Units casting spells by triggers question...

[grandchaos]

I'm trying to make a unit cast a spell by triggers but i wanted it to cast a custom ability. The problem is i don't know how. I even made a variable about that ability but when i go to "Unit Order to attack Unit" and i choose one of the presets it doesnt show the variable that i made. Is there a way to do this?

 

[Rad]

What is the Text - Order String (Turn on)? Example: If it is based off Devine Shield it would say divineshield, the command would be Human Paladin - Devine Shield (Associated with 'Issue order with no target')

Only some spells still work right when you change the order id. Spellbook, Channel etc.

 

[grandchaos]

Yes but i haven't tried it yet. Do you mean if i use the human paladin - divine shield even though i customized the skill it would work? And it would still be a custom ability?

What if a unit doesn't have that ability? Do you think it will still work?

 

[Rad]

If customized the skill it would work?
And it would still be a custom ability?
What if a unit doesn't have that ability?
Do you think it will still work?

- Customized abilities will still work using the base spell, as long as you have the correct Order ID
- Yes, if you customize the ability it will cast the FIRST ability using that order ID
- If the unit doesnt have the ID, the outcome will most likely be NULL
- I am positive it will still work, there are very few spells that CAN NOT work with triggers (If any )

 

[grandchaos]

I'll try this later. Thanks.

 

[Ruination]

A little confused. I've heard many times that only a couple of base abilities will allow a custom ability to work when the ID is changed--like channel. Yet you say every order ID needs to be corrected for the custom ability to be used properly, and you say that most any ability will work this way. So is it only a couple of abilities that will work or not?

Thanks.

 

[AceHart]

If there is a use for changing the "Text - Order string", I haven't seen it yet.

If you change, for example, "devineshield" to "summonhawk",
then order your unit to "Devine Shield"... well, he'll devine shield just fine.
He won't suddenly start to summon hawks.

Now, some Neutral Hostile abilities, for example, have the same order string as some other Hero ability.
If you want to order that one, you won't find it in the list.
That's when you have a look at the order string, then find the Hero ability that uses it,
and, finally, order to use that Hero ability.

Some abilities have no (visible) order string.
Vampiric Aura for example.
But, well, you don't order it anyway.
Your unit either has it, or it doesn't...

"Channel", "Spell Book" and "Charge Gold and Lumber":
These spells allow you to change the order string and it will work!
But, it's not changing the "text - order string" that will do it.
They come with a "Data" field that holds the ID. And it's that field that will do it.


Anything I missed here?

 

[Ruination]

That clears it up for me once and for all, thank you!

 

[uberfoop]

have fun with dummy abilities = D