Changing/Increasing attack speed (of a unit)

[Aljo]

Is it possible to change an attack speed of a unit via triggers? I was thinking about making a unit, that gains 5% (example) speed, everytime it kills another unit - permanently.

Perhaps something involving upgrades/abilities?

Help apreciated

 

[Huurka]

I guess you can add a stacking ability to the unit.

 

[Eleandor]

There's an ability "Item Attack Speed Bonus". Turn it into a unit ability and give it to the unit every time he kills another unit.

 

[Aljo]

Ah, so this will stack with itself? I wasn't sure about that

Will try out in a sec.

EDIT: Tried it out, the ability doesn't stack.. I guess i have to find one that does then.

(If anyone knows of such an ability, please do say )

 

[Eleandor]

I'm quite sure it does stack...

 

[Aljo]

Perhaps my trigger was false..

I did something like:
E: A unit dies.
C: Killing unit equal to Dragonhawk Rider
A: Add Haste to Killing unit

 

[Eleandor]

Well perhaps you're right, but IIRC, having multiple gloves of haste (the items) on a hero did make the hero faster... Anyway, alternatively you can make the "haste" ability have 100 levels, each level slightly increasing speed. Then, upon killing, you increase the level of (haste) on your hero. Maximum level is 100 though, which means the unit can't kill more than 100 units. Then again, that will already result in 200% speed increase, which sounds good enough.

 

[Aljo]

You're right. I'm going to put a limit on the ability anyway (20 - 30 levels perhaps)..

I guess i can change the level of the ability using variables then?

 

[Huurka]

• Actions
  • Unit - Increase level of Your Ability for (Killing unit)

This does leak.

 

[Shanghai]

huurka is pro

 

[Aljo]

Works now Thank ou for help, guys.

Much apreciated.

 

[Eleandor]

How exactly does it leak?

 

[Huurka]

How exactly does it leak?

Only Real and Integers can handle leaks.

Everything else in GUI leaks.

Boolean doesn't leak either.

 

[Eleandor]

...

That function does not leak. It's not cause a function returns a handle (in the case of GetKillingUnit() it's a unit) that that function leaks...

• Unit - Increase level of Your Ability for (Killing unit)

Does not leak. Unless you can mark the leak and prove it.

 

[Aljo]

What does it mean if a function leaks? never hesrd the term before

 

[ShadowMan]

I don't think it's leaking, however, it is highly ineffective.

function Trigger takes nothing returns nothing
    call IncUnitAbilityLevelSwapped( 'MySpellInt', GetKillingUnitBJ() )
endfunction

Is what you get when using GUI, instead you can use,

function BetterTrigger takes nothing returns nothing
    call IncUnitAbilityLevel( GetKillingUnit(), 'MySpellInt' )
endfunction

 

[Eleandor]

The efficiency loss is negligible. On top of that, it's not possible in GUI. If someone wants to trigger in gui, try not to confuse him with custom scripts the whole time

If you don't know what a leak is, check this thread out: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/f279/basic-memory-leaks-5889/

 

[Huurka]

I mean the the whole trigger, if it putted into a trigger, leaks.

 

[Eleandor]

If that action is put in a trigger, it still doesn't leak...

 

[ShadowMan]

Eleandor is right, it doesn't leak. If it does, can you show us how it leaks?

 

[Huurka]

Might have got it wrong then.