Detect 'Phoenix Fire' impact

[Chizume]

Greetings,

I'm wondering if there is a way to detect the actual impact of a Phoenix Fire projectiles. I would like to add effects to its targets and therefore I wonder if it's possible.

Yours Truly,
Chizume

 

[meOme]

Since you can't completely remove the buff anyway, you could test if a damaged unit has the phoenix fire buff.

 

[doom_sheep]

you could trigger the whole spell.

 

[Neversleeping]

I've had the same quest for years.. adding an effect to a fireball like spell. I just can't be done without changing the actual model.

About a dozen people have said it can be done with triggers, but none have yet explained how.

 

[DarkAngelAzazel]

Well if you trigger the phoenix fire than the whole thing is different:


Like:
Every 3 sec of game time
Pick Random unit from units withing 500 range of "yourUnit" and do:

That should do it or am I wrong? Than you can add any effect you want :/
And you should be able to create a dummy spell that can be detected on impact.

 

[Neversleeping]

Okay, how would you trigger the projectile going from the source to the target?

 

[DarkAngelAzazel]

I suggest using a dummy spell?

Like fireball with no damage?

But I am still not sure how to check when the fireball hits :/

 

[Chizume]

you could trigger the whole spell.

Triggering, it is a great idea! Don't ask me why didn't think of it (lol).

Thanks for all the replies everyone.

Yours,
Chizume

 

[Neversleeping]

But I am still not sure how to check when the fireball hits :/

Yup, it can't be done as far as I can tell. WE has many limits.

 

[meOme]

I suggest using a dummy spell?

Like fireball with no damage?

But I am still not sure how to check when the fireball hits :/

Use a dummytype you don't use for anything else.
Make the fireball deal 1 dmg or something like that.
When a unit is damaged, detect if the damaging unit is the specific dummytype.

Shouldn't that detect a fireball impact?

 

[Neversleeping]

The 'unit takes damage'-function doesn't exist for generic units, only specific. Also, I dont think it's possible to call the source of the damaging spell type, only which unit.

 

[Garfield1337]

I think it would work if you would set "unit is attacked" event and "unit has buff" condition - with phoenix fire as buff since whenever a unit gets hit by phoenix fire,it gets buff.
(Didn't test it,but i think it works)

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

I think it would work if you would set "unit is attacked" event and "unit has buff" condition - with phoenix fire as buff since whenever a unit gets hit by phoenix fire,it gets buff.
(Didn't test it,but i think it works)

Unfortunately your wrong today - getting hit by phoenix fire is not an attack order, thus the unit was never "attacked." I have triggered something like this before, but to accomplish It I had to create an invis dummy unit at the position of the unit with the item/spell that does this, then constantly move its position. Then whenever a unit is attacked by that unit, you do the effects (I was trying to make bships with hit/miss probability - hmm I never finished that map, maybe I should continue work sometime soon)

 

[doom_sheep]

Okay, how would you trigger the projectile going from the source to the target?

make the projectile a dummy unit. move it X distance towards the target every 0.06 sec and do sum effects when its near enough.