How to duplicate Marh/Ike's Counter?

[SaxMeister13]

I'm trying to add a counter attack that roughly mimics Marth's and Ike's Down-B counters. The problem is that I have absolutely no idea what's causing the actual "counter" effect. I've gone over both of their files line-by-line and feel like I understand what's going on, except that there's nothing telling them to jump to a different sub-action when they're hit. Somehow they do that on their own. Based on some searching, it looks like people have completely duplicated the code without getting the counter as well.

Is this possible to duplicate, or is it hard-coded for these two?

 

[[TSON]]

Not 100% how to duplicate it but RA-Bit[17] is what sets the counter window and tells it to jump to the next sequential subaction.

 

[Eldiran]

I believe it is hard-coded. I investigated it a while back and could find nothing unique about their counter Actions or Subactions. RA-Bit[17] does control when they can counter, but it doesn't work for others.

 

[God of Humility]

Isn't there a "if hit' requierment? Maybe you could do a "if hit, do this subaction".

 

[SaxMeister13]

Isn't there a "if hit' requierment? Maybe you could do a "if hit, do this subaction".

Sorry for the noobishness, but which one is that? I know 0B is for if you hit the opponent, but I don't know of one for if the opponent hits you.

 

[Eldiran]

I've heard that 1C is if hit by hitbox, but I've never been able to get it to work.

 

[shanus]

I've heard that 1C is if hit by hitbox, but I've never been able to get it to work.

1C is not that. 1C communicates with articles.

 

[Eldiran]

1C is not that. 1C communicates with articles.

Really! That sounds quite useful. Do we know any of 1C's details?

 

[shanus]

Really! That sounds quite useful. Do we know any of 1C's details?

1C: Value = article of interest

Its how olimar stops plucking after 6 pikmin, snake's nade count, among other things.

We haven't probed any more than that.

 

[SaxMeister13]

So if 1C is about articles, does that mean we don't know of an "if hit" requirement after all?

What about Lucario's counter? I've tried to look at it, but the code is a lot messier and I can't follow it.

*cowers in a corner for interrupting*

 

[Eldiran]

The only possible way I can think to implement a counter would be to track your character's percentage during the move, give him super armor, and make him attack if it increases.

Damage % is tracked by IC-Basic[2].

 

[shanus]

Set super armor
Set IC-Basic[2] = some RA-Float or basic.

Do a change action to the next special in the series wherein the req is if IC-Basic[2] > RA-Float you assigned at the start.

 

[Eldiran]

Set super armor
Set IC-Basic[2] = some RA-Float or basic.

Do a change action to the next special in the series wherein the req is if IC-Basic[2] > RA-Float you assigned at the start.

Actually you'd want

Set RA-Float or basic = IC-Basic[2].

But I get what you meant.

 

[shanus]

Actually you'd want

Set RA-Float or basic = IC-Basic[2].

But I get what you meant.

Haha, way to catch me on a minute detail

 

[Eldiran]

That's what I'm here for

 

[SaxMeister13]

The only possible way I can think to implement a counter would be to track your character's percentage during the move, give him super armor, and make him attack if it increases.

Damage % is tracked by IC-Basic[2].

I wouldn't have thought of that, but it makes perfect sense. Thank you! I appreciate you helping out a rookie like me.

Edit: I meant "you" plural.