Abilities Data Driven Examples

Included here are some examples using the data driven ability system.

AOE Damage Over Time

Here is an ability that waits for the owner to die. On death, a thinker is created with an acid pool visual effect and an aura modifier which reduces armor and applies a damage over time effect.

//=================================================================================================================
// Creature: Acid Spray
//=================================================================================================================
"creature_acid_spray"
{
 // General
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 "BaseClass" 					"ability_datadriven"
 "AbilityBehavior"				"DOTA_ABILITY_BEHAVIOR_AOE"
 "AbilityUnitDamageType"			"DAMAGE_TYPE_COMPOSITE"
 "AbilityTextureName"			"alchemist_acid_spray"
 // Casting
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 "AbilityCastPoint"				"0.2"
 "AbilityCastRange"				"900"
 "OnOwnerDied"
 {
   "CreateThinker"
   {
    "ModifierName" "creature_acid_spray_thinker"
    "Target" "CASTER"
   }
 }
 "Modifiers"
 {
  "creature_acid_spray_thinker"
  {
   "Aura" "create_acid_spray_armor_reduction_aura"
   "Aura_Radius" "%radius"
   "Aura_Teams" "DOTA_UNIT_TARGET_TEAM_ENEMY"
   "Aura_Types" "DOTA_UNIT_TARGET_HERO | DOTA_UNIT_TARGET_CREEP | DOTA_UNIT_TARGET_MECHANICAL"
   "Aura_Flags" "DOTA_UNIT_TARGET_FLAG_MAGIC_IMMUNE_ENEMIES"
   "Duration" "%duration"
   "OnCreated"
   {
    "AttachEffect"
    {
      "EffectName" "alchemist_acid_spray"
      "EffectAttachType" "follow_origin"
      "Target" "TARGET"
      "ControlPoints"
      {
       "00" "0 0 0"
       "01" "%radius 1 1"
      }
     }
    }
   }
   "create_acid_spray_armor_reduction_aura"
   {
    "IsDebuff" "1"
    "IsPurgable" "0"
    "EffectName" "alchemist_acid_spray_debuff"				
    "ThinkInterval" "%tick_rate"
    "OnIntervalThink"
    {
      "Damage"
      {
       "Type" "DAMAGE_TYPE_COMPOSITE"
       "Damage" "%damage"
       "Target" "TARGET"
      }
     }
     "Properties"
     {
       "MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PHYSICAL_ARMOR_BONUS" "%armor_reduction"
     }
    }
   }
 // Special	
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 "AbilitySpecial"
 {
  "01"
  {
   "var_type"				"FIELD_INTEGER"
   "radius"				"250"
  }
  "02"
  {
   "var_type"				"FIELD_FLOAT"
   "duration"				"16.0"
  }
  "03"
  {
   "var_type"				"FIELD_INTEGER"
   "damage"				"118 128 138 158"
  }
  "04"
  {
   "var_type"				"FIELD_INTEGER"
   "armor_reduction"		        "-3 -4 -5 -6"
  }
  "05"
  {
   "var_type"				"FIELD_FLOAT"
   "tick_rate"				"1.0"
  }
 }
}

The Orb Example

Because I am a very poor English Chinese, so only the examples and no comments. This is aoe stun and aoe damage Orb.

"testOrb_Example"
{
  "ID"    "10003"
  "BaseClass"    "ability_datadriven"
  "AbilityBehavior"    "DOTA_ABILITY_BEHAVIOR_UNIT_TARGET | DOTA_ABILITY_BEHAVIOR_AUTOCAST| DOTA_ABILITY_BEHAVIOR_ATTACK"
  "AbilityUnitTargetTeam"    "DOTA_UNIT_TARGET_TEAM_ENEMY"
  "AbilityUnitTargetType"    "DOTA_UNIT_TARGET_ALL"
  "MaxLevel"    "1"
  "AbilityCastPoint"    "0.0"
  "AbilityCastRange"    "900"
  "AbilityCooldown"    "0"
  "AbilityManaCost"    "10"
  "AbilitySpecial"
  "01"
  {
      "var_type"    "FIELD_INTEGER"
      "RangeDamage"    "75"
  }
  "Modifiers"
  {
      "TestOrb_Modifier"
      {
          "Passive"    "1"
          "IsHidden"    "1"
          "Orb"
          {
              "Priority"    "DOTA_ORB_PRIORITY_ABILITY"
              "ProjectileName"    "particles/units/heroes/hero_sven/sven_spell_storm_bolt.vpcf"
              "CastAttack"    "1"
          }
          "OnOrbFire"
          {
              "SpendMana"
              {
                  "Mana"    "%AbilityManaCost"
              }
          }
          "OnOrbImpact"
          {
              "FireEffect"
              {
                  "EffectName"    "particles/units/heroes/hero_sven/sven_spell_warcry.vpcf"
                  "EffectAttachType"    "attach_hitloc"
                  "Target"    "TARGET"
              }
              "Damage"
              {
                  "Type"    "DAMAGE_TYPE_PURE"
                  "Damage"    "%RangeDamage"
                  "Target"
                  {
                      "Center"    "TARGET"
                      "Teams"    "DOTA_UNIT_TARGET_TEAM_ENEMY"
                      "Type"    "DOTA_UNIT_TARGET_ALL"
                      "Radius"    "275"
                  }
              }
              "Stun"
              {
                  "Duration"    "2"
                  "Target"
                  {
                      "Center"    "TARGET"
                      "Teams"    "DOTA_UNIT_TARGET_TEAM_ENEMY"
                      "Type"    "DOTA_UNIT_TARGET_ALL"
                      "Radius"    "275"
                  }
              }
          }
      }
  }
}