[General] turning active abilities into passive?

[Orcnet]

I'm not quite sure on how to turn active into passive spells via object editor only or added with triggers? like the searing arrow or war stomp is a passive ability

 

[Spartipilo]

There are some ways...

You can use Orb of Lightning (New) to cast, as a passive ability, any active-targetable ability, even with a cooldown. Just customize the ability fields and replace the "Purge" with the ability you want. The downside of this is that it's an Orb Effect (will collide with other orb effects) and it's only activeable via direct attack orders; doesn't work with automatic combat engage.

Another way would be with some triggering, like Barathrum bash, which is a dummy passive ability (Does nothing but display data, the icon, and have a level), but works entirely with triggers.

Example: To make searing arrow a passive ability, add Orb of Lightning and set the cast chance to 100% and the ability to cast = Searing Arrows.

 

[defskull]

How can you have a passive War Stomp, that would be awesome

 

[Orcnet]

There are some ways...

You can use Orb of Lightning (New) to cast, as a passive ability, any active-targetable ability, even with a cooldown. Just customize the ability fields and replace the "Purge" with the ability you want. The downside of this is that it's an Orb Effect (will collide with other orb effects) and it's only activeable via direct attack orders; doesn't work with automatic combat engage.

Another way would be with some triggering, like Barathrum bash, which is a dummy passive ability (Does nothing but display data, the icon, and have a level), but works entirely with triggers.

Example: To make searing arrow a passive ability, add Orb of Lightning and set the cast chance to 100% and the ability to cast = Searing Arrows.

hmm, I'll look in to it, so does it mean I can modify passive skills in object editor alone or do I still build a set of triggers?

How can you have a passive War Stomp, that would be awesome

its an example, but it would be a hell if someone made it

 

[Spartipilo]

How can you have a passive War Stomp, that would be awesome

Well... you would trigger it.

If Random Integer Between 1 and 100 is less than or equal to 25 then (that would mean 25% chance).

Create a dummy unit in the target position, order the dummy to cast warstomp, and remove the dummy. You just have to check if the attacker or DamageSource has the ability

Orb of Lightning (OoL) works just for target abilities.

 

[defskull]

Not that I would say it's impossible, it's just... lol.
A unit that has a passive War Stomp would surely looks kinda funny haha.

Like a unit that has a passive Divine Shield, and this is getting pretty offtopic >.>"

@OT
Use Orb of Lightning (new) to trigger the effect of passive War Stomp.

EDIT:
It seems you can't trigger the effect via that orb...
You have to use trigger for that.

 

[Spartipilo]

Yeah, that's why I said it requires targetable ability. War Stomp isnt

 

[Orcnet]

it seems that most spells to make it work do really require triggers, thanks for the OoT as base guys, problem solved.