Map Triggers

Mystic_Prophet

Date: Monday, 2012-11-19, 7:05:47 PM | Message # 1

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So, some background information. Each item has a number of charges equal to its level. This allows me to easily bar people from picking up higher leveled items without having to add them all to a group via triggers. The following trigger is how I level the abilities on my items. Using an axe as an example. Note that the only thing that bugs here is the HP (or MP). Damage, stats, or pretty much anything else works fine.

Code

Axe Damage
     Events
         Unit - A unit Acquires an item
     Conditions
         (Substring((Name of (Item being manipulated)), 1, 3)) Equal to Axe
     Actions
         Unit - Set level of Axe Damage Bonus  for (Triggering unit) to ((Charges remaining in (Item being manipulated)) / 5)
         Unit - Set level of Axe Life Bonus  for (Triggering unit) to ((Charges remaining in (Item being manipulated)) / 5)

Now. Just because I've brought it up so often. I figure I'll post my stat based spell triggers. This is done in multiple parts.

Code

Spell Setup
     Events
         Unit - A unit enters (Entire map)
     Conditions
     Actions
         Trigger - Add to Damage display <gen> the event (Unit - (Entering unit) Takes damage)
         Trigger - Add to Healing display <gen> the event (Unit - (Entering unit) Takes damage)
         -------- 1 THROUGH 20 --------
         Trigger - Add to Spell 1x INT <gen> the event (Unit - (Entering unit) Takes damage)
         Trigger - Add to Spell 2x INT <gen> the event (Unit - (Entering unit) Takes damage)
         Trigger - Add to Spell 3x INT <gen> the event (Unit - (Entering unit) Takes damage)
         Trigger - Add to Spell 4x INT <gen> the event (Unit - (Entering unit) Takes damage)

This trigger makes damage detection possible for every unit in the map. It also requires that there be no pre-placed units on the map (or that they be replaced if there are any). The trigger is a lot longer than what's posted here, as you need to add this event to EVERY damage dealing trigger.

Added (2012-11-19, 7:05:12 PM)
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Next is my damage display.

Code

Damage display
     Events
     Conditions
         (Damage taken) Greater than or equal to 1.01
     Actions
         Floating Text - Create floating text that reads (String((Integer((Damage taken))))) above (Triggering unit) with Z offset 0.00, using font size 10.00, color (100.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%), and 0.00% transparency
         Floating Text - Set the velocity of (Last created floating text) to 64.00 towards 90.00 degrees
         Floating Text - Change (Last created floating text): Disable permanence
         Floating Text - Change the fading age of (Last created floating text) to 0.50 seconds
         Floating Text - Change the lifespan of (Last created floating text) to 3.00 seconds

Pretty self explanatory. Whenever a unit takes damage higher than 1, it will show up as floating red text.

And now the opposite trigger for healing. The same but with negative damage.

Code

Healing display
     Events
     Conditions
         (Damage taken) Less than 0.00
     Actions
         Floating Text - Create floating text that reads (String(((Integer((Damage taken))) x -1))) above (Triggering unit) with Z offset 0.00, using font size 10.00, color (0.00%, 100.00%, 0.00%), and 0.00% transparency
         Floating Text - Set the velocity of (Last created floating text) to 64.00 towards 90.00 degrees
         Floating Text - Change (Last created floating text): Disable permanence
         Floating Text - Change the fading age of (Last created floating text) to 0.50 seconds
         Floating Text - Change the lifespan of (Last created floating text) to 3.00 seconds

Added (2012-11-19, 7:05:36 PM)
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Finally you have one of the damage dealing triggers. These work by making the actual ability deal a specific amount of damage below 1 that corresponds to the trigger.
For example

Code

Spell 1x INT
     Events
     Conditions
         (Damage taken) Equal to 0.01
     Actions
         If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
             If - Conditions
                 ((Triggering unit) has buff Banish) Equal to True
             Then - Actions
                 Unit - Cause (Damage source) to damage (Triggering unit), dealing (2.00 x (Real((Intelligence of (Damage source) (Include bonuses))))) damage of attack type Spells and damage type Normal
             Else - Actions
                 Unit - Cause (Damage source) to damage (Triggering unit), dealing (1.00 x (Real((Intelligence of (Damage source) (Include bonuses))))) damage of attack type Spells and damage type Normal

This of course requires that the damage is not altered by armor type. So all armor types must take 100% damage from spells. You can still change the other values if you like. Any item that reduces magic damage will break the trigger as well.

Added (2012-11-19, 7:05:47 PM)
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The trigger for stat based summons is a lot simpler. You simply have to make every summon a hero (hide its glow, icon, etc) and then this trigger will work.

Code

Water Elementals LVL 1
     Events
         Unit - A unit Spawns a summoned unit
     Conditions
         (Unit-type of (Summoned unit)) Equal to Water Elemental (Hero Lvl1)
     Actions
         Hero - Modify Strength of (Summoned unit): Set to ((Intelligence of (Summoning unit) (Include bonuses)) / 3)
         Hero - Modify Agility of (Summoned unit): Set to ((Intelligence of (Summoning unit) (Include bonuses)) / 4)
         Hero - Modify Intelligence of (Summoned unit): Set to ((Intelligence of (Summoning unit) (Include bonuses)) / 3)

and this ensures that your summons aren't reviveable at an altar.

