Snippet Detect Physical / Magical DMG

[Leazy]

Hello!

Some time ago I was looking for a system that allowed me to detect if the DMG done were physical or magical. I found a couple of systems but they all included orb effects. So, now I made my own EXTREMELY simple system to detect this.
Here are the triggers:

Add Unit to Physical DMG Group
    Events
        Unit - A unit Is attacked
    Conditions
    Actions
        Unit Group - Add (Attacking unit) to Physical_DMGGroup

Remove Unit From Physical DMG Group
    Events
        Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
    Conditions
    Actions
        Unit Group - Remove (Triggering unit) from Physical_DMGGroup

A system of example usage is attached to the map.

 

[Azlier]

Units like priests deal magical damage. If they attack an enemy, this 'system' would count it as physical damage, when it's really magical damage. Tell me, how could I find use in a 'Detect Physical or Magical damage system' that detects everything as physical? :thdown:

 

[Leazy]

I did not keep that into my calculations. Then, lets call this Attack / Spell DMG detection? I really think that detecting if a unit is victim of a attack or a spell is what people mostly want to do.

 

[Flare]

Way too inaccurate for my liking, and such inaccuracy does make it's use limited. I can attack with a ranged unit, cast a spell, and my attack will be registered as spell damage. Same applies if you cast a spell, issue an attack order, spell damage is registered as attack. If you have a map that requires people to switch back and forth between spells/physical attacks, you've got a problem on your hands

I found a couple of systems but they all included orb effects

And for good reason - orb effects are the only way of doing it properly (everything else can be 'tricked'), and it's quite simple to imitate all orb effects.

Slow, Poison, Corruption -> All can be handled by Acid Bomb
Slow (Frost) -> Frost Nova
Lifesteal -> Simple triggering
Orb of Lightning/Slow -> Simple triggering (i.e. Random integer between X and Y less than...)
Orb of Fire -> Again, more simple triggering (Pick Every Unit in X range of...)
Autocasts -> Use an on/off spell like Immolation, Defend, that sorta stuff

 

[Leazy]

Your right. I never thought about the ranged units. I agree with you that this system is useless.

 

[Flare]

Your right. I never thought about the ranged units. I agree with you that this system is useless.

In that case, I assume it's safe enough to graveyard this - if you have an issue with that, make it known now.

 

[Leazy]

Nope, I got nothing against you doing that

 

[DiFm]

well good or bad I havn't Found any Damage detection Systems Could someone Link me to one. And Yes I have searched for it.

And i have 1 quick question.. wont this mess up any other orb effects. IF the unit has lifeleach item. then use this system will the lifeleach effect dissapear?.

 

[saw792]

This system doesn't use orb effects. In fact, it doesn't even work properly.

Check the systems forum, not the graveyard.

 

[DiFm]

I know this system doesn't And I just said I've searched for a damage detection system in all the forums. and haven't found any so could someone link me to one?


the question refers to a damage detection system that uses orb effects bad explained by me.

 

[saw792]

Here, I found you five damage detection systems, three on thehelper.net and two on wc3c. Some use orbs, some don't.

http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php?t=57736
http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88985
http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php?t=50141
http://www.wc3campaigns.net/showthread.php?t=100618
http://www.wc3campaigns.net/showthread.php?t=102079

Enjoy.

 

[DiFm]

Funny how they don't Show up when I search Damage detection. Well thank you.