Split Shot Help

[Darius34]

OKay, for those of you who don't know, Split Shot is an ability from DotA which reduces your attack damage by 25% but allows you to attack 3 targets instead of 1.

I was planning to make something like this, so I referred to the open DotA to find out how. Split Shot is based off Defend, which does the 25% damage reduction. The JASS trigger for it (among other things) detects when the 'defend' and 'undefend' orders are issued, and adds another passive ability to the caster.

This passive is based off Barrage. Damage per target is 1, Maximum number of targets is also 1. Maximum total damage is 999999. However I tried, I could not figure out what was doing the 3 arrows.

I checked the hero itself. There was nothing special about her attacks, and nothing special in general. There seem to be no other triggers for this ability, and no other abilities referenced in the trigger for it.

Would anyone who has seen the open DotA before help? It's appreciated, thanks.

 

[elmstfreddie]

Ok, I don't know the ability, but theres an ability that makes your person be able to shoot 3 things not 1. Then, have an eViL dummy follow you around that gives you a damage reduction aura. I haven't played dota, but that should work for what you want...

BTW, a trigger that detects when a hero gets an ability, ability is = to split shot, then create the dummy thats always at your position.

 

[Darius34]

Ok, I don't know the ability, but theres an ability that makes your person be able to shoot 3 things not 1.

This is what I was looking for. Barrage normally does that, but it deals fixed damage. Split Shot allows you to attack 3 targets.

Then, have an eViL dummy follow you around that gives you a damage reduction aura. I haven't played dota, but that should work for what you want...

BTW, a trigger that detects when a hero gets an ability, ability is = to split shot, then create the dummy thats always at your position.

The damage reduction is already taken care of by Defend. Anyway, I stated most of this above already. Thanks still.

 

[AceHart]

Well, your unit gets one shot because it is a unit that can shoot.
It gets one shot just because it has Barrage.
And it gets one extra shot for every "number of targets" on Barrage.

Which is why three targets is the minimum Barrage will get you.


As for the damage, each "Barrage" shot will do the damage the Hero does.

 

[Darius34]

Mmm, okay. Thanks a lot for that.

As for the damage, each "Barrage" shot will do the damage the Hero does.

Btw, I was under the impression it dealt fixed damage. Is the 1 a percentage then?

 

[AceHart]

> I was under the impression it dealt fixed damage.

Me too. Until I actually tried it on a Hero.
The result being that "Data - Damage per target" was completely ignored.


> Is the 1 a percentage then?

1? What 1?
If you mean to put 1 in "damage per target"... see above.


Remember to remove the techtree requirement, and to set the "targets allowed" to those your Hero uses.
Optionally, the "area of effect" should match your Hero's range.
Same for "art missile".

 

[Darius34]

Nice. I didn't know any of that until I tried it myself, just a few minutes before reading this. Thanks once again.