Code

Summon cleanup
     Events
         Unit - A unit Becomes revivable
     Conditions
         And - All (Conditions) are true
             Conditions
                 ((Triggering unit) is A Hero) Equal to True
                 ((Triggering unit) is Summoned) Equal to True
     Actions
         Unit - Remove (Triggering unit) from the game

So that's about it. Comments?

darkchaos

Date: Monday, 2012-11-19, 7:59:12 PM | Message # 2

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Looked at it for 5sec, entering unti leaks btw, will look at it later mayb

Mystic_Prophet

Date: Monday, 2012-11-19, 10:05:39 PM | Message # 3

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Eh might be able to use triggering unit with the same effect. I'll look into it when I'm bored.

darkchaos

Date: Monday, 2012-11-19, 10:46:10 PM | Message # 4

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you should use triggering unit

Sandman366

Date: Monday, 2012-11-19, 11:46:50 PM | Message # 5

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Not being able to reduce spell damage just sounds mostly useless....and "entering unit" just doesn't sound as universal as triggering unit.

Though DC saying to use triggering unit....how ironic. (Did you see the shoutbox about DC using variables for just about every single one of his triggers? His spells save what unit is what in variables...UNIQUE variables...just for that spell. And they're cleared afterwards! Why didnt' you use triggering unit & crap?!?)

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darkchaos

Date: Tuesday, 2012-11-20, 0:07:49 AM | Message # 6

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You cant use triggering unit when you have delays, or waits since memory is cleared
they were also made in gui so there wernt any locals

Mystic_Prophet

Date: Wednesday, 2012-11-21, 2:36:39 AM | Message # 7

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Never said you couldn't reduce spell damage. I said it had to do 100% to all armor types. Armor amount still reduces damage (unless you set the damage type to universal) and you can always trigger an item if you're that keen on having an item reduce spell damage by 30% or some other item of the sort. though personally I don't see the reason behind needing an item like that. I've never had any reason to reduce spell damage by a percentage.

Also. Still need to check if triggering unit even works. I started this map years ago, and there's a possibility I did it that way for a reason. Also possible I just overlooked it though.

Message edited by Mystic_Prophet - Wednesday, 2012-11-21, 2:40:25 AM

Sandman366

Date: Sunday, 2012-11-25, 8:30:57 PM | Message # 8

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Armor Amount last I checked doesn't do anything to spell damage, unless your triggered damage isn't doing spell damage.

And why do you need to use wait in something...like...say....Elementalist's Lightning? Or, better yet, Dark Summoner's spells?

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darkchaos

Date: Sunday, 2012-11-25, 9:14:30 PM | Message # 9

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cause i have no idea how to makeit mui.

Mystic_Prophet

Date: Monday, 2012-11-26, 0:05:10 AM | Message # 10

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The only time armor amount doesn't affect triggered spell damage is if you put damage type to universal, magic, or enhanced. If you put it to normal, then it affects it like any other normal attack. I can show you my test map if you like. Armor definitely affects spell damage.

This may help you to understand.

http://www.wc3c.net/showthread.php?p=1030046#post1030046

Message edited by Mystic_Prophet - Monday, 2012-11-26, 0:27:23 AM

darkchaos

Date: Monday, 2012-11-26, 2:10:21 AM | Message # 11

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Armor Amount last I checked doesn't do anything to spell damage, unless your triggered damage isn't doing spell damage.
And why do you need to use wait in something...like...say....Elementalist's Lightning? Or, better yet, Dark Summoner's spells?

Sandman366

Date: Monday, 2012-11-26, 10:48:00 AM | Message # 12

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Lol, Prophet, I just linked that on another forum yesterday...

...and DC, I think you missed the point (though I may have worded it poorly).

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Mystic_Prophet

Date: Monday, 2012-11-26, 12:18:56 PM | Message # 13

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Yeah attack type is still spells. therefore it is still counted as "spell damage" for game purposes. Anyways. anyone else have any triggers to share or request?

Sandman366

Date: Tuesday, 2012-11-27, 5:16:34 PM | Message # 14

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If your trigger detects damage of .01 and you have to have a spell deal .01 and nothing else, and no other spell deal that much.....how could you have any sort of spell reduction with that, unless you have it count as a physical attack....then armor amount is called into play.
I'm missing how spell reduction could work properly with that kind of system..

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Mystic_Prophet

Date: Tuesday, 2012-11-27, 9:32:15 PM | Message # 15

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Damage type is not the same as attack type. you use attack type spells, and damage type normal. this is still counted as a spell. and a spell reduction item would work normally on it as would armor.

such an item would break the damage detect condition in my particular trigger, but that doesn't change the fact that the damage being done is NOT physical. Really wish you would stop saying that after I've explained several times. If you wanted to, you could make triggered spells that are affected by both armor and spell reduction items.

in order to make a spell reduction item in my map, it would have to be triggered as part of a condition. rather tedious, but it could be done. I'd just stick to the armor reduction. Never saw a point for anything more than that.