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Special Effects button/trigger??

05-01-2004, 09:45 AM#1
Nathan_t
Ok i just went to a site that had addons to characters eg: wings swords auras etc and it says you add them with the Special Effects trigger but i cant find it anywhere! I just want to know where it is does anyone know?
05-01-2004, 01:29 PM#2
theJ89
The trigger is an action in the trigger editor.
This is it:
Quote:
Special Effect - Create Special Effect On Unit
Places another model on a part of a unit. There is a list of unit "parts" in the UMSWE folder (downloadable from this site). This is one of the coolest aspects of WC3. You can make a villager arm himself with a spear, or spikes or whatever the %&!$.
http://www.wc3campaigns.com/showthre...threadid=17723
05-01-2004, 04:05 PM#3
Panto
Alternatively you can alter a Sphere ability to put the right effect in the right place, and give it to the unit.
05-01-2004, 04:56 PM#4
linkmaster23
Or the Orc's Battle Standard.
05-01-2004, 05:23 PM#5
Shimrra
Sphere is the best choice here, however, as it is designed specifically for units while the Orcish Battle Standard is an item ability. Item abilities often show up on the unit's abilities which looks bad. If this is not so with the Battle Standard, then it will work, it will just need more work to convert it to a unit ability.

Note: When using Sphere, make sure to remove all the missile art and such, or else it will fire Blood Mage attack animation before most spells as well as for the units ranged attack (if it has one)
05-01-2004, 11:49 PM#6
Panto
Actually, the Battle Standard ability is what Rexxar has in the last missions of the TFT Orc campaign. It's a unit ability, and it has no icon in the command card. But normally, yes, those would be considerations.
05-02-2004, 12:08 AM#7
Nathan_t
Where can i find UMSWE is it with Unlimed WE if so i dont have it why?
05-02-2004, 02:32 AM#8
Shimrra
Before you download these better editors, consider this:

1. With these editors, others will often be unable to open your maps or learn from your triggers if they don't have that editor.

2. Blizzards updates are often incompatable with the advanced World Editors and thus either don't work at all, or have new things that do not appear in your editor

3. Blizzard is slowly making the editor more and more like the advanced editors and everything is assured to function properly and not mess up anything

I hope you take this into consideration before you download an advanced editor.
05-02-2004, 04:40 AM#9
Nathan_t
Uh.. i knew that already but it didnt really tell me where it was or anything.