channel ability

03-23-2006, 02:00 AM	#1
Linera	I have an ability that channels. How can I make it run the trigger each time its channel. At least 2 units will channel this ability at the time its casted. This ability is for a custom attack system.

03-23-2006, 02:01 AM	#2
Immoralis	Can't you just detect when the effect happens and use local vars?

03-23-2006, 02:05 AM

its not working.

My Trigger:

Trigger:

Melee

Events

Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability

Conditions

(Ability being cast) Equal to Attack

Actions

Set AttackingUnit = (Casting unit)

Set AttackedUnit = (Target unit of ability being cast)

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

If - Conditions

((Owner of AttackingUnit) controller) Equal to User

Then - Actions

Countdown Timer - Start CombatCheckTimer[(Player number of (Owner of AttackingUnit))] as a One-shot timer that will expire in 3.00 seconds

Set InCombat[(Player number of (Owner of AttackingUnit))] = True

Set StopTimer[(Player number of (Owner of AttackingUnit))] = False

Unit - Order AttackedUnit to Human Blood Mage - Banish AttackingUnit

Unit - Cause AttackingUnit to damage AttackedUnit, dealing 5.00 damage of attack type Normal and damage type Normal

Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units owned by (Player((Player number of (Owner of AttackingUnit)))) of type Out of Combat) and do (Actions)

Loop - Actions

Unit - Remove (Picked unit) from the game

Else - Actions

Countdown Timer - Start CombatCheckTimer[(Player number of (Owner of AttackedUnit))] as a One-shot timer that will expire in 3.00 seconds

Set InCombat[(Player number of (Owner of AttackedUnit))] = True

Set StopTimer[(Player number of (Owner of AttackedUnit))] = False

Unit - Cause AttackingUnit to damage AttackedUnit, dealing 5.00 damage of attack type Normal and damage type Normal

Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units owned by (Player((Player number of (Owner of AttackedUnit)))) of type Out of Combat) and do (Actions)

Loop - Actions

Unit - Remove (Picked unit) from the game

03-23-2006, 02:14 AM	#4
Immoralis	Use, a unit starts the effect of an ability, and what is wrong?

03-23-2006, 02:16 AM	#5
Linera	Its not running the trigger each time the spell is cast while its channeling. Example: Units Casts Attack Channel runs, runs trigger channel runs, runs trigger Etc.

03-23-2006, 02:17 AM	#6
Immoralis	have you tried debugging with displaying random text?

03-23-2006, 02:20 AM	#7
Linera	only runs once.

03-23-2006, 02:22 AM	#8
Immoralis	well it looks like you are banising the attacked unit, so you wont be able to attack it if its banished, unless banished is the base id of your channle ability...

03-23-2006, 02:23 AM	#9
Linera	thats the base order ID of the ability as its a channel ability.

03-23-2006, 02:26 AM	#10
Immoralis	could the variables be conflicting since you are detecting it on "begins?" try it on "a unit starts the effect of...."

03-23-2006, 02:28 AM	#11
Linera	I've tried: Trigger: Unit - A unit Begins channeling an ability Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability