Way to make hero attacks to do 0 damage?

01-18-2006, 09:08 AM	#1
qwertyui	I was wondering if there is a way to make a unit do 0 damage on his every attack, without affecting his status screen in any way. Maybe some 0-multiplier critical strike?

01-18-2006, 09:22 AM	#2
Whitehorn	100% chance of -100% damage critical strike looks good to me.

01-18-2006, 09:32 AM	#3
Blade.dk	Make a trigger that detects attack, and on the first attack simply add the damage dealt as life to the attack unit. Of course, this is not 100% safe, since units can die of first attack, but it is the best thing I can think of. Or find an ability that adds a percentage bonus damage, make it -100% extra damage, give it to the unit, and remove it after first attack. EDIT: Whitehorn is fast.

01-18-2006, 09:56 AM	#4
qwertyui	Can't really have units dying on an attack which is supposed to do 0 damage, so t.t for that trigger. I can try a workaround in which 100% critstrike has red numbers. Which are also no good :(. It will also demand an icon on unit interface.

01-18-2006, 10:47 AM

Trigger:

Populate other trigger

Events

Time - Elapsed game time is 0.01 seconds

Conditions

Actions

Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area)) and do (Actions)

Loop - Actions

Trigger - Add to Untitled Trigger 003 <gen> the event (Unit - (Picked unit) Takes damage)

Untitled Trigger 003

Events

Conditions

(Attacking unit) Equal to (Last created unit)

Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

((Attacked unit) is dead) Equal to True

Then - Actions

Unit - Create 1 (Unit-type of (Attacked unit)) for (Owner of (Attacked unit)) at (Position of (Attacked unit)) facing Default building facing degrees

Unit - Set life of (Attacked unit) to (Damage taken)

Else - Actions

Unit - Set life of (Attacked unit) to ((Life of (Attacked unit)) + (Damage taken))

wouldn't guarentee this works but have to go

01-18-2006, 10:55 AM	#6
iNfraNe	I think the unit is damaged event runs b4 the unit actually dies and you can give him his hp back without him actually dying.

01-18-2006, 11:03 AM	#7
Whitehorn	Set his attack type to noob. Does your hero have a fixed attack damage? You could give it a negative attack bonus.

01-18-2006, 12:40 PM	#8
qwertyui	Actually making hero damge have 0 effect on everything may just work for my purposes :/ Thnx @ Whitehorn @iNfraNe i'll test your suggestion and report results @johnfn thanks for the trigger. Will use if all else doesn't work.

01-18-2006, 03:09 PM	#9
Peekaboo	Critical Strike with 100% chance to do Negetive damage multiplier means the units attacks don't do damage, and there isn't a red message saying 0!, it should be exactly what you need. If that doesn't work (does for me) edit one of the uncommon attack type's damage tables to deal 0% damage to everything

01-19-2006, 05:31 AM	#10
qwertyui	Interesting Will try that as well

01-20-2006, 12:04 AM	#11
FriendlyWarlord	Make a claws of attack -1 ability, and set the unit's attack damage to 1 (0 plus one 1 sided attack die). That's worked fine for me at least You can even use it if the unit has 2 attacks (one non-damaging, one damaging). Then again it might not work if the unit has a damage upgrade... The critical strike thing looks foolproof though for units with 1 attack.

01-20-2006, 05:44 AM	#12
qwertyui	I need to see normal hero damage output on hero status screen. Not 0-1 :/