Lightning Shield with Triggers

[dyablohunter]

Simple question. Tricky answer.
I want a spell/ability like lightning shield but... I want it to only be able to damage enemy units within 200 yd of the unit that has lightning shield on it.
I know it's only possible with triggers but so far my triggers didnt work:

Lightning Shield Ally lvl 1
    Events
        Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
    Conditions
        (Ability being cast) Equal to Lightning Shield [Shaman]
        ((Casting unit) belongs to an ally of Player 1 (Red)) Equal to True
        (Level of Lightning Shield [Shaman] for (Casting unit)) Equal to 1
    Actions
        Set LightningShieldAlly = (Position of (Casting unit))
        Trigger - Run Ally Lightning Shield 75 dmg <gen> (checking conditions)
        Wait 15.00 game-time seconds
        Trigger - Turn off Ally Lightning Shield 75 dmg <gen>

The actual damaging:

Ally Lightning Shield 75 dmg
    Events
        Time - Every 1.00 seconds of game time
    Conditions
    Actions
        Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units within 200.00 of LightningShieldAlly matching (((Matching unit) belongs to an enemy of Player 1 (Red)) Equal to True)) and do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Unit - Cause Intercept Dummy 1 0092 <gen> to damage (Picked unit), dealing 75.00 damage of attack type Spells and damage type Lightning

Can anybody help?

 

[Uberplayer]

You could just use normal Lightning Shield spell, and remove "friend" from the "Stats - Targets Allowed" field.

 

[darkRae]

You're damaging units that are within 200.00 of Position of the Caster.
1) Shouldn't it be (Target of Ability Being Cast) ?
2) The position is fixed. What about if the unit moves?
3) That is definitely not MUI.

 

[Frozenwind]

1. Make sure your spell is lvl1,
2. add some "Game - Display Text to Force", like that you know wether your trigger actually runs.
   Place it:
   • be4 the wait
   • after the wait
   • in your periodic trigger outside loop
   • in your periodic trigger inside loop

Can't find a problem except for that it's totally non-MUI/MPI

frozenwind.

 

[dyablohunter]

You're damaging units that are within 200.00 of Position of the Caster.
1) Shouldn't it be (Target of Ability Being Cast) ?
2) The position is fixed. What about if the unit moves?
3) That is definitely not MUI.

The target of the spell never takes any damage from the actual spell, that is how it works. So that doesn't work.. if it were that simple I wouldn't have posted this problem.

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So not MUI?

Ok, I am waiting for a JASS trigger or two than.. from the experts..

 

[Frozenwind]

1. Make sure your spell is lvl1,
2. add some "Game - Display Text to Force", like that you know wether your trigger actually runs.
Place it:
A. be4 the wait
B. after the wait
C. in your periodic trigger outside loop
D. in your periodic trigger inside loop

Do step2, I think it's your condition that doesn't return true, so place those "Display Text's" so you know where the problem is.

frozenwind.

 

[vypur85]

Lightning Shield Ally lvl 1
    Events
        Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
    Conditions
        (Ability being cast) Equal to Lightning Shield [Shaman]
        [B]((Casting unit) belongs to an ally of Player 1 (Red)) Equal to True
        (Level of Lightning Shield [Shaman] for (Casting unit)) Equal to 1[/B]
    Actions
        Set LightningShieldAlly = (Position of (Casting unit))
        [COLOR="Red"]Trigger - Run Ally Lightning Shield 75 dmg <gen> (checking conditions)[/COLOR]
        Wait 15.00 game-time seconds
        Trigger - Turn off Ally Lightning Shield 75 dmg <gen>

For the bolded text, i dont think those are very much necessary. For the red text, its supposed to be 'turn on trigger'. 'Run trigger' will only run the trigger ONCE. As for the rest, im not too sure how to answer because they are either preset units or you could have done them intentionally with specific purpose. Hope it helps .

 

[dyablohunter]

I can't believe it was that simple... it was the "turn on" thingy. I was using "run trigger", It works like a charm now. thank you vypur85