AoM Retold Triggers 13: Custom unit abilities

This is how to make units have custom abilities in AoM Retold! This is a highly requested feature. It is NOT possible to transfer abilities between units (such as anubite jump on an automaton) without modding the game files. I will show you a workaround with triggers - you can do so much with this trigger set and the possibilities are vast.

CHAPTERS
0:00 - The Setup
4:14 - Triggering the speed boost ability
5:58 - Speed Boost
6:23 - Adding a recharge
7:41 - Triggering the lightning ability
11:05 - Both abilities in action

[jvy]

You are the map editor wizard! Well done

[RG]

Lifespan is also an interesting stat to add to these with checking unit count, could potentially build loops around unit count and use future triggers to modify lifespan to decrease cooldowns or the length of the ability.

[karnak]

Nice ! Thanks you for this whole serie of videos, some things were really similar to before but it's cool to have some tips on new stuff !

[ΤηλέμαχοςΤζιάμαλης]

DOTA in AOM finally possible! Incredible!

[arkanim]

Comment for the algorithm, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[DangerousMaster]

very nice guide, biggest issue i see with this is you are in affect removing units you can have in your scenario to add abilities with this, atleast in its current setup.

[LordStefanius]

Hey Yeeba, thanks a lot. Your video is brilliant and super interesting. Exactly what i was looking for.
I have just a question: if i want create more setup for have boost of differents skills or modificator, what can i do? Because i followed your first 3 triggers and it works. Now i would like do a second one, but the system read only the first setup ignoring the second (on the same unit. For example, militia)

[Faroghar]

Is that possible to add a defensive stance for villagers ? It's very annoying when they could fight back but flee and died instead

[LoLGaming]

something happened and i can't move units in the editor at all i get the error sound

[mtrxbr]

Hey man can you make a video tutorial teaching how to implent via Xs

[agustinherrera]

there's a way to assign buttons for the abilities? such as if I use Q I activate speedboost and using W for the lighting storm invoke

[kronos]

Guys, i want my kataskopos to explore the map where i click initially, insted of running to one direction and stop and i choose another direct.for him, how can i make it??? Same for villigers, i want them to make a town center and without i click them when they done doing town c, i want them to aoutomaticly go mine, i forget how to do it, how can u do it?

[meatmaster]

this is nice but isn't there a way to use the existing ability system?
with that you can auto activate it select a target area and the picture shows the cool down.