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Personalized Grip for Herolab

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Landmine

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« on: <10-29-14/1334:43> »
I got frustrated that Herolab did not have an option for a Personalized Grip since it is Mission Legal. So I learned a bit about the Editor and made my own Weapon mod. It works for both melee and ranged weapons. I thought that other people might share my frustration so here's a dropbox link to it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/be1f1txb54anbfj/Personalized%20Grip.user?dl=0

Hope someone besides me finds it useful.

EDIT: When I first tested it, it worked for both Melee and Ranged. Currently it only works consistently for melee. I've having some issues making it play well with ranged weapons that have laser sights and smartgun systems.

EDIT 2: Updated link, explanation of the files is below in post.
« Last Edit: <10-30-14/1309:39> by Landmine »
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« Reply #1 on: <10-29-14/1917:37> »
Instead of creating a new item, can you edit an existing one ?
If so, create 2 more that are based off LS & SG but that 1 higher accuracy on them & cost $100 more.

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« Reply #2 on: <10-29-14/2236:34> »
That's a good idea. The one I made is modeled after the laser sight, which is likely why it has issues stacking. I'll play with it the editor some more when I have some more free time. In the meantime, it works great for melee and any weapon that doesn't have a lasersight or smartlink.
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« Reply #3 on: <10-30-14/1308:51> »
Worked off that idea and now the file has three items: Personalized Grip (for weapons with no smartgun system), Internal Smartlink with Personalized Grip (can be added to any weapon that can take an internal smartgun system and replaces existing internal systems), and External Smartlink with Personalized Grip (for use with any weapon that can take an external smartgun system).

I can't make the Grip stack properly with weapons that have built in smartgun systems without editing every single item that has an internal system. So add the new mod, then disable the original built in one, and it calculates everything properly. The caveat for this workaround is that you will have to keep track of the cost yourself. When you add it to an existing internal system, deduct the cost for the added system minus 100 nuyen for the Personalized Grip (cost varies because the mod cost varies and it won't take both a static and variable cost modifier in Herolab). The cost of the external smartgun system with personalized grip is calculated correctly. The cost of the plain Personalized Grip mod is 100 nuyen.

Here's the updated file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/be1f1txb54anbfj/Personalized%20Grip.user?dl=0
« Last Edit: <10-30-14/1320:24> by Landmine »
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