Ability attach special effect

[Love-Nature]

Hi all, i need to modify/add an ability with a special effect, i used engineer upgrade and made it for item, but it seems i cant add the attachment from the ability to the unit when he picks up the item, how can i make it? Or even if there is a specific ability for attachments
I cant make it throught triggers.

Just something like this : http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php/100837-model-won-t-attach?highlight=engineer+upgrade

 

[Grags_1977]

looks pretty good to me, here's a bigger list though

You can create special effects using SPECIAL EFFECT - CREATE SPECIAL EFFECT AT POINT
and SPECIAL EFFECT - CREATE SPECIAL EFFECT ON UNIT.
If you create it on a unit, you have to specify where on the unit (attachment point). This is a list of the available places:

overhead (floats over the unit's head, but doesn't sway with the head as it animates)
head (sways with the unit's animation)
chest
origin (usually at the base of a unit's feet)
hand
foot
weapon (usually for heroes)
sprite (usually for buildings)
medium (usually for buildings)
large (usually for buildings)

There are also attachment point modifiers. Combine them with the attachment points to get the desired attachment, ie: LEFT FOOT and SECOND SPRITE.

left
right
mount (for mounted units)
rear (for quadrupeds)
first (for buildings)
second (for buildings)
third (for buildings)
fourth (for buildings)
fifth (for buildings)
sixth (for buildings)
rallypoint (for buildings)

NOTE: attachment points are configured into the models themselves, and not all models have all these points.

Hope this helps

 

[Love-Nature]

Hope this helps

I didnt ask for help with attachment points...

 

[merlinds]

Just create a DummyItemAbility, like a add agility but set it to +0. then edit the ability and set the attachment of your special effect. Last, add the ability to your item.

If you do not know how to add the attachment to the ability, just check how the defaul auras work, then instead of the special effect of the aura just put your special effect and change "origin" with the attachment point you want!

 

[Love-Nature]

Just create a DummyItemAbility, like a add agility but set it to +0. then edit the ability and set the attachment of your special effect. Last, add the ability to your item.

But can i set it from my engineer upgrade item ability?

 

[Grags_1977]

I didnt ask for help with attachment points...

Sorry for trying to help, I will not make that mistake again.

 

[GFreak45]

yes you did, you just didnt understand what you were asking for, you would need to use these to properly attach a special effect to a unit, trust grags, he does a lot with special effects

 

[Love-Nature]

Sorry for trying to help, I will not make that mistake again.

Really funny...

yes you did, you just didnt understand what you were asking for, you would need to use these to properly attach a special effect to a unit, trust grags, he does a lot with special effects

I'd like to trust but that (what he replied) is not my problem, my problem is another...

You can create special effects using SPECIAL EFFECT - CREATE SPECIAL EFFECT AT POINT
and SPECIAL EFFECT - CREATE SPECIAL EFFECT ON UNIT.

I just said i cant make it meaning i cant, not i dont know to... sorry but thats english not specific.

 

[GFreak45]

then explain your problem better instead of insulting someone for helping you, keep doing it and you will find that no1 will want to help you the same way it happened to 136610 and djcbb, they stopped getting any posts period to any of their threads, be nicer please

 

[Love-Nature]

then explain your problem better instead of insulting someone for helping you, keep doing it and you will find that no1 will want to help you the same way it happened to 136610 and djcbb, they stopped getting any posts period to any of their threads, be nicer please

What are you talking about? Insulting? Do you even know what a insult is?

 

[Grags_1977]

He means your whole attitude. If someones obviously trying to help you. Doesn't matter how wrong they are, at least they are trying. You should acknowledge that and least say thankyou.

 

[GFreak45]

i just recommend closing the thread now, you can with the administrator tools at the top

 

[Grags_1977]

i just recommend closing the thread now, you can with the administrator tools at the top

I could never find this? I had mine locked by an admin

 

[Love-Nature]

i just recommend closing the thread now, you can with the administrator tools at the top

Nhaa i dont want to get this thread closed, i just want to get answered, no matter if it helps or not, i just cant tollerate these useless posts like yours. Next post please try to be to any help or just dont reply to this thread anymore instead of asking to close this thread for a reason that only you know.

You should acknowledge that and least say thankyou.

I dont understand that... why should i say thank you?

@GFreak45: Grags_1997 gave me an answer, i appreciated it but that is not what i asked, it is simple, just you cant get it right? Im sure i dont have to say thank you every wrong post even if not on purpose, i just appreciate it because he tried to help atleast,instead of judging people with useless replyes that doesnt help them.

 

[merlinds]

mmmm, i dont think your understanding Love-Nature. YOU are asking for help for some thing YOU dont know, and GRAGS and GFreak are trying to help YOU. THey are spending THEIR TIME to help YOU. and you do not look really greatfull.
If you check other posts, you will see that the ppl that most help are casually "Gfreak and Grags" so i do not recomend you to piss them off.

 

[Love-Nature]

mmmm, i dont think your understanding Love-Nature. YOU are asking for help for some thing YOU dont know, and GRAGS and GFreak are trying to help YOU. THey are spending THEIR TIME to help YOU. and you do not look really greatfull.
If you check other posts, you will see that the ppl that most help are casually "Gfreak and Grags" so i do not recomend you to piss them off.

Mmm still replying with off-topic? Allright you can now close this thread.

merlinds: Also a personal suggest, stop licking theyr ass...

 

[GFreak45]

the issue isnt saying thanks for every post, every time someone responds to my thread to help me the first time at least i say thanks, even if it doesnt actually help, i do that because they spent their time for me, when they could have spent it doing something they want to do, after that, if it wasnt solved in the first post but they do solve it in the end i say thanks again, i understand that may seem odd to you, but i dont hang out in your house and criticize the way that you communicate with your friends, thats essentially what you are doing by saying that its stupid to be polite eventhough its just a part of online communication

lets just start over, can you explain your issue better?

 

[Love-Nature]

Love it!
My problem is: i cant add an attachment on the unit throught an ability... how to? I know the points "chest,origin,head,overhead etc..." but i dont know to set it from an ability not throught a trigger.

I'll post the screenshot so you can understand better :

 

[GFreak45]

art caster applies the effect to the caster at the specified points (ie: blizzard attaches frost to the hands of the caster) the art target applies it at the target (ie: bloodlust makes it bigger and attaches red to its hands) is that what you needed? and btw, do not respond like the post just before my last again, you will quickly see people turn on you who are trying to help

 

[merlinds]

Search for an ability that has a attachmen by defaul (all auras does) and just replace the Effect of the aura with your effect and the attachment point, from "origin" (the defaul aura attachment) to the place you want.
If you want to put an attachment in your already existing ability, just put the effect in the same field the auras does and put the attachment point in the field that the auras does.
And remember, if you put an attachment point like "Left hand" you must create 2 attachment points in the same field. you doble click the field to edit it, press to add a strig, and typo left, and again the same just this time you type hand.
This is the way i do it.