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sumomole wrote:You mean ZONE_ANY doesn't include all the areas?

RiiakShiNal wrote:

sumomole wrote:You mean ZONE_ANY doesn't include all the areas?

When it works it does seem to include all areas, but sometimes it just doesn't work for unknown reasons. For example I could not get it to work properly for Counterbore and had to re-write the card using EvaluateObjects(). I have had no problem using ZONE_ANY for attributes like active_zone, from_zone, etc..., but I have issues getting it to work properly for filter_zone.

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<SPELL_ABILITY filter_zone="ZONE_ANY">
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="en-US"><![CDATA[Counter target spell. Search its controller’s graveyard, hand, and library for all cards with the same name as that spell and exile them. Then that player shuffles his or her library.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <TARGET_DEFINITION id="0">
    local filter = Object():GetFilter()
    filter:Clear()
    filter:SetZone( ZONE_STACK )
    filter:SetStackObjectType( STACK_OBJECT_CARD )
    filter:SetHint( HINT_ENEMY_ONLY, EffectController() )
    </TARGET_DEFINITION>
    <TARGET_DETERMINATION>
    return AtLeastOneTargetFromDefinition(0)
    </TARGET_DETERMINATION>
    <PLAY_TIME_ACTION target_choosing="1">
    EffectController():ChooseTarget( 0, "CARD_QUERY_CHOOSE_SPELL_TO_COUNTER", EffectDC():Make_Targets(0) )
    </PLAY_TIME_ACTION>
    <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION ignore_filter="1">
    local target = EffectDC():Get_Targets(0):Get_CardPtr(0)
    if target ~= nil then 
      EffectDC():Get_Targets(0):LKIShield_CardPtr(0)
      EffectDC():Set_PlayerPtr(3, target:GetPlayer()) 
       target:CounterSpell() 
    end
    </RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
    <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION ignore_filter="1">
    local player = EffectDC():Get_PlayerPtr(3)
    local filter = Object():GetFilter()   
    if player ~= nil then
       filter:Clear()   
      filter:May()
       filter:SetPlayer( player )   
       filter:SetZone( ZONE_HAND )   
       filter:SetHint( HINT_ENEMY, EffectController() )   
       filter:NotTargetted()     
       EffectController():SetTargetCount( 1 )   
       EffectController():ChooseTarget( NO_VALIDATION, "CARD_QUERY_CHOOSE_CARD", EffectDC():Make_Targets(1))   
    end
    </RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
    <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION ignore_filter="1">
    local player = EffectDC():Get_PlayerPtr(3)
    local filter = Object():GetFilter()   
    if player ~= nil then
      filter:Clear()
      filter:May()
      filter:NotTargetted()
      filter:SetZone( ZONE_LIBRARY )
      filter:SetPlayer( player )
       EffectController():SetTargetCount( 1 )   
      EffectController():ChooseTarget( NO_VALIDATION, "CARD_QUERY_CHOOSE_CARD", EffectDC():Make_Targets(2) ) 
    end
    </RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
    <FILTER>
    local target = EffectDC():Get_Targets(0):Get_CardPtr(0)
    if target ~= nil then
       return target:GetCardName() == FilteredCard():GetCardName() and
       (FilteredCard():GetZone() == ZONE_GRAVEYARD or
       FilteredCard():GetZone() == ZONE_HAND or
       FilteredCard():GetZone() == ZONE_LIBRARY)
    end
    return false
    </FILTER>
    <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
    if FilteredCard() ~= nil then
      FilteredCard():GuidedReveal( FilteredCard():GetZone() , ZONE_REMOVED_FROM_GAME )
      FilteredCard():RemoveFromGame()         
    end
    </RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
    <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION ignore_filter="1">
    local player = EffectDC():Get_PlayerPtr(3)
    if player ~= nil then
      player:ShuffleLibrary()   
    end
    </RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
  </SPELL_ABILITY>

sumomole wrote:I think Counterbore can be coded by filter_zone = "ZONE_ANY" and <FILTER/>.

RiiakShiNal wrote:

sumomole wrote:I think Counterbore can be coded by filter_zone = "ZONE_ANY" and <FILTER/>.

I tried coding it using filter_zone="ZONE_ANY" and <FILTER> at first, but it would not reliably exile cards of the same name from the library and graveyard, though it seemed to work perfectly for exiling cards from the hand. That is why I had to end up coding it using EvaluateObjects() so that it would work reliably.

