Nub question...

[marcoiscool]

How u add buffs to spells?
I tried to add slow to flame strike.
i saw the buff when i clicked on the units and looked at their status.
I even made the duration to 18 secs but they walked at the same rate as b4.....

 

[Warlord_HU]

you know buffs have no effect, buffs are just interface.

 

[busterkomo]

Start off by making an ability based off of spell book. Then another of endurance aura. Set the bonus of endurance aura to -0.10. Add the ability to the spell book . Then make a trigger like this:

• Events
  • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
• Conditions
  • (Ability being cast) Equal to Flame Strike
• Actions
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units within 1000.00 of (Position of (Triggering unit)) matching (((Matching unit) has buff Flame Strike) Equal to True)) and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Unit - Add Spell Book to (Picked unit)
      • Player - Disable Spell Book for (Owner of (Picked unit))
      • Wait 18.00 game-time seconds
      • Unit - Remove Spell Book from (Picked unit)

Spell book=name of your ability we just made(the one base off of spell book).

 

[Ghost765]

argh y do triggers have so much importance in spells!!?? this really annoys me...

 

[Bgutz]

Don't change the buff. Change the ability.

A "buff" in the World Editor is just an icon at the bottom of a unit's profile that eventually flashes off and signifies that the ability's effect is coming to an end.

 

[Dr Super Good]

hvo-busterkomo that trigger does not even work. . . Really you should learn to trigger before trying to help people.

Remember guys, you can not use wait in a "Unit Group - Pick every unit in . . ." action. Anyway your trigger would leak even if you could use waits where you did.

Simply use jass to do it, by storing the group in a local and simply using another pick after the timer to remove all the spells.

Or you can use the dummy caster method and have them cast slow.

 

[busterkomo]

hvo-busterkomo that trigger does not even work. . . Really you should learn to trigger before trying to help people.

Remember guys, you can not use wait in a "Unit Group - Pick every unit in . . ." action. Anyway it would leak if you did.

Simply use jass to do it, by storing the group in a local and simply using another pick after the timer to remove all the spells.

Or you can use the dummy caster method and have them cast slow.

Why insult me? I see no real purpose in that....
I had no time to test my trigger before and yes, you are right, it does not work 100%, it requires a slot modification:

• Events
  • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
• Conditions
  • (Ability being cast) Equal to Flame Strike
• Actions
  • Wait 3.00 game-time seconds
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units within 1000.00 of (Position of (Triggering unit)) matching (((Matching unit) has buff Flame Strike) Equal to True)) and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Unit - Add Spell Book to (Picked unit)
      • Player - Disable Spell Book for (Owner of (Picked unit))
      • Wait 18.00 game-time seconds
      • Unit - Remove Spell Book from (Picked unit)

 

[iron_warrior]

hvo-buster...didn't you read Dr. Super Good's post? You can't use Waits in a "Pick Every Unit...!" otherwise, the "picked unit" response will leave! It even says it in the Action that "Wait functions should not be used!"

 

[Just_Spectating]

how bout make a dummy unit with the spell "Thunder Clap" but make the thunder clap do no damage and the buff last (however long u want the slow) with the AoE of the flamestrike and trigger

• Slow Strike
• Events
  • Unit - Unit starts the effect of an ability
• Conditions
  • Ability - Ability being cast equal to flamestrike
• Actions
  • Unit - create "dummy" at target point of ability being cast
  • Unit - Order last created unit to Thunder clap
  • Unit - Add a 5 second generic timer to last created unit

Sorry if thats confusing, i didnt use WE to make it. but i think that would work.

 

[Dr Super Good]

I recomend using Just_Spectating's idea since it will work and be realitivly efficent. Remember, if you do, to remove the location or else it will leak.

 

[busterkomo]

hvo-buster...didn't you read Dr. Super Good's post? You can't use Waits in a "Pick Every Unit...!" otherwise, the "picked unit" response will leave! It even says it in the Action that "Wait functions should not be used!"

I have tested it and it does work. I wouldn't say so if I wasn't positive...

 

[Warlord_HU]

I have tested it and it does work. I wouldn't say so if I wasn't positive...

You must have an super secret special edition of warcraft

 

[busterkomo]

Why don't you try testing it yourself....

 

[Warlord_HU]

I have tryed it out and and no action can be localize an picked unit after the wait action!

(so in your trigger

• Unit - Remove Spell Book from (Picked unit)

is not working)

 

[HappyTauren]

it shouldnt, because it is not Wait() but TriggerSleepAction(TIME) so it is useless and inaccurate.

 

[iron_warrior]

I have tested it and it does work. I wouldn't say so if I wasn't positive...

If you have other triggers, they might conflict each other and sometimes it won't work.

 

[Jacek]

it shouldnt, because it is not Wait() but TriggerSleepAction(TIME) so it is useless and inaccurate.

why is it inaccurate?

 

[marcoiscool]

so wait theres no way for me to make a custom spell based off of carrion swarm
and have it banish or slow the unit it hits unless i make a trigger??
I thought it would've worked if i made a custom effect add apply it to the spell in the section where it says effect.

 

[Eleandor]

Nope, buffs/effects are pure eye candey only. Actual physical effects have to be triggered

 

[marcoiscool]

SO how do i give multiple unit the "buff" (not the eye candy), but the actual effect ex.sleep or banish

 

[Gilles]

JASS would be the best, or a dummy unit like someone already said.

 

[Mechanical Man]

And anybody know is there is a way to add a buff (with proper effect, like the spell was casten upon the unit) via triggers. Or there must be a dummy caster?

 

[Gilles]

Pretty sure there has to be a dummy caster, I spent a while looking once, couldn't find anything. The only thing I thought of was add an aura that does nothing then make the buff on the aura the buff you want. Pretty crappy way to do it though.