[Spell] Blocking Trigger Spell Damage

[Abyssion]

Hello everyone,
I have a map where Hero ability damage is caused by triggers (Because I need dynamic damage for the abilities as they are partly affect by Hero Stats). I noticed the spell block ability doesn't block damage caused by trigger spells. Is there a way to fix this?

Thanks in advance.

 

[BloodSoul]

Check if unit has that specific buff prior to applying damage to it. Use boolean comparison for it (Unit - unit has a specific buff).

• If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
  • If - Conditions
    • (TARGET has buff Spell Shield) Equal to False
  • Then - Actions
    • -------- Damage TARGET --------
  • Else - Actions
    • Unit - Remove Spell Shield buff from TARGET
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the origin of TARGET using Abilities\Spells\Items\SpellShieldAmulet\SpellShieldCaster.mdl
    • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)

Or even better, avoid any spell instance from running, and remove the spell shield buff from target.

EDIT: Well, I just assumed you were talking about Spell Shield buff. However, you could be talking about magic immune units. In that case, then use boolean comparison again for checking if unit is indeed magic immune (Unit - Unit Classification Check).

• (TARGET is Magic Immune) Equal to True

 

[Daffa]

What damage and attack type did you use?

 

[Abyssion]

Check if unit has that specific buff prior to applying damage to it. Use boolean comparison for it (Unit - unit has a specific buff).

• If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
  • If - Conditions
    • (TARGET has buff Spell Shield) Equal to False
  • Then - Actions
    • -------- Damage TARGET --------
  • Else - Actions
    • Unit - Remove Spell Shield buff from TARGET
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the origin of TARGET using Abilities\Spells\Items\SpellShieldAmulet\SpellShieldCaster.mdl
    • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)

Or even better, avoid any spell instance from running, and remove the spell shield buff from target.

EDIT: Well, I just assumed you were talking about Spell Shield buff. However, you could be talking about magic immune units. In that case, then use boolean comparison again for checking if unit is indeed magic immune (Unit - Unit Classification Check).

• (TARGET is Magic Immune) Equal to True

Thank you BloodSoul, I'll give it a go and let you know the results, I'm expecting that to work of course as your solution seems pretty straight forward.
Thanks!

Edit
To my surprise it doesn't seem to work if the target has an item with the spell shield ability as it does not give them a buff. Simply checking if the unit has the item isn't an option because that ignores the item's cool down. Not sure what to do =/

 

[Abyssion]

What damage and attack type did you use?

I used attack type spell and damage type magic.

 

[Daffa]

Try damage type normal.

 

[david200923]

Maybe before dealing damage you can order a dummy to cast a dummy spell (that puts a buff for 0.01 sec e.g Slow) on the target then check if unit has the the dummy buff placed by ur dummy spell, if the unit has the buff then deal damage, however do nothing if the unit doesnt have the buff.

 

[Abyssion]

Try damage type normal.

The problem with normal damage is that it is partly mitigated by the targets armor
which I don't want as spells generally ignore armor, which is my I use damage type magic.

 

[Daffa]

I see.

There was an armor tutorial, but I can't remember exactly where. It's in Tutorials Section.

 

[Abyssion]

I see.

There was an armor tutorial, but I can't remember exactly where. It's in Tutorials Section.

Normal Damage also ignores spell shield. I'll take a look at the tut anyway, thanks!

 

[Daffa]

Have you tried switching Spell with Magic?

 

[Abyssion]

Have you tried switching Spell with Magic?

I don't think playing with the spell types will work, I'm pretty sure it needs to be handled in a trigger but I would like a trigger that can handle all
spells so I don't have to add that specific functionality into every trigger spell I make.

 

[BloodSoul]

Then the easiest way to achieve that would be sacrificing one target-unit ability that places a buff, create a new function which orders an enemy dummy unit to place such buff on a target and checking if it has that specific buff. Otherwise, the target is either magic immune or a spell shield has blocked it.

Possible abilities: banish, frenzy, bloodlust, slow, entangling roots, cripple, curse, inner fire, faerie fire, mind rot, wand of shadowsight. Personally, I would choose wand of shadowsight over mind rot, because mind rot requires that targets do have maximum mana > 0, and shadowsight isn't so useful/common in my opinion (it reveals a target permanently).

 

[Tal'Rarity]

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