[Trigger] Red Hose Lightning

[Crystalknoct]

I am working on recreating the spell from diablo 2 that diablo casts as basicaly a ray of lightning. I have started the spell got it to work but what I need to get to work is have it so its like a continuous ray that strikes the target doing damage over time until it is destroyed x seconds later if anyone has any ideas how to make this work id greatly appreaciate it also heres what I got so far

• Lightning Inferno
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Lightning Inferno
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • ((Target unit of ability being cast) is A ground unit) Equal to True
      • Then - Actions
        • -------- Location targetted --------
        • Set LI_Loc = (Position of (Target unit of ability being cast))
        • -------- Caster of the Spell --------
        • Set LI_Caster = |c00FF0000Diablo|r 0125 <gen>
        • -------- Angle at which spell will be cast --------
        • Set LI_Angle = (Angle from (Position of (Casting unit)) to (Position of (Target unit of ability being cast)))
        • -------- Group Conditions is spell immune etc. --------
        • Set LI_Group = (Units within 150.00 of LI_Loc matching ((((Matching unit) belongs to an enemy of (Owner of (Triggering unit))) Equal to True) and ((((Matching unit) is A ground unit) Equal to True) and ((((Target unit of ability being cast) is alive) Equal to True) and (((T
        • -------- Real damage equal to intelligence --------
        • Set LI_Damage = (Real((Intelligence of (Casting unit) (Include bonuses))))
        • Unit Group - Pick every unit in LI_Group and do (Actions)
          • Loop - Actions
            • -------- Effect for awsomeness --------
            • Environment - Create a 0.50 second wave deformation from (Position of (Casting unit)) to LI_Loc with radius 100.00, depth 96.00, and a 0.50 second trailing delay
            • -------- Dummy to purge and move as effect --------
            • -------- Timer to not over do his life --------
            • Unit - Create 1 Lightning for (Triggering player) at (Position of (Casting unit)) facing LI_Angle degrees
            • Unit - Add a 2.50 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
            • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Move To LI_Loc
            • Unit - Add Purge to (Last created unit)
            • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Orc Shaman - Purge (Target unit of ability being cast)
            • -------- The damage the spell will deal --------
            • Unit - Cause LI_Caster to damage (Target unit of ability being cast), dealing (LI_Damage x (2.00 x (Real((Level of (Ability being cast) for (Triggering unit)))))) damage of attack type Chaos and damage type Lightning
            • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_LI_Loc)
            • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_LI_Group)
      • Else - Actions

 

[msongyboi]

i woullddd make a variable type timer (x) as a repeating timer, then start it thennnn

make a new trigger that has event, timer (x) expires
and then do actions ----

 

[Crystalknoct]

cant make a variable timer as repeating??