How do I do this?

[Freaky Little Goblin]

A friend (well, not yet actually) suggested me an ability for a goblin spell-casting type unit. Although I tried everything I can, I tried every nook and cranny I know about trigger editor but nothing seems to work, here's the ability he suggested:

Ability - Not me, YOU! - Explode target allied unit, dealing its remaining health or 50% of its remaining mana as damage in a medium-small AoE, whichever is higher.

First I tried making the targeted unit run faster and make him follow a nearby unit, which ensures that someone will get hurt. But he doesnt explode, he just follows a random unit in a 100 AoE and runs at them at high speed (scary if you ask me). So anyone if you could please help, it would mean a lot to me.

 

[pOke]

Can you post the trigger?

 

[Freaky Little Goblin]

oh shi- I already deleted the whole map. I have the habit of deleting failed maps/triggers omg

 

[LordDz]

Stop doing that or you'll have a hard time learning things.

 

[Pyrogasm]

Lol, you could just quote me. Do something like this

• Events
  • Unit - A unit starts the effect of an ability
• Conditions
  • Ability being cast equal to (Not me, YOU!)
• Actions
  • Set TempUnit = (Target unit of ability being cast)
  • Set TempPoint = Position of TempUnit
  • Set TempGroup = Units within (100.00 of TempPoint) matching <follow target filter options>
  • Unit - Order TempUnit to smart (Random unit from TempGroup)
  • Unit - Add <some ability based on boots of movement speed> to TempUnit
  • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)
  • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)
  • Wait XYZ seconds
  • Set TempUnit = (Target unit of ability being cast)
  • Set TempPoint = Position of TempUnit
  • Set TempGroup = Units within (100.00 of TempPoint) matching <damage filter options>
  • Set dmg = Max(Current Life of (picked unit), 0.5 * Current Mana of (picked unit))
  • Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Unit - Cause TempUnit to damage (picked unit) for dmg damage of attack type Spells and damage type Normal
  • Unit - Explode TempUnit
  • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)
  • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)

The reason I set TempUnit again after the wait is that the variable might get un-set by the trigger running a second time for some other unit during that wait. What I did might not work because Target Unit of Ability Being Cast might not work after waits (some event responses don't). If it doesn't you'll have to use a JASS local variable to store the unit temporarily.

 

[Freaky Little Goblin]

Lol, you could just quote me. Do something like this

• Events
  • Unit - A unit starts the effect of an ability
• Conditions
  • Ability being cast equal to (Not me, YOU!)
• Actions
  • Set TempUnit = (Target unit of ability being cast)
  • Set TempPoint = Position of TempUnit
  • Set TempGroup = Units within (100.00 of TempPoint) matching <follow target filter options>
  • Unit - Order TempUnit to smart (Random unit from TempGroup)
  • Unit - Add <some ability based on boots of movement speed> to TempUnit
  • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)
  • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)
  • Wait XYZ seconds
  • Set TempUnit = (Target unit of ability being cast)
  • Set TempPoint = Position of TempUnit
  • Set TempGroup = Units within (100.00 of TempPoint) matching <damage filter options>
  • Set dmg = Max(Current Life of (picked unit), 0.5 * Current Mana of (picked unit))
  • Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Unit - Cause TempUnit to damage (picked unit) for dmg damage of attack type Spells and damage type Normal
  • Unit - Explode TempUnit
  • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)
  • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)

The reason I set TempUnit again after the wait is that the variable might get un-set by the trigger running a second time for some other unit during that wait. What I did might not work because Target Unit of Ability Being Cast might not work after waits (some event responses don't). If it doesn't you'll have to use a JASS local variable to store the unit temporarily.

Is there anyway that I can pm or chat you in personal here? I want you to teach me everything needed to know, milord. I am a noob when it comes to triggers, the things that make the campaign a campaign.

 

[Pyrogasm]

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