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Lightning Attack + Moon Glaive

07-16-2007, 11:16 AM#1
Toink
Just wondering how these two abilities would combine. In ToB, Red Death has a lightning attack skill for the FoD lightning and it bounces to other units.. So I assume it's Lightning Attack + Moon Glaive. On to the point..

One thing I don't get is how Moon Glaive works. Will it mimic the attack of the unit or not. How well will it work if combined with Lightning Attack?

I don't have access to WE right now, but I'm hoping to get an answer.
07-16-2007, 11:53 AM#2
Histenchist
I think it is the
"Weapon Type - Missile (Bounce)" That causes the huntress to bounce.
07-16-2007, 03:46 PM#3
Rising_Dusk
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So I assume it's Lightning Attack + Moon Glaive.
Wow, you have got to be shitting me.
Ever heard of an orb effect?
Apparently not.

It's based on the orb of lightning (new) ability.
You make a custom chain lightning ability using the red lightning effect from FoD and the FoD special effect on hit, then have the orb effect cast that chain lightning 100% of the time it strikes with an attack.
Voillah, now everytime the Red Death attacks, it fires a red chain lightning.
Done.

It has NOTHING to do with lightning attack and/or attack bouncing.
07-16-2007, 04:28 PM#4
blu_da_noob
Except that orb abilities don't work on auto-acquired attacks. I think Red Death does use a bouncing attack.
07-16-2007, 05:20 PM#5
Naakaloh
What do you mean they don't work on auto-acquired attacks? I've never used orb abilities personally, but that seems odd to me. Perhaps I just don't know what you mean by "auto-acquired."
07-16-2007, 05:39 PM#6
Rising_Dusk
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Except that orb abilities don't work on auto-acquired attacks. I think Red Death does use a bouncing attack.
You could intercept when a unit auto-acquires and then issue the attack order to the unit.
For something like a ward that doesn't move, that would work sufficiently.
07-16-2007, 07:40 PM#7
Dil999
Issueing an order with triggers wont cause the orb to register attacks, the only way to do it is by the player actually ordering.
07-16-2007, 08:30 PM#8
Rising_Dusk
Man, orb effects really suck.
07-16-2007, 11:46 PM#9
Pyrogasm
I ran into that problem with auto-acquiring and orbs, and posted about it in this thread, if you want more info.
07-17-2007, 12:21 AM#10
Kaz
All Red Death does is reissue a "smart" order on the autoacquired unit.
07-17-2007, 12:29 AM#11
Merlin
Wow, Kaz is here... this is awkward.
07-17-2007, 06:36 AM#12
Tide-Arc Ephemera
I thought that Moon Glaive was just an innate ability to signify an upgrade...
07-17-2007, 10:02 AM#13
Anitarf
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Originally Posted by Tide-Arc Ephemera
I thought that Moon Glaive was just an innate ability to signify an upgrade...
Thank you for that insight, because we totaly didn't establish that in the first reply already...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Histenchist
I think it is the
"Weapon Type - Missile (Bounce)" That causes the huntress to bounce.