[Trigger] Trigger=Deal Damage

[Black-Templar]

Okay, this trigger isn't workin'

Events
Unit - A unit starts the effect of an ability
Conditions
(Ability being cast) Equal to (myspell)
Actions
Unit - Cause (Triggering unit) to damage (Targeted unit), dealing ((Max life of (Targeted unit)) -(thats a minus) ((Life of (Targeted unit)) X (Real((Level of (myspell) for (triggering unit))))) damage of attack type normal and damage type normal.

So it'll go like this
Units Max life = 1000
Minus Units life = 730
1000 - 730 = 270
Level of spell = 2
270 X 2 = 540
Unit takes 540 damage.

Or thats how it should work, but it doesn't.

 

[BooK2]

arnt they taking damage or too little damage more info... the trigger looks fine to me exept for the targeted unit i dont think that works try Target Unit of an Ability being cast....

 

[Dr Super Good]

Targeted unit + Unit - A unit starts the effect of an ability = ERROR!
It is not being triggerered by a unit issues an order event IS IT?
Try using something like get targe of spell being cast like the poster said above. . .

 

[HappyTauren]

hm... incorect damage... set damage type to chaos

 

[Black-Templar]

Okay, changed it to "Target of ability being cast," and set attack type to chaos. First time i used it in a map, it didn't work. In the same game, the second time i used it, it worked, then stopped working all together. Anything else i should try?

 

[Mechanical Man]

Anybody know what is damage type? You can find there universal, fire, plant (OMG), ...

 

[l33t5up4h4x0r]

you dont have to change those things...normal attack type is okay. It works for me all too well. Try checking ur target unit's armor or your target unit has life higher than yours.

 

[Av3n]

chaos for direct damage, magic is magic damage and normal is Physical damage

-Av3n

 

[Gauntlet2021]

instead of using (triggering unit), try (casting unit) and see if that works. I might be misunderstanding the problem though.

 

[Dr Super Good]

chaos for direct damage, magic is magic damage and normal is Physical damage

UMMMM if im not mistaken chaos is for CHAOS attack type damage. . .
and normals is for NORMAL attack type damage
and spell is for SPELL type damage. . .

If you set it to chaos damage it will damage devine well but if you set it to normal it will be as if that damage was done by a unit attacking with normal attack type so it will deal awfull damage (awfull as in "OMG WTF 1 damage!!??")

Spell damage basicly simulates that damage being done by a spell like blizzard or stormbolt.

 

[l33t5up4h4x0r]

Well i dnt think it matters what type of damage it is, it all depends on your armor settings.

 

[Black-Templar]

Okay, I got the damage to be dealt by changing "Max life - Life X level of spell" to "Max life - Life X 0.70" or whatever number i want. Only problem is now it damages units with full life. No idea why because..

Max life = 1000
Life = 1000
1000 - 1000 = 0
0 X 0.70 = 0

I made sure the dummy spell doesn't deal any damage, by the way.

 

[l33t5up4h4x0r]

Depends on the "(" and the ")"...if u made it (Max life - (life x .70)) then it will damage, but if u use ((Max life - life) x .70) then it wont....

 

[Rui]

Unit - Cause (Casting Unit) to damage (Target Unit of Ability Being Cast), dealing ((Max life of (Target Unit of Ability Being Cast)) - ((Life of (Target Unit of Ability Being Cast)) X (Real((Level of (myspell) for (Casting Unit))))) damage of attack type normal and damage type normal.

I think what makes it stop working sometimes is the Triggering Unit. And as people have stated out, the Target Unit wouldn't work.

But you might have forgotten to change Triggering Unit so try again with Casting Unit. Re-check all the function.

 

[Dalaran_Guard]

Unit - Cause (Casting Unit) to damage (Target Unit of Ability Being Cast), dealing ((Max life of (Target Unit of Ability Being Cast)) - ((Life of (Target Unit of Ability Being Cast)) X (Real((Level of (myspell) for (Casting Unit))))) damage of attack type normal and damage type normal.

Use of parentheses is vital. The editor uses order of operations, you must be sure that the different operations are grouped correctly. If you want a unit with full life to be unharmed by the spell, the "max life - life" must be grouped within parentheses and then multiplied by the level/whatever value. Otherwise, you are multiplying the current life by the level and then subtracting the result from the max life.

Try instead:

Unit - Cause (Casting Unit) to damage (Target Unit of Ability Being Cast), dealing (((Max life of (Target Unit of Ability Being Cast)) - (Life of (Target Unit of Ability Being Cast))) X (Real((Level of (Spell) for (Casting Unit))))) damage of attack type Spells and damage type normal.