Creating an item that grants temporary extra hit points...

[Diamondeye]

Is it possible (I guess it is)? More importantly, how to do it? There is no item nor unit or hero ability that does this (I think. Would it be too hard configuring Avatar, and would it work)?

Anyway, even if Avatar works, is there a way to do this stackable?

Say, I want to create an item that grants 100 extra hp for one minute when used, and can stack. What to do? Could you add it by using triggers along with an upgrade? A skill with levels (and would the upgrade/skill need to show up in the hex?)?

Please, any advice/help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Azlier]

EDIT: Oh, just realized you want it to be for a certain time... in that case, you need to use something like Avatar since upgrades are permanent.

 

[Fluffball]

Maybe using triggers, Set Max Life = Current Max Life + 100, wait 60 seconds, minus 100

 

[WolfieeifloW]

I started to attempt something here, hope it helps!
NOTE: XXXXX = the units name.
[EDIT]: Change "YYYYY" to name of item.

MOAR HP
    Events
        Unit - XXXXX <gen> Uses an item
    Conditions
        (Picked item) Equal to (Item carried by XXXXX <gen> of type YYYYY)
    Actions
        Countdown Timer - Start (Expiring timer) as a One-shot timer that will expire in 60.00 seconds
        Unit - Set life of (Triggering unit) to ((Life of (Triggering unit)) + 100.00)

 

[Azlier]

But when the timer expires and you're supposed to set the HP back to normal... you cannot get a triggering unit. If you store the unit in a variable, it won't be MUI.

 

[WolfieeifloW]

That's why I said it's an attempt
I couldn't find where to say
'When Timer expires, Set life of triggering unit to life of triggering unit - 100.'
Eh.

 

[Samael88]

That's why I said it's an attempt
I couldn't find where to say
'When Timer expires, Set life of triggering unit to life of triggering unit - 100.'
Eh.

If there is such a thing then it gotta be just changing the + there to a - instead, else if it is called add life, then you are looking for remove life.

And also, won't that function only change the current life and not the max?

As I recall what you want is not achievable thru trigger either, but my memory has not been the best lately

 

[WolfieeifloW]

If there is such a thing then it gotta be just changing the + there to a - instead, else if it is called add life, then you are looking for remove life.

And also, won't that function only change the current life and not the max?

As I recall what you want is not achievable thru trigger either, but my memory has not been the best lately

Yeah, I think that does only increase current life .
It was just something quick to get him at least started, if he even looked at it :shades: .

 

[CysticCraze]

Make a 200 second timer for -100 health.

 

[CysticCraze]

Make a 120 second timer for -100 health (sorry for double post, its obvious im new.)

 

[WolfieeifloW]

Make a 120 second timer for -100 health

Try not to double post.
And how do you propose to make a 120 second timer to minus the health?

 

[FireBladesX]

Although there is no simple function to change a unit's maximum hit points, there is a system by Tom Jones found Here. It's quite useful, I've used it and it works well. Slightly annoying to implement.

 

[CysticCraze]

Idk seems logical to create a timer thats say, instantaniesly increases health by say 100, than you make a timer to -1000health on a 60 second timer. Or is the problem here with the -health aspect?

 

[YourFace]

i dont know this for sure but a pro map maker told me that you can't GUI trigger a unit's max life, and in wolf's trigger it won't work if they're already at full hp
life
100/100
life + 100
100/100

 

[FireBladesX]

Although there is no simple function to change a unit's maximum hit points, there is a system by Tom Jones found Here. It's quite useful, I've used it and it works well. Slightly annoying to implement.

Maybe I wasn't clear in my wording. What I meant to say is that, while you can't easily manipulate a unit's maximum hit points in GUI, methods exist.

This link is one of them.

Same link as above, anyways.

 

[Diamondeye]

Thanks a bunch, FireBlades, but that method looks way too complicated to me. I'll give it a try with Avatar and see if I can make it work. Thanks again everyone!

 

[Faust]

Why don't you just give the periapt or wtf of life or health or I don't know to it, and remove it later?

 

[Diamondeye]

Why don't you just give the periapt or wtf of life or health or I don't know to it, and remove it later?

Good idea except those are permanent and there is no way to refer to the unit later on.

I already tried forcing a duration onto a Manual Of Health, but to no use... I'll try to use a 60sec buff and see if I can find a way to reduce the health when the buff fades, should be possible, although it wouldn't stack, so perhaps using avatar is just as good...

 

[Faust]

Just start a timer in vJASS, use a simple struct. Make it MUI.
And you can check if a unit has it, by checking if it has an ability with level > 0
And, unless I'm mistaken, they stack, and if you have 2, and you remove it once, only one gets removed, so, flawless victory.
But maybe not.

 

[Diamondeye]

Okay I tried giving the item the avatar ability, I modified it as follows:

Art - Button position (X, Y, Learn X, Learn Y) -->0
Art - Icon (normal + turn off) -->Soul Gem
Data - Damage bonus -->3
Data - Armor bonus -->1
Data Hit Points bonus -->200
Stats - Area of Effect -->0
Stats - Bufs -->Oversoul (custom buff, over Avatar)
Stats - Casting Time -->1
Stats - Cooldown -->120
Stats - Hero ability -->False
Stats - Item ability -->True
Stats - Mana Cost -->0
Stats - Targets Allowed -->Self
Text - Hotkey (Normal and Learn) -->Blank
Text - Name -->Oversoul

However I get to CTD and get this message:

... I think it warns me not to divide by zero or summat, can anyone helpmeh?