Activateable Aura

[Pookie]

How might one go about making an activateable aura? Kind of like Leshrac's Pulse Nova in DotA, if you've played it... I don't want the aura to affect the hero that is using it, and I want it to drain mana while activated.

 

[Mini-Me]

I dont know the Pulse Nova in dota.
I'd think the general idea in there is that you use immolation as your dummy spell. It can be activated/deactivated and it drains mana. You detect when the immolation is activated and then create a dummy unit with the aura you want.

 

[DragoonZombie]

... or add the aura to the caster and hide it with a spellbook.
You can also use Mana Shield for dummy spell.

 

[paskovich]

Learn how to trigger! Then, find out what these actions are:
-Set variable
-Unit - Pick units in range
-Unit - Set property
-Trigger - Turn On/Off trigger

If you do so, you'll recognise that this spell is fairly simple, and you can do it yourself!
Good luck!

 

[Pookie]

@ paskovich: I already know how to trigger, I just wasn't sure about how to go about making one and I was curious as to how others would do it.

@ DragoonZombie: What do you mean by 'hide it with a spellbook'?

 

[lyj100]

Put your aura in a spellbook ability, then use action : Player - Disable spellbook for Player . Then if you put the spellbook ability to the hero, it will not display the skill icon but the aura still have its effects.

 

[Diablo-dk]

As far as i remember, Leshrac's Pulse aura is just made of activeable immolation, no need to trigger it, just change the interval, damage and mana drain. if u want it to do something else then just use disabled spellbook as the others said.

 

[boomwolf]

i think you can use morphing ability to fake it...but i am not quite sure that will work...

 

[DragoonZombie]

This Aura Template can help you:
http://wc3sear.ch/index.php?p=Spells&ID=1462&sid=

and yes, this wc3sear.ch link is still working ^^

 

[Pookie]

Ok, but what is a spellbook ability? I've never heard of that term before... Is it an ability that is attached to a spellbook item or something?

 

[DragoonZombie]

the spellbook is a item ability where you can put abilitys in it.
Like, when you click on "Build" you get a new list with buildings. Its the same just with abilitys instead of buildings.

And when you put abilitys in the spellbook and turn it off for a player you cant see the spellbook anymore but the ability IN the spellbook still exists.

Hope this helps a bit.

simply search for "Spellbook" in the item ability category and play a bit with it.
This tutorial at the.helper should help you:
http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php?t=34530

 

[Rui]

The Pulse Nova was probably based off Immolation. After all, what is the ability that damages nearby targets and drains mana? I believe there are triggers for it, though, since there were some bugs with the mana-drain before. So, unless I'm mistaken with the effect, it is Immolation.