How do you detect Item Spells with triggers?

[Shisho2k]

I'm working with lightning orb and it has a chance to cast a custom spell. However, I haven't had any luck detecting the cast of that spell when it happens. I'm trying use dummy units to enhance the spell, but I can't get the events to pick it up.

IE - Unit begins the effect.... Cond: Ability being cast = X. This doesn't pick it up. (I've tried X as the new ability and as the orb ability itself, neither work.)

 

[CreativeDilemma]

Event - Unit uses item

Cond - Item Type of item being manipulated =

 

[Shisho2k]

I've tried that one actually. Lightning orb is sort of a passive thing, and it isn't "used" or "manipulated".

I'm still stumped as how to detect the spell it casts.

 

[Deathlust]

Don't be lazy. Trigger it on an attack. It'd be easier than messing with the events and etc for a while.

 

[Shisho2k]

So you're suggesting to trigger my custom spell on the event that the unit attacks and the condition that it possesses the item?

Could there be any problems though with the event, could a ranged attacker cancel their attack and still trigger the attacked event?

 

[Deathlust]

Oh i thought it was a unit/hero ability, but still shouldn't matter too much.

I haven't checked with that stuff for a while, so I'm unsure, so I don't want to give you a false answer.

 

[morsila]

You can try with "Unit - Starts the effect of ability" event, and in the condition check if "Ability being cast" is equal, not to item ability lightning orb but to the ability that is activated via lightning orb. I hope you understand me.

 

[Shisho2k]

You can try with "Unit - Starts the effect of ability" event, and in the condition check if "Ability being cast" is equal, not to item ability lightning orb but to the ability that is activated via lightning orb. I hope you understand me.

I do, but that's where I started with. It doesn't trigger the event of a unit casting an ability.