Multiple colored mana sources

[BlindWillow]

I was working on an Elves deck, bound and determined to figure out Elvish Archdruid and...I finally did. Using the Cloudpost method, I played around with the coding until I thought about how one can add multiple attack SFX by separating them with a "|". I tried that with mana symbols in the mana ability and was delighted to see it work.

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  <STATIC_ABILITY filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="en-US"><![CDATA[{T}: Add {G} to your mana pool for each Elf you control.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="it-IT"><![CDATA[{T}: Aggiungi {G} alla tua riserva di mana per ogni Elfo che controlli.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="de-DE"><![CDATA[{T}: Erhöhe deinen Manavorrat für jeden Elfen, den du kontrollierst, um {G}.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="fr-FR"><![CDATA[{T} : Ajoutez {G} à votre réserve pour chaque elfe que vous contrôlez.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="es-ES"><![CDATA[{T}: Agrega {G} a tu reserva de maná por cada Elfo que controlas.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="jp-JA"><![CDATA[{T}：あなたがコントロールするエルフ１体につき、あなたのマナ・プールに{G}を加える。]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="ko-KR"><![CDATA[{T}: 당신이 조종하는 엘프 한 개당 {G}를 당신의 마나풀에 담는다.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="ru-RU"><![CDATA[{T}: добавьте {G} в ваше хранилище маны за каждого Эльфа под вашим контролем.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="pt-BR"><![CDATA[{T}: Adicione {G} à sua reserva de mana para cada Elfo que você controla.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <CONTINUOUS_ACTION layer="6">
    local characteristics = Object():GetCurrentCharacteristics()
    local filter = Object():GetFilter()
    local elf_count = 0
    filter:Clear()
    filter:SetController( EffectController() )
    filter:AddSubType(CREATURE_TYPE_ELF)
    filter:SetZone(ZONE_IN_PLAY)
    elf_count = filter:CountStopAt(10)
    if elf_count ~= 0 then
       characteristics:GrantAbility(elf_count)
    end
    </CONTINUOUS_ACTION>
  </STATIC_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY resource_id="1" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY resource_id="2" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}|{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY resource_id="3" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}|{G}|{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY resource_id="4" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY resource_id="5" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY resource_id="6" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY resource_id="7" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY resource_id="8" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY resource_id="9" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY resource_id="10" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}|{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>

Should work for Overgrown Battlement too. Plus, I assume that it will work for different colored mana symbols (as in Bloom Tender, for instance). However, I haven't tested that out yet.

[thefiremind]

Nice finding! Another bound about mana abilities has gone.

Bloom Tender could be done with this method, but it would be very annoying to write because you should consider all the possible combinations.

[Emashzed]

I was thinking about an alternative way to create these semi-complex mana abilities:
Programmatically build a string that contains the mana to produce (for(...) + string concatenation for example) and then use "old school" RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION + ProduceMana(mystring,1) instead of a MANA_ABILITY.

This would have the advantage to save all the code repetition, and the possibility to compute much complex mana generation patterns.
Has anyone ever tried that ? Are there any disadvantages if this works ?

[thefiremind]

You are basically suggesting to use mana tokens, if I understood. Of course you can, and the disadvantages are well-known already (more on this here).

[Emashzed]

Ho, silly me ! for some reason I thought ProduceMana was a core function of DOTP that wasn't related to Mana tokens. My bad.
Thanks thefiremind.

[BlindWillow]

Well, it seems to only work with a single color of mana. So, no Bloom Tender (which would be tough to code anyway, as thefiremind pointed out). Oh well. All I wanted was a functioning Elvish Archdruid, which I have now. So I'm happy.

[nabeshin]

work also without adding "|"

[Persee]

I already try without the "|" and it didn't work : viewtopic.php?f=63&t=7555

[nabeshin]

my druid works fine with this:

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  <STATIC_ABILITY filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
     <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="en-US"><![CDATA[{T}: Add {G} to your mana pool for each Elf you control.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
     <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="de-DE"><![CDATA[{T}: Add {G} to your mana pool for each Elf you control.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
     <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="es-ES"><![CDATA[{T}: Add {G} to your mana pool for each Elf you control.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
     <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="fr-FR"><![CDATA[{T}: Add {G} to your mana pool for each Elf you control.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
     <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="it-IT"><![CDATA[{T}: Add {G} to your mana pool for each Elf you control.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
     <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="jp-JA"><![CDATA[{T}: Add {G} to your mana pool for each Elf you control.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <CONTINUOUS_ACTION layer="6">
    local filter = Object():GetFilter()
    filter:Clear()
    filter:SetZone( ZONE_IN_PLAY )
    filter:AddSubType(CREATURE_TYPE_ELF)
    filter:SetController( EffectController() )
    filter:NotTargetted()
    local count = filter:Count()
    if count ~= 0 then
      if count &gt; 8 then
         count = 8
      end
      Object():GetCurrentCharacteristics():GrantAbility(count)
    end
    </CONTINUOUS_ACTION>
  </STATIC_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY resource_id="2" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY resource_id="1" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY resource_id="3" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}{G}{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY resource_id="4" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}{G}{G}{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY resource_id="5" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}{G}{G}{G}{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY auto_skip="1" resource_id="6" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}{G}{G}{G}{G}{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
    <MANA_ABILITY auto_skip="1" resource_id="7" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}{G}{G}{G}{G}{G}{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>
  <MANA_ABILITY auto_skip="1" resource_id="8" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <PRODUCES amount="{G}{G}{G}{G}{G}{G}{G}{G}" />
  </MANA_ABILITY>


I swear it.

[BlindWillow]

Odd. Like Persee, I also tried without the "|" and it didn't work. Now, however, it appears to. I'm almost positive I updated with the patch before testing this ability. I also switched to Theta from Skidrow to do so. Somewhere along the line, something appears to have been fixed. As long as it works one way or the other.

(Still, it might be best to stick with the "|" until we can confirm everyone can use the ability without it.)

[Persee]

Ok it's works with Theta Version. I'll try.

Edit: It's ok but AI use the land even when I cast a spell with only one mana.
So I prefer use mana token.