Item Help

[redblack]

I'v made an item that after use gives a shield that will absorb 400 magic damage to all allies in radius (Khadgar's Pipe of Insight (Dota Item)) but I don't know on which ability I should base.

 

[Pharaoh_]

Just use Channel with Target type set to No target (Instant). Then, pick every unit within 400 range of the hero's position, add them to a global group, save 400 (MaximumDamage) as a real via hashtable, and, whenever they receive magical damage, save MaximumDamage - DamageDealt. If the result is 0, then remove the unit from the global group, clear its hashtable values and destroy the trigger you created for it.
Best way would be jass, so that you can actually create one trigger per unit and then easily destroy it.

 

[redblack]

I don't understand Hashtable and I'm not using JASS

 

[Pharaoh_]

Oh ok, well, I found another way: Anti-magic shield.
Here:

• Pipe
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Uses an item
  • Conditions
    • (Item-type of (Item being manipulated)) Equal to Khadgar's Pipe of Insight
  • Actions
    • Set P_Points[1] = (Position of (Triggering unit))
    • Set P_TempGroup = (Units within 500.00 of P_Points[1] matching ((((Matching unit) is A Hero) Equal to True) and ((((Matching unit) belongs to an ally of (Owner of (Triggering unit))) Equal to True) and ((((Matching unit) is alive) Equal to True) and ((((Matching unit) is A str
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in P_TempGroup and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set P_Points[2] = (Position of (Picked unit))
        • Unit - Create 1 Footman for (Owner of (Picked unit)) at P_Points[2] facing Default building facing degrees
        • Unit - Hide (Last created unit)
        • Unit - Add a 2.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
        • Unit - Add Pipe dummy ability to (Last created unit)
        • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Undead Banshee - Anti-magic Shell (Picked unit)
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_P_Points[2])
    • Custom script: call DestroyGroup (udg_P_TempGroup)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_P_Points[1])

 

[defskull]

Haha Pharaoh_, instead of hiding the unit, why won't you dummy-ize it ?
Hehe ;D

 

[Pharaoh_]

Because you would need a custom unit for that and so on. This method is plain easier :]

 

[defskull]

But does it fire up a longer time to response ?
Well, just a few addition of action doesn't effect the trigger's speed I think ?
Miliseconds, who care ? Haha

 

[Pharaoh_]

No, it doesn't change performance, at all. The Unit - Hide unit action is seperate from Unit - Issue an order targeting a unit, so, the first action won't delay the second one.

 

[defskull]

Ok here's another quick question:

• Untitled Trigger 001
  • Action
    • Unit - bla bla bla
    • Unit - blo blo blo
    • Unit - ble ble ble

• Untitled Trigger 002
  • Action
    • Unit - bla
    • Unit - and bla

Does this 2 trigger ends at the same speed ?
My true question is: Does more action requires a longer time for the system to read OR does the action triggered SIMULTANEOUSLY ?
Thank you ;D

 

[Pharaoh_]

Nop, nothing is done simultaneously in the trigger; each action is triggered in rank, meaning the prior actions will function earlier than the posterior ones.
Even loops, that seemingly provide a simultaneous functionality, work periodically.

 

[defskull]

Can you tell me the EXACT speed of one trigger interval ?
Miliseconds perhaps eh ?

 

[Pharaoh_]

It's approximately 0.0016.

 

[defskull]

So in other words, it doesn't effect even one bit on human's naked eyes ;D
Thanks for taking your time Sir ;D