Attack Spell Help

[MarshallFaulk]

I want to create a spell that is pretty much an attack. Like throw spear, but i spear to actually have to hit the target, so if the target is running it will be hard for the spear to hit it. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Saishy]

Do a dummy attacker with artilery attack.
Make it spawn in the unit location and attack the unit your spell target.

 

[Kwah]

. . .

Learn JASS.

Or get an experienced JASSer to do it for you.

This works better.

(Has collision)

 

[graystuff111]

You can do it in GUI, and make it MUI. Not everything has to be in jass.

For beginer map makers, GUI is easier because it doesnt look like gibberish.
I'll give you a spell.

Edit - nevermind, I cant find what I'm looking for. Sorry.

 

[emperor_d3st]

Erm, sorry, but GUI -DOES- look like gibberish compared to JASS. I use JASS almost since day 1 and I'm happy with it.

Faulk, I don't understand your problem? Why don't you base this "spell" on fireball or something? Just change the fireball model to the spear's model. I think the spear is going to be very close to land-level but I'm sure there is a way to set the spell's model's height.

 

[MarshallFaulk]

I want it so you to use an ability to attack some one, like throw spear. But i want the ability to have to hit the person to do damage, so theres a chance of missing with your ability.
Edit- Fireball homes in on the target, so it always hits them.

 

[EricDaRed]

Shockwave, perhaps? It hurts units in a line, just change the shockwave model to a spear model and reduce the aoe a bit.

 

[emperor_d3st]

Well, I think I would make two abilities. One based on fireball, for example and an another one based on something else.
Let's say your spell has 20% to miss the target.
Make your real spearthrow a 0.5 sec casting time spell.
Make the fake spearthrow an instant cast spell doing ZERO damage costing ZERO mana.

E: Unit starts casting a spell.
C: Spell == Real Spearthrow
A: set yourIntegerVariable = Random Integer Value between 1 and 10
if yourIngegerVariable < 3 then
Order you unit to cast the fake spell on the target.

There it is. You can hide your "fakeball" in a disabled spellbook.

 

[MarshallFaulk]

Alright thanks guys, ill try both of those out, im sure one will give me what i want. Thanks, +rep

 

[Kwah]

Ahh, I have a better way (i think).

Set attack type to artillery damage line and give it a small AOE (say ten).

This should work but it would make it so you still have to attack the unit.

 

[Saishy]

Ahh, I have a better way (i think).

Set attack type to artillery damage line and give it a small AOE (say ten).

This should work but it would make it so you still have to attack the unit.

I think this is my first post idea...

 

[Kwah]

Yes, it is but you recommended dummy. Why?