[Trigger] need help on removing ability trigger

[Caelez]

Not sure if I'm in the right place?

uhm, i have a unit ability (mark as A) and a hero ability (mark as X)

so, whenever i cast X on the hero or to the hero's ally, the target get ability A for a period.

I'm done adding the ability A to the target unit but i setup the remove part with "remove - (ability A) from (target of ability being cast)" it wouldn't work.

 

[defskull]

Show trigger.

If the unit is in a Unit Group or something, you should change it (Picked unit) instead (Target unit of ability being cast)

If you're indexing, make sure it is properly indexed unit.

If you're making a MUI spell (with Waits + local variable), make sure you set the local unit carefully

If you're making a non-mui spell with Waits, you should save the (Target unit of ability being cast) into a Unit variable then refer to it later.

I'm just making basic assumptions.

 

[Meticulous]

To summarize: "Target unit of ability being cast" will not work with waits.

 

[defskull]

It works, but you have to set it to local variable (making a global variable into local);

• Custom script: local unit udg_Target = GetSpellTargetUnit()

Or you can also use non-global variable

• Custom script: local unit Target = GetSpellTargetUnit()

But in this way, you have to fully use Custom script to refer that unit as "Target" because it's not a global variable
You can use this method if you are already know all functions in GUI as in Custom script code.

 

[Caelez]

• Lightning Shield Armor
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Target = (Target unit of ability being cast)
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Ability being cast) Equal to Lightning Shield
      • Then - Actions
        • Wait 0.01 seconds
        • Unit - Add Defend to Target
        • Wait 20.00 seconds
        • Unit - Remove Defend from Target
      • Else - Actions

This is the basic 1, and there is another 1 which is more complicate and i think it is useless...

uhm, i need a sample for making this trigger work, can show me both MUI and non MUI? cuz i wanna learn...

 

[defskull]

Since your Condition only works for Then branch, you should put that Condition below Events area.

What does this Defend base from ?
I meant what spell it is from ?
And what does it do.

Are you using this spell for multiple of units within 20 seconds ?
If yes, no wonder, because this trigger is not MUI.

EDIT:
This should work.

• Lightning Shield Armor
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Lightning Shield
  • Actions
    • Custom script: local unit udg_Target = GetSpellTargetUnit()
    • Unit - Add Defend to Target
    • Wait 20.00 seconds
    • Unit - Remove Defend from Target
    • Custom script: set udg_Target = null

 

[Caelez]

defend is base from the skill devotion aura but i edited the AOE of armor bonus so only the targeted unit will have the armor bonus.

the cooldown of the skill is 5 second, so within this 20 second time period, there maybe 4 unit share the same ability but different duration lasting, also, 12 player of the map might have a chance to share the same hero, so, it require MUI?

 

[defskull]

Yes, it requires MUI of course.
There are 2 types of MUI, normal MUI and stackable MUI

Normal MUI requirement: If that map has a duration-based spell that requires a delay/wait time in-between cast (to remove ability, etc), and more than 1 unit has this ability in that map, you should make your spell MUI.

Stackable MUI requirement: Same as above, only the addition is that the same caster casts a spell even if the spell effect is not yet done (because the cooldown is much more shorter than duration of the spell itself) and also, it stacks with other unit (in this case, indexing is better).

Things like does not need wait (Instant effect), mostly the spell itself is MUI (because it does not relates with another trigger and does not has Waits in it)

Basically, Waits does not ruin MUI-ness of a trigger, but you just gotta know how to use them wisely with local variable.

Waits can also be bugged if: local variable + Wait + LoopingFunction

I believed by following the trigger in post #6, your problem is solved.

 

[Caelez]

So what you mean is, the trigger you provide in post #6 is a MUI already?

 

[defskull]

Yes.

I'm hoping that you test those triggers for yourselves, instead you keep asking questions, ahhh my predictions went wrong