[Solved] Immolation?

[Pinzu]

I'm trying to change the immolation effect to the doodad fire, but when I use it it has no effect instead. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Pharaoh_]

I guess that's because there is no birth and death animation.
If you really want to use this effect, you can use a hashtable, check when the orders immolation and unimmolation are given to the unit, if the order is immolation create the special effect and store it on the unit through the hashtable. If the order is unimmolation, load the effect from the hashtable and destroy it. Be warned, since the effect doesn't have a death animation, it will be subject to Gameplay Constants' value "Decay Time (sec) - Effects", but this one will globally affect any effect.

 

[Pinzu]

Thanks, no I don't want to use it that badly in that way. Found another solution - but thanks either way!

On another topic: I want to create a dummy buff that originate from attacks; like an orb. The catch is that I only want it to work on friendly and enemy buildings - but it doesn't work! (again...)

 

[Pharaoh_]

By Ice Orb you mean a debuff that slows down attack rate? I won't mention movement speed here, because structures are stationary.

 

[Pinzu]

By Ice Orb you mean a debuff that slows down attack rate? I won't mention movement speed here, because structures are stationary.

What would do the trick unit attack building. Create buff on building.

 

[Pharaoh_]

I still don't get it. Do you want to apply a debuff on buildings (if yes, what exactly) or do you need to deal extra damage to buildings (that is, Demolish ability)?

 

[Pinzu]

I want to know if the building is taking continues damage, I am currently using GDD for that only need to check if it has a buff to count the damage and if doesn't have a buff it starts counting from 0.

So I need a buff that is given upon attack (on buildings) on enemy/friendly; which lasts for 5 seconds.

 

[Pharaoh_]

Oh, well, normally you need to set Stats - Is Building to False, but retain everything else, such as Combat - Targeted as and Classification. Only change Movement Type to Foot, otherwise the collision size is messed up.

Base your attack ability on Envenomed Spears and change Targets Allowed to Structure, Enemy, Allied and its duration to 5.00 (Normal, not Hero). Modify or remove the damage and any other field that is unrelated to what you want to achieve.

 

[Pinzu]

The effect is there (poison) but the buff isn't when it attacks buildings.

How would a work around be made? Reset a timer every time it is attacked and count the damage? Wouldn't this solution be "laggy"?

 

[Pharaoh_]

It works for me. Did you modify the aspects I told you to?

Your point right now is to make the buff visible on the structure, not the side effects of damage and duration. The method above is functional.

 

[Pinzu]

- Changed the buildings movement type to food.
- Changed the abilities target classification to: Enemy, Friend and Structure.
- Making buildings into units is not feasible in this case.

I used the dryad ability, bot sure which buff/effect to look for in the trigger tho. Also, I can see the visual posion effect on the building but not the buff.

 

[Pharaoh_]

- Making buildings into units is not feasible in this case.

Why is that?

You need to set Is Building to False.

 

[Pinzu]

Because it's a strategy map - it would mess with the unit selection.

Any ideas on how a fire should be spread building to building? Would it be too strong if it spread to all adjacent buildings at the same time?

 

[Pharaoh_]

Drag selection doesn't select the building.

 

[Pinzu]

Drag selection doesn't select the building.

Yep, it doesn't select a building, but you told me to change to "is a building: false" then it would be drag-selected.

 

[Pharaoh_]

I did, but it remains unaffected by drag selection!

 

[Pinzu]

I did, but it remains unaffected by drag selection!

Well that's odd. Just upload a map with what u did then. Sorry for being so stupid.

 

[Pharaoh_]

You're not stupid, don't say that.

P.S. It's the knight who has the ability, not the footmen.

 

[Pinzu]

You're not stupid, don't say that.

P.S. It's the knight who has the ability, not the footmen.

Try changing other buildings (the farm for example) on your map it will be drag-selectable. The editor mocks me!

 

[Pharaoh_]

That's because I added the unit in the map as a structure and then set Is a Building to False.

 

[Pinzu]

That's because I added the unit in the map as a structure and then set Is a Building to False.

It's not because of that. I placed the buildings then I changed them. It has some thing to do with buildings that have "rally point" I think.

I'm not sold on this method tbh.

Suppose a timer would do the trick, but it feels dumb to restart it every time a unit attacks the building.

 

[Pharaoh_]

It's not because of that. I placed the buildings then I changed them. It has some thing to do with buildings that have "rally point" I think.

I'm not sold on this method tbh.

Suppose a timer would do the trick, but it feels dumb to restart it every time a unit attacks the building.

There are two ways to avoid its selection:

1) Go to Stats - Classification and besides Mechanical tick "Ward".

2) Use a trigger that fires upon selection of unit. Check if Unit-type of Triggering unit is equal to Farm, then create a unit group of units already selected by (Triggering player); if number of units in the group > 1, then remove (Triggering unit) from (Triggering player)'s selection.

 

[Pinzu]

There are two ways to avoid its selection:

1) Go to Stats - Classification and besides Mechanical tick "Ward".

2) Use a trigger that fires upon selection of unit. Check if Unit-type of Triggering unit is equal to Farm, then create a unit group of units already selected by (Triggering player); if number of units in the group > 1, then remove (Triggering unit) from (Triggering player)'s selection.

I say, you do know a trick or two. I ended up using liquid fire for units that set buildings on fire and freezing breath for the flame multiplying.

Thanks for all your help!