how to make this ability passive?

[Zeffo]

Entangling Roots?
Let me more information about this screenshot or something. Thx guys

 

[Light]

What do you want the effect to be? Cast Entangling Roots on nearby enemies automatically, every x seconds with x cooldown or others?

 

[Zeffo]

automatically

 

[Light]

Well, that's not really specific enough, but I'm going to use my first assumption and make a simple trigger to do that.

You need 2 abilities:

• A passive which does nothing
• The Entangling roots ability

Add the passive to the units which you want to have it.

• EntangleInit
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set EntangleGroup[0] = (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((Level of Entangling Roots for (Matching unit)) Greater than 0))

• EntangleLoop
  • Events
    • Time - Every 1.00 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in EntangleGroup[0] and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set point = (Position of (Picked unit))
        • Unit - Create 1 Dummy for (Owner of (Picked unit)) at point facing Default building facing degrees
        • Set dummy = (Last created unit)
        • Unit - Add Entangling Roots to dummy
        • Unit - Add a 1.00 second Generic expiration timer to dummy
        • Set EntangleGroup[1] = (Units within 500.00 of point matching (((Matching unit) belongs to an enemy of (Owner of (Picked unit))) Equal to True))
        • Unit Group - Pick every unit in EntangleGroup[1] and do (Actions)
          • Loop - Actions
            • Unit - Order dummy to Night Elf Keeper Of The Grove - Entangling Roots (Picked unit)
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_point)
        • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_EntangleGroup[1])

This trigger only detects units with the passive ability that are pre-placed. If you are going to detect units not pre-placed, you will need different events. I will do that in another post if you want.

 

[Zeffo]

Give me a test map?

 

[Light]

Don't wanna try things out yourself with what I already gave you?

The test map is attached below.
Change the values in the EntangleLoop trigger and Entangling Roots (Dummy) to whatever you want.

 

[apsyll]

Or you could use the 'new slow orb' effect ability and use a modification of entangeling roots as effect ability and give the orb effect to your unit. It will cast then by a % chance roots on the attacked unit.

 

[Light]

That is also a way to do it if you want it to be attack-based rather than an aura.

 

[Zeffo]

Thx guys