[Trigger] "Shadowmeld"

[Svyatoslav]

I'm hung up on a shadowmeld spell.
I've browsed the forums a bit for a solution or alternate system but I didn't find anything :F

What I am trying to do is a shadowmeld that works daytime, and if I'm not totally off the only way to do this is by triggers. (?)
The simple(?) code follows

• Events:
• Time - Every 0.1 seconds of game time.
• Conditions:
• Actions:
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    • If - Conditions:
      • (Distance between StoredPosition and (Position of unit)) Equal to 0.00
    • Then - Actions
      • Set Counter = (Counter + 1)
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions:
          • ActiveBoolean Equal to False
          • Counter Greater than or Equal to 70
        • Then - Actions:
          • Unit - Add Permanent Invisibility to Huntress
          • Set ActiveBoolean = True
        • Else - Actions:
          • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions):
            • If - Conditions
              • Counter Less than 70
            • Then - Actions
              • Unit - Remove Permanent Invisibility from unit
              • Set ActiveBoolean = False
            • Else - Actions
              • Do nothing
    • Else - Actions
      • Set Counter = 0;
• Set StoredPosition = (Position of unit)

I am also quite sure you'd all solve this entirely differently and this is all stupid but I can't see why it shouldn't work!
Currently, if you stand at a position long enough and then move you will not lose invisibility until you stop moving.(!)

Help very much appreciated.

 

[Dreadnought[dA]]

Why not make it where when you start channeling you add the invis. Then when you stop channeling you remove the invis? Then you can't attack while holding still, or is that what you want?

 

[Moon Lord Hawkeye]

Not only that, but you could just create a new spell in the spell editor with the base of Shadowmeld, and set it to "Works in Daylight"

 

[Svyatoslav]

Hm... That could work, but I think I'd prefer something like this. For some reason I've been avoiding channeling spells
Atm there is no real "ability" (which could trigger the channel), just a passive camoflague sync (kind of).

The main reason for posting this is getting rid of this frustration caused by something that seems so definite to work failing >_>

 

[Maker]

You could use this to remove the ability:

• Remove Shadowmeld
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting an object
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting a point
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order with no target
  • Conditions
    • (Issued order) Not equal to (Order(stop))
    • (Issued order) Not equal to (Order(holdposition))
  • Actions
    • Unit - Remove Permanent Invisibility from YourUnit

You may also need to add the unit condition.

 

[Svyatoslav]

If the unit would auto-attack something it wouldn't remove the invisibility

 

[DarkAngelAzazel]

I think I got it

See if you move. The first if (distance equals 0) will always be FALSE.

So the trigger will ONLY set counter = 0... NOTHING else

so it won't remove the invis Add the "if counter < 70" behind the "set counter = 0" ... that should work

~Azazel

 

[Maker]

If the unit would auto-attack something it wouldn't remove the invisibility

Yes, it does remove it.

 

[Svyatoslav]

@DarkAngelAzazel

omg! How incredibly stupid! xD
Cheers! +rep

Yes, it does remove it.

Orly? You mean that auto attack is a "no target" event?
If that is the case then it'd be a better solution! But I've tried this before with other stuff and it did not work.

 

[Reaper2008]

Just give it "Permanent Invisibility" and set Auto-Acquire to False.

 

[Maker]

Orly? You mean that auto attack is a "no target" event?
If that is the case then it'd be a better solution! But I've tried this before with other stuff and it did not work.

Yeah, I tested it by letting a hero to Shadowmeld with your trigger, the spawning an enemy near it. The hero auto-attacked and came out of Shadowmeld, triggered by my trigger. I think that auto-attack and user issued attack call the same function in the end.