Auras question...

[ZiGOR]

Hi everyone!
Does anyone know how to make an aura buff to "last" less than 2 seconds after leaving the range of aura's AoE?

I have a spell (aura) that every 0.1 seconds deals triggered damage to units that have an aura effect, but even if unit runs 100500 kilometers away from me (owner of aura) he keeps taking damage a few seconds.

 

[DysfunctionaI]

Probably because, in your trigger that runs every 0.1 seconds, you check to see if the target has a dummy aura buff. So like all non-triggered auras, the effect lasts for a tiny bit once the unit is out of range.

The fix is to trigger the aura's AoE yourself with EnumUnitsInRange and adding them to a global group. Raise the timer to like 0.5 seconds, and only add new units to the group once they're in range, and remove units respectively.

 

[Adiktuz]

Auras by default takes around 2 seconds out of range before you lose the buff...

using DysfunctionaI's method, you can also just opt to remove the buff (using jass line for Remove Ability, using the buff's raw code) instead of using a global group to store the units

 

[Nichilus]

I don't think it takes 2 seconds by default to lose the buff, more like it checks range of all units every 2 seconds. I encountered situations, where the buff got lost earlier and sometimes later.

 

[Adiktuz]

I never said it was exact... it's more of the average... if the game checks for range only every 2 seconds, then it makes more sense as to why 2 seconds is the average

 

[ZiGOR]

Okay, I'm gonna show you a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usLwn6R08-w&feature=youtu.be

If there is no way to make a buff last less - could you advice me an alternative buff (like Immolation (I'm not sure that there is any buff on a target))

 

[Kino]

Okay, I'm gonna show you a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usLw...ature=youtu.be

If there is no way to make a buff last less - could you advice me an alternative buff (like Immolation (I'm not sure that there is any buff on a target))

The first reply already explained everything you need to know.
In short, there is no other way or else everyone would be doing it.

 

[ZiGOR]

The first reply already explained everything you need to know.
In short, there is no other way or else everyone would be doing it.

There is! And I found it! It is Immolation (illidan's one). I set duration 0.25 and damage 1. Then I check if unit has a buff Immolation and deal damage every 0.1 seconds.

wualah!

 

[Kino]

Well, my bad.
I didn't notice you were only aiming to deal damage and not apply some sort of debuff/buff.
In that case than yes Immolation will more or less do the trick.

 

[Adiktuz]

yeah, your question was Auras... and just a few familiarization with the editor can already make you realize that you can simply do an Aura-type DoT using immolation

 

[ZiGOR]

ok sorry guys) I didn't explain it right thanks for help

 

[WaterKnight]

Or you could have rechecked the distance of buff holders before dealing damage each time.

 

[ZiGOR]

Or you could have rechecked the distance of buff holders before dealing damage each time.

It would be more difficult because it could be over 20 units that have that ability... or I could check their buff instead... anyway it would be more difficult