Frigid Blast [v1.2]

[Moderator]

Moderator: Maker Date:28th Feb 2012 Spell: Frigid Blast v1.2 Approved This is quite interesting spell. You can use it tactically as one can detonate the projectile when he pleases and also the spell can be used for limited exploration. The effects are good. What bothers me about this spell is that it uses 3 abilities and 3 dummies. You could maybe reduce the dummy count to 2 by deleting the dummy caster and using one of the other dummies to cast the dummy ability. You can hide the effect dummy so it won't show up in that case. Also the abrupt interruption of the cast animation when the ability is removed from the caster is a bit unaesthetic. Suggested changes Set dummy's Art - Animation - Cast point to 0 for instant spell casting

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Moderator: Maker Date:27th Feb 2012 Spell: Frigid Blast v1.1 Required changes Add importing instructions Frigid Blast explode should not be on all the time Suggested changes You are setting the position of dummy both in THEN and ELSE branches in the looping trigger. Set it only once, before the if/then/else Set dummy's Art - Animation - Cast time to 0 for instant spell casting

• Remove upgrades used and structures built from dummies
• You could convert the ability level into a real since you're not using the integer for anything, only the real
  You're doing the integer to real conversion four times
• The dummy gives vision
• I do not really approve the fact that you remove the ability, that aborts the animation which looks bad
• The spell causes fatal errors

 

[ForAlteria]

Interesting spell.

 

[Bribe]

I think the missile is firing way too quickly there. It should have a cutoff point as well, which is not too far from the launch point, maybe 900 or 1100 as the cutoff point, and then it would just explode.

Nice tooltip. The missile could be more massive, cause it's really tiny and easy to miss.

 

[Magtheridon96]

To fix the fatal error, you should check if the coordinates you're moving the dummy unit to are inside the map bounds.

Also, I have to admit, this is rather efficient
(You only need to cache Real(tempInteger) because it's calling the same function 4 times :l)

 

[Jay the Editor]

I think the missile is firing way too quickly there.

Oh.. I'll slow it down. ><

It should have a cutoff point as well, which is not too far from the launch point, maybe 900 or 1100 as the cutoff point, and then it would just explode.

Well, uhh.. I just copied the idea of the DotA's Ancient Apparition's ultimate which able to travel until the end of a map.

The missile could be more massive, cause it's really tiny and easy to miss.

Finding a better model for the missile

To fix the fatal error, you should check if the coordinates you're moving the dummy unit to are inside the map bounds.

Yes, I did check it.

• If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
  • If - Conditions
    • ((Playable map area) contains tempPoint2) Equal to True
  • Then - Actions
    • Unit - Move FB_dummy[FB_index2] instantly to tempPoint2
    • Set FB_baseAoE[FB_index2] = (FB_baseAoE[FB_index2] + FB_AoEIncrement[FB_index2])
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • FB_baseDamage[FB_index2] Less than FB_maxDamage[FB_index2]
      • Then - Actions
        • Set FB_baseDamage[FB_index2] = (FB_baseDamage[FB_index2] + FB_damageIncrement[FB_index2])
      • Else - Actions
  • Else - Actions
    • Unit - Order FB_caster[FB_index2] to Night Elf Warden - Fan Of Knives

EDIT: Just realised that I check whether the point in playable map area two times. The above trigger is an updated trigger. Although I did check it but the fatal error still occurs. Weird @@

 

[CoLd Bon3]

The spell is awesome, but you should make the small piece of ice travel with acceleration - starts really slow, and begins traveling faster and faster. That can be made with an integer array in the loop trigger. You set it every loop to raise (Set IntegerVar[array] = IntegerVar[array] + 0.10). And set the point offset to be equal to that variable. But make it stop accelerating at one point with If/Then/Else. 20-25 units per 0.03 seconds is pretty good value (instead of 40 - its way too much).

EDIT : Accidently voted...

 

[Magtheridon96]

Document when the fatal errors occur and under what conditions so we can find a solution :O

 

[Jay the Editor]

To CoLd Bon3

The spell is awesome, but you should make the small piece of ice travel with acceleration - starts really slow, and begins traveling faster and faster. That can be made with an integer array in the loop trigger. You set it every loop to raise (Set IntegerVar[array] = IntegerVar[array] + 0.10). And set the point offset to be equal to that variable. But make it stop accelerating at one point with If/Then/Else. 20-25 units per 0.03 seconds is pretty good value (instead of 40 - its way too much).

Hmm.. I guess I gotta make it configurable.

To Magtheridon96

Document when the fatal errors occur and under what conditions so we can find a solution :O

I myself not very sure about it. :/ It seems to have certain kind of range when it crashes. Here's a picture of a sample mini-map to show when it crashed. In the picture, the coloured areas are when it crashes when the dummy moved out of bound. It still works when the dummy moves out of bound if it's not in those 'area'.

 

[thedeathstalker]

the area of effect can be custom? because i want a large area of effect ..
btw, thanks for the spell

 

[Jay the Editor]

Yes, you can. You can configure the area of effect by
"FB_baseAoE[FB_index2]" = The area of effect
"FB_AoEIncrement[FB_index2]" = How much increase in the area of effect.

If you want the area of effect to be constant and only increase by level, then you can adjust the value in "FB_baseAoE[FB_index2]" to something like 200 + (100 x Level)
and set the value in "FB_AoEIncrement[FB_index2]" to 0

 

[thedeathstalker]

Are the level spells can be configured? because the frigid blast until 3 level and i want to make this spell until 4 level..
Thank you ..

 

[Jay the Editor]

Sure, it can. Just go to the Object Editor and set the Level of the abilities to 4.