Corpses Help

03-13-2005, 07:52 PM

A simple question I hope

When a unit dies, I may want the unit to play its death animation as usual, but it doesnt decay, so its still looks like the unit and not the skeleton or fleshy stuff.

I tried pausing the unit after it died (didnt think it would work, and viola, it didnt)
I tried created a corpse of the dying unit type but that didnt work either (especially for the skeleton)

could anyone hint or tell me how to accomplish this?

edit: Im looking at the gameplay constants right now on decay
so I THINK this will solve my problem.

edit: it did for the most part - but sometimes when a unit died while fighting, they just froze there in their attacking stance or during an attack.

03-13-2005, 08:00 PM	#2
Guest	Go in advanced => game constants (or something like that) There is a variable called the decay rate and cadaver disappearance or something (I don't have english editor :-/)

03-13-2005, 08:02 PM	#3
Shadow_Strike	it did for the most part - but sometimes when a unit died while fighting, they just froze there in their attacking stance or during an attack.

03-17-2005, 06:33 PM	#4
Guest	Somewhere in trigger editor, you can make a corpse that stays there. I havent done it myself so i cant be more specific, but MAYBE you will find your answers there.

03-17-2005, 07:05 PM	#5
Strategy Master	Did u try Unit-Create pernament corpse Its skeletal for 8 seconds but then becomes fleshy pernamently

03-17-2005, 07:07 PM	#6
divine_peon	use this trigg. Code: Event: A unit dies Actions: Unit - Create 1 unit type of dying unit at position of dying unit for (place a player here) Animation - play last created unit's death animation if you want to remove the dying unit, add Unit - Remove dying unit

03-17-2005, 09:57 PM

johnfn

This will probably work better... yours just plays the dying animation rather then actually killing the unit, btw.

Code:

perminent corpse
    Events
        Unit - A unit Dies
    Conditions
    Actions
        Unit - Create a permanent Skeletal (Unit-type of (Dying unit)) corpse for Player 1 (Red) at (Position of (Dying unit)) facing (Facing of (Dying unit)) degrees

That should work pretty well.

03-17-2005, 10:37 PM

sc_freek

Quote:

Originally Posted by divine_peon

use this trigg.

Code:

Event:
A unit dies

Actions:
Unit - Create 1 unit type of dying unit at position of dying unit for (place a player here)
Animation - play last created unit's death animation

if you want to remove the dying unit, add Unit - Remove dying unit

Give the created unit locust if you don't want it to be selectable...