator>
</ThingDef>




</Defs>


[skullywag]

DLL only im afraid. I have a mod that does this ill be releasing with a load of other stuff ive done in the next few days.

[Noa3]

i want to avoid this the much i can .
but your right maybe

thx for anwser

[skullywag]

The personal shield class has this:

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public override bool AllowVerbCast(IntVec3 root, TargetInfo targ)
{
if (targ.HasThing && targ.Thing.def.size != IntVec2.One)
{
return root.AdjacentTo8WayOrInside(targ.Thing);
}
return root.AdjacentTo8Way(targ.Cell);
}


to remove the restriction on firing from within the shield youd need to extend the class and override that method, as i said DLL only.

[isistoy]

It's a virtual one, it's not that bad People would help you, if need be

[skullywag]

I have the code if you need it infact the exact thing already exists in my omni defence mod, just use ilspy to grab it out of the dll.

[Noa3]

thank you very much, i will learn to mod and maybe use this later