Ability image not showing

[Zova]

I've turned th item ability life steal into a hero ability.
However when the hero learns it the button does not show up with the rest of the abilities.
Any ideas how i can solve this?

 

[DeadZero]

Is it something to do with the icon or is it just not there all together?

 

[Pharaoh_]

Have you based the spell on Channel? if so, make sure you set Data - Options to "Visible". If the ability displays the classic green icon, make sure you've also added the icon in the field "Art - Icon - Research".

 

[HardOn]

or maybe, you just forgot to put the new spell on your hero.

 

[ap0calypse]

or maybe, you just forgot to put the new spell on your hero.

He learns the spell, so he did add it.

Have you based the spell on Channel? if so, make sure you set Data - Options to "Visible". If the ability displays the classic green icon, make sure you've also added the icon in the field "Art - Icon - Research".

He based it off the item ability "life steal".

Usually item abilities (the passive ones) just don't show up as regular icons, nothing you can do about it in the object editor.
However, you can create a dummy ability (a passive ability that doesn't do anything) and add it once the hero learns the ability.
That way it will look like the icon is showing, but it's actually another icon.

 

[Pharaoh_]

He based it off the item ability "life steal".

Whoops, now I am one of those non-readers. For some stupid reason, I thought he meant that he used the icon of the life steal (which would be irrelevant, but anyway).

Try "Vampiric Aura" with Targets Allowed set to "Self", "Vulnerable", "Invulnerable".