Locust auto cast

[BlazeLancer]

Can a Locust unit use an auto-cast?

 

[PurplePoot]

Try it out, but from my experience, theyll just sit around attking unless you specifically give them an order.

 

[EpixBelongToMe]

make a trigger like this

event
a unit is being attacked

condition
attacking unit is equal to (your unit)

action
order attacking unit to crypt lord - locust swarm

 

[MacHater]

make a trigger like this

event
a unit is being attacked

condition
attacking unit is equal to (your unit)

action
order attacking unit to crypt lord - locust swarm

Um... wouldn't that be

event
a unit is being attacked

condition
attacked unit is equal to (your unit)

action
order attacked unit to crypt lord - locust swarm

 

[Dr Super Good]

I think that trigger will have troubles since locoust also makes a unit harder for triggers to handle.

 

[PurplePoot]

He wants the locust to cast spells, not the crypt lord to cast locust...

 

[donut3.5]

Yay for not reading!
But yeah, a locust theoretically COULD use an autocast, but I don't believe there is a way to turn the autocast on... I think...
My suggestion:
Events
A unit is attacked
Conditions
Attacking unit-type equal to locust
Actions
Order Locust to Undead Obsidian Destroyer - Orb of Annihilation Triggering unit

That was just an example, you can also use fire arrows or w.e, the other good thing about this is you can make it use just about any spell.
--donut3.5--

 

[PurplePoot]

Default Active Ability, or w/e its called

The very first field.

 

[BlazeLancer]

Default Active Ability is on it just ignores it

 

[PurplePoot]

Talking to donut. Read my first post

 

[BlazeLancer]

so trigger it is the only way?

 

[PurplePoot]

As far as people can tell, yes

Why not, though? Triggers arent radioactive, poisonous, or anything else . I personnally prefer them in alot of cases as opposed to modifying a ton of Object data and then advertising "Trigger Free"

 

[BlazeLancer]

nothing much i just think triggers can cause much more bugs then a custom spell

 

[donut3.5]

As far as people can tell, yes

Why not, though? Triggers arent radioactive, poisonous, or anything else . I personnally prefer them in alot of cases as opposed to modifying a ton of Object data and then advertising "Trigger Free"

Actually one time, a trigger did bite me. Turns out it was radioactive purplepoot, and I became a giant talking donut.

--donut3.5--

 

[PurplePoot]

Depends on the complexity of the trigger. If its a complicated trigger, you have to trigger the spell anyways, meaning that you kinda have no choice.

Actually one time, a trigger did bite me. Turns out it was radioactive purplepoot, and I became a giant talking donut.

Pwnt.

 

[Bungakerty]

For the record, the reason why the autocast isnt working is probably because of the nature of auto cast spells, they are basically triggers inside spells, without the triggers... sortof.

For example, Inner Fire is only auto cast when a nearby allied unit is attacked, raise is cast when a corpse comes within range, fire arrows (and all similar on attack auto casts) occur only when the unit attacks (duh), etc. So if you're locust unit has a spell set to auto cast, and its a spell that only triggers the auto cast when its attacked... its never gonna happen. So you might be better off using triggers, and if you have a look at a tutorial or two, you should be able to do it just fine, and very easily.

 

[PurplePoot]

Though autocast spells work like that, Locusts seem to ignore any AI orders, and look for custom triggered orders.

 

[donut3.5]

Though autocast spells work like that, Locusts seem to ignore any AI orders, and look for custom triggered orders.

Well obviously not, since they attack the crypt fiend's foes. They must have some, but limited, AI built into them.
--donut3.5--

 

[PurplePoot]

i meant only work WITH

and about the AI part, i meant other than the obvious , and that only comes with locust swarm, not the locusts themselves