Dark Ritual

[Mmage]

Is there any way you can make it so that dark ritual is castable on things other than an undead unit?

 

[Exide]

Probably.
Try checking the Object Editor of the ability, for 'Targets Allowed' (or something similar to that), and check the classifications that you want.

 

[Mmage]

Ive done that but when i target someone it says it must be cast on a undead target.

 

[Slate.Master]

I think it is hard coded into WcIII. Death Coil, Animate Dead etc..

 

[oorosco]

Add undead classification to everyone?

 

[thewrongvine]

Yeah, that skill is coded for Undead only. I tried using it before but it didn't work so I just based if off parasite... I think.

 

[Mmage]

Well then is there a way to change it so that it dosent say the target must be undead, and change it to the target must be a player-owned hero?

 

[Squishy]

No, the fact that it must be cast on an undead is hard coded into the game, as said before. Either base it off a different ability or add the undead classification to every unit.

 

[oorosco]

Double check under advance- game interface "text" and that's where a lot of error messages come from it might have a "target must be undead" message

 

[Squishy]

He wants to make the ability so it doesnt say its supposed to target undead. Not change the text when the ability is cast on a living unit.

 

[oorosco]

That's where the error messages come from, i don't even understand what you wrote either way-

 

[Squishy]

I know thats where the error message comes from. But I don't think that he is trying to change the error message to something else. He is trying to make the ability not have the requirement of only targeting undead.

 

[Mmage]

So i can change the error message in game interface, and it is impossible to make it target anything besides undead. Right?

 

[Squishy]

Correct.

 

[Mmage]

Alright, thx. +rep

 

[vypur85]

Why not triggering it? Dark Ritual is the ability which converts life to mana, right?

Melee Initialization
    Events
        Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
    Conditions
        (Ability being cast) Equal to YourAbility <-- Make sure can cast on allies only
    Actions
        Unit - Set mana of (Triggering unit) to ((Mana of (Triggering unit)) + ((Life of (Target unit of ability being cast)) x 0.50))
        Unit - Kill (Target unit of ability being cast)

If Dark Ritual is what I think it is then this should be the trigger for it. Else, please disregard this post.