How to summon limited number of permanent units without expiration timer?

[WC3Wonderer]

Hi. I want to create a custom raise dead spell. What I have in mind:

1. Skeletons should not have expiration timer. Not a 100000 second unit.
2. Skeletons should be Summoned. Is Summoned == true.
3. Maximum number should be limited to 6.
4. It is an autocast spell.
5. Autocast is not triggered if 6 skeletons are summoned.
6. If player manually use raise dead when 6 skeletons are alive then 2 of them will die and 2 will raise.

I've seen this spell some time ago in one of the custom campaigns on this site and it worked as I described above. As far as I remember I didn't found any information about this spell in map files! The mission was on icy terrain about Lich which should raise few Necropolis (Monolits) to restore Undead power. One of the monolits was at the top of the mountain with spiral road to the tip with millions of meat wagons on the walls.

 

[Chaosium]

The crypt lord carrion beetle spell, units are permanent, summoned, autocast and up to a certain number

I don't think 6/ is handled so you'll have to either find a way around it or forget it, but otherwise it's 100% the spell you're looking for

 

[WC3Wonderer]

Cool! Is it possible to raise beetle from nothing?

 

[WC3Wonderer]

I want to make the same with water elemental spell. Autocast is not important in that case. I thought if I modify Stats - Targets Allowed of carrion beetle spell it would work but I can't find proper combination. It is always looking for a corpse.

 

[Pyrogasm]

When a water elemental is summoned, save its location and remove the elemental. Then spawn corpse there by killing a dummy or using the graveyard ability. Dummy cast carrion beetle summoning a ‘correct’ water elemental. If you keep one invulnerable permanent dummy for each player for just this purpose then the beetle count in the OE will be respected.