Chippers Ultimate. How does it work?

[[OGG]InFlames]

Hello.
I've been wondering how do you use the ultimate, I only played him for about 5 minutes and now I can't play for about 1 month due to IRL reasons.
This made me think how does his ultimate work? I find myself rapidly clicking on the ground and at some point the sawblades actually spawn.

[[TGCH]DemoniWaari]

Hold the left mouse button down and then you will see a pattern on the ground, which you can rotate. When you release the button the saws will spawn.

[Clayn]

vector targeting. you can choose the direction of the saws. just like gust of zephyr

[[OGG]InFlames]

Thanks alot. (:

[[S2]ElementUser]

Click on a point & hold your mouse button and you'll see the following.

As you move your mouse, the vector target image will rotate about its center until you release the mouse and the hero casts the spell.

[Stergeary]

Maybe vector-target spells should have a different indicator after you press its hotkey, like having the same mouse icon except also having arrows pointing in the four cardinal directions to indicate that you need to drag your mouse for this spell. I didn't realize it was vector targeting at first either.

[[Toho]Desu]

I think that vector targeting spells require a bit of skill too land so i'd like to see more of these on the new heroes.

[[TOPS]urban]

I have a different question, and rather than open a new thread this one already mentions his ultimate, do you take the initial damage each time you enter the ult, or is that only when he plants it in place?

[[RawR]Tweak]

I believe you take Initial damage + Damage per second. So it will damage a person who walks into the saws, just with the DPS but not the initial damage.

[[TOPS]urban]

Oh ok, thanks man

[[S2]ElementUser]

Actually you do take initial damage each time the state is re-applied.

state.entity:

<state
    name="State_Chipper_Ability4"

    icon="icon.tga"
    passiveeffect="effects/state.effect"
    
    deniable="true"
    
    effecttype=""
>
    <oninflict>
        <damage effecttype="Magic" amount="100,200,300" />
    </oninflict>
    
    <onframe>
        <damage effecttype="Magic DOT" amount="75,125,175" b="frametime" op="mult"  />
    </onframe>
</state>

And yes, people under this state are deniable; I don't know why S2 made it like this.

[Tassadar]

And yes, people under this state are deniable; I don't know why S2 made it like this.

probably the same reason people are deniable when under the frustrating effects of etc

[[TOPS]urban]

Oh, thanks elemental(going ToC now )

[[S2]ElementUser]

probably the same reason people are deniable when under the frustrating effects of etc

Yeah but the DoT is caused by a stationary gadget & not a debuff/continuous state like Slither/Hellbringer.

Chipper's ultimate state only lasts 1 second when the hero escapes from the affector AoE, so that's why it seems strange they would do this.

[[RawR]Tweak]

Oh so zephyr is your best friend with chipper in that case