Trigger QuestionI

[Devalut]

is it possible to create a spell like:

Bone Armor (yes Diablo 2)

(gibberish)
This spell summons a barrier, The armor revolves around the Necromancer, protecting him against all attacks. Although enchanted, the armor does take damage and will eventually crumble.

(actual effect)
Effect: A protective shield that absorbs damage.
Bone Armor only protects the Necromancer from Physical Damage.

for better terms, basically a spell that takes a certain amount of damage and is destroyed when the shield's life is depleted.


And can it be basic triggering and not JASS or W/e nonsense.

 

[takakenji]

this can easily be made, though i myself arnt the best triggererer so i recommend you don't ask me to make it

 

[Devalut]

Alright takakenji thanks I'm still going to need more impute from some others, in fact i requested this specific spell and they responded saying:

Uh lol, this is hard to make in GUI. if you'd like it in JASS give me a buzz.

so im going to need more proof and acknowledgment that this is possible and is easy to use -.-

 

[Chief-Oblivion]

This is possible to be made. not terribly difficult, although I don't have too much time plus I lost my skill mostly. Simply use an integer variable for the health of the shield and have every bit of damage that hits you while your hero has the buff lower that integer until it hits 0 then remove the buff.

 

[Devalut]

What trigger would i use to bypass the damage onto the variable and not the hero?

 

[Chief-Oblivion]

Hell if I know, I don't think things through ;D Sorry, can't help you there, I am sure there is a way but i'm too lazy to uncover it.

 

[Palermo1]

What trigger would i use to bypass the damage onto the variable and not the hero?

Don't have time to make it out. But I have some input.

You make a trigger saying something like this.
Event: Unit is attacked.
Condition: ALL are true: Attacked unit = <Your Hero>
Attacked unit = has buff <your spell>
Action: set shield = shield - damage taken. (you should have the value of shield somewhere else as an integer)
if: shield > 0
add health to hero = damage taken.
(If you want you can add a graphic here too showing it got blocked or whatnot)

Iv'e persoanlly never did this but I think it's a start. Maybe adding health to the hero would look wierd but I'm not sure how fast the health would update so i'm not to sure what it would look like. Another problem I see with my trigger is that if the hero has 4 life and takes 5 he will die before getting health restored (Am i right?).

 

[Devalut]

i see thanks for your impute Palermo1

 

[Sakuria]

Isn't there already a spell like this in the game files, Mana shield or something?
You could set it to drain 0 mana per attack and set the amount of hp you want it to absorb in the object editor.

 

[Devalut]

Yes Mana shield would of been a normal choice, but it doesn't work thanks for the option!