Gyrocopter's missile (dota)

[wirawiki]

I am planning to make a skill (from DotA 6.68 and above). The skill is targeted to an enemy unit.
1) It will create a dummy missile that will not move for 3 seconds.
2) The missile will move towards the enemy unit with (522).
3) The missile has 3 HP, that can only be attacked by heroes.
4) If the missile hits the enemy unit, it will do (100/200/300/400) damage and 2.5 seconds stun.
5) After the missile hits, the dummy unit is destroyed.
6) If the missile can be destroyed before it reaches its target, the target will not receive any damage and stun.
7) The dummy missile cannot be controlled.
How do I make it? Please explain with details, comrades... I'm newbie!

 

[Whoareyou.]

1. Go to Object Editor and create a dummy unit with the missile model.
2. Base the spell off a Target spell such as Storm Bolt. And change the movespeed.
3. Go to Object Editor and go to the dummy and make the dummy have 3 hp.
4. Object Editor - Damage and Stun. [If your basing on Storm Bolt] [Btw this step im not so sure cuz I don't use WE much nowz]
5. The dummy will disappear if basing on Storm Bolt.
6. This is default. If the missile dies the missile just disappears.
7. Make the owner of the dummy unit Neutral Passive.

 

[NeuroToxin]

Whoareyou has everything right, except a few,
2. Base a spell off of the spell "Channel", change it to a unit ability, make it not have a follow through time, make sure under Data Options - Visible is checked, and disable other abilities - False. When you create the dummy unit, change MS to 0, then every .03 seconds, add like 2 MS until its 522.
4. False, the missile does damage based upon how far away the unit has moved, probably divides the target location they were at, by the damage or something, I'd have to check on that one.
5. False again, it won't disappear, you have to remove the dummy unit when it hits the enemy.
7. Give the unit Locust, it makes it invulnerable and removes targetability.

I could make a spell like this in vJass or GUI, I'd prefer vJass, but still.

 

[tommerbob]

When you create the dummy unit, change MS to 0, then every .03 seconds, add like 2 MS until its 522.

You will need a dummy ability to change the movespeed.

7. Give the unit Locust, it makes it invulnerable and removes targetability.

I don't know how he wants it for his own spell, but in DotA the missile can be destroyed by attacking it before it hits its target, so it should not have Locust.

 

[Whoareyou.]

Just make the unit type different and then change all unit's Able To Attack things to Unit and Hero [just no the type of unit the dummy is]

 

[HydraRancher]

You will need a dummy ability to change the movespeed.



I don't know how he wants it for his own spell, but in DotA the missile can be destroyed by attacking it before it hits its target, so it should not have Locust.

No, you can change MS with triggers.

No you can add locust. Units will still auto attack it. It's just not a very good idea.




Basically you want to use a sliding dummy. Create one upon the ability's casting and make it move along periodically.

 

[tommerbob]

No, you can change MS with triggers.

Really? How? I have always used dummy auras.

 

[HydraRancher]

Really? How? I have always used dummy auras.

Unit - Set Unit Movement Speed

I think.

 

[tommerbob]

Unit - Set Unit Movement Speed

I think.

Wow. How have I never seen that before. LOL. /facepalm

 

[Whoareyou.]

Lawl, me too. Atleast probably because I don't trigger too much :3

 

[hgkjfhfdsj]

u may want to use a damage detection system to reduce all incoming damage to 1.

 

[tommerbob]

u may want to use a damage detection system to reduce all incoming damage to 1.

Or alternatively set the hit points to really high, and just use an integer variable to track number of times it is attacked.

 

[Tom_Kazansky]

I think the number of attacks thing is some kinds of Hardened Skin

2 Hardened Skin:
- first: reduce 9999999 damage with min = 0, target: non-hero
- second: reduce 9999999 damage with min = 1, target: hero, structure

 

[wirawiki]

NeuroToxin said,

Whoareyou has everything right, except a few,
2. Base a spell off of the spell "Channel", change it to a unit ability, make it not have a follow through time, make sure under Data Options - Visible is checked, and disable other abilities - False. When you create the dummy unit, change MS to 0, then every .03 seconds, add like 2 MS until its 522.
4. False, the missile does damage based upon how far away the unit has moved, probably divides the target location they were at, by the damage or something, I'd have to check on that one.

For no.4 I actually had to made that, but it's too complex...

 

[chobibo]

The missile has spell immunity too, I think.

 

[wirawiki]

So, how does the skill created? The details I mean what abilities that I have to make, what the dummy units have and the most important... The trigger structure?

 

[tommerbob]

So, how does the skill created? The details I mean what abilities that I have to make, what the dummy units have and the most important... The trigger structure?

Whoareyou and Neurotoxin already gave you everyhting you need to know. Read their first 2 posts in this thread.