Add spell Laser/Ray of Frost/Desintegrate

[tdauth]

Summons a laser in the facing direction of the hero which can be blocked by ground units/destructables etc. and has a max range. Damages everything which is in its way and is vulnerable.

Use PolarProjection, lightning and check for targets in the area.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A96-WOCeLsc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGFUuUO1Osc

Add an onHit effect callback:

function interface OnHitUnit takes unit caster, unit target, integer abilityId returns nothing
function interface OnHitDestructable takes unit caster, unit target, integer abilityId returns nothing

Add Mass Ray spell which summons rays every 15 degree or something.

Existing Ray spell: https://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/void-ray-v1-4.271098/

[tdauth]

Add hero Ray Master:

• Gold Ray (ulti): transfers gold and lumber from gold mines and trees.
• Healing/Holy Ray: Heals non-Undead units and damages Undead units. https://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/btnmagicalholyray.218801/
• Mana Ray/Drain Ray: Gets mana/life from enemy units/transfers mana to friendly units. https://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/btnmanaray2.208007/
• Frost/Fire Ray: Damages everything in its way except items. (Frost Bolt icon)
• Loot Ray: Moves items to the hero and in the inventory. Maybe move the item per interval a bit closer until it is at the hero and then try to pick it up. https://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/etherray.299475/
• Water Ray: Knocks pack enemy units and stuns them. https://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/btnwatchtower.217997/
• Fel Ray: Increases damage/changes type to Chaos damage for n seconds.
• Inner Fire Ray: Increases armor/damage.

Sorceress Spell Attack animation on loop.

[tdauth]

https://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/how-to-customise-lightning-effects.203171/

https://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/spellbounds-custom-lightning-effects.292771/

We need:

• Water: Moves away/knocks back
• Holy: Heals or damages Undead.
• Frost: Slows down.
• Fire: Slow burning effect.
• Poison: Slow damage effect.
• Inner Fire: Armor and damage bonus and malus to enemies.

[tdauth]

Add:

• function to get the distance offset from the caster
• function to get the cooldown after disabling the ray ability
• burn, poison etc. effects for targets
• poison ray
• ray as default attack (useful for turrets)
• radius value per ray target, some rays consider more targets
• option to allow multiple targets to be hit: the effect is applied in the filters to get the target. the X and Y will be depending on the length/max distance in this case
• item for rays

Balance mana costs, values etc.

[tdauth]

• Support hit sounds.
• Fix offset x and y for double ray.
• No cooldown.
• Target effects with dummies.
• Ignore locust units.

[tdauth]

• Loot Ray should work with the custom backpack system and add the item to the backpack/equipment bag if the inventory is full.
• Harvest Ray should work with mines with custom resources.

[tdauth]

Add some kind of duration effect by storing the duration on the same target in the target struct and passing it to the target effect. We wait X seconds until the effect takes place for resurrection, cyclone etc. Harvest Ray should also consider duration on the same target.

Drain should cause damage from the caster to trigger creeps.

Update it in wow reforged for the resurrection not allied check and the new ticks counter.

[tdauth]

Add target skeleton summon sound for Raise Ray.

[tdauth]

Substract collision radius from the distance to the target.

[tdauth]

Add target and caster effects (special effects) and treat them like the target and loop sounds.

[tdauth]

Change icon of holy ray to heal?

[tdauth]

Add Hex/Polymorph Ray. It could either be permanent or only as long as you focus the unit but that would be rather weak.

[tdauth]

https://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/barad%C3%A9s-ray-1-0.353444/

[tdauth]

Support holding key:

• Flag to not move but only rotate.
• Flag to rotate with the mouse while holding the key
• Flag to allow holding key.

Holding key is detected by looping the cast of the spell with a maximum delay of 2 seconds or something (holdKeyMaxDelay). Warcraft will automatically recast the spell n times when you keep it pressed.

The mouse movement must be detected to get the direction while holding the key.

Add a single ray which is done like that or use Fire and Frost Ray.

[tdauth]

Refactor https://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/barad%C3%A9s-ray-1-0.353444/#post-3618448