% chance MirrorImage

[pandamanana]

I was playing Dota one day and I -arem'd the Phantom Lancer. one of his skills was that he had a percent chance to cast mirror image when he is hit. I tried making this skill in GUI and it didn't work... could someone help me?
I tried making
Trigger - When a spell starts its effect
Spell = Phantom Lance
Action - Give caster Mirror Image
Set level of Mirror Image to level of Phantom Lancer
Order Phantom Lancer to cast Mirror Image
Remove Mirror Image.

This did not work. could someone help me?

 

[Diablo-dk]

dota's phantom lancer doesent use mirror image, there is simply made a dummy unit who uses the item illusion ability on the hero.

 

[pandamanana]

aw thank you. ^_^ but I'm still wondering about the %chance thing... will the Spell starts its effect thing work with evasion (which is the skill i based this off of)???

 

[paskovich]

base it off Evasion, and use the triggerevent 'Unit is attacked'.
The condition should be: (Level of <Ability> for Triggering Unit) > 0
...

 

[pandamanana]

still confused.... sorry

 

[Blackroot]

• Untitled Trigger 001
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is attacked
  • Conditions
    • (Level of [u]MYABILITY[/u] for (Triggering unit)) Greater than or equal to 1
  • Actions
    • If ((Random integer number between (Hero level of (Triggering unit)) and 100) Greater than 50) then do (Unit - Create 1 (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at (Position of (Triggering unit)) facing Default building facing degrees) else do (Do nothing)
• Unit - Add a 20.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)

There aren't any special effect, but basicaly every time a unit is attacked, it checks if it has the ability MYABILITY and if it does, rolls a random number. The higher the unit level, the higher the odds. If the number is greater than 50, it creates a copy of the unit attacked. The unit lasts for 20 seconds. Also, seeing as the Add expiration timer is outside the if, it will set a timer to the last created unit, reguardless of if the unit was actually created. You'll need to fix this, I dont have time to .

Is that what you wanted? I dont play dota .

 

[NiKaNoRoU_GR]

This is good, but how can you check the quality of the images?
(by quality, I mean the % damage taken, and % damage given).

And, yes, all triggers that base on a 'chance' are used by random integers only (in GUI).

 

[sangir]

use the condtion random number between 1and 100 less then or = (ur % here)

 

[paskovich]

aw thank you. ^_^ but I'm still wondering about the %chance thing... will the Spell starts its effect thing work with evasion (which is the skill i based this off of)???

Oh, i have just understood the situation. You have a hero with Evasion. You want it to be alble to create an illusion of itself when a unit that attack him misses (dou to the Evasion). Am i right?
This can only be done with JASS, by an "artifical" evasion, and damage-detection.


Btw, Blackroot, your trigger is a mess. You know nothing about chance calculation. Do you even know what an illusion is? Here's the correct one:

• Events
• Unit - A unit Is attacked
• Conditions
• (Level of <Ability> for (Triggering unit)) Greater than 0
• Actions
• Set Chance = (Level of <Ability> for (Triggering unit)) * 15
• If (Chance Greater then or equal to (Random integer number between 1 and 100) then do
• //Create a dummy unit that uses the illusion-creating item on Triggering...Unit

 

[pandamanana]

I really do not understand anything after

* 15
If (Chance Greater then or equal to (Random integer number between 1 and 100) then do
//Create a dummy unit that uses the illusion-creating item on Triggering...Unit[/trigger]

I really want the percents to be 2% (lvl1) 5% (lvl2) 7% (lvl3) 10% (lvl4) 12% (lvl5)

 

[Xarwin]

Change the variable each level to the percent u want.
Use this kind of triggers :

• If (level of Yourability equal to 1 then do
  • Set Chance = 2
    • If (level of Yourability equal to 2 then do
  • Set Chance = 5

And so on... Place this as the first actions.

 

[l33t5up4h4x0r]

Oh, i have just understood the situation. You have a hero with Evasion. You want it to be alble to create an illusion of itself when a unit that attack him misses (dou to the Evasion). Am i right?
This can only be done with JASS, by an "artifical" evasion, and damage-detection.

U dnt need to use jass for artificial evasion, I've done it using triggers. You just have to add units to the event - unit takes damage...then work from there.

 

[paskovich]

I really want the percents to be 2% (lvl1) 5% (lvl2) 7% (lvl3) 10% (lvl4) 12% (lvl5)

Think about it, simple math. The chance starts from 2 and increses by 3 each level.
Set Chance = 2 + (Level of ability)*3

Let's see this "chance system":
0% chance --> 0 >= Random number between 1 and 100
1% chance --> 1 >= Random number between 1 and 100
12% chance --> 12 >= Random number between 1 and 100

In your case:
(2 + (Level of ability)*3) >= Random number between 1 and 100
(>= means "greater then or equal to")

U dnt need to use jass for artificial evasion, I've done it using triggers. You just have to add units to the event - unit takes damage...then work from there.

Yeah, yeah, you're right, i always forget about it. Maybe because i hate GUI...

 

[Dalaran_Guard]

I really want the percents to be 2% (lvl1) 5% (lvl2) 7% (lvl3) 10% (lvl4) 12% (lvl5)

Think about it, simple math. The chance starts from 2 and increses by 3 each level.

No offense, but think about it, simple math. 2%--> 5% and 7% --> 10% are jumps of 3, but 5% --> 7% and 10% --> 12% are intervals of 2. Basically, if he wants it this way, he has to have individual if/thens. I totally agree with you on the way to do the trigger though...

 

[paskovich]

No offense, but think about it, simple math. 2%--> 5% and 7% --> 10% are jumps of 3, but 5% --> 7% and 10% --> 12% are intervals of 2. Basically, if he wants it this way, he has to have individual if/thens. I totally agree with you on the way to do the trigger though...

Heh, and i talk about simple math! You're right...

 

[pandamanana]

dota's phantom lancer doesent use mirror image, there is simply made a dummy unit who uses the item illusion ability on the hero.

I'm questioning where I could find the item illusion skill becuase when I go to "Order unit to target a unit"... I can't find "Item Illusion" as a choice for orders.... (ex= Human Mountain King Thunder Clap, Orc Tauren Chieftan Shockwave.)

Can someone help me?

 

[Dalaran_Guard]

I'm questioning where I could find the item illusion skill becuase when I go to "Order unit to target a unit"... I can't find "Item Illusion" as a choice for orders.... (ex= Human Mountain King Thunder Clap, Orc Tauren Chieftan Shockwave.)

Can someone help me?

Hmmm... can't think of any way of doing it beside giving the unit an item with that ability and then ordering the unit to use the item. Sorry I couldnt help more...

 

[l33t5up4h4x0r]

Yes true, i also use an item instead of a skill. Order a dummy unit to use the item instead giving him an ability and using a skill.

 

[CoolSoFar]

I just want to give my opinion, maybe it didn't works even you tried it

why you must find the 'item illusion' skill why not makes a new one?? Simple thinking doesn't it??

 

[Fulla]

You cant, youll have to use a line of custom script.

So in your triggers, create 2 "global" variables.
Unit_Caster
Unit_Target
(I assume you know how to create variables)

Then in your actual illusion trigger do.

Create Dummy Unit
Give Dummy Unit illusion ability
Set Unit_Caster = LastCreatedUnit
Set Unit_Target = AttackedUnit
Custom Script: call IssueTargetOrderById(udg_Unit_Caster, 852274, udg_Unit_Target)

This will order your dummy unit to cast illusion ablity onto the attacked unit.

 

[CoolSoFar]

variables are easy but are you sure it will work??

what's better to do this thing?? JASS or trigger, I will try with the best