Evasion FX

08-02-2008, 11:20 AM	#1
cohadar	I made some items with active evasion spell. (you click it and you get bonus evasion for X sec.) Now I need some effect to attach to unit that has evasion buff. Anyone has any ideas what model to use? Something custom perhaps?

08-02-2008, 12:38 PM	#2
Askhati	The Sea Witch Tornado has a Slow aura, the buff of which is a little swirl of wind circling the affected unit. Could work? How did you do the activateable Evasion?

08-02-2008, 01:24 PM

cohadar

This way:

JASS:

scope ErazanEvasion initializer Init // uses TT

globals
    private constant integer AID_SPELL_1    = AID_erazan_1
    private constant integer AID_SPELL_2    = AID_erazan_2
    private constant integer AID_SPELL_3    = AID_erazan_3
    private constant integer BID_SPELL    = BID_erazanevasion
    private constant integer AID_BMOD     = AID_BMOD_ERAZAN
    
    private integer LEVEL = 0
endglobals

//===========================================================================
private struct Data 
    unit caster
endstruct

//===========================================================================
private function TTHandler takes nothing returns boolean
    local Data data = TT_GetData()
    if GetUnitAbilityLevel(data.caster, BID_SPELL)>0 then
        return false
    else
        call UnitRemoveAbility(data.caster, AID_BMOD)
        call data.destroy()
        return true // stop ticking
    endif
endfunction


//===========================================================================
private function Actions takes nothing returns nothing
    local unit caster = GetTriggerUnit()
    local integer level = LEVEL
    local Data data = Data.create()
    
    set data.caster = caster
   
    if GetUnitAbilityLevel(caster, AID_BMOD) == 0 then
        call UnitAddAbility(caster, AID_BMOD)
    endif
    call SetUnitAbilityLevel(caster, AID_BMOD, level)
    
    call TT_Start(function TTHandler, data)

    set caster = null
endfunction

//===========================================================================
private function Conditions takes nothing returns boolean
    if GetSpellAbilityId() == AID_SPELL_1 then
        set LEVEL = 1
        return true
    endif
    
    if GetSpellAbilityId() == AID_SPELL_2 then
        set LEVEL = 2
        return true
    endif

    if GetSpellAbilityId() == AID_SPELL_3 then
        set LEVEL = 3
        return true
    endif
    
    return false
endfunction

//===========================================================================
private function Init takes nothing returns nothing
    local trigger trig = CreateTrigger()
    call Trigger_RegisterHeroEvent( trig, EVENT_UNIT_SPELL_EFFECT )
    call TriggerAddCondition( trig, Condition( function Conditions ) )
    call TriggerAddAction( trig, function Actions )
endfunction

endscope

Anyone has any better idea for FX?

08-02-2008, 01:44 PM	#4
Toadcop	cohadar no. custom one ? something like moded mirror image. or simply make unit more transparent (SetUnitVertexColor() ) idk. it's your decision =)

08-02-2008, 02:09 PM	#5
Tide-Arc Ephemera	If you mean attaching special effects to units, why not make your imports have a number in them and then use substrings to refer to their paths?

08-02-2008, 07:32 PM	#6
darkwulfv	I would say either mirror image or transparency (like TC suggested)

08-03-2008, 12:02 AM	#7
DioD	In wc3 beta evasion have funny cube rotating around hero. Same cubes currently using for invalid models.

08-03-2008, 09:16 AM

Gorman

You could use a cool motion trail system (like Mad[Lion]'s Motion Trail system (sry if it wa sum1 else, i couldnt quite remember)), so then you can see that hes very fast and evady.

Ill explain it a bit if you dont know what it is; have a couple of semi faded units of the same type and animation following him.
Seems to fit to me, espcialy if you used the Invisiblity icon, which is what the effect would look like.

08-04-2008, 02:58 PM	#9
Kyrbi0	I have a similar spell, named "Blur Brew". I would suggest, in the way of sfx, to use the Faerie Dragon's Phase Shift effect, attached to the chest/head of the target. Y'know, the little sparkly multi-colored... sparkles.