Death Pact (Beta)

[Laercio]

Hello.

I was trying to make this ability to work so it could be used in Tides of War as a unit ability or even a Hero ability (We are still deciding it), but I just can't make it work properly, and I having such a busy routine in these last days, so I'm not having time to make it myself (and to realize HOW to make it)

So, here it is:

The ability works almost like the Death Pact ability from the Death Knight. You sacrifice a unit for it's hit points, but, instead of using these points to heal the Death Knight (caster), the points should be used as a "shield" or a "barrier" that will absorb the damage taken until it reaches zero. It is supposed to have at least three levels.

If anyone can make this ability it would be great ^^

Thanks in advance...

 

[Doomlord]

Would you accept a vJASS ability? There is a vJASS Shield library available here that caters for a lot of complicated issues with a Warcraft shield. Reinventing the wheel would be unwise so if I am to code this, I would rather do it in vJASS ;p

Awaiting your response ^^

 

[Laercio]

Sure it can be done in vJass, though I never used any vJass resource, I'll only need a brief explanation about how to implement it (sorry for my ignorance in this matter, I have just began to play with some Jass coding ^^)...

BTW, it would be interesting if there was a floating text appearing in the caster's head each time he is attacked, displaying the remaining value of the shield, if it is not to ask to much

And many thanks...

 

[Doomlord]

Sure it can be done in vJass, though I never used any vJass resource, I'll only need a brief explanation about how to implement it (sorry for my ignorance in this matter, I have just began to play with some Jass coding ^^)...

Very well then. You can start by getting a Jass NewGen Pack. There is a 1.5d version available in the Tools section, a 1.5e version floating on the Internet and a beta 2.0 version on blizzardmodding.info or you can search for its thread in the Warcraft Editing Tools forum ^^

I will try to comment all the configurables carefully so you can import it without any difficulty. Oh and of course you can always contact me if the need arises

Thanks for allowing me to help. Is there a deadline?

edit

Check the tutorial section. I think there may be one or two vJASS import tutorial there

 

[Laercio]

Lol, my failure ^^

I'll read the tutorials then