Snapfire Scatterblast from DotA2

[Ziadoma]

I want to add a ability based of the DotA2 Spell Scatterblast.
It has 5 projectiles shot in an angle starting from the same origin and then spreading out in a cone shape. My idea is to use 5x Breath of Fire for the damage. My issue here is that I also want the units to be slowed that gets hit by the Breath of Fire. Any idea how to do that?

 

[Lordul Dracula]

Well you can make a trigger where you will add the enemy hit by Breath of Fire in group and after make an dummy with slow and order that dummy to attack the units from that group
Update: Also see this

Help on Multishot (Spread shot) projectiles

So i was inspired by Dota 2's Snapfire Scatterblast...And i was planning to add a similar ability to my maps of custom heroes and i did succeed...however, whenever the caster casts the ability on the very x axis, the projectiles seem to be cramped together instead of spreading....I already tried...

www.hiveworkshop.com

 

[Ziadoma]

How do I get the units hit ?

 

[Lordul Dracula]

How do I get the units hit ?

well you can do that with a Damage Detection System/Damage Engine

 

[Ziadoma]

well you can do that with a Damage Detection System

I am trying to avoid that.

 

[Lordul Dracula]

hmmmm maybe you can make a dummy that will act as the projectile and slow all nearby enemies
See this

[GUI]Small Ice Spellpack v1.1[MUI] - Requested

Well haven't uploaded something thought I'm working, don't have time, just doing requests I thought, hey why don't I upload these 2, they're actually a little better then the other once. But yeah credits for Slaydon, his requests. Thought I fixed these a little bit more so if you see this...

www.hiveworkshop.com

 

[Ziadoma]

Hmm, okay thanks for the inspiration.

 

[Uncle]

I'm pretty sure Scatterblast is literally Breath of Fire, it just deals bonus damage to targets within 450 range of Snapfire. The missiles are purely visual. You could use multiple 0 damage Shockwaves or you can trigger the Missiles using Special Effects.

From DotA wiki:
Notes:

• Scatterblast travels at a speed of 3000, taking 0.27 seconds to travel the full distance.
• With the travel distance and end radius, it can hit units up to 1200 range away.
  • The complete area is shaped like a cone.
• Deals 100/160/220/280 (150/240/330/420 point blank) damage to units.

One method: Use a Damage Engine + Dummy unit and have the Dummy cast Breath of Fire. Then detect the damage dealt from the Dummy's Scatterblast, and do a distance check from the Damaged unit and Snapfire. If the unit is within 450 range of Snapfire, increase the damage dealt by 50%. So your Hero would have a "fake" ability which triggers a Dummy to cast the Breath of Fire.

 

[Ziadoma]

I'm pretty sure Scatterblast is literally Breath of Fire, it just deals bonus damage to targets within 450 range of Snapfire. The missiles are purely visual. You could use multiple 0 damage Shockwaves or you can trigger the Missiles using Special Effects.

From DotA wiki:
Notes:

• Scatterblast travels at a speed of 3000, taking 0.27 seconds to travel the full distance.
• With the travel distance and end radius, it can hit units up to 1200 range away.
  • The complete area is shaped like a cone.
• Deals 100/160/220/280 (150/240/330/420 point blank) damage to units.

One method: Use a Damage Engine + Dummy unit and have the Dummy cast Breath of Fire. Then detect the damage dealt from the Dummy's Scatterblast, and do a distance check from the Damaged unit and Snapfire. If the unit is within 450 range of Snapfire, increase the damage dealt by 50%. So your Hero would have a "fake" ability which triggers a Dummy to cast the Breath of Fire.

Yea I saw that on the dota wiki. But I thought it makes sense to have the shockwaves with different damage.

 

[Uncle]

Yea I saw that on the dota wiki. But I thought it makes sense to have the shockwaves with different damage.

By using that method you'll be creating a "shotgun" effect because all of those Shockwaves can hit the same target. Perhaps you want this effect but it wouldn't function like Scatterblast.

Edit: I attached an example map of how this could be done.

Two issues:
I don't think Breath of Fire's cone radius works exactly like Scatterblasts but it's pretty close.
The source of the damage is a Dummy unit and not Snapfire. This could cause issues with the "A unit dies" Event and (Killing unit) Event Response.