Minus Armorer

[Aeroblyctos]

Hey there.

I have a problem and I would like you to help me with it. I'm making an item that decreases armor of the enemy unit the wielder hits. Every attack decreases 2 armor for the next 10 second. The ability can stack.

I tried to do the ability but it seems like I don't know how to do it. I have start, could you please finish the ability? Rep and credits will be given. The ability doesn't need to be MUI and make it leakless + lagless.

Ask questions if needed.

 

[Maker]

Here's one way to do it:

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/pastebin.php?id=yx17uh

Every level lasts 5 seconds. After that the level of the ability decreases and another 5 second timer starts unless the level is one, then it gets removed.

So level 10 buff would take 50 seconds to vanish, and the level decreases every 5 seconds assuming the unit is not hit anymore.

Didn't want to make this thing with buffs, since those can be stolen.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Hmm, I see you are using somekind of new trigger. However, is there another way to make this? I don't want any periodic events and hashtables because I don't understand them at the moment.

Thanks for the help anyway, +rep.

 

[baassee]

Hmm, I see you are using somekind of new trigger. However, is there another way to make this? I don't want any periodic events and hashtables because I don't understand them at the moment.

Thanks for the help anyway, +rep.

so you are back from the army eh?

well hashtables isnt really hard to understand and they stack infinitly

 

[Beast(TrOg)]

I don't want any periodic events

impossible.

is there another way to make this?

Sure. But I'll be doing it differently...coming up:

 

[Aeroblyctos]

so you are back from the army eh?

No I'm not but I have so much freetime here I started to do the campaign once again. 58% finished! 114 days left.

well hashtables isnt really hard to understand and they stack infinitly

Aha? X_x

impossible.

Well okay then, periodic events are allowed.

Sure. But I'll be doing it differently...coming up:

Okay, I'm waiting.

 

[Beast(TrOg)]

Here's my way, uses indexing so may be faster, doesn't have stop-attack abuse, and no spellbook

 

[Aeroblyctos]

It seems like your idea works. Thanks for the help! I'm using your creation, Beast(TrOg). Also thanks for Maker and others.

+rep
+credits

 

[Beast(TrOg)]

Sorry, small but probably important thing I forgot to add.
In the minusArmorDamage trigger, there should be the condition

• ((Damage source) has an item of type Orb of Corruption) Equal to True

Without it, the armor reduction will still go off even after the hero drops the item.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Hmm... Can you add that trigger and do one more test, please? I just want to know that everything really works perfectly. I hate when something later starts to bug and I don't know how to fix it then.

 

[Beast(TrOg)]

Right. I added the condition to the trigger and it should work perfectly now. Just keep in mind that if the hero himself causes any damage, even from spells, it will activate. So you should make a dummy cast any damaging abilities.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Okay, I'll be using this. Thanks very much, you have done a great job!