# Creating & Editing Buffs
### Using the Utility Tools to Create & Edit Status Effects
1. Run the **Soulslike Status Effect Creator** from the Soulslike Framework editor dropdown or head into **/SoulslikeFramework/\_Utility/Creators** and right-click and Run Utility Widget -> **EUW\_StatusEffectCreator:**
2. Fill in the details as you desire:
3. On the **Ranks** dropdown, you might notice something different. The **RelevantData** property is of type **FInstancedStruct**. This property can be used to send in any type of data to the Status Effect logic class. Search for **"FStatus"** to see Status Effect related structs provided by the framework:
4. For this example, lets use **FStatusEffectStatChanges** to just adjust some stats when this status effect is triggered. We'll adjust FP & Stamina:
5. Finalize by clicking **Create Status Effect.**
6. To test your new Status Effect, put one of the actors **B\_StatusEffectArea** or **B\_StatusEffectOneShot** into your level. Configure its **StatusEffectToApply & Effect Rank** properties:
7. You will notice the new Status Effect build up when overlapping this actor:
8. And when Buildup reaches 100%, your Status Effect will be triggered:
### Advanced: Creating Custom Trigger Behavior
If you want a unique trigger behavior for a Status Effect , you can easily override the `EffectTriggered` function inside your new Status Effect logic class and customize it.
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**DA\_StatusEffect\_Frostbite** is an example Status Effect that has custom behavior. When triggered, it will reduce stamina and **decrease the player's movement speed**. You can also inspect this Status Effect to get an idea on how to implement your own custom logic.
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1. Start by creating a new **Struct** and add in properties that you will be relevant for your effect. In this example, we will make our new **Plague** status effect adjust the stats of the player AND reduce the scale of the player. For this, we will add 3 properties to our struct:
1. **FStatusEffectStatChanges** (Stat Changes)
2. **Float** (New Scale)
3. **Float** (Duration)
2. Run the **Soulslike Status Effect Browser** from the Soulslike Framework editor dropdown or head into **/SoulslikeFramework/\_Utility/Browsers** and right-click and Run Utility Widget -> **EUW\_StatusEffectBrowser.**
3. Find our new Status Effect and adjust its **RelevantData** property to use our new Struct:
4. Click on **Open Logic** to open the class blueprint. Override the `EffectTriggered` method and start writing your logic. You can take a look at the **parent Status Effect Object** class and/or the **Frostbite Status Effect** for reference.
The example above will:
* Adjust all provided Stats negatively
* Set the Owner (player character)'s scale to the desired value, and after the duration, reset it back to 1.0f.
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**IMPORTANT:** Overriding the `EffectTriggered` method means that you lose access to the parent trigger functionality. This means that if you create a new Rank with a different **RelevantData** type, it will not execute unless you're specifically handling that data type.
You can *Add Call to Parent* but this might result in unwanted behavior.
An acceptable way of doing this would be through copying some of the `EffectTriggered` logic from the parent **Status Effect Object** class to your new Status Effect class.
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