Ability
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An ability is split into two classes:

.. code-block:: csharp

  public abstract class AbilityData : RTSScriptableObject, IIconData

The data/config half - a plain ``ScriptableObject`` you create asset instances of (icon, sound, etc). Derive your own custom data class from it.

.. code-block:: csharp

  public abstract class Ability<T> : IUnitAbility where T : AbilityData

The logic half - a plain C# class (not a ``ScriptableObject``), automatically instantiated at runtime and matched to its data class by the generic argument ``T``. Derive your own custom ability logic from it. It contains several virtual methods ready to be overridden with your own actions (``InitAction``, ``StartUseAction``, ``UpdateAction``, ``CanUse``) — comments in the code should give you more info about it.

You can see example ability classes and files — for example ``ChangeWeaponData``/``ChangeWeaponAbility`` or ``CarryOutData``/``CarryOutAbility``. See the **Programming** partition for a full walkthrough of creating your own ability.