How to use the lindworm?

[AndakRainor]

Thank you, stages completed! Do spore_mushroom spawn anything during the fight?

[minmay]

They do not.

[AndakRainor]

Whatever I try, I can't keep the GoromorgShield visible. It fades out quickly when not damage and does not accept any function except to get and set energy. It is the last thing I need to fix. Do you have any idea for that?

[minmay]

Try this:

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		{
			class = "GoromorgShield",
			radius = 3,
			baseIntensity = 1,
		},

[AndakRainor]

This component seems to have a lot of problems.
I tried baseIntensity = 1 and it works. But it can not be changed dynamically, and disabling this component does not make it invisible. Even when it had a baseIntensity equal to 0, poison spells made if glow green a little, while disabled.
Even better; setting its energy to 0 simply destroys the component
And it can not be recreated with its previous parameters, having no functions to set them...

In conclusion, I have made a particle system visual shield, and I think I will keep and publish it. It should be good enough for a close remake of the original fight.

edit: one possibility remains for this component, but it would require using a separate object to handle it.

[Isaac]

In conclusion, I have made a particle system visual shield, and I think I will keep and publish it. It should be good enough for a close remake of the original fight.

edit: one possibility remains for this component, but it would require using a separate object to handle it.

What about a multi-stage monster that spawns [or swaps out] a new instance when it needs a new shield? The new instance would have the rest of its hitpoints, and a new shield.

[minmay]

edit: one possibility remains for this component, but it would require using a separate object to handle it.

Yeah, that was what I was thinking would need to be done. Since the shield node does not actually move while the shield is up in the lindworm fight, it should be pretty easy to use a separate object.
The poison thing is present with all GoromorgShieldComponents, you'll encounter it if you poison the lindworm/wizard in Isle of Nex while they have a shield up, too.

[AndakRainor]

@Isaac: swapping two bosses could work, if I have a way to synchronize their animation. I don't know if it is possible.

@Minmay: in this case, the shield behaves visually as if it was up while it is logically down. When disabled, it glows when poisoned, remains visible if baseIntensity>0, but does not absorb damage.

edit: I tried a separate object, it works fine. It is even better with the particles I added
I will share it tonight!

[AndakRainor]

Sorry for the delay, I found another problem with the shield:

A disabled GoromorgShield also absorbs damage from melee attack, while letting other damage sources go through it...

I am thinking about setting the Invulnerable flag for the Lindworm instead of an invisible GoromorgShield.

Or as Isaac said, swap two Lindworms...

edit:
You can test the fight with the Invulnerable flag solution here: http://www.nexusmods.com/legendofgrimrock2/mods/60?