Giving buff to a unit without the "cast a spell" part

[LearningCode]

The kind of buff I'm talking about is purely a cosmetic buff, no effects, just a look.
But I see no native to give a buff to a unit, only remove =/

Is there a way?

 

[Hatebreeder]

Removing is.... [ljass]call UnitRemoveAbility('B000')[/ljass] <- Your Buff

try [ljass]call UnitAddAbility('B000')[/ljass]

 

[LearningCode]

I thought that abilities and buffs were different? ._.
*Enlightened*

Duh..
I can give them a spell based off an aura and affect themselves only -__-

Wait-
That won't work.
I need the buff to last only 10seconds.. =/

Wait-
I can use Add ability and use the rawcode of a buff? o.0

 

[Hatebreeder]

I thought that abilities and buffs were different? ._.
*Enlightened*

Duh..
I can give them a spell based off an aura and affect themselves only -__-

Wait-
That won't work.
I need the buff to last only 10seconds.. =/

Wait-
I can use Add ability and use the rawcode of a buff? o.0

No Idea. Since removing buffs is UnitRemoveAbility(...), why wouldn't you be able to add buffs?

Though, you would have to use dynamic timers and unit attaching and what not...

 

[LearningCode]

It's [ljass]UnitRemoveBuffs or UnitRemoveBuffsEx[/ljass]

UnitRemoveAbility does not work xD
I tried.

 

[Komaqtion]

There is actually no way of applying a buff to a unit without casting a spell on it...
But you can remove the buff with [ljass]call UnitRemovedAbility(whichBuff)[/ljass], but you might also need to remove the ability which gives the unit the buff...

 

[Viikuna]

ABuff system has this ABuffDisplay library which does what you want to do, by using tornado aura ability.

Check that testmap and see how its done.

 

[Weep]

Komaqtion is right. Here's another way to think about it: as Blizzard created them, buffs in WC3 are meant to represent some kind of status affecting a unit, so a buff without having a spell or aura generating it would be sort of pointless. Of course, sometimes us mappers want to do something different, but too bad.

Thus, you can remove a buff, but not create one without some ability causing it.

 

[Jesus4Lyf]

Yea. Use a 0 tornado slow aura to add a buff (add to unit). To remove it, remove both the ability and the buff id (pretending the buff id is an ability).
Make it effect self only. :nuts:

 

[LearningCode]

Lol,
I got pissed off and gave made the trigger give the unit a modified "roar" ability that does nothing with zero casting time and all that other shit. xD

It works now =x

Give roar
Tell unit to roar
Remove roar

No need for dummy units xD
I'm too lazy to make dummy units and destroy them

 

[Komaqtion]

You could also just make an aura with 0 range...
Much easier to handle

 

[LearningCode]

But I want the effect to last for only 10seconds =/
And it's multiple units at a time, attacking gives the buff..

I don't know how to add so many timers to so many units xD

 

[Just_kill]

make a dummy unit casting a buff on target.