[Open Assets] Instashield 6a

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[Open Assets] - Instashield

This script allows Sonic to use an instashield by pressing spin during a jump while not equipped with a shield.

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[Charybdizs]

Welcome to releases!

 

[Inazuma]

Just something I'd like to mention in case of any confusion...

It seems like DirkTheHusky has done his own port of your original Insta-shield script. Though since this script originally belongs to you and you rewrote it, this is perfectly fine for release!

 

[Future Smiles]

This is a Nice Mod

 

[DirkTheHusky]

Since this is the official insta-shield sprites, I may as well throw the custom sprites I did in the port I did in a ZIP here. In case if you want to replace the current ones. Of course, credit me if used.

 

[pastel]

Katmint updated Instashield with a new update entry:

partial rewrite

i noticed this script is being used in characters pretty often
but it's 6 years old at this point so i rewrote most of it to take advantage of modern conveniences

changes:
-fixed inaccurate rebound (thanks player->speed)
-adjusted colorise flashing
-better optimisation

Read the rest of this update entry...

 

[Ninja ZombieYoshi]

Just played through the vanilla game with this. Got a few notes.
Fang is by FAR the most useful boss to use the insta-shield on! The slight increase to range coupled with the invincibility lets you easily attack him when he tries to jump on you, which normally ends badly. The fantastic upwards range also helps.
I find using the insta-shield most useful in Red Volcano Zone, followed by Egg Rock Zone. The enemies and the stage hazards in RVZ have defensives that are perfect for the insta-shield to cut through, and ERZ lasers are also a good opportunity to shield past.
The chance to insta-shield those dumb turtles in Arid Canyon is very satisfying as well.
I do have one question, though. The insta-shield activates just by holding spin and then jumping. Is this intentional? Or is it supposed to be more like a shield, where it only activates once you press spin in the air, and not by holding spin beforehand?

 

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Katmint updated Instashield with a new update entry:

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fixed control regression caused by overzealous pruning

Read the rest of this update entry...

 

[Artsy_YumeYume]

This mod saved me from many dumb ideas involving jumps, anything related to DSZ - ERZ Badniks, and pits. As well as that one time in Foliage Furnace but I don't talk about it. This mod is awesome.

 

[legolloyd]

Can i use it?

 

[A'Dilla]

Can i use it?

The mod is reusable, so yes you can.

 

[TrinityBlur]

This mod is pretty awesome, but i have a question, can you make a version where it is double jump instead of jump+spin? I wanna use this with climbdash, or maybe if its possible for me to do it myself (i got absolute 0% experience with lua, its like japanese to me.), could you tell me how?

 

[Baba_theBooey]

What part of the LUA do I need to edit if I want to change it to activate with jump in midair, while not ruining the code that disables it if Sonic has a shield? I'm still wanting to learn how to code LUA, and I almost think learning how to edit stuff like this could be a decent start.

 

[SonicjrFan]

What part of the LUA do I need to edit if I want to change it to activate with jump in midair, while not ruining the code that disables it if Sonic has a shield? I'm still wanting to learn how to code LUA, and I almost think learning how to edit stuff like this could be a decent start.

Replace all of the - BT_USE with BT_JUMP

 

[Baba_theBooey]

Replace all of the - BT_USE with BT_JUMP

Looking through the code has no instances of BT_USE. I don't think those are even recognized phrases.

Just so you know, if your .zip/.rar extractor app has the ability to, you can open the .pk3 as an archive and then edit the .Lua directly from there.

 

[pastel]

You can just rename the JumpSpinSpecial hook to AbilitySpecial and remove any checks for PF_SPINDOWN.

I haven't looked at my code for this in a while so I'm not sure if there would be any issues but that should get it working how you want at a basic level.

 

[Baba_theBooey]

You can just rename the JumpSpinSpecial hook to AbilitySpecial and remove any checks for PF_SPINDOWN.

I haven't looked at my code for this in a while so I'm not sure if there would be any issues but that should get it working how you want at a basic level.

I just tried it; there was only one check for PF_SPINDOWN, so I thought that alone could work, but it still activates only on Spin, and I dunno how to make it remove the thok in its place.

 

[Spinax]

Did anyone ever figure out how to replace the thok with the insta-shield?

 

[Fboy99]

I just tried it; there was only one check for PF_SPINDOWN, so I thought that alone could work, but it still activates only on Spin, and I dunno how to make it remove the thok in its place.

I was able to replace thok with Insta-shield. Just changed line 53 addHook("JumpSpinSpecial", function(player) to addHook("AbilitySpecial", function(player), and also on line 54 removed and not (player.pflags & PF_THOKKED) and not (player.pflags & PF_SPINDOWN) and not player.powers[pw_super]. After that it should work.