Multiple LIGHTNING projectiles (Barrage)

[Firexjkxfire]

So, there is a work around to allow a unit to shoot multiple projectiles at different targets

This is to give them a custom "Barrage" ability.

Multiple Shot Ability

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Was initially having issues before I found this tutorial (in that, no one seems to mention on here that the AOE is the range at which it can fire... not the AOE of the hits. So it wont trigger if you have aoe set to 0.
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Anyway, my NEW issue is that I want this barrage to shoot lightning bolts

- That is, with units you can make their projectile just be a bolt of lightning (like with thunder lizard) by giving them the ability "Lightning Attack".

- In that ability, it appears it accomplishes this by setting "Art - lightning effects".

- However, setting this value in barrage does not appear to work.

Can anyone confirm or deny my goal being impossible?

Also I read that setting barrage to be an "item" ability would make it not take up a slot in the units ability list (the grid of abilities you can use) --- but this doesnt appear to be the case for me. Anyone have any idea why not? In fact, the lightning attack ability isnt an item ability, but it doesnt appear. But i dont see any setting in the editor that would indicate why, such that i could force that on my custom barrage...

 

[Chonky Dwarf]

Barrage doesn't work well with attack effect afaik. You could probably do it with triggers by using a damage engine and detecting when unit is about to take damage from barrage and create the effect.