Mass life drain

[Ducati]

ok,i wanna have a hero ability that drains the life of all enemy units around the hero.I want there to be 3 levels,
Level 1)drains 50 life per second for 5 seconds and returns half of 'all' life drained back to hero.
Level 2)drains 100 p/s for 5 secs ''''''''''
Level 3)drains 150 p/s for 5 secs ''''''''''

i have no idea of where to start so please help me from start to finish and provide all importent details.

im not sure how i want the spell to look,but im sure i can figure that out on my own.

Thank You in advance.

[Ducati]

Posting useless crap like this, demanding a reply, will get you nowhere. Avoid it at all costs. Also, it was a double post. Learn a little patience my friend.

-Frank :cool:

[x42bn6]

I can make the trigger for this, but the effects I am not so sure. I'm not sure you can use Fan of Knives as a base with a duration and the lightning effects the same as Life Drain. Either way;

Variables needed:
A Unit Group variable (I'll call it UnitGroup); number of times needed to drain, (I'll call this n).
A region with width and height equal to the spell's area of effect times two. I'll give it a variable name, Region.
A unit variable to store the casting unit (I'll call it Unit).
An integer array for damage (I'll call it Damage).

2 Triggers needed.

Trigger 1
Events:
Generic Unit Event - Unit begins to cast a spell

Conditions:
Spell is equal to (whatever)

Actions:
Region - Move (Region) to (Position of (Casting Unit))
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Region) and do multiple actions

If ((Distance between (Casting Unit) and (Picked Unit) is (Less than or equal to (range of spell)) and ((Owner of (Picked Unit) is not an ally of (Owner of (Casting Unit))) Then (Add (Picked Unit) to (Region)) Else (Do Nothing)

Set (n) = 0
Set (Unit) = (Casting Unit)
Trigger - Run (Trigger 2)

Trigger 2
Events:
Every (1) seconds of game time

Conditions: None

Actions:
If (Conditions) then do multiple actions else do multiple actions[indent]If - Conditions

(n) is less than 5

Then - Actions

Pick every unit in (UnitGroup) and do multiple actions

Order (Unit) to damage (Picked Unit) for (Damage[(Level of ability for unit (whatever)-1)]) using ... (You finish this)
Set (n) = ((n) + 1)

Else - Actions

Set (Life of (Unit) to ((Life of (Unit) + (Damage[(Level of ability for unit (whatever)-1)] / 2 * (Number of units in (UnitGroup)))
Turn off (this trigger)

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[Ducati]

This may sound noobish,but whats a Variables and how do i make one?

[x42bn6]

Originally Posted by Ducati

This may sound noobish,but whats a Variables and how do i make one?

Variables are value 'storehouses' that are used to store values.

In the Trigger Editor, hit the X button on the toolbar.*