Trigger Based Ability Levels

[WILDMAN]

When making a trigger-based ability, how do you specify which level the ability has to be to trigger the actions? For example, the first level of the ability would have no special effect, the second level would attach a special effect to the unit's weapon when used, and the third level would attach a special effect to the overhead of the unit when used.
Sorry if this is unclear, im still pretty new to mapping, any help appreciated.

 

[Darg]

you specify it through a trigger condition.

If you know something about triggers, you will know about events, conditions and actions (sorry I don't know how much you have learnt about triggers).

You need to do an integer comparison condition, and you will find a function in the integer function list to look up the current level of a specific hero.

so make a new trigger, right-click in the trigger, and select "new condition", and then select "integer comparison, and click on the 1st of the parameters you see in the "Condition Text" (its the blue writing in the window). That will open up the integer function list, where you can find the hero level lookup function. It's called "Hero - Hero Level".

A Hero Levels
    Events
        Unit - A unit Gains a level
    Conditions
        (Hero level of (Leveling Hero)) Equal to 2
    Actions
        Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the overhead of (Leveling Hero) using Abilities\Spells\Other\TalkToMe\TalkToMe.mdl

 

[Sud]

Variables can also handy for this. You can set something up with an integer value, say MyAbilityLevel

Then do something like:

- A unit learns an ability

- Ability being learned is MySpell

- Set MyAbilityLevel = MyAbilityLevel + 1

Then you can simply check when unit starts the effect of the ability what the MyAbilityLevel is set to and do your special effect attachment then.

Of course that's the lazy way. You can actually just get the level value of an ability directly and save load on memory from a million variables. But yea, either way works.

 

[WILDMAN]

Got it changing the integer comparison settings to (Level of (Ability being cast) for (Triggering unit)) Equal to, and make a trigger for each level.
Thanks for the help