Spell Attack

[Glass Golem]

Quary #3: How do I get a unit to use a spell as an attack?

As in: A Tauren launching shockwave as it's "regular attack", or a hydra using forked lightning in place of it's normal attack.

EDIT: I am NOT looking for a change in projectile art, see my post below.

 

[krisserz]

Art- Missile model maybe?

 

[-Berz-]

Orb of ligtning(or is it slow, I don't know)?

Else you have to trigger it, it's not hard.

 

[Super-Sheep]

Unit is being attacked

If attacking unit is Hydra equal to true

Order Attacking unit to Orc - Far Seer - Chain Lightning to the Attacked unit

 

[Glass Golem]

Not the art, I.E. visual aspect, I want the mechanical aspect.

As in I want the Tauren to "cast" shockwave every time it attacks (with or without mana cost, would like to know both)

EDIT: sorry If I was not clear on this point.

 

[intake360]

Simple .

Unit Missle Art>Abilities>Shockwave ETC. I tried it myself.

 

[UreDe4D]

if you can use an orb effect, the easiest thing would be to modify Orb of lightning changing the chance for the ability to 100% aand changing the ability to whatever you like (remove manacosts and cooldowns if it should be a regular attack) the Unit still needs to have a basic damage 1-1.

then i'm not 100% sure, but i think it then only works if the unit is ordered to attack, so you will need the 2 following triggers

• Events
  • Unit - A Unit learns an Ability
• Conditions
  • (learned Hero Skill) equal to your ability (if its not a hero, change the events)
• Actions
  • Trigger - Add to (trigger2) the event (Unit - (Triggering unit) acquires a target)

• trigger2
• Events
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Unit - order (Triggering Unit) to attack (targeted Unit)

i know how stupid these triggers might look if you never used them. however i suggest to use this only if its not too many units ( > 50 )

 

[Child_0f_Bodom]

Copy this trigger:

• Initialization
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Player - Disable <Shockwave> for (Player((Integer A)))
        • Player - Disable <Forked Lightning> for (Player((Integer A)))

And this one:

• Attack
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is attacked
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Unit-type of (Attacking unit)) Equal to <Hydra>
      • Then - Actions
        • Player - Enable <Forked Lightning> for (Owner of (Attacking unit))
        • Unit - Order (Attacking unit) to Neutral Naga Sea Witch - Forked Lightning (Triggering unit)
        • Player - Disable <Forked Lightning> for (Owner of (Attacking unit))
      • Else - Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Unit-type of (Attacking unit)) Equal to <Tauren>
      • Then - Actions
        • Player - Enable <Shockwave> for (Owner of (Attacking unit))
        • Set TempPoint = (Position of (Triggering unit))
        • Unit - Order (Attacking unit) to Orc Tauren Chieftain - Shockwave TempPoint
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)
        • Player - Enable <Shockwave> for (Owner of (Attacking unit))
      • Else - Actions

Note that icon won't show and ''block'' one button position.

It works fine for me.

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Or you can create ''Orb of Lightning (New)'' and set chance to 100%, 0 mana cost. If you do this way, your unit won't be able to use orbs and spells like slow poison. This way isn't best because unit will still attack and cast ability. Unit won't cast spell if you don't implement this trigger:
Trygger by -JonNny

• Events
  • Unit - A unit is attacked
• Conditions
  • (Unit-type of (Attacking unit)) Equal To <Your Unit>
• Actions
  • Unit - Order (Attacking unit) to attack (Attacked unit)

If you do this way, units won't play attack animation and triggers that order something when unit attacks won't work (like first way (Trigger named attack in this post)).

 

[Pharaoh_]

• Trigger1
• Events
  • Unit - A unit is issued an order targeting an object
• Conditions
  • ((Issued Order) Equal to Smart)
• Actions
  • Set Point1 = (Position of (Target unit of issued order))
  • Unit - Order (Ordered unit) to Orc Tauren Chieftain - Shockwave Point1
  • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Point1)

Disable attacks of the unit and add a shockwave to it.