Making Triggered Channeling Spells

[chobibo]

Hi guys, I was trying to make a Jass spell channeling but I can't seem to work it out, can you guys help me out. I don't know what I need to do, I tried comparing the order ID's so that if I order the unit casting the channeling spell the spell wouldnt continue but I failed lol. Can you guys give me a hand.

 

[Doom-Angel]

can you explain better what you are trying to do?
i didn't quite understand you.....

 

[chobibo]

lol sorry I was a bit drowsy

What I want to do is to imitate a channeling spell, while casting a channeling spell you are forced not to move because the spell will end prematurely. I want to imitate that effect but I cant. I cant make a spell channeling using triggers. But yeah I can if I base it on channeling spells like tornado but I would like to know if it could be done using only triggers usin channel as the base spell. I hope its a bit clear now.

 

[Drunken_God]

why make it with triggers?
set the casting time of channel to 823484 (or sth^^)

 

[chobibo]

Nothing just wanted to know if its possible lol, anyway thanks guys!

 

[Rheias]

It is possible. While the unit is channeling add this line:

call BJDebugMsg(GetUnitCurrentOrder(GetTriggerUnit()))

Write down the integer appearing and then do:

if GetUnitCurrentOrder(GetTriggerUnit()) == <the integer> then
    ....

By the way, this should be in the Jass zone.

 

[chobibo]

Rheias, thanks a lot It worked perfectly!

Yo man it worked thanks for the tip + REP .
I wanna share my code just in case somebody's gonna need it: here it is

    
    local unit u = GetTriggerUnit()
    local real x = GetUnitX(u)
    local real y = GetUnitY(u)
    local real i = 1
    local integer orId =  GetUnitCurrentOrder(u)
    local player p = GetOwningPlayer(u)

    loop
        if GetUnitCurrentOrder(u) == orId then
            exitwhen i > channeltime()
            call DisplayTimedTextToPlayer(p, 1, 0, 5.0, R2S(i))
            set i = i + 1
            call TriggerSleepAction(channelinterval())
        endif
    endloop

Oh and sorry if I posted in the wrong subforums

 

[AceHart]

exitwhen GetUnitCurrentOrder(u) != orId

 

[chobibo]

@ Acehart: I just used the if statement because I want my Spell to charge a set amount of damage based on how long I channeled my spell.

 

[chovynz]

So where do you set channeltime? Your code is incomplete without it.

 

[sinners_la_b]

i find the easiest way to do channeling spells is to base the ability of channel. Then set the follow through time to the time you want the caster to be channeling. Then use an if statement

if GetUnitCurrentOrderId(caster) == GetOrderId("channel") then

// do actions

else

// stop spell

endif