How to damage both Divine and Ethereal units?

[sniper_zero]

What's the best set up that can damage a unit that is both Divine and Ethereal without editing the gameplay constants? If I wanted spells that could damage Divine type units, I'd always trigger my spells to have ATTACK_TYPE_CHAOS but then this doesn't damage Ethereal units. Even if I add a check to change the attack type whether the target is Ethereal or not, I run into a wall when a Divine unit becomes ethereal.

 

[Jampion]

If you use the combination Chaos (Attack Type) + Magic (Damage Type) both ethereal and divine units should take full damage.
Only spell immune units won't take damage, but you can add a check if the unit is spell immune and then use Chaos + Universal instead.
A unit should never be ethereal and spell immune at the same time.

 

[sniper_zero]

If you use the combination Chaos (Attack Type) + Magic (Damage Type) both ethereal and divine units should take full damage.
Only spell immune units won't take damage, but you can add a check if the unit is spell immune and then use Chaos + Universal instead.
A unit should never be ethereal and spell immune at the same time.

Thank you! It works like a charm!

 

[Kyrbi0]

A unit should never be ethereal and spell immune at the same time.

Oh? Why not? : )

 

[Pyrogasm]

Oh? Why not? : )

The only things that can affect ethereal units ARE spells. So unless it's a controlled ethereal-ness for a period of time the units won't be able to interact with anything.

 

[Death Adder]

wouldn't it work to use "Universal" damage type? Afaik it works both on spell immune & ethereal.

 

[Kyrbi0]

The only things that can affect ethereal units ARE spells. So unless it's a controlled ethereal-ness for a period of time the units won't be able to interact with anything.

Yeah but what if that was my plan all along!...

*furtively sweeps some Troll spell design under the rug*