Time Stop Help

04-06-2010, 01:51 AM

I guess i've been keeping the triggers forum busy lately but i have a new spell i've been working on that gets glitchy. I have attempted to make a time stop spell where i use purge to stop the unit initially but i want the caster to be paused for a brief duration too (3 seconds). my trigger is as follows

Trigger:

Time Stop

Events

Unit - A unit Begins channeling an ability

Conditions

(Ability being cast) Equal to Time Stop

Actions

Set TSU = (Casting unit)

Special Effect - Create a special effect at (Position of (Casting unit)) using TimeAura.mdx

Unit - Pause TSU

Countdown Timer - Start TS as a One-shot timer that will expire in 3.00 seconds

Trigger - Turn on Time Stop Timer <gen>

Trigger:

Time Stop Timer

Events

Time - TS expires

Conditions

Actions

Unit - Unpause TSU

Special Effect - Destroy TSSE

The problem is is that when the unit becomes paused he doesn't unpause despite the timer expiring. What i do notice is that his command bars flash in and out every 3 seconds so it seems like it keeps resetting itself or something.

04-06-2010, 02:04 AM	#2
Veev	Why can't you just use a single-target stun? Pause is wacky because if the unit dies while paused it won't show it's death animation until after the unit is unpaused. There may be some other side-effects.

04-06-2010, 02:51 AM	#3
BuRnInSpartan	i just went back and edited the casting time in unit editor hehe i guess that's even better.

04-07-2010, 03:57 AM	#4
TheKid	You can always just use a trigger that responds to unit death, and do PauseUnit(GetTriggerUnit(), false) to make sure these kind of graphic glitches don't occur. Whenever I use PauseUnit personally I like to make sure that there is a method included of being sure the unit becomes unpaused if necessary. Also, be sure to freeze the animation speed of the unit so it looks authentic :P

04-07-2010, 04:19 AM	#5
BuRnInSpartan	what do you mean?

04-07-2010, 09:41 AM	#6
rain.mon	Trigger: Unit - A unit Begins channeling an ability should be Trigger: Unit - A unit starts the effect of an ability This is prob why your unit was getting paused every 3 seconds due to him still goin on with his channel after the unpause and thus triggering the spell again.

04-07-2010, 01:27 PM	#7
Strilanc	If I remember correct, setting a unit's time scale (butchered as "animation speed" in GUI) to 0 will pause it with fewer side effects?

04-07-2010, 03:12 PM	#8
Kueken	Animation Speed is purely visual without any effect on gameplay. Pausing the unit makes it remember the last given order, so you cast the spell, pause the unit, unpause it, it immediately casts the spell again.

04-07-2010, 08:30 PM	#9
BuRnInSpartan	cool thanks all. i'll give it a shot.

04-08-2010, 03:03 AM	#10
TheKid	I was only recommending it so the unit doesn't wave its arms and crap when it should be "frozen in time".

04-09-2010, 05:32 AM

#11

[VDM]Amn

Quote:

Originally Posted by rain.mon

should be

Trigger:

Unit - A unit starts the effect of an ability

that's it
or maybe u wanna give a try to Unit - Finishes casting an ability

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kueken

Pausing the unit makes it remember the last given order, so you cast the spell, pause the unit, unpause it, it immediately casts the spell again.

yeah, he gets caught in a time loop or something xD

04-11-2010, 04:08 PM

#12

Kueken

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheKid

I was only recommending it so the unit doesn't wave its arms and crap when it should be "frozen in time".

I know, I was referring to Strilanc's post:

Quote:

If I remember correct, setting a unit's time scale (butchered as "animation speed" in GUI) to 0 will pause it with fewer side effects?