How to make a hero cast spells?

[Pandizzle]

Okay so i am making a boss which is a hero, i give him abilities and he doesn't use them, is there an option in WE which will make him cast them by himself?

I also realise there is the option of 'Order Unit to Mountain King - Thunderclap' and all that stuff but is there a way i can make a unit cast a custom spell? because i have made all these really fancy spells but i can't get the unit to actually use them.

Thanks in advance.

PS: While i'm here i'll ask this extra BONUS question: In my map i want to make it so that when a hero dies, a message pops up saying "(Owner of dying unit)'s hero has been killed!" and to delete the default message saying "Blabla the blabla (Level X) has been slain".

 

[Fimbus]

You'll have to do it through triggers. And if you want the hero to cast a custom spell, just use the trigger "order unit to - [The ability you've based the custom spell on]"
Like if you've modified Thunderclap you can use "Order unit to - [Mountain King - Thunderclap]

 

[M4stah]

For question 1: with your custom spells check up the Order ID.
If it is for example thunderbolt, you must use Orer unit to Mountain King- Thunderbolt
For question 2: Look in gameplay conants or the other one in Advanced in terrain editor, there is the message probaly. Then make a trigger. If you want to include the hero's name and your own string, use the substring function

 

[Pandizzle]

But if i ordered a unit to 'Mountain King - Thunderbolt', then wouldn't it effectively be casting at least 2 spells?

 

[M4stah]

Then change the Order ID

 

[Pandizzle]

For question 2: Look in gameplay conants or the other one in Advanced in terrain editor, there is the message probaly. Then make a trigger. If you want to include the hero's name and your own string, use the substring function

Yes i have created a trigger which says stuff, but i don't want the default message to appear, yet at the moment it comes us with "Error message missing!" AND the trigger stuff i put in, how do i completely remove the default message?

 

[M4stah]

By just putting a space at the message?

 

[Pandizzle]

Tried that, still says 'Error message missing!'

 

[M4stah]

Maybe you can use the clear messages actions to quickly remove the message

 

[Pandizzle]

That isn't a feasible way to combat the issue, as many other issues arise (i have to delay the other messages, other messages are deleted, etc.), doesn't anyone know how it was done in Dota?

 

[Super-Sheep]

Its done in the same way.

 

[Pandizzle]

But then it would look something like this right?

Revive Hero Message
    Events
        Unit - A unit Dies
    Conditions
        ((Triggering unit) is A Hero) Equal to True
    Actions
        Cinematic - Clear the screen of text messages for (All players)
        Wait 1.00 seconds
        Game - Display to (All players) the text: ((Name of (Owner of (Dying unit))) + 's hero has been killed!)
        Game - Display to (Player group((Owner of (Dying unit)))) the text: You have lost 500 gold

 

[M4stah]

Yeah. And use trigger tags

 

[Pandizzle]

Yeah. And use trigger tags

Sorry I'm not too good at triggering, whats a trigger tag?

 

[Timmy.]

maybe do this, it worked for me: select the unit in the WE and make all of its use abilitys active.

 

[idodik]

[ t r i g g e r ]
(Trigger)
[ / t r i g g e r ]

And for the hero message I guess you'll have to do "Cinematic - Clear all messages for Owner of Triggering Unit" after the unit's death time has ended and then write your message.
Or option 2: Change it in the gameplay stuff. Don't remember exactly where.

 

[Pandizzle]

But in Dota, if a hero dies it instantly comes up with the message.

 

[idodik]

Then change the hero death message in the gameplay stuff to an empty string and make a trigger that fires the message upon death.

 

[Pandizzle]

Then change the hero death message in the gameplay stuff to an empty string and make a trigger that fires the message upon death.

Not quite sure what you mean, do you mean change the default message actually to "Empty string" for just delete all the text in the default message in gameplay interface?

 

[idodik]

Delete all the text.
If you noticed, once you send a cinematic transmission from a unit with no text in it, it says <Empty String>. That's what I meant. xD