Melee Lighting Bonus

[jiffy_peanutbutter]

Just a simple question. If you find this ability under items, it basically gives a chance to casts a spell of your choosing on an enemy. The default is purge, and it works. I've tried it with many other spells, and it didn't work. I'm wondering if anyone knows how this spell works, and what, if any, other spells could be substituted in for purge.

 

[QueloR]

The only way i know of is by triggers

 

[ady_illidan]

i haven't tried that, but is an orb ability and you cant use more than 1 orb ability

 

[Lord of the Korn]

the spell you use has to be a target spell (like chainlightning)

 

[jiffy_peanutbutter]

Well, no, in fact it doesn't work with all of the target spells I've tested, including chain lightning.

 

[Lord of the Korn]

well you must fulfill the requirements ofc (like mana and stuff) and if you use that melee ability your hero must be melee too^^

and i experienced that it only works when you give the ability to items (like the ordinary purge item)

 

[jiffy_peanutbutter]

Tell me exactly how you tested this. I've tried it a bunch of different ways, and it doesn't work.

 

[UreDe4D]

it works with any other ability (at least for me),but:
a) if you use it as item ability
- don't know then, haven't used it like that
b) if you use it as a normal unit ability (disable the is item ability button)
- you just need to change the spell and as Lord of the Korn said watch out for mana and cooldown
- be sure that you are ordering the Unit to attack, autoacquiring target will not fire the ability, you need a trigger like this then:

• trigger1
• Event
  • Unit enters playable map area
• Conditions
  • triggering unit has your ability (the orb ability)
• Actions
  • Trigger - add to trigger2 the event (Triggering Unit acquires a target)

• trigger2
• Events
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Unit - order triggering unit to attack targeted Unit

 

[jiffy_peanutbutter]

Hey thanks. Problem solved.

The problem is, if your unit is ordered to attack something, it will follow it forever, which isn't good if it's attacking a group and one unit runs away.