Reducing Damage Taken

[APproject]

Hello.

How to reduce damage taken by unit by exactly 40 percent? For example when certain item have been consumed.

I tried playing with damage detection system, I detect the amount taken, then immediately set life of unit to life of unit + damage taken x 0.4, yet for some reason this did not work at all, it still took full damage. I also tried spell book with Defend spell, giving it to unit, ordering to activate Defend and then disabling spellbook for player, it won't work either.

Help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[deathismyfriend]

Easiest way i can think of is DDS.

 

[APproject]

But why it would not work then? Perhaps I did something wrong. There is a trigger that detect damage, another for variables and so the third one to apply floating text. Immedaitely after floating text I set unit's life to unit's life + damage taken x 0.4, but it take same amount of damage ignoring this action, no idea why.

 

[Xonok]

But why it would not work then? Perhaps I did something wrong. There is a trigger that detect damage, another for variables and so the third one to apply floating text. Immedaitely after floating text I set unit's life to unit's life + damage taken x 0.4, but it take same amount of damage ignoring this action, no idea why.

Damage event happens before damage is done.

Regardless, I use Cokemonkey's DDS. With that I simply have one variable for most things. The variable is initially set to damage amount. If I change it, then the amount of effective damage changes accordingly. It's incredibly useful.

 

[Doomlord]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/spells-569/gui-damage-engine-v2-2-1-0-a-201016/

 

[APproject]

I see. Alright, I'll try experimenting with other damage detection systems, thanks.

 

[Arhowk]

I see. Alright, I'll try experimenting with other damage detection systems, thanks.

From your first post, it seems like your setting unit life on damage hit.

Most DDSes come with a "modify damage" option. In Nestharus's DDS, its a variable modifiedDamage. To reduce damage dealt by 40% just do

modifiedDamage = modifiedDamage * 0.6 [40% of 1]

bribe's GUI can be done similarly

Variable - Set DamageModifiedAmount to (DamageModifiedAmount * 0.6).

Your unit life settings are being skipped because the DDS inflates the unit's hp to full while the user DDS functions are being run so that it can re-deal the user-specified damage.

 

[Kusanagi Kuro]

^ I thought in Bribe it would be DamageEventAmount to DamageEventAmount *0.6.

 

[Arhowk]

^ I thought in Bribe it would be DamageEventAmount to DamageEventAmount *0.6.

hm idk, i havent used it in a few years

 

[UndeadImmortal]

Alternatively, you could decrease the enemy's damage by 40% before they attack your hero with the use of abilities that decreases your damage by percent which is casted by a dummy unit. Then just remove it afterwards.

 

[Binsu]

I would really suggest DDS bro. Thats the most easiest way, DDS. You just have to read maybe some tips and instructions before DL-int to be in safe side or ask the creator. A best example of course would be Nes' DDS (pardon me if this is already said or linked above me, no need to comment though just pardon, thanks!).

DDS can detect damage and through it you can have many advantages and its just up to you what to do after damage is detected.

 

[Nestharus]

From your first post, it seems like your setting unit life on damage hit.

Most DDSes come with a "modify damage" option. In Nestharus's DDS, its a variable modifiedDamage. To reduce damage dealt by 40% just do

modifiedDamage = modifiedDamage * 0.6 [40% of 1]

bribe's GUI can be done similarly

Variable - Set DamageModifiedAmount to (DamageModifiedAmount * 0.6).

Your unit life settings are being skipped because the DDS inflates the unit's hp to full while the user DDS functions are being run so that it can re-deal the user-specified damage.

Do you mean

set damage = damage*.6 ?

edit
I believe OP is a GUI person