Casting Time Levels

[NaughtySmurf]

I ran into a little problem. Apparently the spells use only the value of the first level of casting time. I tried it with 3 spells (Channel, Acid Bomb, Fan of Knives) and they always use the level 1 value on every level. Is there a fix to this, or do some spells use the proper value?

 

[Arad MNK]

What do you want exactly? Are you making a Spell or Something?

 

[superkar]

I think it's a known issue, for some reason only level 1 casting time is used..
A work around could be making a second ability that works like the level 3 of your ability, but with the desired casting time on all 3 levels. Then with a trigger, when the hero learns level 3 of the normal ability, you remove the original spell and put the second one. It should work.
Be wary though that resetting the level of abilities with triggers or items could lead into undesired situations, which can be fixed with more triggering anyway.

EDIT: I couldn't find any fix for this problem so the above mentioned substitution trigger seems to be the only solution

 

[NaughtySmurf]

I want to use it for dummy abilites anyway, for easier trigger usage. I wanted to avoid creating more abilities because of data bloat, but if it doesn't work with any ability, I guess it's the way to go. Thanks

 

[Arad MNK]

I Think you should wait for more answers... We have PROs who still haven't commented yet. There might be a Solution in JASS I Think. Can you post an Example map of your spell? We might find an easier solution...

 

[TKF]

Its probably a blizzard bug that fan of knives only use casting time on lv1 regardless of ability level and not affecting value at high levels. If you want different casting time for each level, you can create a dummy ability for each level or trigger artificial casting time.

If I recall correctly you cannot set casting time at all with blizzard ability, and berserk is instant cast regardless of casting time value you set for example. There is many abilities which has not working fields from the values you can set in the object editor.

 

[fireblasts]

are you setting the ability level of the dummy?
if you are not that is your issue

 

[Wietlol]

"pparently the spells use only the value of the first level of casting time."
Yep, just dont want to or make multiple abilities that switch between each other in levels.
(Use a dummy ability (attribute bonus with hidden icon and no data) as normal ability to level up.)

This is a global error and doesnt work for any ability known.
We just have to deal with it.