Chanelling Mirror Image Ability

[Aoen]

I would like to make a spell that creates mirror images of the caster, and is chanelling, and when the chaneller stop casting the images die. The current problem I'm having is that I don't know how to store mirror images as variables. Are they considered summoned units? Anyway, how do you store mirror images as variables if you can.

 

[donut3.5]

Make a unit group variable for them. They count as units, and when the unit stops channeling, do
pick every unit in images_var and do remove picked unit from the game.
--donut3.5--

 

[Aoen]

Well what I'm asking is how you set a mirror immage to a variable so you're really just restating my question as an answer, so how do u set a mirror image to a variable, set MIRRORUNIT = (Summoned Unit) or what?

 

[PurplePoot]

Allright, this solution assumes that Mirror Images are the same unit type as their caster

Assuming this is true, pick every unit withing 500 of Position of Triggering Unit (<-- clean up this leak) Matching Matching Unit not equal to Triggering Unit

If you ONLY will have your hero [plus images] (eg, for some AoS games) then you can just pick all non-triggering unit Units for Owner of Triggering Unit.

 

[Aoen]

K thx, I didn't know that mirror images had a unit type so that was my problem , btw is it laggier in game if u put (units in playable map area mathcing condition) than (units within 500 range of POINT)?

 

[PurplePoot]

Dont think it will make a signigicant difference, but im not sure how blizzard goes about filters

 

[paskovich]

Mirror images count as ILLUSIONS.
Make a trigger with the event Unit enters Playable map area.
Cond:
Unit-type of TriggeringUnit == Hero
Triggering Unit is an Illusion == true
Action:
Add TriggeringUnit to MI_Group_var

You could have an other trigger that registers spellcasts, store the caster to a variable, then turn on the first trigger. Wait 1 sec, then turn it off.

I think this should work.