Mana cost with triggers.

[LordSamael]

Is there a trigger action to increase/decrease a unit's mana by a set amount? I'm trying to make a spell that costs 1% of the caster's mana, but all I can find are "Set Mana (To Percentage)" and "Set Mana (To Value)", when I need something more similar to "Damage Target".

Alternatively, I tried to do "Set Mana (To Value)", with the value being the caster's maximum mana, minus a variable (named mana) divided by 100, with another trigger that sets the variable to a caster's max mana whenever a unit casts the spell. But the only mana-related number that a variable can be set to is "percentage mana of (unit)", and I don't know what that means.

 

[PurplePoot]

(Under Real)

Unit - Property.

(Mana of (Some Unit))

 

[shift4101]

so.. what exactly are you trying to do? Zap all there mana when they cast it or half of it? If not just go to object editor and put the manacost on the ability...

 

[Seth21]

Btw is it possible to get the mana cost of a spell?

 

[PurplePoot]

You'd have to detect the change in mana on the unit between beginning and starting the effect of the ability.

 

[LordSamael]

Thanks for the help.

so.. what exactly are you trying to do? Zap all there mana when they cast it or half of it? If not just go to object editor and put the manacost on the ability...

The spell's effect is based on the intelligence of the hero, and I want to give it a mana cost that is not a fixed number, so that the spell is effective at low and high levels without needing more than one rank.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Simply reduce mana gain from intelegence?

 

[Zypher]

• Untitled Trigger 001
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Sap Mana
  • Actions
    • Set CastingUnit = (Casting unit)
    • Set UnitMana = (Integer((Mana of CastingUnit)))
    • Set Maxunitmana = (Integer((Max mana of CastingUnit)))
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • ((Real(Maxunitmana)) / 100.00) Greater than (Real(UnitMana))
      • Then - Actions
        • Do nothing
        • Custom script: Call Remove Unit (udg_CastingUnit)
        • Custom script: Call Remove Integer (udg_UnitMana)
        • Custom script: Call Remove Integer (udg_Maxunitmana)
      • Else - Actions
        • Unit - Set mana of (Casting unit) to ((Mana of (Casting unit)) - ((Real(Maxunitmana)) / 100.00))
        • Custom script: Call Remove Unit (udg_CastingUnit)
        • Custom script: Call Remove Integer (udg_UnitMana)
        • Custom script: Call Remove Integer (udg_Maxunitmana)

Im new to the whole trigger leak thing correct me if I'm Wrong.

 

[PurplePoot]

call should not be capitalized. The way you have it causes compile errors.

Also, Do Nothing is unnecessary.

Also also, you don't have to remove units, or integers.

Also also also, those should've been outside the if anyways.

Also also also also, function names can't have spaces in them.

 

[Zypher]

Lol I fail, but u get the trigger I hope, Im to lazy to edit the trigger so just remove the custom script.