Alchemist Model (gesture)

[tiny patrol]

i we're looking how to swap alchemist normal model into rage one, after some research i saw that people were using gesture

parent:StartGesture(ACT_DOTA_ALCHEMIST_CHEMICAL_RAGE_START)

and

self.parent:StartGesture(ACT_DOTA_ALCHEMIST_CHEMICAL_RAGE_END)

Somehow, mine just do the model change for smth like 1 second and then swap back to the original one, what im doing wrong?

    self:OnRefresh()
    if not IsServer() then return end

    local parent = self:GetParent()
    parent:StartGesture(ACT_DOTA_ALCHEMIST_CHEMICAL_RAGE_START)

    self:StartIntervalThink(1.0)

    self.pfx = ParticleManager:CreateParticle("particles/units/heroes/hero_troll_warlord/troll_warlord_battletrance_buff.vpcf", PATTACH_ABSORIGIN_FOLLOW, parent)
    self:AddParticle(self.pfx, false, false, -1, false, false)

    parent:EmitSound("Hero_TrollWarlord.BattleTrance.Cast")

    self:PlayEffects()
end```

```function modifier_antaurus_mask_buff:OnDestroy()
    if not IsServer() then return end
    local parent = self:GetParent()
    self.parent:StartGesture(ACT_DOTA_ALCHEMIST_CHEMICAL_RAGE_END)

end```

[pulsar musk]

Found 6 functions for Activity

🇸 CDOTA_BaseNPC:AddActivityModifier(name: string): nil
Add an activity modifier that affects future StartGesture calls.
🇸 CDOTA_BaseNPC:ClearActivityModifiers(): nil
Clear Activity modifiers.
🇸 CDOTA_BaseNPC:ForcePlayActivityOnce(activity: GameActivity_t): nil
Play an activity once, and then go back to idle.
🇸 🇨 CDOTA_Modifier_Lua:GetActivityTranslationModifiers(): string
🇸 CDOTABaseAbility:GetStolenActivityModifier(): string
and 1 more…

[glacial wraith]

add a "ActivityModifier"

[tiny patrol]

How does this one works instead without it? or im missing smth or im really dumb that doesnt get it actually

https://github.com/Elfansoer/dota-2-lua-abilities/blob/master/scripts/vscripts/lua_abilities/alchemist_chemical_rage_lua/modifier_alchemist_chemical_rage_lua.lua

https://github.com/Elfansoer/dota-2-lua-abilities/blob/master/scripts/vscripts/lua_abilities/alchemist_chemical_rage_lua/alchemist_chemical_rage_lua.lua

[topaz thorn]

It was made 6 years ago and might be based around valve features. Most likely to correctly swap you need to add activity modifier like suggested above (check correct name in model editor for rage animations) and change skin to purple one (not sure about that part)

[glacial wraith]

have you ever verified that this code really runs as expected?

[tiny patrol]

Not actually, but im also looking inside a custom game that have it and it works, but i can't see the difference between that one and mine, beside that mine ain't working as expected

This all that mine actually do

[glacial wraith]

confirm again
what's the difference between "normal model" and "rage model" that you metioned
the skin's color or the way alchemist hold weapons

[tiny patrol]

The way it holds weapon, im not doing the pink effect on the skin

[glacial wraith]

that's what the activity modifier does

use MODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERS and return chemical_rage in GetActivityTranslationModifiers

the libray you posted is missing this, and I doubt if it is fully functional