cast orderstring duration field +rep for answers

[GFreak45]

i was wondering if there is a field in units or in abilities that determines how long they maintain the order after the cast is completed... like when a priests casts heal, they maintain the heal order until the cooldown is complete

 

[evilwolf]

I don't think there is.
You could make the channel the ability then create a dummy at the position of the channeler, then tell the dummy to cast heal until your caster stops channeling.
Or
You can make a trigger so that every time someone cast heal the trigger will run and tell them to keep casting it.

 

[tommerbob]

You can make an ability based on Channel that is invisible and has the follow through that you want. When your unit stops casting your ability, give this Channel ability to the unit and order it to cast this ability.

 

[GFreak45]

ya i thought of this but im worried about shared cooldowns, because im making an rpg with castbars/casttimes and it doesnt work unless the orderstring is maintained for the cast time but id like to have multiple casts on each caster-type unit, but a shared cooldown would kinda screw that

 

[DioD]

priest heal is not simple spell.

for any other spells this is backcast animation.

 

[GFreak45]

please elaborate, i couldnt find any such field in any abilities

 

[evilwolf]

I think is Action - Queue unit animation
It allows an unit to do the same stuff again and again until it gets bored.
or you can just do this:

A unit finishes casting an ability.
For integer 1 to 15 do actions.
Order triggering unit to cast heal.
This will make the unit cast heal 15 times.
Hope it works...

 

[GFreak45]

would this make it cast the ability 15 times in a row after the cd finishes? or just instantly cast them all at once reguardless of cd? or just maintain the order string for that long?

 

[evilwolf]

It would cast it 15 times in a row, Cooldown of the ability will effect it. try it first.

 

[BlackRose]

for any other spells this is backcast animation.

^

It's in the unit tab, Art - Animation - Cast Backswing :O

 

[GFreak45]

omg blackrose thank you so much my rpg is gonna be EPIC!!!