[Trigger] Absorb Mana Ability

[Amigurumi]

hi, I have a problem with some triggers.
When a tower's mana reaches below the mana costs of the ability the tower has, then it should use the ability of the undead destroyer: Absorb mana.
The Tower should cast it on a manatower near it. Now when the tower's mana reaches below the mana costs of the ability, it seems that the tower uses the ability, but it doesn't. Just the ability icon is shown with a green border (as always, if a unit casts an ability), but the tower doesn't get the mana of the manatower.

Here is my trigger:

Trigger

• Fireball Ac
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is attacked
  • Conditions
    • Or - Any (Conditions) are true
      • Conditions
        • (Unit-type of (Attacking unit)) Equal to Fireball
        • (Unit-type of (Attacking unit)) Equal to Fireball Lvl 2
        • (Unit-type of (Attacking unit)) Equal to Fireball Lvl 3
        • (Unit-type of (Attacking unit)) Equal to Fireball Lvl 4
        • (Unit-type of (Attacking unit)) Equal to Fireball Lvl 5
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Mana of (Attacking unit)) Greater than or equal to 5.00
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit - Order (Attacking unit) to Neutral - Firebolt (Attacked unit)
      • Else - Actions
        • Set temppoint[1] = (Position of (Attacking unit))
        • Set tempgroup[1] = (Units within 1000.00 of temppoint[1] matching ((Owner of (Matching unit)) Equal to (Owner of (Attacking unit))))
        • Set tempreal[1] = 0.00
        • Unit Group - Pick every unit in tempgroup[1] and do (Actions)
          • Loop - Actions
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • Or - Any (Conditions) are true
                  • Conditions
                    • (Unit-type of (Picked unit)) Equal to Lesser Manacrystal
                    • (Unit-type of (Picked unit)) Equal to Manacrystal
                    • (Unit-type of (Picked unit)) Equal to Stronger Manacrystal
                • (Mana of (Picked unit)) Greater than tempreal[1]
              • Then - Actions
                • Set tempreal[1] = (Mana of (Picked unit))
                • Set tempunit[1] = (Picked unit)
              • Else - Actions
        • Unit - Order (Attacking unit) to Undead Destroyer - Absorb Mana tempunit[1]
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_temppoint[1])
        • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_tempgroup[1])

Image of the ability

But if I cast it manually, it works.
And the tempreal[1] should search the manatower with the most mana. (I tried it with 1 random unit in tempgroup[1] but it doesn't work, too)
Hope someone can help me.

 

[Maker]

The order might be overridden by the tower's normal AI. I mean, the trigger orders it to cast the mana absorption spell, but the game code tells it to normally attack the unit after it gets the mana absorption order.

I suggest you try to troubleshoot it with the following trigger:

• Events
• Unit is issued an order targeting a unit
• Conditions
• Triggering unit equal to your unit
• Actions
• Create floating text overhead of triggering unit <convert order to string>
• Set velocity...
• Set life span...
• Disable permanence

With this you can see what orders it gets.

 

[Amigurumi]

I will try it, but it uses the ability, but the effect doesn't work, and the unit doesn't stop it, until the player gives the unit another order.

EDIT

Tested it, and yes, the towers use the absorb ability.
I really don't know why. I will look in other triggers, maybe there is the problem.
But I hope someone can help me.

 

[chief_newgin]

Your Problem: Tower attacks and casts at the same time

Best solution:

Create 1 dummy -> Order dummy to absorb mana -> Save in Hash -> Add Saved Value as Mana for Tower -> destroy dummy by exparation timer -> Create an "fake" icon for unit

 

[baassee]

ehum if I got it right you just want that a tower that got less mana then X value should cast another ability?

that should be really easy but change your event, dont use attacking, use ralles dummy channeling auto cast system then it should work

 

[Amigurumi]

so it's impossible to give a spell cast order, when the unit attacks?

@ baassee: where can I find this system? I've never heard of this.

 

[baassee]

absorb mana is a thing that is added to an attack if I remember it right. It's like searing arrow and such spells.

It's not a system, it's a tutorial in the tut section

 

[Amigurumi]

well I looked at it, and read it fast (haven't time atm).
so the unit needs two abilities? the dummy and the normal one?
but my tower should cast on a tower, which is owned by the same player. So he doesn't target this tower with the dummy ability...

 

[baassee]

check unit types

 

[chief_newgin]

Why dont you do it the way round, the mana of the tower that should be absorbed could be given by the target tower itself. Just use the recharge ability of the moonwell, if you want lightning you can create it by trigger