How to make Earthquake deal damage to units?

[Razwerd]

Hello! Is there a way to make Earthquake deal damage per second to units and not only to buildings? I think that the spell is hardcoded or something and even if you change targets it doesn't damage units (correct me if I'm wrong). It should be done with triggers or with another ability, but I can't figure it out.

 

[deathismyfriend]

u would have to make ur own spell using channel and make the effects and the damage through triggers.

 

[Razwerd]

How can I do damage per second through triggers? For example, 50 damage every second for 10 seconds.

 

[BloodDrunk]

Chech his tutorial: Thing that GUI user should know, chapter 18:How to Index. There is excellent example of MUI spell that deals damage per second for few seconds.

 

[Vinz]

Instead of indexing, use ten dummies and ten abilities that have different casting time but damage same in the area using integer loops.

 

[deathismyfriend]

u use an array and a counter. look at my tutorial things a guier should know. the chapter how to index for MUI.

in the loop part u would need a counter to count the time passed and a counter to count max time ( 10 seconds). The reason for the max counter is so the time can increase per lvl. use a 0.03 loop time.

Then u use ITEs ( if then else)
something like this.

• Set timerCounter = timerCounter + 1
• if conditions and do actions
  • if condition
    • timerCounter equal to or greater than 33
  • then
    • damage unit here
  • else
• if conditions and do actions
  • if conditions
    • timerCounter equal to or greater than maxTimerCounter
  • then
    • de-index here ( spell is over)
  • else

Instead of indexing, use ten dummies and ten abilities that have different casting time but damage same in the area using integer loops.

indexing would be better for this than doing that.

 

[Razwerd]

Thanks for your answers, I'll try indexing with your guide!

 

[deathismyfriend]

Thanks for your answers, I'll try indexing with your guide!

np if u need help just post on here or on my tutorial.

 

[UndeadImmortal]

Simplified version, tho you won't get credit from the kill.

Hidden

• Earthquake
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.03 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Custom script: set bj_wantDestroyGroup = true
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area)) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • ((Picked unit) has buff Earthquake) Equal to True
          • Then - Actions
            • Unit - Cause (Picked unit) to damage (Picked unit), dealing 1.56 damage of attack type Spells and damage type Normal
          • Else - Actions

 

[deathismyfriend]

creating a unit group every 0.03 and destroying it is incredibly taxing on the system.
not to mention picking every unit in the map is very very inefficient.

this should be done by looping through the units in the earthquakes path which can be done using a point check to see if the point is in the earthquakes area.