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You've came this far! :D
On this page I will show you how I've created one of the powers of my hero Lightning in my map Keep Defence.

I will pick the Heartseeker ability, wich is a very powerful melee strike, similar to backstab.

You first need to code the ability in the unit;
Add this INSIDE of your unit/hero:




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AddModule Behavior = UnpauseSpecialPowerUpgrade ModuleTag_attackenable     SpecialPowerTemplate = SpecialAbilitySwordStab ;heartseeker special power     TriggeredBy             = Upgrade_LurtzLeadership ;this is an upgrade that the unit is given when reaches a certain level End End AddModule Behavior = SpecialPowerModule ModuleTag_attackstarter     SpecialPowerTemplate     = SpecialAbilitySwordStab ;heartseeker special power     UpdateModuleStartsAttack = Yes     StartsPaused             = Yes     InitiateSound             = HeroHaradrimVoiceAttack ;my hero is a haradrim, so i want him to play this sound when ordered to use ability End End AddModule Behavior = WeaponFireSpecialAbilityUpdate ModuleTag_attackupdate     SpecialPowerTemplate = SpecialAbilitySwordStab ;heartseeker special power     UnpackTime             = 1500 ;time before it fires     PackTime             = 2000     ;time after it fires     AwardXPForTriggering = 0     StartAbilityRange     = CREATE_A_HERO_ASSASSIN_DO_POWER_RANGE     ApproachRequiresLOS     = Yes     SpecialWeapon         = Lightning'sSwordHit ;heartseeker weapon     WhichSpecialWeapon     = 5 ; this one sets SPECIAL_WEAPON_FIVE model condition in W3D Draw module, so you can have an animation for this ability     LoseStealthOnTrigger = Yes     PreTriggerUnstealthTime = 2100 End End CommandSet = LightningCommandSet

As you can see, the first module tells the game wich upgrade "unlocks" the ability. The special power, as you will see below, is bound to this module after and will be used for commandbuttons. This module is sometimes optional if you do not want your ability to have a requirment.(ex: certain level)

The second module tells the game if the module is already active (StartsPaused = No) or not (StartsPaused = Yes). If it starts paused, you need the module above to trigger it's unlock.

The third module is the ability itself, one of the most important lines along SpecialPowerTemplate are SpecialWeapon(this one tells the game wich weapon to fire when using ability) and WichSpecialPower(tells wich animation/model condition to use in w3d Draw module)
On SpecialWeapon = Lightning'sSwordHit, replace "Lightning'sSwordHit" with your own weapon if you want.



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Now, lets define the special power:
WARNING!!! THE SPECIAL POWER MUST BE DEFINED ABOVE THE OBJECT IN MAP.INI OR ELSE IT CAUSES BUGS OR CRASHES!!! Do NOT define it INSIDE the object, but above all other things related to that object (including commandbuttons!!!)
              

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SpecialPower SpecialAbilitySwordStab     Enum                        = SPECIAL_AT_VISIBLE_OBJECT ;hardcoded token     ReloadTime                    = 200000 ; in milisecs - so the reload time is 200s     PreventActivationConditions    = HIDDEN ; this one shouldn't be here for you, it is needed as my hero haves a different spell wich makes him invisbile, and I don't want him to be able to use heartseeker when he's invisible End

Basically, you can create your own specialpower by replacing "SpecialAbilitySwordStab" with your spell name, just make sure if you have multiple special powers on your object, they DO NOT USE THE SAME ENUM
Also sometimes some enums will not work, so if you click on your power and nothing happens, this might be one cause. If happens, try changing the enum to something else (search on specialpower.ini)


Now, let's find the commandbutton for this:






COMMAND BUTTON;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
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The commandbutton MUST BE DEFINED ABOVE OBJECT AND COMMANDSET BUT BELOW SPECIALPOWER



              

