[General] Change Mana Regen in Combat

[Anwynn]

Is it possible to increase a heroes mana regen while when they're attacking or being attacked and for it to last a few seconds after they stop? If so, how?

If possible I want to do it with just triggers. If not that's okay too, it's just preference as I'm fairly new and don't have any experience with variables or JASS coding.

 

[Rheiko]

Make a dummy to cast the modified healing salve - You can customize it and change it from life regen to mana regen and also, you can make it not to dispel on attack - on your hero when they are attacking or attacked.
Or you can make the hero has custom mana regeneration which is probably more complicated than the first one.

 

[Anwynn]

Make a dummy to cast the modified healing salve - You can customize it and change it from life regen to mana regen and also, you can make it not to dispel on attack - on your hero when they are attacking or attacked.
Or you can make the hero has custom mana regeneration which is probably more complicated than the first one.

Oh that's really good! Thankyou!

 

[Rheiko]

You are welcome, Glad I can help.

 

[Anwynn]

Sorry, but I seem to be stuck making the dummy you mentioned. I have it creating the dummy with the modified item but I don't know how to make him use the item on the hero, make him invisible and how to turn off collision. Do I need to learn variables for this? I see ways I could do it if I did... This was my best attempt at making variables but the only thing that worked was creating the unit, giving him the item and making him invulnerable (I still can't figure out the invisible part)

 

[ZerGreenOne]

Use either a dummy unit that has no model, no shadow, etc, or use the action "Animation - Change Unit Vertex Coloring" with transparency equal to 100%.

Also you will want to add an expiration timer to the dummy unit, to prevent unit leaks (an expiration timer is like the ones that water elementals and such use)

 

[Rheiko]

As ZerGreenOne said, you can use a dummy unit that has no model. (Art - Model File = Blank)
and give it a locust ability. So It will be invulnerable and has no collision.
You can then either make a temporary dummy - By giving it an expiration timer so it will be auto-
removed once the timer expires as ZerGreenOne said - or a permanent dummy which you can
make at map init and is used anytime whenever it is needed.

I really recommend you to learn variables, they are very useful and helpful in triggering.
Make sure the dummy can cast the ability. (No Cooldown, No Mana Cost, 9999 Range)
If it still doesn't work then we should find a workaround for the order problem.

Edit:
Found the workaround. Use this:

• Custom script: call IssueTargetOrderById( YourDummy, 852609, AttackedUnit)

YourDummy must be inside a variable. Let's say the variable name is "Dummy".
In the custom script, it must be written as "udg_Dummy".
AttackedUnit must also be inside a variable. Let's say the name is "Target".
In the custom script, it must be written as "udg_Target".
852609 is the order string of Healing Salve.

This is an example:

• Custom script: call IssueTargetOrderById( udg_Dummy, 852609, udg_Target)

 

[Anwynn]

As ZerGreenOne said, you can use a dummy unit that has no model. (Art - Model File = Blank)
and give it a locust ability. So It will be invulnerable and has no collision.
You can then either make a temporary dummy - By giving it an expiration timer so it will be auto-
removed once the timer expires as ZerGreenOne said - or a permanent dummy which you can
make at map init and is used anytime whenever it is needed.

I really recommend you to learn variables, they are very useful and helpful in triggering.
Make sure the dummy can cast the ability. (No Cooldown, No Mana Cost, 9999 Range)
If it still doesn't work then we should find a workaround for the order problem.

I did everything except make the dummy use an ability. I thought he was supposed to use an item, not an ability? I have the item/item ability that does what i need I just don't know how to get him to use it. Thankyou for all of the help so far!

I ended up using the transparency & locust
I thought Hero - Order Dummy to use item carried in slot 1 on triggeredhero would make him use the item but I guess not.

EDIT: For the workaround it says custom script... I'm not sure how to get there or how it works but would it not be the same as

 

[Rheiko]

No, it is different. Your trigger is ordering the Dummy to use an item onto a target. What I offered is ordering the dummy to directly cast the ability onto the target.

 

[Anwynn]

No, it is different. Your trigger is ordering the Dummy to use an item onto a target. What I offered is ordering the dummy to directly cast the ability onto the target.

Okay, thanks for the clarification!

 

[BossMaker]

Maybe try adding a Brilliance Aura-based spell into a spellbook then disable it for the unit. After a timer it will remove that spellbook, unless attacked again?

 

[Anwynn]

Maybe try adding a Brilliance Aura-based spell into a spellbook then disable it for the unit. After a timer it will remove that spellbook, unless attacked again?

my friend got me to do that, except not inside a spell book. I just gave the hero a brilliance aura and then took it away after a wait timer. I made invisible button models to hide it. Can i ask why the spellbook? I dont understand that

 

[BossMaker]

my friend got me to do that, except not inside a spell book. I just gave the hero a brilliance aura and then took it away after a wait timer. I made invisible button models to hide it. Can i ask why the spellbook? I dont understand that

What you did is almost the same, except that you had to add the invis spell buttons. Adding a disabled spellbook is way faster.

Spellbook is an item ability(change it to hero) which contains up to 11 spells. Any passive ability inside the spellbook is added to your hero as well, and a disabled spellbook does not show the icon of the spellbook(but the passives still apply).