tModLoader How do I make a weapon grant a buff on use?

[MPDamageCap]

I am having trouble making a beam weapon that grants a buff whenever it is being used. I tried adding this

override bool UseItem(Item item, Player player)
{
player.AddBuff(mod.BuffType("TestBuff"), 6000, false);
}

But I get a "no suitable method found to override". I'm not great at coding so I really don't know why this wouldn't work.

 

[jopojelly]

http://blushiemagic.github.io/tModL...d_item.html#a69d1426d0848927a3d7e25c023d90ddc

Look at the method signature, it doesn't have Item item passed in, since this is the ModItem hook.

 

[ZJ]

I would like to hear more about this, because I am trying to do the same thing. that link gave me a 404 though, so could you please give some other assistance?

 

[Exterminator]

Updated link

Terraria ModLoader: Terraria.ModLoader.ModItem Class Reference

 

[ZJ]

Thanks! It's been a while, but I still needed this information so I appreciate it.

 

[ataby_himawari]

Help
I tried everything, but my weapon still doesn't give a buff.
Here's the weapon code:

And here's the buff code:

PLEASE HELP I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING

 

[ZJ]

you need to have a bool that provides the buff information. don't put it in your weapon defaults.

 

[ataby_himawari]

you need to have a bool that provides the buff information. don't put it in your weapon defaults.

Yeah, I figured it out.
I used the "Shoot" hook

 

[ZJ]

nice

 

[Sosa God]

let me know if u guys need more help with this

 

[ZJ]

Thanks

 

[OnlyRecon]

Hey, so I want to make my weapon grant me a buff on hit that increases my weapon use speed. I know how to create buffs, but stuff like player.useTime *= 0.8f; doesn’t work.
Also is OnHitPlayer when you hit an enemy player, or is it when you hit an npc and you run the code within?