Living Bomb

[twistedtrace]

I need a spell that will dot a target and have him and every one around him explode into the air taking damage. any ideas how i could do this?

 

[Avator]

Seems like it's a lot like the goblin suicider guy. What do you want different from that unit?

 

[DarkLordX]

No I think he means a Spell that targets a unit and the targeted unit explodes with dealing damage

 

[xXMephistoXx]

Make a dummy spell, make a dummy unit with the goblin spell or something and use triggers to kill the targeted unit.

 

[Avator]

Or you simply use 'Unit - Damage Area'...

 

[Soga-]

Unit - Damage Area will damage units in the area indiscriminately.

Even if the units are allied, they will take damage.

 

[Avator]

Well, a real explosion won't be picky either...

 

[Soga-]

Just like how real Night Elves with the ability to turn into bea--

yeah, it's a game.

 

[xXMephistoXx]

Make an "If/Then/Else" function, then.
Or do like this:

• Living Bomb
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Chain Lightning
  • Actions
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units within 500.00 of (Position of (Target unit of ability being cast)) matching (((Matching unit) belongs to an enemy of (Owner of (Triggering unit))) Equal to True)) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit - Cause (Triggering unit) to damage (Picked unit), dealing 500.00 damage of attack type Spells and damage type Fire

and maybe create some special effect, too.

 

[Avator]

So for that matter, we shouldn't bother making anything realistic anymore? There's a difference between magic for games and using illogical parts of a game...

EDIT: If you want anyone to be damaged, use the 'Unit - Damage Area'. If you only want enemies to be harmed use the 'Unit - Damage Unit', like xXMephistoXx just did.

 

[Soga-]

There's a difference between hyper-realism and allowing a few lapses in realism for gameplay balance.

End of discussion.

 

[xXMephistoXx]

For the sake of the argument; it may still be balanced, even though it damages own units...

 

[Avator]

That all depends on what part of the balancing need to be increased.

And who do you think you are to end a discussion about a thread that you didn't even make?

 

[SILLYbear]

Incinerate?

 

[ZlatniLav]

Better use one of these spells: Acid Bomb, Frost Nova

 

[Zephyr8965]

Well, you could always have a trigger that, when the spell is used, a trigger puts a chaos ability on the unit, morphing it into a unit that has the [detonate] spell from wisps. Then, have the spell put a buff on enemies. Have that buff last 1 second and drain an amount of life equal to the damage you want the spell to deal. This would use less triggers, if that's what you're wanting, but I am new to mapping, so I'm not sure just how effective that would be.