Detecting Ability Being Cast as item ability.

[nerovesper]

Is there a way to detect if an "ability being cast" was an item ability?
Maybe in custom script? as a condition.

maybe "ability being cast is an item ability is equal to true" something like that.

 

[maddeem]

No but you could do a unit uses an item event

OR you could save in a hashtable a Boolean to as to whether an ability is an item ability or not.

 

[Berb]

you could do a unit uses an item event

That's your solution. Post count + 1. Infinity here I come.

 

[WaterKnight]

You probably mean whether the ability has been cast from an item. You could cache the last order the unit received and check if this was an inventory use order (id being between 852008 and 852013) or read it from the current order in case it's not an instant one.

 

[Berb]

Is an ability being "cast from an item" not the same as an "item being used"?

 

[nerovesper]

As I said as a "condition".

let's say you made a trigger that everytime a hero casts a spell they are silenced.
if i use unit - starts the effect of an ability, it also works with item abilities.
that's y i was asking for condition to be able to negate items spells from triggering that event.

 

[WaterKnight]

Is an ability being "cast from an item" not the same as an "item being used"?

Not really. Town Portal for example has cast time. The item only gets "used" until the ability has finished. Those events also provide different event responses. I believe charges are already subtracted on "use" etc.

What I was referring to, though, was whether TC meant the ability property "Is an item ability", which holds no gameplay effects afaik.

 

[maddeem]

Is Item Ability (Boolean)

No but as I said before, the only way to do that is to save it into a hashtable. So like this...

• Item abilities
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Hashtable - Create a hashtable
    • Set IsAbilItem = (Last created hashtable)
    • Set TempAbil = Blink (Item Version)
    • Custom script: call SaveBoolean( udg_IsAbilItem, udg_TempAbil, 0, true )

• ItemAbil Boolean Check
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set TempAbil = (Ability being cast)
    • Custom script: set udg_TempBoolean = LoadBoolean( udg_IsAbilItem, udg_TempAbil, 0 )
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • TempBoolean Equal to True
      • Then - Actions
        • Game - Display to (All players) the text: ITEM ABIL!
      • Else - Actions

A quick lil demo of this is here View attachment IsItemAbil.w3x