[Trigger] Force Unit to cast spell?

[Sgt. Johnson]

Is there a possible way to force a unit to cast a spell?

Such as force it to cast a triggered spell that uses Channel as the dummy spell. Because atm the unit doesn't even touch the spell.

 

[HappyTauren]

• Unit - Order (Your Unit) to ABILITY SPELL IS BASED OFF

 

[Sgt. Johnson]

A bit more specific lol, I'm not sure what exact trigger you used or anything =/

 

[PurplePoot]

Unit - Issue Order Targeting a Unit
Unit - Issue Order Targeting a Point
Unit - Issue Order with No Target

depending on the needs of your spell.

 

[Sgt. Johnson]

The spell is actually the Meat Hook ability from DoTa, however a computer AI doesn't cast it as the spell itself has no real affect since it is all triggered. I thought maybe I could use a different dummy spell for it however it wasn't pulling the unit to the caster when I tried this for some reason.

 

[PurplePoot]

If you make it based off a spell (say, shockwave), it will cast it in the situations that the melee spell would be cast. Since channel is useless in melee, the computer would never cast it.

Thus, you could just base it off a spell the AI would use in approximately good circumstances.

 

[Sgt. Johnson]

Thats what I tried to do with say, Storm Bolt. However it wasn't working with the spell (Dunno why I may have to check the triggering of it) The unit wasn't being pulled in, and the hook only went about 1/4 of the way to the target before it shot back

 

[donut3.5]

I think its due time you post your triggers for us.
--donut3.5--

 

[FamousPker49]

yes i agree with donut on that

 

[Sgt. Johnson]

• MH Cast
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Meat Hook
  • Actions
    • Set MH_Level = (Level of Meat Hook for (Triggering unit))
    • Set MH_Angle = (Angle from (Position of (Triggering unit)) to (Target point of ability being cast))
    • Set MH_Unit[1] = (Triggering unit)
    • Trigger - Turn on MH Extend <gen>

• MH Extend
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.04 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • MH_Links Less than (5 + (6 x MH_Level))
      • Then - Actions
        • Set MH_Links = (MH_Links + 1)
        • Unit - Create 1 Chain Link for (Owner of MH_Unit[1]) at ((Position of MH_Unit[1]) offset by (Real((40 x MH_Links))) towards MH_Angle degrees) facing MH_Angle degrees
        • Set MH_Link[MH_Links] = (Last created unit)
        • Set Temp_Group = (Units within 115.00 of (Position of MH_Link[MH_Links]) matching (((Matching unit) is alive) Equal to True))
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • MH_Links Greater than 3
          • Then - Actions
            • Set MH_Unit[2] = (Random unit from Temp_Group)
            • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_Temp_Group)
            • Custom script: set udg_Temp_Group = null
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • (MH_Unit[2] belongs to an ally of (Owner of MH_Unit[1])) Equal to False
              • Then - Actions
                • Unit - Cause MH_Unit[1] to damage MH_Unit[2], dealing (500.00 x (Real(MH_Level))) damage of attack type Spells and damage type Normal
              • Else - Actions
          • Else - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • MH_Unit[2] Not equal to No unit
          • Then - Actions
            • Trigger - Turn on MH Retract <gen>
            • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
          • Else - Actions
      • Else - Actions
        • Trigger - Turn on MH Retract <gen>
        • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)

• MH Retract
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.04 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit - Move MH_Unit[2] instantly to (Position of MH_Link[MH_Links])
    • Unit - Remove MH_Link[MH_Links] from the game
    • Set MH_Links = (MH_Links - 1)
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • MH_Links Equal to 0
      • Then - Actions
        • Custom script: set udg_MH_Unit[2] = null
        • Custom script: set udg_MH_Unit[1] = null
        • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
      • Else - Actions