[Trigger] Creating a GUI-friendly damage shield?

[A Rather Wily Beaver]

Hello again everyone,

Today I'm working on a spell that, when cast on a unit, absorbs the next incoming X damage that occurs within a set time range.

I have it working for 1 unit at a time, but I'm struggling to get it to work for multiple instances at the same time.

Here are my triggers:

• Photon Barrier Cast
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Photon Barrier
  • Actions
    • Set PhotonBarrier_Instances = (PhotonBarrier_Instances + 1)
    • Set PhotonBarrier_Casters[PhotonBarrier_Instances] = (Triggering unit)
    • Set PhotonBarrier_Targets[PhotonBarrier_Instances] = (Target unit of ability being cast)
    • Set PhotonBarrier_Level[PhotonBarrier_Instances] = (Level of Photon Barrier for PhotonBarrier_Casters[PhotonBarrier_Instances])
    • Set PhotonBarrier_INT[PhotonBarrier_Instances] = (Intelligence of PhotonBarrier_Casters[PhotonBarrier_Instances] (Include bonuses))
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the chest of PhotonBarrier_Targets[PhotonBarrier_Instances] using Abilities\Spells\Undead\FrostArmor\FrostArmorTarget.mdl
    • Set PhotonBarrier_SpecialEffect[PhotonBarrier_Instances] = (Last created special effect)
    • Special Effect - Set Color of PhotonBarrier_SpecialEffect[PhotonBarrier_Instances] to r: 255, g: 55, b: 55
    • Set PhotonBarrier_TotalShielding[PhotonBarrier_Instances] = ((20.00 + (40.00 x (Real(PhotonBarrier_Level[PhotonBarrier_Instances])))) + (7.00 x (Real(PhotonBarrier_INT[PhotonBarrier_Instances]))))
    • Set PhotonBarrier_TotalDamage[PhotonBarrier_Instances] = 0.00
    • Set PhotonBarrier_IncomingDamage[PhotonBarrier_Instances] = 0.00
    • Trigger - Add to Photon Barrier Damage Taken <gen> the event (Unit - PhotonBarrier_Targets[PhotonBarrier_Instances] Takes damage)
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • PhotonBarrier_Instances Equal to 1
      • Then - Actions
        • Trigger - Turn on Photon Barrier Damage Taken <gen>
        • Trigger - Turn on Photon Barrier Loop <gen>
      • Else - Actions

• Photon Barrier Damage Taken
  • Events
  • Conditions
    • ((Triggering unit) has buff Photon Barrier (Buff) ) Equal to True
  • Actions
    • For each (Integer PhotonBarrier_Loop) from 1 to PhotonBarrier_Instances, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (Triggering unit) Equal to PhotonBarrier_Targets[PhotonBarrier_Loop]
          • Then - Actions
            • Set PhotonBarrier_IncomingDamage[PhotonBarrier_Loop] = (Damage taken)
            • Set PhotonBarrier_TotalDamage[PhotonBarrier_Instances] = (PhotonBarrier_TotalDamage[PhotonBarrier_Loop] + PhotonBarrier_IncomingDamage[PhotonBarrier_Loop])
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • PhotonBarrier_TotalDamage[PhotonBarrier_Loop] Less than or equal to PhotonBarrier_TotalShielding[PhotonBarrier_Loop]
              • Then - Actions
                • Event Response - Set Damage of Unit Damaged Event to 0.00
              • Else - Actions
                • Event Response - Set Damage of Unit Damaged Event to (PhotonBarrier_TotalDamage[PhotonBarrier_Loop] - PhotonBarrier_TotalShielding[PhotonBarrier_Loop])
                • Unit - Remove Photon Barrier (Buff) buff from PhotonBarrier_Targets[PhotonBarrier_Loop]
                • Special Effect - Destroy PhotonBarrier_SpecialEffect[PhotonBarrier_Loop]
                • Set PhotonBarrier_Casters[PhotonBarrier_Loop] = PhotonBarrier_Casters[PhotonBarrier_Instances]
                • Set PhotonBarrier_Targets[PhotonBarrier_Loop] = PhotonBarrier_Targets[PhotonBarrier_Instances]
                • Set PhotonBarrier_Level[PhotonBarrier_Loop] = PhotonBarrier_Level[PhotonBarrier_Instances]
                • Set PhotonBarrier_INT[PhotonBarrier_Loop] = PhotonBarrier_INT[PhotonBarrier_Instances]
                • Set PhotonBarrier_SpecialEffect[PhotonBarrier_Loop] = PhotonBarrier_SpecialEffect[PhotonBarrier_Instances]
                • Set PhotonBarrier_TotalShielding[PhotonBarrier_Loop] = PhotonBarrier_TotalShielding[PhotonBarrier_Instances]
                • Set PhotonBarrier_TotalDamage[PhotonBarrier_Loop] = PhotonBarrier_TotalDamage[PhotonBarrier_Instances]
                • Set PhotonBarrier_IncomingDamage[PhotonBarrier_Loop] = PhotonBarrier_IncomingDamage[PhotonBarrier_Instances]
                • Set PhotonBarrier_Loop = (PhotonBarrier_Loop - 1)
                • Set PhotonBarrier_Instances = (PhotonBarrier_Instances - 1)
                • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                  • If - Conditions
                    • PhotonBarrier_Instances Equal to 0
                  • Then - Actions
                    • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
                  • Else - Actions
          • Else - Actions

I'll keep playing around with it in the meanwhile, but any advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Rahko]

Just use a Damage Detection System, like Damage Engine, and you can do that with a few lines of code.

 

[A Rather Wily Beaver]

I'll definitely look into that, but at this point, I still want to figure this out using my (admittedly worse) system; it's a matter of pride, and I will not be defeated by these triggers hahaha.

 

[A Rather Wily Beaver]

Oh my god, I figured it out. As a last resort, I tried switching:

Triggering Unit equal to PhotonBarrier_Targets (PhotonBarrier_Loop)

to

PhotonBarrier_Targets (PhotonBarrier_Loop) equal to Triggering Unit

and that actually made it work.

I'm tempted to delete this post because I feel a little stupid right now that it was such a simple fix, but I guess I should leave it up in case someone in the future has this problem?

 

[Devalut]

S-Shields?!

 

[A Rather Wily Beaver]

Thanks for the link, Devalut!

 

[Devalut]

 

[Cespie]

Unsettling.

 

[Devalut]

@Cespie
I make that face when strangers on the internet thank me for helping them with a +18 year old game.
Really activates my almonds.

 

[Pyrogasm]

Really activates my almonds.

Lord almighty.

 

[Cespie]

@Cespie
I make that face when strangers on the internet thank me for helping them with a +18 year old game.
Really activates my almonds.

Well, it looks like you have excellent dental hygiene, so there's that!

 

[deepstrasz]

+18 year old game.
Really activates my almonds.

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