press key to attack

[vinknight]

well i have some problems with this. I'm trying to make a hero attack when a is pressed and a projectile will be sent in the direction. The projectile will fly till it expires or hits something. This is similar to "elimination tournament". Please guide me

 

[Summoned]

This is probably a lot more complex than you think it is.

You'll need a trigger to detect when the "a" key is pressed. Then set the animation of the current selected unit (if it belongs to the triggering player) to its "attack" animation.

After that, you'll need to create a dummy projectile unit and slide it along in the facing angle of the selected unit until it comes within, say, 100 range of an enemy unit or until it flies too far.

 

[jackall]

you have to detect when a unit is given the order "attack" not when the "a" key is pressed

 

[Summoned]

you have to detect when a unit is given the order "attack" not when the "a" key is pressed

I'm trying to make a hero attack when a is pressed

Isn't that the opposite of what this says?

 

[jackall]

well... i dont think you can detect when the a key is pressed, only arrows

 

[Summoned]

well... i dont think you can detect when the a key is pressed, only arrows

I guess it's doable if he creates a custom ability with the hotkey A then, and detect when that ability is used. Attack will have to be disabled for the unit, though.

 

[Rainther]

Which also requires the unit to be marked and controlled (duh). Can't detect the "a" button otherwise.

 

[tmow]

Well i know default keys are the arrow keys...so make it

Event: up arrow is pressed..

Condition:

Action: order all units in UnitGroup to attack *target

 

[OMGedDude]

If you know where to find the attack icon, you can create a custom dummy ability with the hotkey set to 'A', the icon set the the attack icon, the spell animation to 'attack', and set the coordinates to where the attack button should be to create a mock attack button. Then use triggers to detect the unit starting the effect of the ability and trigger the rest accordingly.
You would need to disable attacking for the unit though

 

[vinknight]

omg i don't understand what you guys are saying... because im new to this type of thing. i mean press A and click to shoot a projectile, not pressing a and then a projectile comes out.

 

[Nexor]

Just create an ability based on berserk, set the buff's duration to 0.01 and set it's hotkey to A, and of yource you should set the cooldown of the ability. then just make a trigger with the event: A unit starts the effect of an ability, with the condition: Ability being cast equal to Attack (berserk based)


EDIT: Sorry I just read your last post, then you should make the ability based on any point-casting ability, like a modified version of Channel

 

[WilliamPa]

Elimination Tournament is faaaaaaaaar more difficult to make than you think. You are gonna need some jass to create as efficient shooting system as it has. Probably you will be using GetLocationZ mostly.

Elimination tournament does not just slide it, but it also changes height and even checks terrain height in front of the bullet to check should it remove the bullet(hits ground). At the shooting point, not just the angle matters but the exact spot you click, since the projectile height changes depending whether you clicked on a spot lower than you are, higher than you are or on the same level.

 

[vinknight]

Elimination Tournament is faaaaaaaaar more difficult to make than you think. You are gonna need some jass to create as efficient shooting system as it has. Probably you will be using GetLocationZ mostly.

Elimination tournament does not just slide it, but it also changes height and even checks terrain height in front of the bullet to check should it remove the bullet(hits ground). At the shooting point, not just the angle matters but the exact spot you click, since the projectile height changes depending whether you clicked on a spot lower than you are, higher than you are or on the same level.

oh i see. No way to do in GUI?

 

[Tru_Power22]

oh i see. No way to do in GUI?

It's possible but it would be much, much easier to do in jass.

 

[vinknight]

aww...nvm thx for all the help guys=D

 

[Slinky]

On a slightly side note-

Is there a trick to starting a unit's walk or movement animation?

I am able to start the attack animation (in GUI), but not walk animation.

Anyone able to help please?