Damaging Spell Detection

[Xonok]

I've recently devised a way to perfectly know which object editor spell is doing damage. It's based on dummy casters and using a damage detection system.

Attached is a test map that illustrates what can be done with this functionality. For the sake of proving a point, I've made it GUI-friendly.

I'm thinking of providing a step-by-step tutorial on how to do this trick. It's quite noob-friendly IMO, so it could noticeably spice up maps submitted by people who don't know how to code in vJASS yet.

 

[Wietlol]

So, you basically want people to create a dummy unit every time you cast a spell?
Dunno how it will work out... and personally think that triggering the damage in that case would be better.

 

[Xonok]

Why trigger object editor spells if they're already there? It's unnecessary imo.
Also, it's definitely not something that most GUIers are capable of doing at all.

 

[Wietlol]

Yea that makes sense.

EDIT:
Another thing... you do realize that dummy units now deal the damage instead of the caster right?

 

[Almia]

PDD already done this right?

 

[Xonok]

EDIT:
Another thing... you do realize that dummy units now deal the damage instead of the caster right?

Yeah. This has some side-effects. For instance, units hit by spells might run away despite the "caster" being visible and attackable.
However, most other problems can be accounted for.

PDD already done this right?

It doesn't. PDD detects damage type and source, but not which spell did the damage. This method does use PDD though.

 

[Almia]

Yeah. This has some side-effects. For instance, units hit by spells might run away despite the "caster" being visible and attackable.
However, most other problems can be accounted for.



It doesn't. PDD detects damage type and source, but not which spell did the damage. This method does use PDD though.

oh. I didn't read the whole post completely.

 

[Tal'Rarity]

Just cause the caster to hit the unit as well to avoid invulnerable damage bug. Cool though everyone should have already known this. Thanks for posting it, a good reminder that spells can be properly detected.