Melee Searing Arrows type skill

[WolfieeifloW]

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@bugbear: I don't think there's a way to do what you want.

 

[Holla.]

I thought searing/frost arrows do work on melee. Just doesn't SHOW anything.. although this means im probably wrong.

 

[FrozenShadow]

Searing arrows does work on melee units, I've tried it before.

 

[Justice-BR]

Searing arrows works on melee hroes, just low the casting rnge for something near 50.


and you can do ANYTHING with triggers :thup:

but is a lot easier just try harder before decide to trigger everything

 

[WolfieeifloW]

...ANYTHING...

You sure ?



And it seems lowering the casting range sort've works.

 

[Justice-BR]

ok, almost anything :thup:

 

[ShadowBlade]

I read somewhere that "Poison Arrows" could be used on melee heroes based on ranged heroes. (Set attack range to 100 or something.)

 

[jjlendaya]

I'm pretty sure you can do this, but it will probably have some limitations:

Perhaps you can simply give the melee hero a dummy spell. Then make a trigger that does everything else. Event would be "A Unit Attacks" The trigger should check if the dummy spell is on autocast, if it is, Have the trigger do the damage using the unit damage unit command in the trigger (the damage would be equal to the damage bonus) everytime the unit attacks and it's mana is equal to or more than the mana required by the spell until the player stops the autocast, since i hear that searing arrows does not work for melee heroes, you could just reduce the unit's mana in the actions by the amount of mana needed for the spell.

If it's not on autocast:
Simply use the starts the effect of an ability event and do the same actions.

(I'm not sure if there is a check if autocast function, the workaround would be to create a trigger that checks if the unit uses the base order ID command for the autocast of that spell, and then turn on the trigger)

Edit:

Here's the trigger anyway:

There are 4 triggers (o.o)

Melee Arrows (This is the trigger for the spell when manually casted)
    Events
        Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
    Conditions
        (Ability being cast) Equal to <Your spell>
    Actions
        Unit - Cause (Triggering unit) to damage (Target unit of ability being cast), dealing <insert extra damage of spell here> damage of attack type <attack type of spell> and damage type <damage type you want for the spell>
        Unit - Set mana of (Triggering unit) to ((Mana of (Triggering unit)) - <insert the manacost of spell here>)

Melee Arrow Autocast Detection (To detect if the arrows is on autocast)
    Events
        Unit - A unit Is issued an order with no target
    Conditions
        (Issued order) Equal to (Order(flamingarrows))
    Actions
        Set Attacker = (Ordered unit)
        Set Mana = (Mana of Attacker)
        Trigger - Turn on Melee Arrows Autocast <gen>

Melee Arrow Unautocast detection (detects if arrows is not on autocast)
    Events
        Unit - A unit Is issued an order with no target
    Conditions
        (Issued order) Equal to (Order(unflamingarrows))
    Actions
        Trigger - Turn off Melee Arrow Autocast Detection Copy <gen>

Melee Arrows Autocast (This is initially off, and is turned on/off by the two triggers above, this is the trigger for when arrows is on autocast)

Melee Arrows Autocast
    Events
        Unit - A unit Is attacked
    Conditions
        (Attacking unit) Equal to Attacker
    Actions
        If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            If - Conditions
                (Mana of (Attacking unit)) Greater than or equal to <Manacost of spell>
            Then - Actions
                Unit - Cause Attacker to damage (Attacked unit), dealing <bonus damage of spell> damage of attack type Spells and damage type Normal
                Unit - Set mana of Attacker to ((Mana of Attacker) - <Spell manacost>)
                Set Mana = (Mana of Attacker)
            Else - Actions

I told you there were limitations right?

The problem here is, the bonus damage is dealt before the unit attacks, so if the unit attacks but stops before it actually attacks, it will have reduced mana and the target would receive the bonus damage from the spell (but not the actual damage).

I don't think you have to go through this much trouble to make a simple spell...there must be another way.

These triggers are of course, unrefined, have leaks and is NOT MUI nor MPUI (because I'm too lazy to make it so).