[Spell] Ignore Armor %

[Limitless]

Hello, I'm completely clueless on where to start on creating an ability that lasts for 10 seconds and causes the ability-user's attacks to ignore, let's say, 50% of the opponent's armor. Any pointers are welcome. Thanks in advance!

 

[Chaosy]

impossible sorry.

 

[Ezekiel12]

Its not impossible but there is no easy way. It even can be very difficult to get the armor value of a unit in complex situations.

You might want to simplify it to e.g. -10 armor on attacked targets with a short lasting corruption buff or just get the damage value and inflict some extra damage on the enemy?

 

[Chaosy]

I have never seen a way to store a units armor into a int variable atleast.

 

[Adiktuz]

well, the best way to do this is to use a DDS and trigger ALL damages

a DDS + custom damage dealing can do wonders for your games, really...

 

[muzzel]

Modifying armor:
http://www.wc3c.net/showthread.php?t=107940

Measuring a units armor is possible, however the cleaner solution is to trigger all bonuses (items, buffs, base values, ...) and keep track of the current values. This way all kinds of armor modifications are easily possible.

@Chaosy if u have no idea just dont post.

 

[gorillabull]

you can use this system to first get a unit's armor (requires jass knowledge) and subsequently use some bonus mode library to add a negative armor ability which adds one half of the armor retrieved this way an attack against a unit will bypass 50% of its armor

however this method does come with some limitations: for example the armor ignoring is not for a single player and any other unit attacking it will also have its attack ignore 50% armor

 

[Nestharus]

Here's how

When the unit attacks another unit

Get that unit's armor type and armor value

Create a new unit with armor type and use bonus to set armor value to target unit's armor value

Keep using UnitDamageTarget until you get an exact match. This will get you the damage type.

Set dummy unit's armor value to half the armor value of the attacked unit
Apply UnitDamageTarget using found attack type
Clean dummy unit
Set damage to resulting damage


This method will correctly ignore half of the attacked unit's armor.

Be sure to use a DDS with priorities so that other libraries that manipulate damage don't get messed up. You want to apply offensive abilities first (linear, then percent), then defensive abilities (once again linear, then percent).

 

[muzzel]

Here's how

When the unit attacks another unit

Get that unit's armor type and armor value

Create a new unit with armor type and use bonus to set armor value to target unit's armor value

Keep using UnitDamageTarget until you get an exact match. This will get you the damage type.

Set dummy unit's armor value to half the armor value of the attacked unit
Apply UnitDamageTarget using found attack type
Clean dummy unit
Set damage to resulting damage


This method will correctly ignore half of the attacked unit's armor.

Be sure to use a DDS with priorities so that other libraries that manipulate damage don't get messed up. You want to apply offensive abilities first (linear, then percent), then defensive abilities (once again linear, then percent).

That works, but its really really ugly. Storing the units current stats is a much cleaner solution (and it provides a great potential for triggering cool spells/buffs too!). Its much more flexible and less hacky.

Id say if this is really the only spell in your entire map that requires these kinds of triggers then you should go with Nestharus way. If you other cases where you need to access a units stats (damage, armor, liferegen, etc.) then you should write a system which stores and manages stats for every single unit on the map.

 

[Nestharus]

However, it works with the standard warcraft 3 combat system. You can plug it into any map.