Spell Difficulties

[InfinateAnswers]

Well i have this spell, it all works but 2 things. The dummy unit doesnt attack, which makes it kill itself. All the triggers work fine but i used storm crow as the dummy unit, i changed its targets to ground and such, but it still wont attack. It has Locust ability, barrage (edited), life steal (negative), storm crow ability, and a passive i made, poisons the units it attacks

 

[Ciebron]

Post triggers please if you want help

 

[defskull]

Lifesteal in negative value will end up as... damaging itself ?
Maybe that causes the unit to die (suicide) ?

 

[sephiroth1234]

No! In any case, a Locusted unit cannot take damage in any way.....
It must be another problem which does not regard to the negative lifesteal.


If I'm wrong about it, try setting its maximum life and armor to a very high number.

 

[jk2pach]

No! In any case, a Locusted unit cannot take damage in any way.....
It must be another problem which does not regard to the negative lifesteal.


If I'm wrong about it, try setting its maximum life and armor to a very high number.

A locust unit can gets its life reduced. Just try to add it a negative life regen skill (not aura). Even if it's not a "damage", it can loose health.
I do not know how lifesteal is hardcoded, but if it does not deal damage but set the life to life - value, it could be a suicide unit.

To InfinateAnswers: post your triggers. Maybe there is something wrong. For example an inversion between attacker / attacked?

 

[defskull]

Rather than stating your problem in a word, why don't you present it in, TRIGGERS ?
It'd be much easier I think

 

[Adiktuz]

maybe your barrage ability has self as a filter so it hits yourself?

 

[InfinateAnswers]

i looked at my triggers, and everything works ive tested it but to please the peanut gallery ill post the triggers.

• Trigger1
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Mini Nuke
  • Actions
    • -------- Initial Variables --------
    • Set ArrayVariable = (ArrayVariable + 1)
    • Set Point[ArrayVariable] = (Target point of ability being cast)
    • Set Nuke_AoE = 300
    • Set Nuke_Damage = ((Real((Level of Mini Nuke for (Triggering unit)))) x 600.00)
    • Set NukeSFX = Abilities\Spells\Human\FlameStrike\FlameStrike1.mdl
    • Set RadiationTimer[ArrayVariable] = 5.00
    • Set Rad_Slow[ArrayVariable] = ((Real((Level of Mini Nuke for (Triggering unit)))) x 0.10)
    • Set Distance[ArrayVariable] = (Distance between (Position of (Triggering unit)) and Point[ArrayVariable])
    • Set ExplosionDelay[ArrayVariable] = (Distance[ArrayVariable] / 500.00)
    • -------- Dummy Unit --------
    • Unit - Create 1 Dummy unit for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at (Position of (Triggering unit)) facing (Facing of (Triggering unit)) degrees
    • Set DummyUnit[ArrayVariable] = (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Order DummyUnit[ArrayVariable] to Move To Point[ArrayVariable]

• Trigger2
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.10 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • ExplosionDelay[ArrayVariable] Greater than 0.00
      • Then - Actions
        • Set ExplosionDelay[ArrayVariable] = (ExplosionDelay[ArrayVariable] - 0.10)
      • Else - Actions
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to ArrayVariable, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units within 300.00 of Point[(Integer A)]) and do (Actions)
          • Loop - Actions
            • Set GroupVariable[(Integer A)] = (Last created unit group)
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • ExplosionDelay[ArrayVariable] Less than 0.10
              • Then - Actions
                • Unit - Order DummyUnit[ArrayVariable] to Attack (Picked unit)
                • Unit - Cause (Picked unit) to damage circular area after 0.00 seconds of radius 300.00 at Point[ArrayVariable], dealing Nuke_Damage damage of attack type Spells and damage type Normal
              • Else - Actions

 

[sephiroth1234]

Don't use the "Damage Area" unit action. Use unit groups. If you use that, it won't filter any unit which includes itself in the damage queue.

 

[InfinateAnswers]

haha did you even read the first post... everything in that trigger works. The only problem is my dummy unit doesnt die, and it doesnt poison the units.

 

[defskull]

Damage Area would result in a, mass die in that certain area right ?
It doesn't care if you, your allies, or your enemies, ALL units will be damaged

"...The dummy unit doesnt attack, which makes it kill itself."
"...The only problem is my dummy unit doesnt die..."
Those two statements is a bit weird, WHY?
You said that your dummy doesn't attack BUT DIE, and then you said that you dummy unit DOES NOT DIE, well, what is it the real thing here...?
Your dummy unit dies, or not ?
And, I still think Damage Area action is causing all units under the effect of the area to die with it

 

[InfinateAnswers]

apparantly you didnt understand what i said, ill rephrase it. My dummy unit doesnt attack, if it attacked it would kill itself. It doesnt atack so it doesnt kill itself. Its a nuke... do nukes leave allies safe? do nukes leave the guy who shot it safe? yeah i dont think so lol...