Weapon that doesn't target unit?

[jleips2600]

Is there a way to make it so a weapon doesn't target a unit, but a point instead?

 

[Ancanus]

Is there a way to make it so a weapon doesn't target a unit, but a point instead?

I was not able to solve this in the data editor. What I ended doing was triggering it along these lines:

Event
-> Unit Uses Ability Attack
Condition
-> Target Point of Ability != No Point
Action
-> Create a dummy unit at Target Point of Ability
-> Order Triggering Unit to Attack it.

 

[jleips2600]

yeah i was afraid i'd have to do that. argh.
I originally was gonna make the weapons as abilities that target the ground, but then i cant really make it shoot more than 1 'bullet' at a time or spread the bullets in an arc in any way =\
Unless someone knows how to do that through abilities/Launch Missile effect?

 

[THUNDERPOWER]

I was not able to solve this in the data editor. What I ended doing was triggering it along these lines:

Event
-> Unit Uses Ability Attack
Condition
-> Target Point of Ability != No Point
Action
-> Create a dummy unit at Target Point of Ability
-> Order Triggering Unit to Attack it.

But it would not damage units in between the dummy and the attacker, now would it? Seems rather pointless.

 

[jleips2600]

it would if you set the mover to ballistic, wouldn't it?

 

[Ancanus]

But it would not damage units in between the dummy and the attacker, now would it? Seems rather pointless.

Does not (because it was not required to, of course. :] )
To achieve that, you'd need to change the weapon to a Launch Missile types, add a periodic search to the actual missile unit, that kills the missile and deals damage to any unit found in the area.

By using a launch missile effect, you can also fire more than one bullet (have more launch effects.) No idea what you mean about the spraying bullets around though.