[JASS] Detecting Orb Spell Cast

[Anachron]

You know the orb of lightning, right?
The spell cast isn't detected with

call TriggerRegisterPlayerUnitEvent(trigger, EVENT_PLAYER_UNIT_SPELL_CAST, null)

Any idea how to detect it?

 

[Axarion]

Well you cant detect it Maybe it has an order id? Else you can just trigger such effects i think

 

[Pharaoh_]

Get a damage detection system and check if the unit that takes damage has the buff Purge (in case you use the ability the default item has) and it is not in the Unit Group X. If it does, it is detected; add it in a Unit Group X and start a repeating timer, which will check when the buff is removed. Once it is removed, remove the unit from the Unit Group. Obviously, hashtables would be the best solution for you, but structs can do fine.

 

[Anachron]

I was actually trying to cheat the attacksystem by adding that ability to every unit and detecting whether that spell is casted (so attack has been released) to use in my new attackengine.

Seems like I can't detect it, I will check whether there is an orderid for it.

 

[Axarion]

Well I'm using the frostattack of the uds to place a buff and check in the damage event if it has my buff

 

[Anachron]

You probably should read the thread first.

 

[Cokemonkey11]

You probably should realize that he did, and his suggestion was relevant.

 

[Deaod]

I would not use any ability based off of a slow ability. When many units with that dummy ability attack the same unit frequently enough, the target unit will lock up. Use AIcb (Item Corruption Orb i think it was) instead.

 

[Anachron]

No, I was not asking if it's possible to get the spell cast of the "Orb of Lightning" item ability.

@Deaod slow is just for testing purposes, I will surely change the ability, however, those spellcasts are not registered by the TriggerRegisterPlayerUnitEvent responses.

 

[Pharaoh_]

Try hooks. Have a function that will detect when the unit has specific buff, which will fire what you want. This way, you will not need a damage detection system.

 

[Anachron]

I was actually trying to cheat the attacksystem by adding that ability to every unit and detecting whether that spell is casted (so attack has been released) to use in my new attackengine.

Seems like I can't detect it, I will check whether there is an orderid for it.

This.

 

[Berb]

Though grim001 has an AttackEvents library hosted over on wc3c.net, perhaps that would be useful.

 

[Anachron]

That library is great, thanks.