GetSpellTarget Location from Feat Spell

Smithicus

How do I cause a custom spell to provide a spell target location using GetSpellTargetLocation()?

Trying to create a Feat where a PC can "summon" a construct at a target location.

Thus far, the spell script runs properly and creates the construct at the caster's location. (have not been able to spellhook this - impact script limitation for feats?)

Spells 2DA entry
843	Summon_Construct	16971716	ife_sumconsspl	V	M	s	0x00	0x04	js_s2_sumconstrt	****	****	****	****	****	****	****	****	1	500	head	****	vco_smhanodd01	****	****	****	****	out	500	****	****	****	****	0	****	****	****	****	****	****	0	****	****	****	****	****	15	****	3	16971718	0	1	53220	0	1117	****	****	0	

FEAT 2DA entry
1117	Summon_Construct	16971716	16971717	ife_sumconstrt	****	****	****	****	****	****	****	****	****	****	0	0	0	15	****	843	1127	0.5	1	****	1	****	****	****	****	****	****	****	****	****	FEAT_SUMMON_CONSTRUCT	5	****	1	45	****	****	0	1	

CLS_FEAT_* entry
26	SummonConstruct	1117	3	1	1	

// SPELL SCRIPT
// Removes prior summoned before generating new summoned
void main()
{
   object oPC = OBJECT_SELF;

    object oPriorSummoned = GetAssociate(ASSOCIATE_TYPE_SUMMONED, oPC);
    DestroyObject(oPriorSummoned, 1.0);

    string creatureResref = "zep_animwheel";

    ChangeToSummoned(GetSummonedCreature(creatureResref), OBJECT_SELF);

    effect eSummon = EffectVisualEffect(VFX_FNF_SUMMON_MONSTER_3);

    ApplyEffectAtLocation(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, eSummon, GetSpellTargetLocation(), HoursToSeconds(24));

}

Zephirius

It's easy to overlook, but did you check the unique power box on the item?

meaglyn

Try changing the TARGETSELF field (26th column) of the feat to 0. The spell target looks right so maybe that is what's forcing it to target the character.

Smithicus

I appreciate the guidance, but this is not a spell that is triggered by an item-use (tag-based), but by a feat. I am considering creating an item on the PC to accommodate the GetSpellTargetLocation with GetItemActivatedTargetLocation (if it cannot be done within a simple feat-spell/impactScript). But that is less elegant.

Smithicus

I found a solution.

The TOOLSCATEGORY changed to 2 (Active Combat Feat) provided the selection capability I needed.

My son reminded me that the Disarm Feat allows targeting so I modeled the Summon Feat after it.

meaglyn: Thanks for the direction, the idea seemed reasonable. I changed the TARGETSELF field to 0 (false) in the feat.2da and tried again, but the cursor never changed into "targeting location"-mode and again spawned the construct at the feat-caster location.

I also tried commandeering another spell (stinking cloud) and redirecting to see if I could cause the target selection, but it did not provide the target-selection ability through the feat.