How to add lightning attack to a hero?

[nabbig2]

I want a hero to have the projectile that chimaeras do, so apparently it needs to have the lightning attack ability. How can I make a trigger that automatically adds the ability to the hero?

This isn't working:

lightning attack
    Events
        Unit - A unit enters (Entire map)
    Conditions
        (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Chimaera
    Actions
        Unit - Add Lightning Attack  to (Triggering unit)

 

[darkRae]

What isn't working?
No lightning effects?
Probably it just works with Ranged Heroes.
What Hero did you use to test with?

 

[hell_knight]

Why don't you just pre-place via object editor. Adding it once they enter the map is unnecessary.

 

[nabbig2]

What isn't working?
No lightning effects?
Probably it just works with Ranged Heroes.
What Hero did you use to test with?

I made it from archmage, and I adjusted the projectile, and everything. See, it makes the lightning effect on the targeted unit, but the actual chain of lightning is not there at all. I found that when I gave it a hero ability of chain lightnig, it works. But how can I make this an ability the hero already knows, and doesn't need to learn?

 

[nabbig2]

Why don't you just pre-place via object editor. Adding it once they enter the map is unnecessary.

Well, the hero is not going to be pre-placed in the game.

 

[OmgIgotPWNT]

add lightning bolt to heros skills is that a possible action ur action right there looks wrong :/ to lazy to check

idk im not that good with triggers just guessing

 

[nabbig2]

add lightning bolt to heros skills is that a possible action ur action right there looks wrong :/ to lazy to check

idk im not that good with triggers just guessing

That's what I'm using; unit-add ability.

 

[Jazradel]

Just add it in the object editor.

It probably only works if a unit is created with the ability already on it.

 

[darkRae]

> See, it makes the lightning effect on the targeted unit, but the actual chain of lightning is not there at all.

I'm getting confused here.
What 'lightning effect' are you talking about?
If you're talking about the lightning that stretches from the attacker to the attacked, then that's it, that is Lightning Attack.

 

[nabbig2]

> See, it makes the lightning effect on the targeted unit, but the actual chain of lightning is not there at all.

I'm getting confused here.
What 'lightning effect' are you talking about?
If you're talking about the lightning that stretches from the attacker to the attacked, then that's it, that is Lightning Attack.

Yes, that's what I'm talking about.

 

[linamus]

Ugh, using ur units projectile as abilities>chain lightning doesn work? Then use triger with dummy that fires when ur hero attacks. (set hero projectile to none then)

 

[darkRae]

> Yes, that's what I'm talking about.
> See, it makes the lightning effect on the targeted unit, but the actual chain of lightning is not there at all.

Then isn't the problem solved?
Or did I misunderstand?

 

[GoGo-Boy]

I'm getting very confused as well... but lets see. First of all.. do you want the hero to have that ability from beginning off or through an event? Because if you want him to have it from beginning off just make the following ability to an item ability.
Take the ability "Lightning Attack" (or should be named sth like this) and change the "Lightning effect" field to what you want. And the Missile Art Graphic to the same stuff your archmage normally has. And for Graphic target you don't necessarily need somethings. Play around with "Graphic Duration".

 

[darkRae]

> Because if you want him to have it from beginning off just make the following ability to an item ability.

That's worsening the problem.
Make it a unit ability.
Item abilities don't work on units as far as I know.

 

[GoGo-Boy]

Don't they? Thought they would because +armor and stuff like that does work as well ^_^
My problem is that I don't know how to be sure that the ability icon won't show...

 

[nabbig2]

> Yes, that's what I'm talking about.
> See, it makes the lightning effect on the targeted unit, but the actual chain of lightning is not there at all.

Then isn't the problem solved?
Or did I misunderstand?

I think you misunderstood.

Okay, I gave the hero the projectile for chimaeras, thunder hawks, and so on. You know how it looks, right? There is a thin line of lightning that strikes the target. However, this thin line is not showing up.

When I give it the lightning attack ability, it works. How can I give it the lightning attack ability from the beginning, but not need to learn it? Thanks.

 

[darkRae]

> How can I give it the lightning attack ability from the beginning

Give it in Object Editor.

> Okay, I gave the hero the projectile for chimaeras, thunder hawks, and so on. You know how it looks, right? There is a thin line of lightning that strikes the target.

Wrong.
Chimaera's projectile is just a 'boom' at target.
The stretching lightning is from Lightning Attack ability.