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MappedImage BCFarm ;Texture = BuildingRadialButtons_076.tga Texture = HeroUI_004.tga TextureWidth = 256 TextureHeight = 256 Coords = Left:192 Top:128 Right:256 Bottom:192 Status = NONE End CommandButton Command_PorterConstructMenFarm ; evil hack with button image, see above     Command                    = SPECIAL_POWER     SpecialPower            = SpecialAbilitySwordStab     Options                    = NEED_TARGET_ENEMY_OBJECT Object = NONE     TextLabel                = CONTROLBAR:SwordHit     DescriptLabel            = CONTROLBAR:ToolTipSwordHit     ButtonImage                = BCFarm     InvalidCursorName        = GenericInvalid     CursorName                = EvilAbilityObj     ButtonBorderType        = ACTION     InPalantir                = Yes     AutoAbility                = Yes Radial = No DisableOnModelCondition = WEAPONSET_TOGGLE_1 HIDDEN HERO End

Well, you might say, why do we use a farm commandbutton?? We should rather use a button with a sword pic!
I have picked this commandbutton because it's not used in my map (no porters), and I have replaced the farm pic with a sword pick, check last page for more info. So, for now, ignore the MappedImage code.

Command    = SPECIAL_POWER ;--- this one defines wich kind of commandbutton is this one. If you change to SPELL_BOOK but its in an unit's commandset, it won't work

SpecialPower = SpecialAbilitySwordStab ;--- this tells the game wich power activates this button

Options    = NEED_TARGET_ENEMY_OBJECT ;--- so it's not a click and voila power, you need a target. Find more options looking through commandbutton.ini

Object = NONE ;----this one must not always be here, but since this commandbutton was constructing a building before, we need to tell the game its no building anymore, or else we see the power costing 300$


TextLabel    = CONTROLBAR:SwordHit
DescriptLabel    = CONTROLBAR:ToolTipSwordHit ;--- these ones are related to map.str and set the text you see when you put mouse over commandbutton on palantir

InvalidCursorName        = GenericInvalid ;--- what cursor to use when you're not with mouse over an enemy unit
CursorName            = EvilAbilityObj ;--- what cursor to use when you're with mouse over an enemy unit;; the other cursor used for this is Bombard, wich is the blue one

ButtonBorderType        = ACTION ;--- make sure it's action on a special power
InPalantir        = Yes ; --- if this is set to No, then you won't see your power on palantir
Radial = No ; if this is Yes, you will see your power on map too, not just on palantir, just like the Construct_GondorFighterHorde commandbutton, wich shows on map aswell from barracks. If "InPalantir" and "Radial" are both set to No, then your commandbutton won't appear anywhere
DisableOnModelCondition = WEAPONSET_TOGGLE_1 HIDDEN HERO ;--- the following conditons restrict this button to be available - I don't want to use this power when another power is working to prevent double damage with this weapon

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MUST BE DEFINED ABOVE OBJECT BUT BELOW COMMANDBUTTON AND SPECIAL POWERS!


              

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CommandSet LightningCommandSet 1 = Command_ToggleStance 2 = Command_CreateAHero_CM_ToggleWeapon 3 = Command_SpecialAbilityPhialOfGaladriel 4 = Command_PorterConstructMenFarm ; this is heartseeker 5 = Command_SpellBookEnshroudingMist 6 = Command_FiresOfDoom End

Pretty simple to create, you can have more than 6 commandbuttons in a commandset but they won't show in palantir (check last page for more info). Number 4 is our commandbutton, the others are my other spells.


WEAPON;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
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Remember this code: "SpecialWeapon         = Lightning'sSwordHit" from 3rd module in the object above? It's time to define the weapon.

