[Spell] Begins casting an ability problem

[Eriador]

Allright, I have two spells that that requires certain conditions to be met. When the conditions are met the Integer AnastasiaElement will be not equal to 0.
So I need those spells not to go on cooldown when you try to use the spell, but to get an error message.

Now when I cast a spell, the trigger does run, as i do get the message, however, the spell still goes on cooldown.

I have tried a workaround, removing and adding the spell beïng cast, but even that doesn't work. If I do that, the weird thing occurs that the spellcaster gets in an continues state of spellcasting, and doesn't listen to orders anymore, (only to be interrupted from this state by casting another spell.)

So why does the spell casted still goes on cooldown, and how do I solve it?

• GreaterCNoOrb
  • Events
    • Unit - Anastasia 0005 <gen> Begins casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • Or - Any (Conditions) are true
      • Conditions
        • (Ability being cast) Equal to Greater Conjuring
        • (Ability being cast) Equal to Discharge
    • AnastasiaElement Equal to 0
  • Actions
    • Unit - Order (Triggering unit) to Stop
    • Game - Display to (All players matching ((Owner of (Triggering unit)) Equal to (Matching player))) the text: |c00F78181Cast an o...
    • Sound - Play Error <gen>

 

[IcemanBo]

Try with event: Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability

 

[Eriador]

I have, it doesn't work.

I thought this would be one of the very few applications in which you would use Begin casting an ability, as this event happens before the spell?

 

[IcemanBo]

It does work for me. Mind to attach small testmap where it doesn't work?

 

[Eriador]

Yea, it also did work for me.

But after a bunch of working on my map, it just stopped working... as if the game is not in time to stop the unit before casting the ability. :s

I have my map uploaded on the hive.

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/map-development-202/strife-honorless-259660/

edit: triggers referring to this situation are in the map 'Elementalist'

 

[IcemanBo]

Ah, you based it on an instantly casting ability. That's why it won't be aborted. Channel,Windwalk, Defend, and some more are intsnatly casted.

Use an other ability as base.

 

[Eriador]

Nice.
Fixed.
Solved.
Thank you!
Honored.

 

[Maker]

This method aborts anything, even Defend.

Untitled Trigger 005 Events Unit - A unit Is issued an order with no target Conditions (Issued order) Equal to (Order(defend)) Actions Unit - Pause (Triggering unit) Unit - Order (Triggering unit) to Stop Unit - Unpause (Triggering unit)

You also propably want to use that type of event, since it triggers before "Begins casting" or "Starts the effect".

For example with point or unit targeted spells, if the unit/point is not in range, the unit will walk towards the target until it is in range. Only then it would abort the spell if you used "Begins casting event". "Starts the effect" triggers 0.3-0-5 seconds after Begins casting, defined by Art - cast point in object editor for the unit type.