Help with my first ever spell {stun, "shoot" a sword, and teleport target to caster}

[FriXionX]

Im making my first ever spell. Its gonna be very complicated. (to me anyway, anyone else could make it in a matter of seconds) I thought of a very original spell but im stuck right at the start lol.
what the spell is: Stuns the unit, Creates a portal near the target, shoots a sword out of it and then it makes the unit walk through it, and the portal ends where the person that casts the spell is, teleporting the target to the caster.

All i need help with (i think) is: how do i create a portal? I want it about 350 range away from the target, facing towards it.
I know how to create it, i just dont know how to make it appear a bit further away and facing it.
Thx in advance

PS. I think its something to do with offset or something i dont know

 

[HellCEzAR]

you must create unit on offset 300 of target (X+Y), That this portal have a attack, and you must add experies timer to this portal, after this some seconds gone, you must create a move target to caster. its not hard

 

[FriXionX]

Not hard huh? Hmmm ;(
We'll see if i can do it, lol. Thanks
But how do i make the portal face the targetted unit?

 

[xXMephistoXx]

• Portal
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit - Create 1 Portal for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at ((Position of (Triggering unit)) offset by 350.00 towards (Angle from (Position of (Triggering unit)) to (Position of (Target unit of ability being cast))) degrees) facing (Angle from (Position of (Triggering unit)) to (Position of (Target unit of ability being cast))) degrees

Just try to use variables, since this trigger leaks..

 

[FriXionX]

Yeah im trying to use variables, but which variable will i need to use for the angle? Point? I dont know much about variables, but im studying other peoples spells.

 

[HellCEzAR]

Yeah im trying to use variables, but which variable will i need to use for the angle? Point? I dont know much about variables, but im studying other peoples spells.

For angle use a Real Var

 

[FriXionX]

Thanks, and congrats on your 100 posts, lol
Edit: Mephisto can you explain how to do that trigger? thats awfully long for me lol.
2nd Edit: Nvm i found it, lets see if it works...
3rd Edit: It works great, except the portal is the wrong way round, how can i fix that? Seeing as i get lost in that trigger.

 

[xXMephistoXx]

Here ya go, with variables

• Portal
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to PortalSpell
  • Actions
    • Set Caster = (Triggering unit)
    • Set CasterLoc = (Position of Caster)
    • Set TargetLoc = (Target point of ability being cast)
    • Set OffsetTargetLoc = (TargetLoc offset by 350.00 towards (Angle from CasterLoc to TargetLoc) degrees)
    • Unit - Create 1 Portalfor (Owner of Caster) at OffsetTargetLoc facing (Angle from TargetLoc to CasterLoc) degrees
    • -------- Do your other actions here, if you have any --------
    • Set Portal = (Last created unit)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_CasterLoc)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TargetLoc)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_OffsetTargetLoc)

Variable Name	Variable Type	Initial Value
Caster	Unit	- None -
CasterLoc	Point	- None -
OffsetTargetLoc	Point	- None -
Portal	Unit	- None -
TargetLoc	Point	- None -

 

[FriXionX]

Thanks so much, is "A unit starts an effect of an ability" the same as "A unit begins casting an ability"?
And i would +rep but i dont think i can rep because i have less then 10, im not sure

 

[ProfessorZmurge]

I gave you a rep, try to rep him now.

 

[FriXionX]

Yeh, it worked, thx.

 

[xXMephistoXx]

You should use "Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability" instead of "A unit begins casting an ability", since it's possible to bug the last one, avoiding the mana-cost and cooldown, but not with the "Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability"

 

[FriXionX]

k, thanks. (how many times have i said thanks?) Ive learnt alot today

 

[xXMephistoXx]

No problem, dude

 

[FriXionX]

Now how can i change this thread to [solved]? or can a mod only do it?
And im using your Destiny sword for my sword heh. I just randomly typed in "Sword" in model bit.
Yours was the best that i saw, and i didnt even know it was from you! Lol

 

[xXMephistoXx]

Nice! ;D

I don't really know how to set it to solved, never tried it myself :S
People will see that it's solved, none the less

 

[idodik]

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