Help with cleaving ability

[Darkshine]

Greetings. I want to do a passive skill based on Cleaving Attack, or something like that.
The skill is supposed to works in this manner: the more units there are around the unit when it attacks, bigger is the cleave. So, at level 1, the skill will do 5% Cleave +5% additional for each unit around the attacker. At level 2, it do 10% Cleave +10% additional for each unit around, and so on...

Someone have a idea how i can do it? Thanks ^^

 

[Cokemonkey11]

You will need to use a Damage Detection system

 

[Darkshine]

Hum, and how i can do it? Can show me with triggers?

 

[Cokemonkey11]

I get the feeling making one is a little too complicated for you.

I'd recommend using one someone else has made

http://www.wc3c.net/showthread.php?t=108009
http://www.wc3c.net/showthread.php?t=100618
http://www.wc3c.net/showthread.php?t=101600

 

[Darkshine]

Ok, but what i don't understand is how i use this system in the ability i want... Also, the most things you show me in the links are JASS and i am totally noob in it ^^'

 

[Cokemonkey11]

I'll be honest, I think this spell is way too difficult for you.

But if you're adamant about making it, I'd recommend learning JASS.

 

[.OmG.]

You can create cleaving ability with some number of levels.
And you can change level of ability with changing number of units in group.
Example:
1 unit in unit group => set level of ability to 1
2 unit in unit group => set level of ability to 2
3 unit in unit group => set level of ability to 3
4 and more unit in unit group => set level of ability to 4

 

[Darkshine]

Yeah, this is a good idea, i'll try making something like that.

However, there is a method to not showing the change of level of the ability? (Because, if i do like you say, the player will see the level of the ability changing each attack, what can be strange)

What i THINK is: maybe, like Cleave stacks, i can add a second ou more cleave abilities to the attacking unit each time it attacks... But i don't know how i can detect the number of units around the unit at the moment of the attack

 

[Bannar]

Use GUI friednly damage detection system.
You don't have to disable level, remove it from text.

For smooth, use disable and enable actions, so if player hold cusror on ability's icon, informations about it won't re removed (he won't have to hold it on it once again).

 

[Bannar]

Yeah, this is a good idea, i'll try making something like that.

However, there is a method to not showing the change of level of the ability? (Because, if i do like you say, the player will see the level of the ability changing each attack, what can be strange)

What i THINK is: maybe, like Cleave stacks, i can add a second ou more cleave abilities to the attacking unit each time it attacks... But i don't know how i can detect the number of units around the unit at the moment of the attack

How to detect amount of units around:
If you use system i linked above, use as Event "Value of Real variable becomes equal to 0".
and:
1) if angle doen't matter just create a temp group that picks all units in given AoE.
2) if you want unit only from for eg. front just check the facing angles between units around and your hero with cleave ability.

 

[Cokemonkey11]

Don't double post, just use the edit button instead

 

[Bannar]

Don't double post, just use the edit button instead

I tho i did it, my mistake. Sorry.

 

[.OmG.]

You may create other spell with hided spell icon. In basic spell make cleaving factor 0.