Homing ability help

[Ordonian]

Okay, I guess Im what you call a "n00b" when it comes to editing. I cant do any spell triggers, so I need some help with this.

I want firebolt to NOT home when I use it. For example, you cast firebolt on an enemy and he steps away from it and he wont take any damage or get stunned. I turned the "Art - Missile Homing Enabled" to false, and although the firebolt doesn't home, it still damages the target. How can I fix this?

If I have to use triggers to fix this, please help me out because I have NO EXPERIENCE in spell triggering. Thanks in advance.

 

[Dracula]

you can make a dummy unit with area attack, and shoot a fireball at the target location, thats probably the easiest way, if you wanna make a fireball that hits whatever it touch then you need jass, people in spell forum could help you with the idea.

 

[En_Fuego]

Change it from firebolt to Shockwave.

If it's Firebolt, it will always deal damage, if it's Shockwave, you have to be hit by the Shockwave to take damage.

 

[Dracula]

shockwave will always hit if you click on the unit.

 

[Need_O2]

shockwave will always hit if you click on the unit.

not if too slow and little area I guess
(normal shockwave is too fast etc and you cant run)

 

[Ordonian]

Hmm I'll try the shockwave thing. Thanks for the ideas everyone.

 

[Vegavak]

Hmm I'll try the shockwave thing. Thanks for the ideas everyone.

Shockwave will damage everything in the path, though.

There are other methods to get it just to damage a small area at the destination, but almost all require dummy use.

Wait (missile speed/distance to target) in seconds.
Create dummy with warstomp/thunderclap/whatever.

Good luck

 

[Dracula]

if you dont wanna use dummy unit, use cluster rockets, and make one missile turn missile into fireball set speed and arc to fireball, and make a small area like 100AoE.