Camera issues...

[serb7]

how do i get it to where every X seconds of game time it retrieves a player position, and then if a unit casts X spell then the camera locks to last known player position?

when i cast this spell, it removes the unit and then places it and recreates the unit a bit ahead of where it removed it, so when a camera is locked on to the unit it resets itself back the spawn point of the unit....

edit: fixed THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HELP!!

• leap of faith
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Leap of Faith
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • NormalCamera[1] Equal to False
        • (Triggering unit) Equal to Ninja 0001 <gen>
      • Then - Actions
        • Camera - Reset camera for Player 1 (Red) to standard game-view over 0.00 seconds
        • Set NormalCamera[1] = True
        • Wait 1.00 seconds
        • Camera - Apply Cam Follow <gen> for Player 1 (Red) over 0.00 seconds
        • Set NormalCamera[1] = False
      • Else - Actions
        • Do nothing

 

[jig7c]

you have to save a point variable every x seconds, and then delete that variable after x seconds and set it to another location...

event
every 60 seconds...
condition
action
set point = position of some unit...
wait 60 seconds
remove location udg_point

event
a unit begins casting a spell
condition
ability being casted equal to XXX
action
move your camera to point!

 

[serb7]

remove location udg_Point

is that custom script? if so could you explain?

 

[HydraRancher]

It is:

• Custom Script: call RemoveLocation (udg_point)

Its Case Sensetive!


Jig you do realise that is SUI?
(Single-Unit Instable (which is bad))

 

[serb7]

thank you hydra.

 

[jig7c]

i know that Hydra... i was just pointing him in the right direction!

 

[HydraRancher]

You could've atleast told him, this wont work for more than one unit.

 

[serb7]

You could've atleast told him, this wont work for more than one unit.

i can make it work for more than one unit i would just need more variables and triggers :\

and conditions applying to certain players, i can figure it out

 

[HydraRancher]

Or...

• Initialization
  • Events
    • Map Initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Hashtable - Create a Hashtable
    • Set CameraHashtable = (Last Created Hashtable)

• Set Point
  • Events
    • Time - Every 60.00 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Temp_Group = Units in (Playable Map Area)
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in Temp_Group and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set Temp_Point = (Position of (Picked Unit))
        • Hashtable - Add Temp_Point as 0 of (Key(Picked Unit)) in CameraHashtable
        • Custom Script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Temp_Point)
    • Custom Script: call DestroyGroup (udg_Temp_Group)

• Ability
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to (Your Ability)
  • Actions
    • Set Temp_Point = Load Point of 0 of (Key(Triggering Unit))
    • Camera - Pan camera for (Owner of (Triggering Unit)) at Temp_Point
    • Custom Script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Temp_Point)

HASHTABLES!

 

[serb7]

Set Temp_Point = Load Point of 0 of (Key(Triggering Unit))

? 'load point of 0'
what?

 

[serb7]

ok guys i did what both of you said and the problem is when i cast this spell, it removes the unit and then places it and recreates the unit a bit ahead of where it removed it, so when a camera is locked on to the unit it resets itself back the spawn point of the unit....