About making a hero

[Rob4z]

Hey, I'm an amateur at making heroes, and theres a loads of stuff I want to do,
but sometimes the skills don't show up at all or they lose their particle effects.

How come?
Heres the skill. (Not finished)

ability.entity

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ability
    name="Ability_Aseriel"
    
    statuseffecttooltip="State_Aseriel_Ability1"
    icon="icon.tga"
    
    anim="ability_1"
    casttime="1000"
    castactiontime="200"

    maxlevel="4"
    requiredlevel="1,3,5,7"

    actiontype="target_position"
    targetradius="800"
    targetmaterial="/shared/materials/area_cast_legion_indicator.material"
    casteffecttype="Magic"
    targetscheme="enemy_units"
    
    manacost="50,75,100,125"
    cooldowntime="30000"
    
    range="900"
>
    <onimpact >
        <spawnunit name="Gadget_Aseriel_Ability1" target="target_position"/>
    </onimpact>
</ability>

gadget.entity

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<gadget
    name="Gadget_Aseriel_Ability1"

    isselectable="false"
    iscontrollable="false"
    ismobile="false"
    canrotate="false"
    invulnerable="true"
    drawonmap="false"
    
    model="/shared/models/invis.mdf"
    passiveeffect="effects/ability_01.effect"
    
    lifetime="25000"
    deathtime="0"
    corpsetime="0"
>
    <aura state="State_Aseriel_Ability1" radius="250,275,300,325" targetscheme="enemy_units" effecttype="Magic" />
</gadget>

state.entity

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<state
    name="State_Aseriel_Ability1"

    icon="icon.tga"
    passiveeffect="effects/state.effect"
    
    movespeedslow="0.15"
    attackspeed="-0.15"
    armor="-1,-2,-3,-4"
    
    effecttype="StatusDebuff"
    allowtransfer="true"
>
</state>

and hero.entity

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<hero
    name="Aseriel"
        
    team="Dev_Hellbourn"
    icon="icon.tga"
    portrait="icon.tga"
    model="model.mdf"
    skin=""
    
    passiveeffect=""
    spawneffect=""
    respawneffect="/shared/effects/respawn.effect"
    selectedsound="sounds/voice/select_%.wav"
    selectedflavorsound="sounds/voice/select_flavour_%.wav"
    confirmmovesound="sounds/voice/move_%.wav"
    confirmattacksound="sounds/voice/attack_%.wav"
    nomanasound="sounds/voice/no_mana.wav"
    cooldownsound="sounds/voice/cooldown.wav"
    announcersound="sounds/voice/hero_select.wav"
    tauntedsound="sounds/voice/taunt_prior.wav"
    tauntkillsound="sounds/voice/taunt_after.wav"
    
    preglobalscale="1.62"
    modelscale="1.0"
    effectscale="0.9"
    boundsheight="112"
    boundsradius="24"
    selectionradius="40"
    targetoffset="0 0 64"

    category="physical"
    difficulty="3.5"
    
    movespeed="305"
    turnrate="450"
    turnsmoothing="0.05"
    
    maxhealth="150"
    healthregen="1.25"
    maxmana="0"
    manaregen="0.01"

    armor="-.5"
    magicarmor="5.5"

    inventory0="Ability_Aseriel1"
    inventory1="Ability_Aseriel2"
    inventory2="Ability_Aseriel3"
    inventory3="Ability_Aseriel4"
    inventory4="Ability_AttributeBoost"
    inventory5=""
    inventory6=""
    inventory8="Ability_Taunt"

    attackduration="1000"
    attackactiontime="330"
    attackcooldown="1500"
    attackdamagemin="31"
    attackdamagemax="37"
    attacknumanims="2"
    attackoffset="0 0 0"
    attackprojectile=""
    attackrange="128"
    attackstarteffect=""
    attackactioneffect=""
    attackimpacteffect="effects/attack_impact.effect"
    attacktype="melee"
    combattype="Hero"

    aggrorange="600"
    sightrangeday="1800"
    sightrangenight="800"
    wanderrange="250"

    primaryattribute="Agility"
    strength="17"
    strengthperlevel="1.9"
    agility="21"
    agilityperlevel="2.7"
    intelligence="19"
    intelligenceperlevel="1.9"
    
    previewmodel="model.mdf"
    previewpos="0 0 -50"
    previewangles="0 0 0"
    previewscale="1.6"
    
    storemodel="model.mdf"
    storepos="0 0 -20"
    storeangles="0 0 0"
    storescale="1.65"
>
    <recommendeditem name="Item_ManaPotion" />
    <recommendeditem name="Item_MinorTotem" />
    <recommendeditem name="Item_RunesOfTheBlight" />
    <recommendeditem name="Item_HealthPotion" />
    <recommendeditem name="Item_HomecomingStone" />
    
    <recommendeditem name="Item_Soulscream" />
    <recommendeditem name="Item_IronShield" />
    <recommendeditem name="Item_BloodChalice" />
    <recommendeditem name="Item_EnhancedMarchers" />
    <recommendeditem name="Item_ManaBurn1" />
    
    <recommendeditem name="Item_Pierce" />
    <recommendeditem name="Item_StrengthAgility" />
    <recommendeditem name="Item_Protect" />
    <recommendeditem name="Item_Weapon3" />
    <recommendeditem name="Item_Evasion" />
    