NotJJ wrote:Would it be possible to create Ertai the corrupted's ability, if so would someone be able to make it for me or give me some guidance on how to make it.

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<ACTIVATED_ABILITY>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="en-US"><![CDATA[{U}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature or enchantment: Counter target spell.]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <COST type="Mana" cost="{U}" />
    <COST type="TapSelf" />
    <COST type="Sacrifice">
      <TARGET_DEFINITION id="6">
      local filter = Object():GetFilter()
      filter:Clear()
      filter:AddCardType( CARD_TYPE_CREATURE )
      filter:AddCardType( CARD_TYPE_ENCHANTMENT )
      filter:SetPlayer( EffectController() )
      filter:SetZone( ZONE_IN_PLAY )
      filter:SetHint( HINT_ENEMY, EffectController() )
      filter:NotTargetted()
      </TARGET_DEFINITION>
      <TARGET_DETERMINATION>
      return AtLeastOneTargetFromDefinition(6)
      </TARGET_DETERMINATION>
      <PLAYTIME>
      EffectController():ChooseTarget( 6, "CARD_QUERY_CHOOSE_CREATURE_OR_ENCHANTMENT_TO_SACRIFICE", EffectDC():Make_Targets(0) )
      </PLAYTIME></COST>
    <TARGET_DEFINITION id="0">
    local filter = Object():GetFilter()
    filter:Clear()
    filter:SetZone( ZONE_STACK )
    filter:SetStackObjectType( STACK_OBJECT_CARD )
    filter:SetHint( HINT_ENEMY_ONLY, EffectController() )
    </TARGET_DEFINITION>
    <TARGET_DETERMINATION>
    return AtLeastOneTargetFromDefinition(0)
    </TARGET_DETERMINATION>
    <PLAY_TIME_ACTION target_choosing="1">
    EffectController():ChooseTarget( 0, "CARD_QUERY_CHOOSE_SPELL_TO_COUNTER", EffectDC():Make_Targets(1) )
    </PLAY_TIME_ACTION>
    <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
    local target = EffectDC():Get_Targets(1):Get_CardPtr(0)
    if target ~= nil then 
       target:CounterSpell() 
    end
    </RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
  </ACTIVATED_ABILITY>

Blue Ghost wrote:Newbie here. I'm trying to code Zedruu the Greathearted, but I can't get its activated ability to work. I'm sure it should be possible, but I don't know of any exact precedent for it. Can someone help?

Blue Ghost wrote:Also, how would one go about implementing how the AI uses the ability?

Blue Ghost wrote:Thank you so much! It appears the parameters in the ChooseTargets function were tripping me up. Is there an explanation as to what they mean?

• ChooseTarget( target_definition_id, query_string, target_chest )
• ChooseTargets( target_definition_id, target_chest )
• ChooseTargetWithFlags( target_definition_id, query_string, target_chest, flags )
• ChooseTargetsWithFlags( target_definition_id, target_chest, flags )
• ChooseTargetFromDCWithFlags( target_definition_id, query_string, browser_chest, target_chest, flags )
• ChooseTargetsFromDCWithFlags( target_definition_id, browser_chest, target_chest, flags )

• target_definition_id: the id of the TARGET_DEFINITION that you want to enforce on the choice, or NO_VALIDATION (whose value is -1) if you don't want to enforce any definition (in the latter case you usually define a filter before calling the function)
• target_chest: the chest where the target(s) will be stored (never ever use the same register number for different things in the same ability)
• query_string: a string that will be substituted by localised text found in one of the Excel-style XMLs in the TEXT_PERMANENT directory (you don't use this here when choosing more than one target because you must set the prompt for each of the targets with separate SetTargetPrompt function calls)
• flags: a series of constants that can be added to each other and will have various effects on the target choice (for example, QUERY_FLAG_CAN_BE_FINISHED_EARLY will add a "finish" button to the query for the player)
• browser_chest: a chest that contains a selection of cards to choose from (useful when you really can't do what you want with just a filter)

Blue Ghost wrote:Also, is it possible to code Prophetic Prism?

gorem2k wrote:I believe there used to be a single-line code in dotp 2012 for reversing power/toughness. is this removed or ?

sumomole wrote:Unfortunately, that is very interesting card is fake, this real, but also very interesting.