Cleave attack for Ancient Protector

[Honk]

Hello, when i added Cleaving Attack (passive spell) to Ancient Protector and unrooted him, cleaving attack isnt working, how can i make it work?
Thank you

 

[Xonok]

I don't know the exact answer, but might be possible to point in the right direction.

Some abilities exist on ancients when they are uprooted (eat tree, auras). You can try to see what is so different about them and possibly test a variety of units to see what it's about.

 

[Dr Super Good]

The AoE does not factor in unit collision I think. As such it will not work very well for large units. Also it only works for melee damage (not ranged).

 

[Xonok]

The AoE does not factor in unit collision I think. As such it will not work very well for large units. Also it only works for melee damage (not ranged).

Well, AoE can simply be made larger.
Also, cleave actually works for ranged units too, but the damage area is around the attacker, not the target.

 

[vypur85]

> cleave actually works for ranged units too
Not really.
Ranged units can have splash damage though.

I, too, believe it's the ranged/melee issue as mentioned.

 

[Bond009]

he meant for when its uprooted tho so then we're talking melee attacks. but i think they might have more than 128 range and i forget the limit to be considered melee, it may be 150ish

 

[Ezekiel12]

Its not alone a melee/range issue. Yes, ranged units can not use cleave. But the root ability only lets you have very specific abilities.

 

[Honk]

If a added ability (etc. Shield Block [Human]) it works even when is treant unrooted. So?

 

[Xonok]

If a added ability (etc. Shield Block [Human]) it works even when is treant unrooted. So?

If you find enough abilities that work, then you can look at them in object editor to determine why they work. It could be a lack of cooldown, or lack of mana cost, or anything. To know you can test it.
It might also be that some abilities are simply hardcoded to not be lost.
Or it might be that UnitMakeAbilityPermanent helps.