Triggered abilities, help out!

09-27-2006, 06:34 PM

refl3ction

Part 1:

Trigger:

Lotus Slash

Events

Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability

Conditions

(Ability being cast) Equal to Lotus Slash (8)

Actions

Set LotusCaster = (Casting unit)

Set LotusTarget = (Target unit of ability being cast)

Unit - Move LotusCaster instantly to (Position of LotusTarget)

Wait 1.00 game-time seconds

Unit - Add Lotus Image to LotusCaster

Wait 1.00 game-time seconds

Unit - Order LotusCaster to Orc Blademaster - Mirror Image

Wait 1.00 game-time seconds

Unit - Remove Lotus Image from LotusCaster

Set LotusGroup = (Units within 500.00 of (Position of LotusCaster) matching (((Matching unit) is an illusion) Equal to True))

Unit Group - Pick every unit in LotusGroup and do (Actions)

Loop - Actions

Unit Group - Add (Matching unit) to LotusGroup

Unit Group - Add LotusCaster to LotusGroup

Wait 1.00 seconds

Unit Group - Order LotusGroup to Attack LotusTarget

Custom script: call DestroyGroup (udg_LotusGroup)

the prinicipal of this ability is that when the target is selected the caster moves behind the target and then casts mirror image... then the images attack the target of the spell

what actually happens is the caster moves behind the unit and then waits for about 3 seconds then casts mirror image then the images are removed imediatley

09-27-2006, 07:00 PM	#2
Captain Griffen	Unit Group - Add (Matching unit) to LotusGroup What is this supposed to do..? Also you leak the location.

09-27-2006, 07:08 PM	#3
refl3ction	whoops i over looked that part (when i changed the pick every units action) but that doesnt explain the long pause

09-27-2006, 07:35 PM	#4
Captain Griffen	3 seconds is about right. Waits are inaccurate (PolledWait always a bit on the high side). And how the heck am I supposed to know why they are removed?

09-27-2006, 07:55 PM

Mystic Prophet

Ok the pause is because of the waits. you have two 1 second game time waits before you order the unit to cast mirror image which as griffen said, can be a little inaccurate. as for the removing of the units, you're removing them immediately after they are ordered to attack, so they never actually get a chance to. You might want to have a seperate trigger that detects when those images attack and then removes them afterwards.

09-27-2006, 08:23 PM	#6
refl3ction	ok.. i think i got the idea ill have to try it out thanks