Ability that would show the range of a unit for 3 seconds?

[X-maul]

I want to have an ability that shows the weapon range of a unit when it uses it (using a weapon range actor) but only for 3 seconds after the ability is used, after that, it should disapear again.

How would I do this? (Also I asume I need to create an actor for each unit using the ability?)

 

[Dave312]

I'm not quite sure how you want this to work. Does the unit use this ability and you can see nearby enemy unit ranges? Or a targeted units range? Or does it just show the casters range?

Either way, just make the ability give your unit a behaviour that lasts 3 seconds and then use a range actor to show the range of the unit when the unit has the behaviour. You will need to create a range actor to every unit affected by this ability.

 

[X-maul]

I want to show the range actor for the unit using the ability, and ok - I'll have a look at it
Thanks

 

[X-maul]

I have made the actor and made it work, but I cant for the life of me figure out what term to put to make it only work when I cast it with a specific unit?
The actor events looks like this:

ActorOrphan
  Destroy
Abil.ShowRange
  Create
Behavior.ShowRange.Destroy
  Destroy

I asume I'll have to put a term at the "Abil.ShowRange" event, but what kind of term?
(btw, is there a way to copy an actors events as text?)

 

[Dave312]

It looks like you are using a behaviour, so use these events:

ActorOrphan
  Destroy
Behaviour.ShowRange.On
  Create
Behaviour.ShowRange.Off
  Destroy

Unfortunately I do not know of a way of copying events as text.

 

[X-maul]

It looks like you are using a behaviour, so use these events:

ActorOrphan
  Destroy
Behaviour.ShowRange.On
  Create
Behaviour.ShowRange.Off
  Destroy

Unfortunately I do not know of a way of copying events as text.

Uhm, well I only use a behavior (The ability just applies a behavior to the caster, which will last for 3 seconds) to know when to destroy the actor.
The problem is not that it does not show, the problem is that the actor displays no matter what unit uses the ability. I only want this to be shown when a Marine uses the ability.

Would I have to create an ability for each unit then?

 

[Dave312]

You just need to create a validator of the type Unit Type and set the Validator: Value property to Marine. Then on your actor, add a term of the type ValidateUnitType and set the Validator property to your validator.

You do not need to create a new ability for each new unit but rather just create a new range actor and new validator.