Resistant Skin and friendly Siphon Mana

[Goober4473]

I would like two units to have Resistant Skin, but I also need them to be able to be given mana via a custom Siphon Mana with only the friendly effect (to give mana to a friendly unit). However, it seems Resistant Skin blocks even the friendly version.

Does anyone have a good way around this? I suppose I could replace the custom Siphon Mana with a dummy spell and trigger the whole thing, but is there an easier way?

 

[Tom_Kazansky]

I have:

Gameplay Constants... \ Gameplay - Drain Transfers Mana: True

and Siphon Mana can still transfer mana to a Resistant Skin target.

I tested with Blood Mage and Doom Guard

 

[Goober4473]

The gameplay constants are fine, as I can transfer mana to non-resistant units. What else could be wrong?

 

[Weep]

Is the spell permitted to be cast on heroes? Resistant Skin essentially makes a unit considered like a hero for targeting purposes.

 

[Goober4473]

Crap, it's not, and I may not be able to let it, unless I can give the heroes something that makes them un-targetable by it besides being a hero.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Weep]

unless I can give the heroes something that makes them un-targetable by it besides being a hero.

You could do something like make the spell unable to target Ancients, and give all heroes the Ancient classification.