Creating a 'counter'

[Flare]

im making a spell which buffs the casting unit, but if cast too much, itll have some side effects. i wanna create a counter in top-right corner which shows the current amount of casts, and then the total number of casts required for the debuffs to take effect. do i just use a multiboard and set first row to current casts or w/e and set 2nd row to no. of casts before debuff?

 

[Sim]

Using a multiboard here would be optimal since you need more than 1 row.

 

[The Big S]

Yep.

Just create a multi-board, like you said, with 2 rows and one column.

To make the counter, make a new trigger:

Events
- A unit starts the effect of an ability

Conditions
- Ability being cast equal to YOUR ABILITY

Actions
- Set Counter = Counter + 1
- Multiboard - Set the text for (YOUR BOARD) item in column 1, row 1 to (String(Counter))

Just need a global variable called Counter, initially at zero.

This will update it every time the spell is successfully cast.

 

[Funky_Luffe]

I am making something similar, but I am doing it with the "normal" trigger editor, and cant write free text like that.
All i can do is
Actions:
-set counter = counter

I dont have the possibilty to do
Actions:
-set counter = counter +1

Or at least I cant find it.
Can anyone who uses the "standard" trigger editor walk me through where to find this?

Thanks in advance

 

[madd_999]

use the function "arithmetic" instead of value