Have chance to cast passive ability if is attacked

[Darkhunty]

hello , I need to help with passive ability..in which is 20% cahnce co cast fan of knives if is attacked .. thanks

 

[RunBa]

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EDIT: Can you wait till tomorrow? My keyboard gone crazy.
I'm using on-screen keyboard...

 

[Kyrbi0]

• Event - Unit is attacked
• Condition - Level of [Ability] for Attacked Unit is Greater than or Equal to 1
• Actions - Create 1 Dummy Caster at Location of Attacked Unit
• Actions - Order Last Created Unit to cast Warden - Fan of Knives

- [Ability] is (assuming this is for a unit, not a hero) a 1-level ability that requires an upgrade (?). So if it's upgraded, then this trigger can continue. Elsewise, it can't.
- Look up a Tutorial on how to make Dummy Casters, or ask someone else. But make sure it has Negative HP Regen and a low HP amount (like 5) so it "kills itself".
- Give it a dummy-version of Fan of Knives (no mana, .01 cooldown, 1 lvl, etc etc)
- If you have time, fix the memory leak made by referencing the location. (not necessary, but good practice)

 

[Darkhunty]

sorry but can´t find dummy tutorial

 

[Numerion]

you can add to this trigger after spawn of dummy caster add expiration timer 5 sec to last created unit thats all
dummy unit is unit with locust abbility and no colision and no attack type and no movement

 

[Squiggy]

Locust ability covers 'no collision'
Edit it's model path to " .mdl" to make it invisible, set it's moving type to flying to ensure you can cast it everywhere.. the actual trigger goes like this:

• Events
  • Unit - A Unit is attacked
• Conditions
  • Level of *your ability* for (Triggering Unit) is equal to 1
• Actions
  • If random integer between 1 and 5 equals 1, then do:
    • Set temppoint = (Position of (Triggering Unit))
    • Unit - Create 1 *dummy* for (Owner of (Triggering Unit)) at temppoint facing default degrees degrees
    • Unit - Add *your fan of knives ability* to (last created unit)
    • Unit - Order (last created unit) to Night elf Warden - Fan of Knives
    • Unit - Add a 2 seconds standard expiration timer to (last created unit)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_temppoint)
    • Else actions

 

[Darkhunty]

hey and variable is what ?

Set temppoint = (Position of (Triggering Unit))
?

 

[Squiggy]

First, don't triplepost
Second, temppoint = (Position of (Triggering Unit)) is a point variable
Third, If random integer is: If/then/else construction - integer comparison - random number

 

[Darkhunty]

hh..can´t find it

 

[Numerion]

its one of first actions
or find it by find text there write IF and you will have it

 

[Darkhunty]

yes I have it ..but if I choose it .. it isn´t same as that.,....

 

[Numerion]

damn it i forgot how to do that, sry

 

[-Berz-]

*off topic*
those are just a few basics, it shouldn't be that hard.

Don't quit if you fail the first time. If you can't manage it there is a tutorial http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/f279/creating-some-basic-abilities-32827/
I hope this helps
(and multi posting isn't nice, it can happen to anyone, keep that in mind do not double post and use edit button next time)

 

[Kyrbi0]

I was writing up a big post, but I got side-railed with the Race Olympics. Give me a few days (?).

 

[Kyrbi0]

Thanks, Squiggy, I forgot the 20% chance.

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Let me explain, Darkhunty.

*Dummy Casters* - "Dummy Casters" are, as stated above, dummy units that can cast secondary spells, giving your triggered spell extra effects. The most basic example I can think of would be "Frozen Lightning"; your hero casts Forked Lightning, a dummy caster casts Frost Nova. That's 2 spells at once, making a "Frozen Lightning" spell.

There is no tutorial (yet) for them. I kinda meant [Search] the forums and ask around.

In this example, you want the Dummy Caster to be able to cast your [Fan of Knives] (FoK) for you, because if the hero did it, the "dummy" FoK would appear briefly on his command card... Unprofessional and ugly.
Thus you need a "dummy" ability that just takes up space on your hero; a passive skill, with no effects whatsover (i.e., if you base it off of Critical Strike, remove the "x2 damage modifier" thing. No effect.

