Make attacks damages everything in a line?

[Yours Truly]

I tried using the Weapon Type - Missile (Line), but that just seems to damage units behind the primary target. How do make an arrow damage everything in its path to the primary target?

(My signature is ironic haha)

 

[_Guhun_]

You can detect the basic attack of a unit (this can be quite complicated, but luckily, you have a tutorial on it xD). You can then make the unit attack instant, instead of missile. When the attack is detected, you can order a dummy unit to send a breath of fire-based spell (if you make the Area of Effect and Final Area the same, it will be a line, not a cone). Or use a missle system, but a dummy caster should be the simplest solution. You can use the new DAMAGING event in order to change the attack type to the attack type of the unit and set the damage type to normal.

 

[Yours Truly]

You can detect the basic attack of a unit (this can be quite complicated, but luckily, you have a tutorial on it xD). You can then make the unit attack instant, instead of missile. When the attack is detected, you can order a dummy unit to send a breath of fire-based spell (if you make the Area of Effect and Final Area the same, it will be a line, not a cone). Or use a missle system, but a dummy caster should be the simplest solution. You can use the new DAMAGING event in order to change the attack type to the attack type of the unit and set the damage type to normal.

A spell's damage doesn't scale with the attackers damage though. It would just deal a flat amount to everything. I'm leaning towards the missile system, but I don't really know how to use it.

 

[_Guhun_]

A spell's damage doesn't scale with the attackers damage though. It would just deal a flat amount to everything. I'm leaning towards the missile system, but I don't really know how to use it.

You can use the new DAMAGING event to change the damage done. You could either calculate the damage again by simulating the unit dice roll, or just use the original damage the unit dealt when it attacked the enemy.

 

[Yours Truly]

That might work. I'll try that one out. Thanks.

 

[Tasyen]

or you use one of this item skills that cast a spell on attack with said line dmg spell.

 

[_Guhun_]

Item skills have a few problems though. Since he knows how to detect unit attacks, having it as a trigger should be better.

 

[Yours Truly]

Just found out that the breath of fire's projectile is reaaally low on the ground and quite small. Any workarounds for this?

 

[_Guhun_]

Just found out that the breath of fire's projectile is reaaally low on the ground and quite small. Any workarounds for this?

Apart from altering the model, probably not.

 

[Yours Truly]

Apart from altering the model, probably not.

I see. Simple enough for me to do it.

 

[Pyrogasm]

Tried making your dummy unit flying? I wouldn't be surprised to see it launch from the origin of the unit.

 

[Yours Truly]

dummy unit flying

breath of fire's projectile

 

[Pyrogasm]

I presumed you were creating it by casting a spell. You can set the height of special effects with the new natives now so that should fix the issue if you’re creating it manually.

 

[Yours Truly]

I presumed you were creating it by casting a spell. You can set the height of special effects with the new natives now so that should fix the issue if you’re creating it manually.

Not exactly. I'm using a normal breath of fire spell that uses its own projectile, which you cannot edit. I can and already altered the projectile's model, and everything is working fine. This thread should be solved.