Multiple Life Drain. Cant get it to give the lifte to the caster.

[troyboy]

I tried making a multiple life drain spell, that drains a low ammount of hit points from each unit, so that when heaps of units are around it makes a really powerful spell.

This is what i tried.

1- based spell of channel called Multiple life drain
2- gave spell to hero
3- made trigger that did something like this.

E-unit starts effect of a ability
C-ability being cast equal to multi life drain
E- create 5 dummies
-give life drain to dummy
pick every unit in 400 aoe from triggering unit and do.
-order last created unit to life drain picked unit.

however obviously this wont work because it doesnt give the hp to the caster.

any way of making this happen?

 

[cleeezzz]

make the dummies have 1 life, with a max of 500 or so. then another periodic to pick the dummies, detect their health, subtract 1, set dummy health to 1 and add health to caster, it will be more difficult to make it mui though.

 

[troyboy]

well yes. it sounds diffiucult. are you sure thats the easiest way?

coz that sounds freaking difficult.

 

[Jolly chap*]

Just use something like this:
Pick every unit in 400 AoE from Triggering Unit and Do (Actions)
Loop
Cause Triggering Unit to Damage Picked Unit

Then detect the number of units in that AoE and then give hp to the caster using Set life of (Triggering Unit) to (Life of (Triggering Unit) + (Number of units) x life drained from each unit)

 

[FireBladesX]

Do you want a channeled life drain or an instant life drain? Instant is much much easier, by the way.

Additionally, you don't need to do arithmetic for the above trigger, while picking every unit you can do:
Unit - set life of (Triggering Unit) to ((Life of (Triggering Unit)) + X)

 

[troyboy]

Well i was hoping to have a channeling life drain, but if no1 can come up with a solution, ill have to use an instant spell.

Instant will be like this value.

Level 1 - 25 hp per unit.
Level 2 - 50 hp per unit.
Level 3 - 75 hp per unit.

Also is there a way to set max units in the spell? Dont want it to be anymore than 10 units.

Anyway, which of the stated options is the best way to make the spell?

 

[Ryuu]

Are you sure your dummy Life Drain spell has no cooldown and no mana cost?

 

[troyboy]

A) yes.
B) thats nt the problem. the hp doesnt go to the caster, it goes to the dummy .