Charm (Bard/Druid/Mage Spell)

[Raybdbomb]

How does the mage, bard and druid spell Charm work?

If a unit is charmable (depending on spell constraints (i.e. animal, or living), also the charm level of the unit), apply ability Enslave.

So Enslave makes them follow you and attack the same targets with their normal attacks? It has a duration, but will they stop following if you change maps? Or go into a safe room?


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Dungeon, Entrance

Also here: kobold thief (Charmed), giant rat (Charmed), kobold thief

(Charmed).

Obvious exits: north, south

A carrion beast creeps in the room from the south.

[HP=232/MA=10]:a car

*Combat Engaged*

[HP=232/MA=10]:

Dungeon, Entrance

Also here: kobold thief (Charmed), giant rat (Charmed), kobold thief

(Charmed), carrion beast.

Obvious exits: north, south

Kobold thief just missed an attack against carrion beast.

Giant rat just missed an attack against carrion beast.

Kobold thief just missed an attack against carrion beast.

The carrion beast snaps at you with its teeth!

Your swing at carrion beast hits, but glances off its armour.

Your swing at carrion beast hits, but glances off its armour.

Your swing at carrion beast hits, but glances off its armour.

You critically punch carrion beast for 4 damage!

You punch carrion beast for 1 damage!

You punch carrion beast for 1 damage!

You punch carrion beast for 1 damage!

Your swing at carrion beast hits, but glances off its armour.

You critically punch carrion beast for 3 damage!

You punch carrion beast for 1 damage!

Kobold thief just attacked carrion beast!

Giant rat just missed an attack against carrion beast.

The carrion beast falls to the ground with a yelp, and is still.

Kobold thief just killed carrion beast.

You gain 8 experience.

*Combat Off*





Two weird things to note:

1) I get half exp when I have 3 charmed monsters attacking, but another one gets the kill. If I get the kill, I get full exp.

2) Giant rat missed an attack, right after the thing should have died... unless "Kobold thief just killed carrion beast." is in place of an attack message when it kills the target.

[Raybdbomb]

it looks like the original monster constraints still apply, including follow %.

And they won't attack until YOU attack.

I'm thinking of a way to do the unit summons from the dota mod viewtopic.php?t=10876

I'll need to work out a way to do it

Perhaps emulating spell 315: calls for aid, which uses ability 12 (Summon) with the monster # as parameter.

But I'd have to make it so the monster is enslaved instantly, and somehow has a duration life.

[Ghaleon]

u live out of the US or something ray? cause your never on the computer when i am.

[Raybdbomb]

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Originally Posted by Ghaleon


u live out of the US or something ray? cause your never on the computer when i am.







i'm on at work mostly, sometimes at night. but i'm always on 9a.m. to 5pm PST

[Raybdbomb]

anyone know where i can find these messages? i had no luck searching NMR message editor


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Kobold thief just attacked carrion beast!

Giant rat just missed an attack against carrion beast.

Kobold thief just killed carrion beast.





it's also not in the monster attack messages, for kobold:


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The %s stabs you for %d damage!

The %s %s you with their %s!

The %s %s you with their %s, but you dodge!





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[Ghaleon]

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Originally Posted by Raybdbomb


anyone know where i can find these messages? i had no luck searching NMR message editor

it's also not in the monster attack messages, for kobold:

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Its hardcoded. If the charmed mob was the one that caused the killing blow, it displays that message.

Instead of the death message, it displays:

just killed .

if the monster kills it, you get half because your sharing it with the monster that kills the target, because your the one who charmed it. the monsters arent "IN" your party so that is why you get full credit if you kill it and half if a charmed monster kills it.

[Raybdbomb]

OK enslaved instantly is easy, but duration life won't be as easy.

i tried giving the monster the "Damage" in hopes they'd take damage each round until dying, no luck.

Maybe if I give the summoned monster a between round spell that says something like "time is running out...", which does a {full life}/{duration} damage spell on itself.

[Raybdbomb]

k that's death, is that true for attack messages too? =\

[Ghaleon]

Yes. its always:

just attacked !

Spells may be different though.

[DeathCow]

How do you do the instant enslave?