Use unit's attack damage in trigger?

01-03-2009, 04:13 PM

Is there a way to use a units attack damage in a Trigger.

I am trying to make a trigger that increased the damage that a unit takes from attacks by 25% if it has a certain buff. I only want it to be damage taken from attacks not from spells.

This is what I have so far.

Trigger:

Open Wound Damage

Events

Unit - A unit Is attacked

Conditions

((Triggering unit) has buff Open Wound ) Equal to True

Actions

Game - Display to (All players) the text: (String((Damage taken)))

Set Trig_Unit = (Triggering unit)

Set Point1 = (Position of Trig_Unit)

Set Atk_Unit = (Attacking unit)

Set Owner_Atk_Unit = (Owner of Atk_Unit)

Unit - Create 1 Dummy for Owner_Atk_Unit at Point1 facing Default building facing degrees

Set Last_Unit = (Last created unit)

Unit - Cause Last_Unit to damage Trig_Unit, dealing (0.25 x (Damage taken)) damage of attack type Hero and damage type Normal

Unit - Add a 3.00 second Generic expiration timer to Last_Unit

Set Trig_Unit = No unit

Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Point1)

Set Atk_Unit = No unit

Set Owner_Atk_Unit = (Picked player)

It doesn't recognize the "Damage taken" at the point the unit is attacked. So if I can replace the Damage taken with the attacking units attack damage I think it will work. Problem is I cant seem to find a way to get that value.

If anyone has any ideas on how to make this work please post.

01-03-2009, 07:55 PM	#2
Pyrogasm	The "A unit is attacked" event doesn't trigger when a unit takes damage. Instead, it fires when a unit initiates an attack, so there is no "damage done." Also, there's no way to get a unit's attack damage, aside from computing it manually. So your best bet is to use an attack detection system or something.

01-03-2009, 08:18 PM	#3
ChaosWarlock	Thank you Pyrogasm! Can you explain more about this "attack detection system" that you mentioned. I am not familiar with that.

01-04-2009, 01:26 PM	#4
Themerion	The very most simple solution to your problem is to reduce the target unit's armor by, say 4.

01-06-2009, 05:35 AM

Pyrogasm

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaosWarlock

Thank you Pyrogasm! Can you explain more about this "attack detection system" that you mentioned. I am not familiar with that.

The thing is that there isn't an "any unit takes damage" event, so we have had to create our own systems to detect when a unit takes damage and then differentiate between a spell and an attack.

There are a few in the resources section.