Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger

[Chakan]

Been trying to come up with a working code for this thing all day, but everything I've tried so far ended in failure. Could someone let me know if this code is at least half way right? There's really no other cards, that I could think of anyway, that have an ability such as this. I've already done 11 of the cards that have been spoiled for Battle for Zendikar, hope to have the rest of the spoiled cards done by Friday.

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   <TRIGGERED_ABILITY>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="en-US"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="fr-FR"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="es-ES"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="de-DE"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="it-IT"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="jp-JA"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="ko-KR"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="ru-RU"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="pt-BR"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <TRIGGER value="ATTACKING" simple_qualifier="self" />
      <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
   if TriggerPlayer()  ~= nil then
        local secondaryPlayer = SecondaryPlayer()
        local effectController = EffectController()
        for i = 0,(20-1) do
              local card = secondaryPlayer:Library_GetNth( i )
            if card ~= nil then
              card:Exile()
            end
        end
     end
    </RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
   </TRIGGERED_ABILITY>

[Xander9009]

Try this:

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   <TRIGGERED_ABILITY>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="en-US"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="fr-FR"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="es-ES"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="de-DE"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="it-IT"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="jp-JA"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="ko-KR"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="ru-RU"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="pt-BR"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <TRIGGER value="ATTACKING" simple_qualifier="self" />
      <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
         local oDefending = RSN_GetDefendingPlayer(EffectSourceLKI())
         if oDefending  ~= nil then
            for i=0,19 do
               local card = oDefending:Library_GetTop()
               if card ~= nil then
                  card:Exile()
               end
            end
         end
      </RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
   </TRIGGERED_ABILITY>

Note that this requires RiiakShiNal's DefendingPlayer functions. They're in the CW, so if you have that installed, you don't need to do anything.

Riiak, are you aware your site is messed up? Or is it just me? I moved to Windows 10, so it's possible that's why (but I seriously doubt it).

[Chakan]

Where'd you get those functions, Xander? I didn't even know such a code existed. Also, if you're talking about the Wiki, yeah, it's messed up I think, the pages exist, but they're blank, right? (Also, that code didn't work.)

[Xander9009]

Where'd you get those functions, Xander? I didn't even know such a code existed. Also, if you're talking about the Wiki, yeah, it's messed up I think, the pages exist, but they're blank, right? (Also, that code didn't work.)

You can see the function used in Dimir Cutpurse's code. As for how I know it exists, it's just because I've been here awhile lol. If I recall correctly, the game doesn't have a proper ability to determine the defending player when you're in a 2HG game, and this function is supposed to fix that.

Either way, since it didn't work, try this.

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   <TRIGGERED_ABILITY>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="en-US"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="fr-FR"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="es-ES"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="de-DE"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="it-IT"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="jp-JA"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="ko-KR"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="ru-RU"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="pt-BR"><![CDATA[Whenever Ulamog attacks, defending player exiles the top twenty cards of his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
      <TRIGGER value="ATTACKING" simple_qualifier="self" />
      <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
         MTG():MessageAllPlayers("RTA is firing.")
         local oDefending = TriggerPlayer()
         if oDefending  ~= nil then
            MTG():MessageAllPlayers("Defending Player is valid. His or her life total is currently "..oDefending:GetLifeTotal())
            for i=0,2 do
               MTG():MessageAllPlayers("i: "..i)
               local card = oDefending:Library_GetTop()
               if card ~= nil then
                  MTG():MessageAllPlayers("i: "..i.." is valid.")
                  card:Exile()
               end
            end
         end
         MTG():MessageAllPlayers("RTA is finished.")
      </RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
   </TRIGGERED_ABILITY>

It should show a number of messages. If it fails, you'll know which step failed. If not, increase the 2 to 19 and remove the messages.

[thefiremind]

Is TriggerPlayer() set to the attacked player in an ATTACKING trigger? Maybe it does and I didn't know, but it's the first time I see it. I would have used EffectSourceLKI():GetPlayerAttacked(), or maybe even better, save that information inside the TRIGGER condition and use the saved one inside the action so you're sure that nothing strange happens:

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    <TRIGGER value="ATTACKING" simple_qualifier="self">
    EffectDC():Set_PlayerPtr( 1, EffectSource():GetPlayerAttacked() )
    return true
    </TRIGGER>
    <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
    ...
    local oDefending = EffectDC():Get_PlayerPtr(1)
    ...

[RiiakShiNal]

Riiak, are you aware your site is messed up? Or is it just me? I moved to Windows 10, so it's possible that's why (but I seriously doubt it).

Actually, I was not aware that the Wiki was messed up. I have, however, confirmed that it is screwed up, though I don't yet know how long it will take to fix it or why it got screwed up in the first place.

[Chakan]

Ah ha, thanks for the code Xander. It works perfectly now. I'll make sure to study this code if another such ability comes up. A big thanks to everyone who posted, I really appreciate it.

[Xander9009]

Is TriggerPlayer() set to the attacked player in an ATTACKING trigger? Maybe it does and I didn't know, but it's the first time I see it. I would have used EffectSourceLKI():GetPlayerAttacked(), or maybe even better, save that information inside the TRIGGER condition and use the saved one inside the action so you're sure that nothing strange happens:

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    <TRIGGER value="ATTACKING" simple_qualifier="self">
    EffectDC():Set_PlayerPtr( 1, EffectSource():GetPlayerAttacked() )
    return true
    </TRIGGER>
    <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
    ...
    local oDefending = EffectDC():Get_PlayerPtr(1)
    ...

I wasn't sure. I was just going by the code that I found in another card. I don't recall what it was, but apparently whoever made it knew it would work (or got lucky haha).