BasePartBuffProvider

_{.rules file/node location: Cosmoteer.Ships.Parts.Buffs.BasePartBuffProviderRules}

Stores rules common to all buff provider components.

This is an abstract class, made only for inheritance. Don't try to use it directly, pick an inheritor instead.

Itself inherits from OperationalPartComponent.

Inherited by :

• AreaBuffProvider
• CircleBuffProvider
• GridBuffProvider
• SelfBuffProvider

Parameters (Complete list)

Name	Type	Required?	Buffable?	Default value	Description
BuffType	BuffType meaning : string	Yes	-	-	(This parameter isn't serialized?) Name of the buff.
BuffAmount	float	-	Yes	1	Influences the strength of the buff's effect. The exact formula seems to be arbitrary, written by yourself. chaingun's RateOfFireRampUpBuff has "1".
BuffMultiplier	ID<PartComponentRules>? meaning : a path to a component	-	-	-	Influences the strength of the buff's effect. The exact formula seems to be arbitrary, written by yourself. chaingun's RateOfFireRampUpBuff has RateOfFireTween.
ShowBuffRange	bool	-	-	false (effectively)	??
BlueprintsOnly	bool	-	-	false (effectively)	If true, this buff does nothing outside of Blueprint mode. Used for buffs that only convey information useful for placing the part. Used by chaingun_magazine.
ChainsFromBuffType	BuffType? meaning : Name of a buff.	Yes	-	-	Establishes a continuation of the buff between different parts. Used by chaingun_magazine (but not the main gun), railgun_accelerator , railgun_launcher , also the MRT's thruster_rocket_extender and thruster_rocket_nozzle . chaingun_magazine has ChaingunMagConnectionLeft or ChaingunMagConnectionRight

Notes

• BuffAmount being buffable itself has interesting implications.