[JASS] Buffdummy, is there another way?

[ShadowMan]

Hmph, this may seem like a silly question, but I'm seriously tired of having to make a buff dummy and loads of abilities (that are added to the dummy when needed) that places a buff on a unit.

Is there a function that can apply a buff to a unit without having to create a dummy and adding the ability AND making it cast the ability? ( 'cause I sure as hell haven't found one)

Or

Is there another way to apply a buff to a unit, that is more effective?

 

[raft_pl]

No. Applying buffs through dummies and abilities is the only possible way.

 

[Saia_Djinn]

Search the Wc3C forum under systems there is a custom buff system ( but uses unit value)

 

[Captain Griffen]

Tornado Slow Aura - make custom abilities with your buff.

 

[ShadowMan]

Meh, forget about it, I'll stick with the original method. Thanks anyway.
(How about creating a native?)

 

[Zombie007]

Options > communal > Allow negative real vaules in object editor

 

[Captain Griffen]

Meh, forget about it, I'll stick with the original method. Thanks anyway.
(How about creating a native?)

No.

And the original effort is far more retarded and far shitter due to buff overlaps, unless of course you want to be able to dispell / spell steal it without triggering.

 

[ShadowMan]

Yes, buff overlaps is a problem. However, as long as you create more buffs they shouldn't overlap, right?

And dispelling and spell stealing sounds like a hard system to create, and since blizz already has one, what the hey?

How would this tornado aura replace the 'old fashioned' way?

 

[Captain Griffen]

Wait - you dismissed an idea without having a clue how it worked?

Really, that's just silly.

And blizzard's dispelling/spell stealing is rather inflexible. If you trigger all your buffs, replacing it is rather simple, actually.

 

[ShadowMan]

OK, if it is so simple, can you please show me another way?

 

[Captain Griffen]

..are you triggering all spells and buffs with a proper buff/debuff system?

 

[ShadowMan]

No, I'm using the buffs made by blizz, because they show up in the status bar, which is way better than having an invisible buff

 

[Super-Sheep]

Is there any way to make "custom buffs" to fade in the status bar like normal buffs do? Not immediatelly disappearing.

 

[Captain Griffen]

No, I'm using the buffs made by blizz, because they show up in the status bar, which is way better than having an invisible buff

Yea, shame no one posted how to make custom buffs appear by just adding an ability to the unit...

Is there any way to make "custom buffs" to fade in the status bar like normal buffs do? Not immediatelly disappearing.

Alas no.

 

[ShadowMan]

Hmph, ok so instead of having a unit dummy casting an ability that places a buff on the target, we just add an invisble ability to the target that shows a buff in the status field? You could've said that earlier, instead of being so... annoying/demeaning/condescending.
(I realize that you did say it earlier, but you didn't really explain it)

 

[Captain Griffen]

I quote: "Meh, forget about it".

...so make up your mind.

 

[ShadowMan]

I did ask a question in brackets, so I continued the thread even though I said forget about it (referring to the previous discussion)