Chain frost nova help please

02-26-2004, 11:13 PM

hi
as you all can tell by my questions i have no clue how to use triggers except for some basics and so im learning
I need help making a chain nova spell
i am using the chain lightning as the jumping from target to target but the problem is that the unit casting the frost nova only targets the 1st unit attacked my spell goes like this
Chain Nova
Events
Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
Conditions
(Ability being cast) Equal to Chain Lightning
Actions
Unit - Create 1 Chain Frost Nova Trigger for (Triggering player) at (Position of (Triggering unit)) facing (Position of (Triggering unit))
Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Undead Lich - Frost Nova (Target unit of ability being cast)
Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the overhead of (Target unit of ability being cast) using XXX
Unit - Remove (Last created unit) from the game

the frost nova trigger is my invisable locust unit casting nova but wont attack other
how can i make it attack the 4, 6, 8 people according to level. and also cast frost nova lvl 1,2,3 respectivly

02-26-2004, 11:22 PM	#2
Narwanza	Simple answer, you can't. Complex answer, go check out Darky27's chain cold and see how he mimicked a chain lightning. (i have never personally seen the spell, but I guess that is what he does) If that doesn't work, reply and I will give the big long explanation on how to simulate chain lightning.

02-26-2004, 11:26 PM	#3
sapper9999	darkys spell crashed my thing last time and so i deleted it....mabye i didnt no how to imput the txt into the trigger editor

02-26-2004, 11:40 PM	#4
sapper9999	so now how can i create a frost/slow effect on all units hit by the chain lightning

02-26-2004, 11:50 PM	#5
Kolibri	E: - Unit finishes the effect of an ability C: - Ability being cast equals frost nova A: - if (NoOfTarget < MaxNoTargets ) then - - set tmp_group = Units withing 300 matching Unit is alive AND unit is an enemy - - set NoOfTargets = set NoOfTargets + 1 - - Order Casting unit to cast frost nova on random unit in tmp_group - - destroy tmp_group - else - - set NoOfTargets = 0 - endif

02-26-2004, 11:56 PM	#6
sapper9999	i dont mind it using triggers its just that i am still learning absolutly everything about triggers and so i cant figure out what KOL said. could u tell me where to find all those items.im really sorry for the inconvience if u use AIM sapper9999 is my screen name

02-27-2004, 12:00 AM

Kolibri

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Originally posted by Esoteric Potentate
That's a whole other story.

There is no easy way, and they all involve triggers.

I remember an old thread on simulated chain lightning, can't remember where it is now, though. It involved variables, unit groups, and dummy units.

That isn't a good method, because you lose the lightning (if you want it), and it requires the caster to have a cast turn and backswing of 0, and a skill cooldown of 0.

It works perfectly, just use a dummy unit to cast the actual frost nova. Adding another dummy unit to cast a single target chain lightning on each targeted unit will add the chain effect, you may even be able to do it by changing the SFX of frost nova.