How to make a Lurker like attack using Impale?

[Player]

I was searching for a tutorial but couldn't find one on:

How to make a unit have an attack that damages every unit in a line using the effect of the Impale spell (the spikes bursting from the ground without stunning). Like the attack of the Lurker unit from Star Craft!?

 

[deathismyfriend]

u would have to make this urself. unless u can find an ability that does the same thing.

u would have to detect the units in a line and damage them.

 

[Player]

So you mean Jass it?!

 

[deathismyfriend]

if u dont know jass u dont have to use jass. this can be done in GUI.

 

[Shade Da Scout]

ah..good old lurker
this is hot to create his attack:
1.make his attack o dmg (base=-1, dice=1/1)
2.create a custom carrion swarm (change dmg, distance, model, etc.) and giove it to lurker
3.a trigger:
e:unit is attacked
c:unit type of attacking unit=lurker
a:set temppoint=point of triggering unit
order attacking unit to undead dreadlord carrion swarm temp point
remove leak


pros:it's a lurker dammit

conc:it can only deal spell dmg
you can't make the lurker attack faster (carrion cd=attack rate)

example:
set his attack rate to 2 sec
car.swarm. 2 sec cd
carion swarm cast raqnge 9999
c.w. distance 600
lurker attack range 600

in case you want it to be upgradeable, just add some extra levels to carrion swarm and make an upgrade that will increase lvl

 

[Kusanagi Kuro]

Shade Da Scout: We can improve the Lurker attack speed. After every attack, reset the cooldown of the spell, then create a timer based on the Lurker attack speed. When that timer is finished, order the dummy to use that spell again. Also, if we trigger the Carrion Swarm instead of using the basic, we can make it to deal normal damage instead of spell.

 

[Adiktuz]

You can try my Impale system if ever you'd want to trigger it, just don't add a stun duration... It's usable in GUI using custom scripts...

 

[Crigges]

On each attack create a dummy unit which cast the spell on the attacked unit without stun -> MUI and Easy

 

[Adiktuz]

Attack is abusable though...


btw, what happens if you put 0 duration for impale? Does it work like stormbolt that causes infinite stun when set to 0?

 

[nGy]

You could just set the lurker animation damage point to 0, the attack cooldown to 2 and the carrion swarm cooldown to 0 so the attack isn't abusable, but the attack speed can be easily increased by other spells. Then make a dummy unit cast the spell instead of the lurker itself and everything would work just fine.

 

[Vinz]

Actually.. It can work by using the Orb of Lightning. No need to trigger or create a custom blah blah.

 

[Kusanagi Kuro]

Yes. That's it. How can we forget such a simple thing ). Unless that is a Hero, there should be no problem with Orb of Lightning. I would have given u rep but your reputation is disable , Wrathion.

 

[Vinz]

Disabled Reppers can still receive rep and only them can see it

 

[deathismyfriend]

U can still give rep to ppl who's rep is disabled. It is technically only hidden not disabled

 

[Adiktuz]

though they say that OOB based abilities don't execute on auto-attacks...

 

[Vinz]

Tried it actually, I have a map in which the Hero sends Tidal Waves instead of impale and uses water to flush the enemies up..

 

[Player]

I don't get it Wrathion, how will Orb of Lightning help me re-create the lurker's attack!

Could you explain please?

 

[chobibo]

You use the ability of the item orb, there's a field in the object editor to choose which spell should be cast when attacking, change that to what you want the unit to cast.