Area of Effect Ability base

[mattdraw]

I'm running into problems when trying to make a new AoE hero ability. Does anyone know any base abilities that isn't Blizzard? Blizzard doesn't work because it puts the hero through a channeling animation and they don't carry out other actions.

Also is there anyway you could create a lightning effect attached to a point on the hero's model and not just his position?

 

[Nichilus]

The Channel ability (found under hero category) is ability made for triggered spells. It can be single-target ability (requires target), AoE ability (has targeting image) or non-target ability (like starfall, etc.), it just depends on the fields you use and check in this ability.

Anyway what you could do is make a dummy ability that is given to the hero. When hero uses this ability, you create dummy unit a make the dummy unit cast the actual spell at the targeted location.
That would be the simplest way, else you would need to trigger it a bit more.

You cannot create lightning attached to unit. You can only create lightning at a point and you can change values for its X, Y and Z axis.
In maps, the lightning effect that you see attached to unit is actually a lightning that has its point actualized every 0,03 seconds.

 

[NeosDany]

I'm running into problems when trying to make a new AoE hero ability. Does anyone know any base abilities that isn't Blizzard? Blizzard doesn't work because it puts the hero through a channeling animation and they don't carry out other actions.

Also is there anyway you could create a lightning effect attached to a point on the hero's model and not just his position?

I usually use "dispel" with no targets to make AoE spells.
To atach effects to units, create dummy rune-items(area of effect healing), create them and give to the affected units. Did you get it?

 

[WaterKnight]

OP spoke of lightnings and the model. So I am assuming he/she wants to connect a lightning bolt to a model's attachment point, which is not possible.