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Multiple Custom Abilities - One Base

02-21-2004, 10:25 PM#1
RaeVanMorlock
Okay, so like, is there anyway to get this to work?

I got 2 spells based off of Firebolt, but one is the Hero ability one and the other is the "(Warlock)" one, but the triggers still seem to read them as the same ability! I thought that since the jass compares the casted ability to the unique code (A000, A001, A002, ...) that it'd be working now, but it's not.

Is there anyway to get this to work?
02-21-2004, 10:43 PM#2
Shimrra
Try basing one off stormbolt.
02-21-2004, 10:56 PM#3
RaeVanMorlock
Hrmm... seems to work ^_^

But I'd still like to know what's up with this! Blizzard needs to get a clue.
02-21-2004, 10:59 PM#4
Shimrra
It doesn't work because all firebolt spells use the same activation string. If two spells use the same activation string, one will invariably override the other. Blizzard should allow you to customize activation strings, that way you could base as many custom abilities off the same one as you wanted.
02-21-2004, 11:03 PM#5
RaeVanMorlock
I considered that, but neither of my firebolt spells had activation strings (by default) -- so I gave them absorb and firebolt. It still didn't work though, so I figured I was pullin up answers outta my butt.
02-21-2004, 11:08 PM#6
Shimrra
Maybe I got activation string confused with another value, but all spells have some internal code that causes them to work.
02-21-2004, 11:15 PM#7
Vexorian
Well, the fact that they didn't have order strings doesn't mean nothing, they still have the same order id.
02-21-2004, 11:29 PM#8
RaeVanMorlock
Quote:
Originally posted by Lord Vexorian
Well, the fact that they didn't have order strings doesn't mean nothing, they still have the same order id.



So is that something that can be changed?
It's odd that firebolt and storm bolt have exactly the same effect, but different IDs. Yet the various versions of fire bolt all have the same ID.