              

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Weapon Lightning'sSwordHit     LeechRangeWeapon = Yes     AttackRange = CREATE_A_HERO_ASSASSIN_RANGE     MeleeWeapon = Yes     FireFX = FX_GandalfSwordHit     DelayBetweenShots = CREATE_A_HERO_ASSASSIN_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS             // time between shots, msec     PreAttackDelay = CREATE_A_HERO_ASSASSIN_PREATTACKDELAY     // 400 is sword swing delay time before contact with target.     PreAttackType = PER_SHOT // Do the delay each time we attack a new target     FiringDuration = CREATE_A_HERO_ASSASSIN_FIRINGDURATION     // Duration of the sword swing     DamageNugget // A basic Nugget that just does damage         Damage                    = 500         Radius                    = 0.0         DelayTime                = 0         DamageType                = MAGIC         DamageFXType            = REFLECTED         DeathType                = EXPLODED     End     DamageNugget // A basic Nugget that just does damage         Damage                    = 3000         Radius                    = 0.0         DelayTime                = 200         DamageType                = HERO         DamageFXType            = MAGIC         DeathType                = EXPLODED     End MetaImpactNugget ; A Nugget that throws things back with force         KillObjectFilter            = INSTANT_DEATH_ON_METAIMPACT_OBJFILTER         SpecialObjectFilter            = SPELL_UNDERMINE_AFFECTS_OBJECT_FILTER ShockWaveAmount = 110.0 ShockWaveRadius = 1.0 ShockWaveTaperOff = 1 ShockWaveZMult = 1.20 End End

As you can see, it deals 6000 damage (wich is huge!), half MAGIC, half HERO, wich means it harms pretty much anything. It will also knock back enemies and kill siege machines/builders in one hit (because of the knockback effect)
Not much to say about this, you need to check weapon.ini to learn how to make your own weapons.

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ExperienceLevel    GothmogLevel5     TargetNames                    = MordorGothmog     RequiredExperience            = GOTHMOG_LVL5_EXP_NEEDED     ExperienceAward                = GOTHMOG_LVL5_EXP_AWARD         AttributeModifiers            = HeroLevelUpDamage4     Rank                        = 5     LevelUpFx                    = FX:LightningLevelUpFX     Upgrades                = Upgrade_LurtzLeadership     SelectionDecal         Texture                    = decal_hero_evil         Style                    = SHADOW_ALPHA_DECAL         OpacityMin                = 50%             OpacityMax                = 100%         MinRadius                = 40         MaxRadius                = 200         MaxSelectedUnits        = 40     End     END

Since my unit was originally a gothmog (but he doesn't looks like one, I have edited his W3D module), we need to use the object's experience level.
The only thing that you should add is "Upgrades    = Upgrade_LurtzLeadership", others can cause nasty game.dat errors if changed.

In this map I have also changed "LevelUpFx = FX:LightningLevelUpFX". I have defined this FX above the object so now when he levels up he gets a different FX, but I won't talk about fx'ses here.



So basically when your hero reaches level 5 (in this case), it gets the "Upgrade_LurtzLeadership", wich triggers the unlock of the special power.


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Now, I will transfer this ability to another hero, so you can quickly copy-paste it on your map.ini and experiment with it, aswell as to have an overview about it.

We will transfer it to a blackrider (and will replace morgul blade):

