Triggered Missiles

[Redeemer59]

So this question's been bugging me for a long time. Say I have a ranged hero, an Archer. The Archer has a passive ability that heals herself whenever she attacks. If I use A Unit is Attacked, then she heals herself when she starts her attack animation. While this does not particularly mess up gameplay, it's an aesthetic annoyance.

Is there some way to make it so that she heals herself when her arrow hits it's target instead of when she begins her attack? Preferably in GUI as I'm not particularly well versed in JASS but I'm pretty open.

 

[Vegavak]

A unit is attacked can be exploited easily.

You could use life steal, or a damage detection system.

 

[Squiggy]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/f280/attack-damage-detection-engine-jass-33123/
You'll ned some damage detection system for that..
Or (less accurate) use a wait based on distance and speed for calculating the length.. if I recall correctly, it's distance between point a and point b / missile speed

 

[wolfman]

Well i have idea that can make it close. It wont be exact if the unit is moving, but you can do wait Distance between attacking unit and attacked unit, divided by the speed of the missile (in object editor)

 

[Redeemer59]

Hmm... alright, I'll give the Distance method a try and if that doesn't work I'll go with the Attack Detection system. I'll edit/post with results soon.

EDIT: Bah, sorry for the delay, unexpected things IRL happened.

Anyway, the distance equation didn't work. It restored health the instant the Archer attacked, even when I messed around with it and did (Distance between A and B) / 2 and such. I'll mess around with the provided link (giving credit, of course) then, I suppose. Ah well, thanks for your help.

 

[Wazzz]

So what you're trying to accomplish is a sort of Vampiric Aura ability for ranged units that only effects the unit that has it? Hm... this is a tricky one. I know how to make it that if a unit dies, the killing unit gains health back (though that is very simple and neither here nor there)... Could you plz show us the code you are using? It may or may not be of help... don't bother if you're satisfied with your results, anyway...

 

[Djinn1995]

there is a lifesteal that works on ranged. serach for item life steal