HiDeAuraPlugin
Syncs Auras to minis hide state allowing use of Aura minis with full hide functionality.
About this mod Author’s original text
Hide Aura Plugin
This unofficial TaleSpire plugin for synchronizing the visibility state of auras with the hide
state of the mini. This allows the creation of aura minis (which can have transparency and other
features) without losing hide functionality.
Change Log
1.0.1: Added the missing Aura Hearts assets. No plugin change.
1.0.0: Initial release
Install
Install using R2ModMan or similar. The plugin is then available for any parent plugin to use it.
Usage
To create a mini compatible with this plugin, the process is a two step process similar to how
CMP works. The steps are as follows:
- Spawn a Aura Heart mini from the Support folder. The Aura Heart mini looks like an empty base
with a tiny cube in it.
- Select the Aura Heart mini.
- Select the desired creature mini from the library while holding ALT.
This covers the Aura Heart with the desired creature mini. Since the creature mini was spawned
using the Aura option (holding ALT), it can make use of transparency and other features not
available when using the TS/Creature shader. Without this plugin, when such a creature was used,
the Hide function (including LOS hide and height bar) did not hide the mini. This plugin fixes
that issue by syncing up the hide status of the Aura Heart and the aura.
There are two Aura Heart bases. One of them has the Aura Heart cube hidden in the base. The other
has the Aura Heart cube 0.5 tiles distance in the air. The second Aura Heart base will be more
accurate for LOS and height bar but depending on the shape of the mini, the cube could be visible.
The first base will be a little less accurate with LOS and height bar but the cube will be hidden
regardless of the mini shape.
Limitations
Since the plugin uses the Aura Heart to determine if the aura should be hidden or not and the
Aura Heart is much smaller than the actual aura mini, it can have some impact on LOS visibility
and height bar visibility.
Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions
- Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
- Most mods rely on the game's mod loader — the usual route is a community mod manager (such as r2modman): pick this game, install, and it handles the loader and dependencies.
- For a manual install, put the mod files into the matching Mod / plugins folder inside the game directory.
- Launch the game to confirm it loaded; mods with listed dependencies need those installed as well.
Install locations vary a lot between mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: