Good Old Autocast

02-06-2007, 03:07 AM

Now, I'm sure NO ONE has ever had issues with basing an ability off any kind of auto-castable ability...

Anyways, attempting to make a modified searing arrows of sorts, which has an 8/6/4/2 second cooldown...however, if the ability in question is on auto-cast it completely ignores the appropriate cooldown.

I'm a DOTA freak, and the Enchantress's Impteus has autocast but works with c/d...so what's the dealio?

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Question # 2:

I have creeps on my map with a loot table, but I also use a pretty nifty (and small) creep-respawning system that puts them back as they were after X seconds...except the loot tables no longer apply...any explanation on why? The following is the creep respawn system:

JASS:

function Trig_RespawnInit_Actions takes nothing returns nothing
   local unit p //will be used to loop through each of the creeps, along with
   local group g=GetUnitsOfPlayerAll(Player(PLAYER_NEUTRAL_AGGRESSIVE)) //this - the unit group of EACH creep (minus the ones already looped through, you'll see what I mean)
   local integer eachUnit=0 //and this - the number that represents each creep individually.

   loop
         set p=FirstOfGroup(g) 
         exitwhen (p==null) 
         set eachUnit = (eachUnit + 1) 
         set udg_neutral_point[eachUnit] = GetUnitLoc(p) 
         set udg_neutral_type[eachUnit] = p 
         call SetUnitUserData( p, eachUnit ) 

         call GroupRemoveUnit(g,p) 
    endloop    

    call DestroyGroup( g)
    set eachUnit = 0 
endfunction

//===========================================================================
function InitTrig_RespawnInit takes nothing returns nothing
    set gg_trg_RespawnInit = CreateTrigger(  )
    call TriggerRegisterTimerEventSingle( gg_trg_RespawnInit, 0.01 ) 
    call TriggerAddAction( gg_trg_RespawnInit, function Trig_RespawnInit_Actions )
endfunction

JASS:

function Trig_Neutral_Respawn_Actions takes nothing returns nothing
    local integer dyingUnitsCV
set dyingUnitsCV = GetUnitUserData(GetDyingUnit())
    // Set here because if i just used custom value of the dying unit below the wait, it could be a different dying unit.
    call TriggerSleepAction( 5.00 ) // This wait could be as long as you want it to be before the creeps respawn.
    call CreateNUnitsAtLoc( 1, GetUnitTypeId(udg_neutral_type[dyingUnitsCV]), Player(PLAYER_NEUTRAL_AGGRESSIVE), udg_neutral_point[dyingUnitsCV], bj_UNIT_FACING )
    // Hopefully now why I used the custom value becomes imminent

    call SetUnitUserData( GetLastCreatedUnit(), dyingUnitsCV) //set the CV back to the unit because it's lost when the unit dies

set dyingUnitsCV = 0 //still not sure whether this leaks.
endfunction

//===========================================================================
function InitTrig_Neutral_Respawn takes nothing returns nothing
    set gg_trg_Neutral_Respawn = CreateTrigger(  )
    call TriggerRegisterPlayerUnitEventSimple( gg_trg_Neutral_Respawn, Player(PLAYER_NEUTRAL_AGGRESSIVE), EVENT_PLAYER_UNIT_DEATH )
    call TriggerAddAction( gg_trg_Neutral_Respawn, function Trig_Neutral_Respawn_Actions )
endfunction

02-06-2007, 04:32 AM	#2
Jazradel	Both of these are blizzard's issues. Yeh, autocast on attack abilities have cooldown problems. Only ones that start with a cooldown work properly. Try using Black Arrow (Neutral Hostile). Loot tables only apply to preplaced units.

02-06-2007, 08:47 AM	#3
Guest	Speaking of auto-cast problems; why, when on auto-cast and attacking, does searing arrows not count as begining the effect of an ability? Is there a way around this? (sorry if I explained this poorly)