Add local special effect on target

[Leazy]

Hello! I try to add a local special effect on a unit, but it wont show up. This is how I did:

• Select Target
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting an object
  • Conditions
    • ((Target unit of issued order) belongs to an enemy of (Owner of (Triggering unit))) Equal to True
    • (Target unit of issued order) Not equal to Target[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))]
  • Actions
    • Custom script: local string s = ""
    • Set Target[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] = (Target unit of issued order)
    • Custom script: if GetLocalPlayer() ==GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()) then
    • Custom script: set s = "Abilities\\Spells\\Other\\Aneu\\AneuTarget.mdl"
    • Custom script: endif
    • Custom script: call AddSpecialEffectTarget("s", GetOrderTargetUnit(), "overhead")

 

[Happy]

try another effect...some effects doesnt show up....i had the same problem several times...

 

[Leazy]

no effect seem to work :/

 

[Uberplayer]

• Custom script: call AddSpecialEffectTarget("s", GetOrderTargetUnit(), "overhead")

Remove the quatation marks from "s".

 

[Leazy]

Got this now:

• Select Target
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting an object
  • Conditions
    • ((Target unit of issued order) belongs to an enemy of (Owner of (Triggering unit))) Equal to True
    • (Target unit of issued order) Not equal to TargetUnit[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))]
  • Actions
    • Custom script: local string s = ""
    • Set TargetUnit[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] = (Target unit of issued order)
    • Custom script: if GetLocalPlayer() ==GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()) then
    • Custom script: set s = "Abilities\\Spells\\Other\Aneu\\AneuTarget.mdll"
    • Custom script: endif
    • Custom script: call AddSpecialEffectTarget(s, GetOrderTargetUnit(), "overhead")
    • Set TargetUnit_Effect[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] = (Last created special effect)

Can't even turn on the trigger now, expected "endif" etc.

 

[Uberplayer]

You're missing a \ from the model path, just before "Aneu".

 

[Leazy]

Ah, of course! Thanks One last question: doesn't seem like the effect is stored into the TargetUnit_Effect variable. When I try to destroy that effect nothing happens (tried several different effects)

 

[Trollvottel]

(Last created special effect)
refers to the BJ-function of AddSpecialEffect where the last created effect is stored in a global variable.
You have to save it directly like this:

set udg_TargetUnit_Effect[GetPlayerId(GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()))+1] = AddSpecialEffectTarget(s, GetOrderTargetUnit(), "overhead")

 

[Leazy]

Ah, I see! Thanks a lot for all the help you guys!

Edit: Why doesn't this work? :O (doesn't remove special effect, tried several different special effects)

• Select Target
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting an object
  • Conditions
    • ((Target unit of issued order) belongs to an enemy of (Owner of (Triggering unit))) Equal to True
    • (Target unit of issued order) Not equal to TargetUnit[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))]
  • Actions
    • Custom script: local string s = ""
    • Special Effect - Destroy TargetUnit_Effect[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))]
    • Set TargetUnit[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] = (Target unit of issued order)
    • Custom script: if GetLocalPlayer() ==GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()) then
    • Custom script: set s = "Abilities\\Spells\\Other\\Aneu\\AneuTarget.mdl"
    • Custom script: endif
    • Custom script: call AddSpecialEffectTarget(s, GetOrderTargetUnit(), "overhead")
    • Custom script: set udg_TargetUnit_Effect[GetPlayerId(GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()))+1] = AddSpecialEffectTarget(s, GetOrderTargetUnit(), "overhead")

 

[Dirac]

Youre adding the effect twice to the unit...
delete this line.

• Custom script: call AddSpecialEffectTarget(s, GetOrderTargetUnit(), "overhead")

By setting it to a variable you're already creating that's how cool jass is

 

[GFreak45]

ya leazy, i think its time you moved on to jass, that trigger is like 60% CS

 

[Leazy]

Ah, that's awesome!

Yeah, I know, but I just don't have the time to learn any jass right now as I got much going on. :/

 

[Laiev]

Better you chance it to this:

• Custom script: local string s = "Abilities\\Spells\\Other\\Aneu\\AneuTarget.mdl"
  • Special Effect - Destroy TargetUnit_Effect[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))]
  • Set TargetUnit[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] = (Target unit of issued order)
  • Custom script: if GetLocalPlayer() != GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()) then
  • Custom script: set s = ""
  • Custom script: endif
  • Custom script: set udg_TargetUnit_Effect[GetPlayerId(GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()))+1] = AddSpecialEffectTarget(s, GetOrderTargetUnit(), "overhead")

Someone in sometime in somewhere at thehelper, said that can cause desync if the "Abilities\\Spells\\Other\\Aneu\\AneuTarget.mdl" was never used before, so you do the inverse

 

[Leazy]

Ah, thanks for the information m8! Changed it right away!