Creeps to use abilities?

[Izzen@WC3]

Hai!
I have made a WoW-instance-like map with mobs and bosses etc. My problem is that the bosses doesnt use thier abilities. Only one boss uses a ability based on fan of knives, but the others dont, in this case modded War Stomp, Aerial Shackles, Shadow Stike.
How do i make them use thier spells? Triggers? Pls help!

Thnx in advance!

 

[Fimbus]

You could simply make the bosses cast their spells through triggers. That's the way I make dynamic bosses.

 

[Super-Sheep]

You could just use "Unit is attacked", "Unit type of attacked unit equal to YourBoss" and "Order attacked unit to Night Elf - Fan of Knives".

 

[Izzen@WC3]

You could just use "Unit is attacked", "Unit type of attacked unit equal to YourBoss" and "Order attacked unit to Night Elf - Fan of Knives".

Ok sounds good, thanks! But will this also work with single target spells such as Shadow Strike?

 

[LordDz]

Just make sure that you have:
Scenario - Ability Properties - Use Custom Abilitys checked.

 

[Izzen@WC3]

Well my modded fan of Knives worked but none of the others...

 

[AJalex]

If you really want to balance it use integers.

Make a condition to check the integer if it's random between 1-100 and make him cast the ability, i think you dont want the boss to cast a spell every time he is attacked, right?

 

[Izzen@WC3]

Ofc not I really suck at triggering, and i cant find any action that involves a order to cast a custom spell...

 

[Super-Sheep]

Well my modded fan of Knives worked but none of the others...

You mean, that you have more than one Fan of Knives? Only one can be used, because they have the same use/turn on string.

 

[Izzen@WC3]

No.. OK so i have 3 bosses, the 1st have Shadow Strike, the 2nd have War Stomp and the 3rd have Fan of Knives and Aerial Shackles.
BUT! The 1st and 2nd boss doesn't use thier abilities at all, but the 3rd does use his Fan of Knifes but not the Aerial Shackles... Why?

(All i have done to the abilities is change damage values and names, no triggers)

 

[EpixBelongToMe]

well you don't really have a function to cast your custom spells because abilities are ordered by their commandstrings.

unit - order with no target -> unit - order <boss> to nightelf warden fanofknives
or
unit - order with no target -> unit - order <boss> to orc taurenchieftain warstomp
or
unit - order with unit target -> unit - order <boss> to nightelf warden shadowstrike <attacking unit>

 

[Izzen@WC3]

so that will still work even when i have custom versions of the spells?

 

[NoobMapmaker]

Yes it does work for custom spells base off that spell

 

[Izzen@WC3]

Nice i'll try it, thanx alot all of u who commented!

 

[Smiddle]

If you really want to balance it use integers.

Make a condition to check the integer if it's random between 1-100 and make him cast the ability, i think you dont want the boss to cast a spell every time he is attacked, right?

That's no possibility if the spells do have a cooldown.