Trigger Damage before animation occurs

[Impereal Gardian]

I based a spell off of Shadow Strike, where it deals 150 (+0 to 350) damage, and 50 damage over time for 5 seconds.

Problem is, the triggered damage occurs before the missile even hits the target.

• FireballA
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Fireball
  • Actions
    • Set Targeted = (Target unit of ability being cast)

and

• FireballB
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Fireball
  • Actions
    • Unit - Cause (Casting unit) to damage Targeted, dealing (Random real number between 0.00 and 350.00) damage of attack type Spells and damage type Normal

I'm not great with a good potion of triggers, but i'm working on it.
Thanks

 

[Wietlol]

That is true.
First of all. Don't use "Finishes casting an ability". If you cancel the finishing animation, the trigger will not run but the missile and effects will be there.

For these things, you need a DDS (Damage Detection System).
You can search for some good ones.
A DDS is simply calling a function whenever a unit takes damage (0 damage included). Then you check if the unit has the buff made by the ability (which should be 0.01) and so you can know if the unit is damaged by the fireball.

 

[Impereal Gardian]

COMPLETE EDIT:

I've decided to use this http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/spells-569/gui-friendly-damage-detection-v1-2-1-a-149098/
Still, what should a spell look like for it to work? I can't seem to get it to work.

 

[Arhowk]

custom zombies kid? nice.

use this

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/spells-569/physical-damage-detection-gui-v1-2-0-1-a-231846/

it will let u differentiate between spell and phys dmg.

with this, you have two methods

1) index the fireball to some random number. if the damage is equal to that random number, set damage = whatever
2) if unit has buff fireball, than remove buff fireball and add x damage