Targetless monster abilities.

[dazusu]

On retail, certain monsters have offensive abilities which are targetless.

These abilities should be used, and complete animation without interruption even if all viable targets are out of range.

Dark Ixion: Acheron Kick, Trample, Wrath of Zeus, Rampant Stance

Also note, a small "pre-charge" animation is played before Wrath of Zeus or Lightning Spear is used. The regular orange charge bars do not appear before these abilities are used. Currently, I believe there is no support for this either.

[teschnei]

The pre-charge animation is probably just another skill without a name. Easily supported right now. Targetless shouldn't be too hard to get in, it's just that every mobskill currently always adds its primary target first before checking aoe (and there are a ton of skills that don't work right because of that, every wyrm breath, etc..)

[takhlaq]

from irc:

<MalRD> Zeus should be self targeting!

should be able to just self-target and set findflags to players (also change the distance for valid targets)

[dazusu]

Just watched a video on YouTube to clarify some points, as I was miss-remembering:

1. Ixion spins to a random direction (360 degrees) - remains facing this direction for duration of ability use
2. The pre-animation "tell" is head down, horn sparkle.
3. A couple of seconds later, he does a regular ability charge and uses the ability

Ref: https://youtu.be/mqBDwpn5rbc?t=160

[teschnei]

it would still add the first target (itself) I think unless it's looked into. Actually, all cones and self-centered aoes should be self-target, since they don't rely on the target to find the stuff to add. Shouldn't be too hard to do, but would require some targetfind changes