    <modifier key="Alt" modpriority="1"
        altavatar="true"
        
        icon="alt/icon.tga"
        portrait="alt/icon.tga"
        model="alt/model.mdf"
        preglobalscale="1.68"
        previewmodel="alt/preview.mdf"
        previewpos="0 0 -80"
        previewangles="0 0 0"
        previewscale="1.6"
        infoheight="184"
        
        storemodel="alt/preview.mdf"
        storepos="0 0 -45"
        storeangles="0 0 0"
        storescale="1.45"
    >
    </modifier>    
    
    <modifier key="Alt2" modpriority="1"
        altavatar="true"
        
        icon="alt2/icon.tga"
        portrait="alt2/icon.tga"
        model="alt2/model.mdf"
        preglobalscale="1.95"
        previewmodel="alt2/preview.mdf"
        previewpos="0 0 -80"
        previewangles="0 0 0"
        previewscale="1.6"
        infoheight="184"
        
        selectedsound="alt2/sounds/voice/select_%.wav"
        selectedflavorsound="alt2/sounds/voice/select_flavour_%.wav"
        confirmmovesound="alt2/sounds/voice/move_%.wav"
        confirmattacksound="alt2/sounds/voice/attack_%.wav"
        nomanasound="alt2/sounds/voice/no_mana.wav"
        cooldownsound="alt2/sounds/voice/cooldown.wav"
        tauntedsound="alt2/sounds/voice/taunt_prior.wav"
        tauntkillsound="alt2/sounds/voice/taunt_after.wav"
    
        storemodel="alt2/preview.mdf"
        storepos="0 0 -25"
        storeangles="0 0 0"
        storescale="1.65"
    >
    </modifier>    
</hero>

[[HitM]Yugoloth]

Lol im making a hero too. The skill is some kind of teletransport with area debuff?
You should test it in practice mode, get honmodmanager, then pack it.. Uh... Its a bit hard to explain.You must have at least 2 files into a .zip renamed to .honmod. Those 2 files are: "mod.xml" where you include the hero resources and strings explaining skills, etc. and a folder "heroes/yourheronamedfolder"
in example, mine is replicant.honmod
inside, mod.xml
item.tga
heroes/
replicant/
ability1/
ability2/
ability3/
ability4/

Maybe you can give me a hand too¿? Im getting some troubles with third skill :P

Note: mod.xml file should look like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<modification
application="Heroes of Newerth"
appversion="*.*"
mmversion="1.1"
name="Replicant Mod"
version="1.13"
date="Apr 20, 2010"
description="Adds Replicant"


author="Yugoloth"
>

<copyfile name="heroes/Replicant/icon.tga"/>
<copyfile name="heroes/Replicant/hero.entity"/>
<copyfile name="heroes/Replicant/ability_01/icon.tga"/>
<copyfile name="heroes/Replicant/ability_01/ability.entity"/>
<copyfile name="heroes/Replicant/ability_01/projectile.entity"/>
<copyfile name="heroes/Replicant/ability_01/gadget.entity"/>
<copyfile name="heroes/Replicant/ability_02/icon.tga"/>
<copyfile name="heroes/Replicant/ability_02/ability.entity"/>
<copyfile name="heroes/Replicant/ability_03/icon.tga"/>
<copyfile name="heroes/Replicant/ability_03/ability.entity"/>
<copyfile name="heroes/Replicant/ability_03/state_charges.entity"/>
<copyfile name="heroes/Replicant/ability_04/icon.tga"/>
<copyfile name="heroes/Replicant/ability_04/ability.entity"/>
<copyfile name="heroes/Replicant/ability_04/state.entity"/>

<editfile name="stringtables/entities_en.str">
<find><![CDATA[// Ability_Revenant1]]></find>
<insert position="before"><![CDATA[// Ability_Replicant1
Ability_Replicant1_name Far Seer!
Ability_Replicant1_description Focusing his spirit, Replicant is able to see across far lands.
Ability_Replicant1_IMPACT_effect Reveals target area.
State_Replicant_Ability1_Debuff_description Im Watching you!
// Ability_Replicant2
Ability_Replicant2_name Decoy replica
Ability_Replicant2_description Replicant creates a replica of himself, disjointing in process.

// Ability_Replicant3
Ability_Replicant3_name True replica
Ability_Replicant3_description Replicant uses his own life to create living replicas of himself.

// Ability_Replicant4
Ability_Replicant4_name True Soul
Ability_Replicant4_description Replicant evolves. His soul gives him extra 6/12/18% movement speed and 500/600/700 radius true sight. It also allows Far Seer! to deal mixed damage.
Ability_Replicant4_description_simple Replicant evolves. His soul gives him extra movement speed and true sight. It also allows Far Seer! to deal mixed damage.
Ability_Replicant4_effect_header True soul(s)
Ability_Replicant4_tooltip_flavor INFINITE POWER!

// State_Replicant_Ability4
State_Replicant_Ability4_name True soul

// Hero_Replicant
Hero_Replicant_name Replicant
Hero_Replicant_description Forged by Blacksmith, with some Empath life sparks, an experiment fights to prove himself his own potential to become a real, living creature.
]]></insert>
</editfile>
</modification>

To get some hints, you can also open "resources0.s2z" file in heroes of newerth/game folder, and see some heroes and their codes. Be aware, just look, if you touch something, you screw the game :P

[Rob4z]

Yeah, I know all that stuff, but I'm mostly suck cause the skill disapears from the hero in training mode, and oh yes I have copyed like 3 heroes in order to TRY to make this skill.

[[HitM]Yugoloth]

whats the skill supposed to do? you blink in some place then there a debuff is spawned? if you tell me maybe i can help you. you have any idea about how to spawn units with a passive buff enabled?