Making spells based off "Charge Gold and Lumber"

[TDzarefun]

I am attempting to create a map where you have one set of spells which you cast using mana, and another set you cast using lumber. So I found "Charge Gold and Lumber", the only spell I could find which costs resources. I want to make several spells based off this spell, including:

1. A "Charge" ability
2. An ability which deals damage in a targeted area
3. An ability which deals damage to a single target unit

I was wondering if anyone knows how to make spells like this? I have absolutely no idea how to use JASS, so a GUI answer is preferably, however JASS is acceptable if I cant do this with GUI.

NOTE: I dont want to use a dummy ability that uses triggers to check the amount of lumber the player has, I want the ability to actually cost lumber, so that when you dont have enough lumber it is shaded blue to show that you cannot use it.

Thanks in advance

 

[DarkAngelAzazel]

I can tell you that the last thing is not possible.
I am quiet sure that you can't make a spell cost wood and turn blue when you do not have enough.

However making a spell cost wood is not the problem...

 

[Storyyeller]

Yeah, it doesn't turn blue. All it does is say Not enough lumber when you try clicking it.

 

[M4stah]

You can trigger the exact message and sound

 

[ikillforeyou]

here, try this

• Untitled Trigger 001
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Animate Dead
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • ((Owner of (Triggering unit)) Current gold) Greater than or equal to 100
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit - Order (Triggering unit) to Undead Death Knight - Animate Dead
        • Player - Add -100 to (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Current gold
      • Else - Actions
        • Game - Display to (Owner of (Triggering unit)) the text: Not enough gold to cast the spell

 

[M4stah]

ikillforeyou, that trigger does not make any sense. 1:It should run when the order is issued. 2. If you dont have enough gold you get the message twice. 3 No sound, last emssage is to everyone

 

[Storyyeller]

Also, it's impossible to replicate Warcraft's messages using triggers because they are smaller and in a different part of the screen.

 

[ikillforeyou]

and the flashing blue thing doesn't work, i dont think its possible to do with triggers

Well, how else are you going to let the player casting the spell know that he needs more gold to cast it? just play the noise (Not sure what it is called) and hope for the best? atleast mines somthing to start from

and you could use the jass CallDbgMessage function, if you wanted to. i've seen it used in a spell before

 

[TDzarefun]

Hmm well thats annoying

Well I've made a new system which should suffice for now (doesn't use lumber), but I am still welcoming an answer if anyone can figure out how to.

EDIT: even without the icon turning blue, as it seems to be impossible.

 

[QirajiLord]

Apparently, through triggers, it's impossible (as far as I can discern) to force a unit to cast Charge Gold and Lumber when it would charge more than the player has. I can get it to cast any other time, except for when the charge is greater than my amount. I'll keep trying, but I don't think it'll work.