Custom Buffs

[tml616]

I have 2 spells that are interacting oddly. They are 100% triggered and based on channel.

Spell 1 - Mortal Wound
Deals damage and stops target from going over 75% max HP for 10 seconds.

It creates a dummy unit that casts a hardcoded Undead Banshee - Curse with 0 in all fields except 10 duration. Puts unit in a hashtable. Runs second trigger every 0.03 seconds, if unit is over 75%, it sets HP to 75%. Removes the buff after 10 seconds and then clears the hashtable.

mortal wound trigger

• Mortal Wound 01
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to BRS-5 Mortal Wound
  • Actions
    • Unit - Cause (Triggering unit) to damage (Target unit of ability being cast), dealing (0.25 x (Life of (Target unit of ability being cast))) damage of attack type Hero and damage type Normal
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the weapon, left of (Triggering unit) using Abilities\Spells\Other\Stampede\StampedeMissileDeath.mdl
    • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the weapon, right of (Triggering unit) using Abilities\Spells\Other\Stampede\StampedeMissileDeath.mdl
    • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the chest of (Target unit of ability being cast) using Objects\Spawnmodels\Orc\Orcblood\OrdBloodWyvernRider.mdl
    • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
    • Set temp_point = (Position of (Target unit of ability being cast))
    • Unit - Create 1 D.BRS-5 Mortal Wound for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at temp_point facing Default building facing degrees
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_temp_point)
    • Unit - Add a 1.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Undead Banshee - Curse (Target unit of ability being cast)
    • Hashtable - Save 10.00 as (Key duration) of (Key (Target unit of ability being cast)) in H_MortalWound
    • Hashtable - Save 75.00 as (Key hpmax) of (Key (Target unit of ability being cast)) in H_MortalWound
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • ((Target unit of ability being cast) is in G_MortalWound) Equal to False
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit Group - Add (Target unit of ability being cast) to G_MortalWound
      • Else - Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Mortal Wound 02 <gen> is on) Equal to False
      • Then - Actions
        • Trigger - Turn on Mortal Wound 02 <gen>
      • Else - Actions

• Mortal Wound 02
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.03 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Number of units in G_MortalWound) Greater than 0
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit Group - Pick every unit in G_MortalWound and do (Actions)
          • Loop - Actions
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • (Load (Key duration) of (Key (Picked unit)) from H_MortalWound) Greater than 0.00
              • Then - Actions
                • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the chest of (Picked unit) using Objects\Spawnmodels\Critters\Albatross\CritterBloodAlbatross.mdl
                • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
                • Hashtable - Save ((Load (Key duration) of (Key (Picked unit)) from H_MortalWound) - R_FRAME_PROJECTILES) as (Key duration) of (Key (Picked unit)) in H_MortalWound
                • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                  • If - Conditions
                    • (Percentage life of (Picked unit)) Greater than (Load (Key hpmax) of (Key (Picked unit)) from H_MortalWound)
                  • Then - Actions
                    • Unit - Set life of (Picked unit) to (Load (Key hpmax) of (Key (Picked unit)) from H_MortalWound)%
                  • Else - Actions
              • Else - Actions
                • Unit - Remove ~BRS-5 Mortal Wound (Berserker) buff from (Picked unit)
                • Hashtable - Clear all child hashtables of child (Key (Picked unit)) in H_MortalWound
                • Unit Group - Remove (Picked unit) from G_MortalWound
      • Else - Actions
        • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)

Spell 2 - Lethal Poison
Poisons the unit and makes it take damage equal to its currently missing HP over the next 10 seconds.

