gaining mana on hit

[Vheanom]

Hi! I'm making a map where my units are running along a set path. When they get hurt I want them to gain 1 mana each time they get hit. I've been trying with the trigger editor a bit but I can't seem to get it right.

 

[pick-a-chew]

You could use when "unit is attacked" but this is prone to abuse

Better to use a DDS and grant units mana when they take damage, which should be fairly easy to do

 

[Light]

for the event, you'd need a damage detection system. try finding one from the spells section. i've never used one so i don't really know exactly how to apply it.

use this action for adding mana:

• Unit - Set mana of unitvar to ((Mana of unitvar) + 1.00)

unitvar being whatever the name of your unit variable
1.00 being the amount you wish to add

 

[Vheanom]

Since this unit is spawning constantly I can't use a specific unit variable, as then only one of the many units gets the effect. This is what I've come up with so far:

• Events
• Unit - A unit Is attacked
• Actions
• If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (else Action)
• If -Conditions
• Unit-type of (triggering unit)) Equals to Xen-pie
• Then - Actions
• Unit - Set mana of (triggering unit) to 1.00
• Else - Actions
• Do nothing

Xen-pie = my unit (it's a pun, yes yes)

What I'm not sure of is how I should make this line work for me:

• Unit - Set mana of (triggering unit) to 1.00

As of right now all the units (Xen-pies) actually get one mana if they get attacked, which is just as planned, however they do not get more then one mana, as the trigger is "set mana" and not "add mana" if I put it like that.

Any advice?

 

[DaneTheBeast]

• Actions
  • Unit - Set mana of (Triggering unit) to ((Mana of (Triggering unit)) + 1.00)

Also use Damage Detection System (GUI Friendly(You can find it here on Hive) to make it only when they are damaged and not when they get attacked (There is a difference)

 

[Flux]

Using the event 'A unit is attacked' is not a good idea because even when the attack hasn't hit yet, it will still run the trigger thus, it is abusable. That's why you should use DDS like this

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...rch=physical%20damage%20detection&d=list&r=20

or this

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...rch=physical%20damage%20detection&d=list&r=20

to detect when a unit takes physical damage.

 

[Vheanom]

Thanks, I got it to work!

 

[Flux]

So what did you do? Can you post the trigger so we can check it?