Cold damage via triggers broken? (Not adding slowed effect)

[DoomBlade]

I made this very simple spell. I remember that in some version 1.3X the cold damage trough triggers actually added the "Slowed" effect from cold damage.

It's been some time since I created anything, I reinstalled my windows and forgot to save my stuff into cloud. So I could remember wrong.

See the spell below. Latest patch, HD graphics.

Spoiler: Trigger

• Ice Blast
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Ice Blast
  • Actions
    • Set VariableSet IceBlast_Caster = (Triggering unit)
    • Set VariableSet IceBlast_Owner = (Owner of IceBlast_Caster)
    • Set VariableSet IceBlast_Level = (Level of Ice Blast for IceBlast_Caster)
    • Set VariableSet IceBlast_Damage = (90.00 x (Real((Level of Ice Blast for IceBlast_Caster))))
    • Set VariableSet IceBlast_Loc = (Target point of ability being cast)
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect at IceBlast_Loc using Abilities\Spells\Undead\FrostNova\FrostNovaTarget.mdl
    • Set VariableSet IceBlast_SFX = (Last created special effect)
    • Special Effect - Set Scale of IceBlast_SFX to 3.50
    • Special Effect - Destroy IceBlast_SFX
    • Custom script: set bj_wantDestroyGroup = true
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units within 250.00 of IceBlast_Loc matching (((Matching unit) belongs to an enemy of IceBlast_Owner.) Equal to True).) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • ((Picked unit) is Mechanical) Equal to False
            • ((Picked unit) is invulnerable) Equal to False
            • ((Picked unit) is A structure) Equal to False
            • ((Picked unit) is Magic Immune) Equal to False
            • ((Picked unit) is alive) Equal to True
          • Then - Actions
            • Set VariableSet IceBlast_Target = (Picked unit)
            • Unit - Cause IceBlast_Caster to damage IceBlast_Target, dealing IceBlast_Damage damage of attack type Spells and damage type Cold
          • Else - Actions
            • -------- Filter only --------
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_IceBlast_Loc)

 

[Pyrogasm]

I’ve never heard of any wc3 damage types having secondary effects like this. Perhaps you know something I don’t?

 

[Uncle]

The Slowed buff is shared by a few skills. You can modify it in the Gameplay Constants. Whether you can actually apply the buff through damage, I'm not sure, never heard of that.

 

[DoomBlade]

Yea I mimic the effect by casting a modified slow with a dummy unit. Sad that it didn't work directly with the triggered cold damage thought.