It creates a dummy unit that casts a hardcoded Undead Banshee - Curse with 0 in all fields except 10 duration. Puts unit in a hashtable. Runs second trigger every 0.20 seconds to cause the damage. Removes after 10 seconds.

lethal poison trigger

• Lethal Poison 01
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to ASN-5 Lethal Poison
  • Actions
    • Set temp_point = (Position of (Target unit of ability being cast))
    • Unit - Create 1 D.ASN-5 Lethal Poison for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at temp_point facing Default building facing degrees
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_temp_point)
    • Unit - Add a 1.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Undead Banshee - Curse (Target unit of ability being cast)
    • Hashtable - Save ((1.00 x ((Max life of (Target unit of ability being cast)) - (Life of (Target unit of ability being cast)))) / (11.00 - (Real((Level of (Ability being cast) for (Triggering unit)))))) as (Key damage) of (Key (Target unit of ability being cast)) in H_LethalPoison
    • Hashtable - Save (11.00 - (Real((Level of (Ability being cast) for (Triggering unit))))) as (Key duration) of (Key (Target unit of ability being cast)) in H_LethalPoison
    • Hashtable - Save Handle Of(Triggering unit) as (Key caster) of (Key (Target unit of ability being cast)) in H_LethalPoison
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • ((Target unit of ability being cast) is in G_LethalPoison) Equal to False
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit Group - Add (Target unit of ability being cast) to G_LethalPoison
      • Else - Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Lethal Poison 02 <gen> is on) Equal to False
      • Then - Actions
        • Trigger - Turn on Lethal Poison 02 <gen>
      • Else - Actions

• Lethal Poison 02
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.20 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Number of units in G_LethalPoison) Greater than 0
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit Group - Pick every unit in G_LethalPoison and do (Actions)
          • Loop - Actions
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • (Load (Key duration) of (Key (Picked unit)) from H_LethalPoison) Greater than 0.00
              • Then - Actions
                • Unit - Cause (Load (Key caster) of (Key (Picked unit)) in H_LethalPoison) to damage (Picked unit), dealing ((Load (Key damage) of (Key (Picked unit)) from H_LethalPoison) x R_FRAME_OVERTIME) damage of attack type Hero and damage type Poison
                • Hashtable - Save ((Load (Key duration) of (Key (Picked unit)) from H_LethalPoison) - R_FRAME_OVERTIME) as (Key duration) of (Key (Picked unit)) in H_LethalPoison
              • Else - Actions
                • Unit - Remove ~ASN-5 Lethal Poison (Assassin) buff from (Picked unit)
                • Hashtable - Clear all child hashtables of child (Key (Picked unit)) in H_LethalPoison
                • Unit Group - Remove (Picked unit) from G_LethalPoison
      • Else - Actions
        • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)

The hardcoded curse spells are different, one is named BRS-5, the other is named ASN-5. The buffs placed are also different, and only really exist for the graphic effect and the buff tooltip.

My problem is that if a unit has one of the buffs, and the other one is cast, both buffs disappear but the triggered damage still occurs. So my question is do I have to change the SPELLS to be based off different hardcoded spells, or can I have both SPELLS based on curse with a different base BUFF?

abilities and buffs

 

[Anachron]

So my question is do I have to change the SPELLS to be based off different hardcoded spells, or can I have both SPELLS based on curse with a different base BUFF?

You have to change the BaseSpell-ID.

 

[tml616]

so unless it is based on channel, I have to base it off a different hardcoded spell for the base id to change?

 

[Anachron]

Yes, that's the reason why I use channel for everything.

 

[tml616]

except for dummy units, then you have to have a spell to order them right?

 

[Anachron]

Yes, that's what I meant. I use channel for hero spells and the real spells for dummys.

 

[watermelon_1234]

WC3 buffs can't stack as far as I know. (Except for Aura buffs)
That's why odd things happen when you're using Curse to place two different buffs. It doesn't matter that they're different; the buffs won't stack.
You're better off using another spell that will place that buff on that unit. (Maybe Unholy Frenzy, Lightning Shield, etc.)

 

[tml616]

I think I'm just gonna try doing the trick of giving self-only auras in an invisible spellbook and not bother with dummy units unless absolutely needed (like if the buff has to silence, then I would have to use a dummy to cast soul burn)

 

[watermelon_1234]

If your buff is negative, like you want it to show red text, consider using the Slow Aura (Tornado). It doesn't have an icon so you don't have to worry about using a spellbook.