Creating Permanent Units with Item

[johnnyfire]

This is the trigger I used in my DotA Troops map to make units from an item.
I was wondering if it leaked or if there was an easier way to create units with an item.

Example
-created charged item that is actively used [chargeitem]
-food [#] is max food minus food needed
-used this trigger
Create Unit
Events
Unit - A unit Uses an item
Conditions
(Item-type of (Item being manipulated)) Equal to [chargeitem]
Actions
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
((Owner of (Hero manipulating item)) Food used) Less than or equal to [#]
Then - Actions
Unit - Create 6 [unit] for (Triggering player) at (Position of (Triggering unit)) facing (Facing of (Triggering unit)) degrees
Else - Actions
Hero - Create [chargeitem] and give it to (Hero manipulating item)

 

[Knocksious]

why not just make an item ability based off of summon water elemental, and give it no buffs, and set the duration to the max duration

 

[johnnyfire]

wouldn't that count as a summoned unit and take more damage from a dispel or purge attack

 

[Sim]

> Unit - Create 6 [unit] for (Triggering player) at (Position of (Triggering unit)) facing (Facing of (Triggering unit)) degrees

Leaks a point.

Set Point_Loc = (Position of (Triggering unit))
Unit - Create 6 [unit] for (Owner of (Triggering Unit)) at Point_Loc facing (Facing of (Triggering unit)) degrees
Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Point_Loc)

I think you can't use (Triggering player) but don't quote me there. I heard sometimes it's ok to use it even if there's no "triggering player" really. I myself never use it unless the event has a direct connection with a player.

And your method is ok.

 

[johnnyfire]

I tested it out and it works, but i just wanted to know if there would be an instance in which it would not work