Damage Detection; Specific types of damage

[sylvannis mb]

Hi again guys (I love this website now )
ok so i'm trying to make a spell that will block only specific types of damage, ie: fire, frost, piercing, normal etc
Ive managed to do a spell to block close and far damage, but still no ideas on how to do specific damage types
any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[Jinxx]

Blocking out damage depending on its type isn't doable in a regular way... Try this instead:

http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php?t=131287

 

[Bogrim]

The above system would be the best way to achieve such an effect.

Alternatively, you could deal the damage with certain types of dummy units, and then use the unit-type as your type of damage.

 

[sylvannis mb]

ok well see the "Damage" method..... i have no idea how to write in that code :S so i don't know how to make it work in my game....
I thought about making certain units do certain damage types, but the thing is, this damage block is meant to help against certain spells as well...
If anyone wants to write the code for me i would be very grateful, but if not can anyone think of another loophole i can do this through?

 

[mapguy]

In my AOS I separe units in races and then I check the race of the source.

human = magical damage (can be raised, blocked, reduced)
orc = physical damage (can be raised, blocked, reduced)
undead = dark damage (can't be raised, blocked, reduced)
night elf = returned damage (can't be raised, blocked, reduced, returned)

the returned damage is a way I fond to not run damage detection trigger infinity times.

 

[Bogrim]

If anyone wants to write the code for me i would be very grateful, but if not can anyone think of another loophole i can do this through?

The code has already been written. GUI is Blizzard's pre-written code and if that doesn't work for you, you'll have to learn how to write JASS (it's really not that difficult). Use the resource linked or make a work-around in GUI. ;-)

 

[sylvannis mb]

ok well ive tried the thing where you said use the unit instead of the damage type.
so ive modified the spell so when you type skolir fra ______ if the ____ is equal to a units name, that units damage is reduced for 30 seconds when attacking the units you are shielding. The main problem im having with this is that i want the ability to be able to shield one unit from two different types of attack, and somewhere in my code, it has messed up and now none of the units damages are reduced.

these are my codes:

• skolir fra string
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing skolir fra as A substring
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units within 500.00 of (Target point of ability being cast)) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • ((Picked unit) belongs to an ally of (Triggering player)) Equal to True
          • Then - Actions
            • Hashtable - Save (Substring((Entered chat string), 12, 90)) as (Integer((Substring((Entered chat string), 12, 90)))) of (Key (Picked unit)) in HTable
            • Hashtable - Save 30.00 as (Integer((Substring((Entered chat string), 12, 90)))) of (Key (Picked unit)) in Secondarytable
            • Hashtable - Save (Substring((Entered chat string), 12, 90)) as 0 of (Key (Picked unit)) in Secondarytable
          • Else - Actions
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units of type Spell Caster) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit - Move dummy[(Player number of (Owner of (Picked unit)))] instantly to (Position of (Picked unit))
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units currently selected by (Triggering player)) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set redselect1 = (Picked unit)
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units owned by (Triggering player)) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit - Set life of (Picked unit) to ((Life of (Picked unit)) - 50.00)
        • Unit - Add Shield to dummy[(Player number of (Triggering player))]
        • Unit - Order dummy[(Player number of (Triggering player))] to Orc Spirit Walker - Spirit Link redselect1

• skolir fra brisingr
  • Events
    • Game - GDD_Event becomes Equal to 0.00
  • Conditions
    • (Unit-type of GDD_DamageSource) Equal to (Unit-type of (Load (Key (Units of type (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)))) of (Key (Units of type (Unit-type of GDD_DamagedUnit))) in HTable))
    • ((Triggering unit) has buff Redlink ) Equal to True
  • Actions
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units of type Spell Caster) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit - Move dummy[(Player number of (Owner of (Picked unit)))] instantly to (Position of (Picked unit))
    • Set redlink = GDD_Damage
    • Set redlink1 = ((Life of (Attacked unit)) + GDD_Damage)
    • Unit - Set life of (Attacked unit) to redlink1
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units owned by Player 1 (Red) of type Spell Caster) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit - Set life of (Picked unit) to ((Life of (Picked unit)) - ((redlink / 10.00) + 1.00))
        • Unit - Set life of (Picked unit) to 100.00%

and the timer is

• skolir timer
  • Events
    • Time - Every 1.00 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area)) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • ((Picked unit) has buff Redlink ) Equal to True
            • (Load (Load 0 of (Key (Picked unit)) from Secondarytable) of (Key (Picked unit)) from Secondarytable) Greater than 0.00
          • Then - Actions
            • Hashtable - Save ((Load (Load 0 of (Key (Picked unit)) from Secondarytable) of (Key (Picked unit)) from Secondarytable) - 1.00) as (Load 0 of (Key (Picked unit)) from Secondarytable) of (Key (Picked unit)) in Secondarytable
          • Else - Actions
            • Hashtable - Save <Empty String> as (Integer((Load 0 of (Key (Picked unit)) from Secondarytable))) of (Key (Picked unit)) in HTable

 

[sylvannis mb]

bump
anyone have any suggestions on where ny codes broken?

 

[tommerbob]

I didn't look at your triggers, but as another suggestion for detecting damage (especially spell damage), you can trigger all of your damage spells, by adding the dummy casters to a unit group and then when damage is dealt, check if the damage source is in the unit group.

 

[mapguy]

I didn't look at your triggers, but as another suggestion for detecting damage (especially spell damage), you can trigger all of your damage spells, by adding the dummy casters to a unit group and then when damage is dealt, check if the damage source is in the unit group.

I already gave him this idea

 

[tommerbob]

I already gave him this idea

No you didn't. You suggested he use races. That is not the same thing as unit groups.

But I'm not here to argue semantics. So it really doesn't matter.

 

[mapguy]

No you didn't. You suggested he use races. That is not the same thing as unit groups.

But I'm not here to argue semantics. So it really doesn't matter.

it really doesn't matter

 

[tommerbob]

Exactly. So why did you post that comment?

 

[mapguy]

stop flaming

 

[tommerbob]

I asked you a simple question. Please explain how that is flaming.

 

[sylvannis mb]

ok back to the topic at hand....
no fights guys