Different abilities based on the same ability

[Azathrael]

I found a bug that I can't seem to fix and maybe impossible to fix. I don't have enough knowledge about the game mechanics so I decided to ask here.

I made a hero that uses 3 similar but unique abilities that are all based on the Flame Strike ability. Not only do I have different art icons, I made custom buff/effects for each ability so no 2 ability shares the same buff/effect. But when I try to use one ability, the other ability gets casted instead while the actual ability I used and the other unused ability gets highlighted in light green as if it's being casted (does not go into CD).

Is it impossible for a hero to have 2 or more skills based on the same ability or is there a way to bypass this using the editor?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[ZiggyMcjoney]

You can't have more than one of the same base ability on a hero. There isn't any way around it.

use "Channel" as your base ability and changed the Base Order ID if you want to get the targeting image of Flame Strike. Or, if you want more than one FLame Strike ability on the hero, create the three dummy abilities using Channel, and when they are cast, order a dummy unit to cast the respective Flame Strike on the target point.

 

[LurkerAspect]

As Azathrael said, you can't have two abilities on one hero/unit that are made from the same base unit, because of the spells 'string' value, which can't be changed for each base ability.

If you base your abilities off channel, ensure you change the base order string so they count as different abilities, and remember: the computer won't automatically use abilities based off Channel (in case you were planning on using AI)