Skillcheck

Changelog.txt

@@ -4120,3 +4120,7 @@ When setting a property like MORE to the a spell or skill defname, trying to rea
   - Fixed: Hit chance to paralyzed targets with sphere custom (0) formula is now 80-100% (was 0-10%).
   - Added: Implemented Hit chance increase / decrease to sphere custom formula (0).
 - Fixed: Equiping armor and weapon with spelleffect could crash the SphereServer (#1538)
+
+24-03-2026, canerksk
+    - Added: Optional third parameter to SKILLCHECK to control bell curve usage (true/false).
+    - Changed: SKILLCHECK now allows disabling bell curve for linear skill success checks.

src/game/chars/CChar.cpp

@@ -2658,18 +2658,33 @@ bool CChar::r_WriteVal( lpctstr ptcKey, CSString & sVal, CTextConsole * pSrc, bo
 				return true;
 			}
 		case CHC_SKILLCHECK:	// odd way to get skills checking into the triggers.
-			ptcKey += 10;
-			SKIP_SEPARATORS(ptcKey);
-			{
-				tchar * ppArgs[2];
-				if ( !Str_ParseCmds(const_cast<tchar *>(ptcKey), ppArgs, ARRAY_COUNT(ppArgs)) )
-					return false;
-				SKILL_TYPE iSkill = g_Cfg.FindSkillKey( ppArgs[0] );
-				if ( iSkill == SKILL_NONE )
-					return false;
-				sVal.FormatVal( Skill_CheckSuccess( iSkill, Exp_GetVal( ppArgs[1] )));
-			}
-			return true;
+        {
+            ptcKey += 10;
+            SKIP_SEPARATORS(ptcKey);
+
+            tchar* ppArgs[3] = { nullptr };
+
+            if ( !Str_ParseCmds(const_cast<tchar*>(ptcKey), ppArgs, ARRAY_COUNT(ppArgs)) )
+                return false;
+
+            // skill
+            SKILL_TYPE iSkill = g_Cfg.FindSkillKey(ppArgs[0]);
+            if ( iSkill == SKILL_NONE )
+                return false;
+
+            // difficulty (safe)
+            int iDiff = 0;
+            if ( ppArgs[1] && *ppArgs[1] )
+                iDiff = Exp_GetVal(ppArgs[1]);
+
+            // bell curve (default = true)
+            bool fUseBellCurve = true;
+            if ( ppArgs[2] && *ppArgs[2] )
+                fUseBellCurve = (Exp_GetVal(ppArgs[2]) != 0);
+
+            sVal.FormatVal( Skill_CheckSuccess(iSkill, iDiff, fUseBellCurve) );
+            return true;
+        }
 		case CHC_SKILLADJUSTED:
 			ptcKey += 13;
 			SKIP_SEPARATORS(ptcKey);