Custom damage function

[dudeim]

Well I tried making a damage function so I could easily deal damage. I figured out I should probably make use of catalog function but I have no idea how I would make a unit deal a variable amount of damage to another unit. So how would I do that with catalogs? Or anything else that is easier or better idk?

Thanks

 

[Dr Super Good]

Make a damage effect. Use catalogues to set it up. Then get the unit to use the effect on another unit.

Thats all.

 

[Arhowk]

make an effect that does 1 damage and store the variable as an integer than do the 1 damage affect (integer) times lol

 

[dudeim]

How can I make a unit use an effect on another unit? Is there a function for it? (no GE open atm)

 

[Dr Super Good]

Yes, its a native that allows you to get a player or unit to use an effect on a point or unit.

There are 4 of them in total, 2 for source kind and 2 for target kind.

Illidans911, that method is stupid and not advisable because large damage ammounts wil result in a opperation number error (incorrect damage and red text spam) as well as waste processing resources.

Its far easier and efficent to use catalogues to edit a custom damage effect's damage field to the ammount of damage you want done and then applying the effect.

 

[dudeim]

Ok thanks!

 

[AionCannonzSC2]

In War3 there was a "damage target" function, and it seems a lot simpler.

Is there a reason it has become this way in SC2? Does it allow more flexibility or something? The "cause x to damage y with attack type z" seemed like a lot simpler function.

 

[dudeim]

Dunno why they didn't put it in but it's easy to make so...