How to subtract mana from a unit every 5 seconds?

[0neM4n4rmy]

Is there a way to subtract mana every 5 seconds from a unit? if possible, plz explain on how to do it in triggers, not JASS. thanks in advance

 

[BeTaGod-]

The Unit - Set mana of Unit is the easiest way. This is for a spell? Keep in mind that you will have to do this in a Loop trigger that needs to be MUI if so. I can help you with that if you can properly describe what does the spell do in every level and wich special effects do you want it to appear.

 

[0neM4n4rmy]

its not for a spell, dont worry.
so i wanted to have a trigger like this.

Every 10 seconds, every unit in the map will lose 1 point of mana. The mana in my map sort of works like food. (dont worry, ive made regeneration rate to 0)

In addition, if a unit has lost all of its mana, every 10 seconds, he will instead lose 1 point of health.

The set mana of Unit doesnt work, because it doesnt subtract the mana, it just sets the amount of mana. Very different to what i want. thx for the help BeTaGod-

 

[Adiktuz]

• Events
  • Time - Every 10 seconds of game time
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in MYGROUP and do
    • Do - actions
      • If-then-else
        • If - conditions
          • Mana of (picked unit) is greater than 0
        • Then - Actions
          • Unit - Set mana of (picked unit) to ((mana of (picked unit)) - 10)
        • Else - Actions
          • Unit - Set life of (picked unit) to ((life of (picked unit)) - 1)

Now its just up to you to add the units into the group MYGROUP

Also, I don't see how set unit mana won't work becoz it does work with reducing mana of a unit...

 

[0neM4n4rmy]

oh cool u can use anthmetic. why didnt i think of that!? +rep to both of u

 

[Adiktuz]

btw, you might want to actually just make the timer 1 second and subtract 1 mana/.1 health per second...

 

[BeTaGod-]

Yup, btw that trigger leaks.

 

[Adiktuz]

NOPE, because MYGROUP is a global group that is created at start and only at that instance and not everytime the trigger runs...

It will only leak if I used Pick every unit in blahblahblahblah... like Pick every unit in range for example in which case, the trigger will create a new group everytime it is called to hold those units in range...