Make ability not deactivate invisibility

[Solu9]

Hey folks.

I have an ability based on Channel which acts as a target locker.
When the ability is used on a target, that target is locked for the casting unit and will automatically be hit when the casting unit cast new abilities.

But as you know.
When an ability, whether or not it does the target harm, will deactivate invisibility/wind walk and make the target attack.

Now. Is there a way to "disable" the deactivation/making the target attack, when this target lock ability is used?

 

[LordDz]

Add permanent invisibility with 0 cooldown to the caster?

 

[Solu9]

Hm. Yeah I could probably do that for the invisibility part.

But I still face the problem with targets attack (or turn hostile) when the ability is used on them.
Since the ability merely acts as a pointer the target should not change behavior.
Can I prevent this?

 

[Meticulous]

Base it off a friendly ability instead of channel. IIRC any ability that is normally an ally-targeted one won't draw aggro even if you make it enemy-targeted.

 

[Vinz]

But I still face the problem with targets attack (or turn hostile) when the ability is used on them.
Since the ability merely acts as a pointer the target should not change behavior.
Can I prevent this?

That's not too much of a problem, because busy units just ignore it and units with stop just run away for a few range. I wouldn't call those as behavior changes.

 

[Solu9]

Base it off a friendly ability instead of channel. IIRC any ability that is normally an ally-targeted one won't draw aggro even if you make it enemy-targeted.

Cool. I hope this will work

That's not too much of a problem, because busy units just ignore it and units with stop just run away for a few range. I wouldn't call those as behavior changes.

The ability does nothing but apply a buff to indicate that that unit is the currently locked target. So the targeted unit will never "flee" those few meters.
It will, however, attack if the casting unit is close enough (but still out of the targets acquisition range).

 

[Vinz]

How will it attack if the unit is invisible(aside from having true sight)?

 

[Solu9]

How will it attack if the unit is invisible(aside from having true sight)?

The ability can also be cast when the caster is not invisible. Those are two different scenarios.