Then the trigger (which will activate when any unit attacks any other, anywhere) checks to see if the Attacked Unit (you want this to be the hero) has levels in the dummy ability. If not, do nothing. If so, then you need to do the spell effects (FoK).

However!, since you want this to be a 20% chance, you can't just "check for ability, if yes, go ahead". That's what this line:

 If [B]random integer between 1 and 5 equals 1[/B], then do:

does. You could do "random integer (number) between 1 and 100 equal to or less than 20", but why use bigger numbers when smaller will work just fine? So 1 out of 5 times your hero (with the dummy ability) is attacked, the Trigger will start up.

The trigger, then, is simply summoning the Dummy Caster (DC) and ordering it to use the dummy FoK, thus doing your spell effect. The rub is, you want to refer to that unit as little as possible. That means, the fewer times you do something to "Last Created Unit", the better. (Because what happens if anyone on the map manages to train a unit in between the code? Rare, but it could happen, and then your trigger is compromised.)

You can get rid of "Give (last created unit) ___ ability" by just giving your DC unit that ability in the first place (it doesn't matter how many abilities he has, right?).

You can also get rid of the "Give (last created unit) X second Expiration Timer", by just giving your DC low HP (like 5 or 10) and negative HP Regen (like -1.00). (given that example, he would "die off" in 5 or 10 seconds, obviously).

That way, you are only creating him, then ordering him; extremely unlikely that the trigger will "miss" or "get confused".

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Finally, Squiggy did part of the work for you; that's important because you need to fix memory leaks (by setting the "creation point" of the DC to a variable and then removing the variable).

However, I believe you must also "localize" (make the variable "local" or "private" to that run of the trigger), because what happens if two people cast the spell at once? Mess-up. Thus (naming the ability "Retribution"):

• Retribution xx Test Map
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is attacked
  • Conditions
    • (Level of Retribution for (Attacked unit)) Greater than 0
  • Actions
• If random integer between 1 and 5 equals 1, Then do:
  • Custom script: local location udg_TempPoint
  • Set TempPoint = (Position of (Attacked unit))
  • Unit - Create 1 Dummy Caster for (Owner of (Attacked unit)) at TempPoint facing Default building facing degrees
  • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Night Elf Warden - Fan Of Knives
  • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)
  • Custom script: set udg_TempPoint = null
• Else do (Actions)

**NOTE: I'm not sure how "localizing" works when you use a big If/Then/Else; I believe it messes that up. So you may need 3 separate triggers, with each conditions saying "Level of [Ability] for (Attacked Unit) Equal to 1 / 2 / 3". :/

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Hope that helps.

 

[RunBa]

Kyrbi0,you are right.
but i don't know how that function
integer between 1 and 5
works.
when i setup chance ability, i always setup integer variable that is changed every time
unit is attacked. do you get what i'm saying?
i think that you missed that function.

 

[Squiggy]

random integer between x and y works fine, don't worry

 

[RunBa]

oh ok... I won't worry...
now i can sleep peacefully... xD

 

[Kyrbi0]

Yea... I think it's a Math function or something; [Math - Random Integer]? Gotta write a paper, so I can't check it out; anyone verify?

(BTW, use as few variables as you can)

 

[Squiggy]

first, it's Maths- Random Number under Integer comparison (to verify xD)
Second, without using variables, your map will suck badly as you will have like 21354346 leaks

 

[RunBa]

Squiggy is wrong for number or two up or down..
21354344 - 21354348 leaks
xD xD xD
LOL LOL LOL

 

[Squiggy]

You know that if you even want to do something at the position of a unit, you have to set a variable to that position?
Otherwise, you'll leak that location..

 

[Kyrbi0]

...Finally, Squiggy did part of the work for you; that's important because you need to fix memory leaks (by setting the "creation point" of the DC to a variable and then removing the variable)....

Naw, I didn't think of that at all!