Also I have changed the names of weapon and specialpower

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SpecialPower SpecialAbilityNazgulPowerHit     Enum                        = SPECIAL_AT_VISIBLE_OBJECT     ReloadTime                    = 60000 ; we set it to 60s so you can test it often     ;PreventActivationConditions    = HIDDEN ; we won't use this on nazgul, since he doesn't have a stealth power End Weapon NazgulPowerHit     LeechRangeWeapon = Yes     AttackRange = CREATE_A_HERO_ASSASSIN_RANGE     MeleeWeapon = Yes     FireFX = FX_GandalfSwordHit     DelayBetweenShots = CREATE_A_HERO_ASSASSIN_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS             // time between shots, msec     PreAttackDelay = CREATE_A_HERO_ASSASSIN_PREATTACKDELAY     // 400 is sword swing delay time before contact with target.     PreAttackType = PER_SHOT // Do the delay each time we attack a new target     FiringDuration = CREATE_A_HERO_ASSASSIN_FIRINGDURATION     // Duration of the sword swing     DamageNugget // A basic Nugget that just does damage         Damage                    = 500         Radius                    = 0.0         DelayTime                = 0         DamageType                = MAGIC         DamageFXType            = REFLECTED         DeathType                = EXPLODED     End     DamageNugget // A basic Nugget that just does damage         Damage                    = 3000         Radius                    = 0.0         DelayTime                = 200         DamageType                = HERO         DamageFXType            = MAGIC         DeathType                = EXPLODED     End MetaImpactNugget ; A Nugget that throws things back with force         KillObjectFilter            = INSTANT_DEATH_ON_METAIMPACT_OBJFILTER         SpecialObjectFilter            = SPELL_UNDERMINE_AFFECTS_OBJECT_FILTER ShockWaveAmount = 110.0 ShockWaveRadius = 1.0 ShockWaveTaperOff = 1 ShockWaveZMult = 1.20 End End MappedImage BCFarm ;Texture = BuildingRadialButtons_076.tga Texture = HeroUI_004.tga TextureWidth = 256 TextureHeight = 256 Coords = Left:192 Top:128 Right:256 Bottom:192 Status = NONE End CommandButton Command_PorterConstructMenFarm ; evil hack with button image, see above     Command                    = SPECIAL_POWER     SpecialPower            = SpecialAbilityNazgulPowerHit     Options                    = NEED_TARGET_ENEMY_OBJECT Object = NONE     TextLabel                = CONTROLBAR:SwordHit ; you will get MISSING in game if you haven't defined these in map.STR     DescriptLabel            = CONTROLBAR:ToolTipSwordHit     ButtonImage                = BCFarm     InvalidCursorName        = GenericInvalid     CursorName                = EvilAbilityObj     ButtonBorderType        = ACTION     InPalantir                = Yes     AutoAbility                = Yes Radial = No ;DisableOnModelCondition = MOUNTED ; we don't need for nazgul since it haves mounted attack anim aswell End CommandSet EvilMenBlackRiderNewCommandSet     1    = Command_ToggleStance     2    = Command_MountHorseBlackRider     3    = Command_BlackRiderDreadVisage 4 = Command_PorterConstructMenFarm     5    = Command_SpecialAbilityScreechBlackRider     12    = Command_CaptureBuilding     13    = Command_AttackMove     14    = Command_Stop End Object EvilMenBlackRider ;removing the morgulblade_related modules RemoveModule ModuleTag_BlackRiderMorgulBlade RemoveModule ModuleTag_BlackRiderMorgulBladeStarter RemoveModule ModuleTag_BlackRiderMorgulBladeUpdate ;----------------------------------------------NAZGUL POWER HIT------------------------------------ AddModule Behavior = UnpauseSpecialPowerUpgrade ModuleTag_attackenable     SpecialPowerTemplate = SpecialAbilityNazgulPowerHit     TriggeredBy             = Upgrade_BlackRiderDreadVisage ;i use this so it unlocks on level 2 like dread visage End End AddModule Behavior = SpecialPowerModule ModuleTag_attackstarter     SpecialPowerTemplate     = SpecialAbilityNazgulPowerHit     UpdateModuleStartsAttack = Yes     StartsPaused             = Yes     InitiateSound             = FellBeastVoiceAttack End End AddModule Behavior = WeaponFireSpecialAbilityUpdate ModuleTag_attackupdate     SpecialPowerTemplate = SpecialAbilityNazgulPowerHit     UnpackTime             = 1500 ;time before it fires     PackTime             = 2000     ;time after it fires     AwardXPForTriggering = 0     StartAbilityRange     = CREATE_A_HERO_ASSASSIN_DO_POWER_RANGE     ApproachRequiresLOS     = Yes     SpecialWeapon         = NazgulPowerHit     WhichSpecialWeapon     = 1 ; we will use the morgul blade attack animation     LoseStealthOnTrigger = Yes     PreTriggerUnstealthTime = 2100 End End ;------------------ CommandSet = EvilMenBlackRiderNewCommandSet End

There is no experiencelevel here, since Upgrade_BlackRiderDreadVisage is already added in original BlackRider experience level 2.




For now, create an empty map, add a nazgul on it and add this code above in the map.ini. Level up your nazgul to 2 and then try the new spell on units! :)

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