Check that unit is facing other unit

[Leazy]

Hello!

I need help with a kind of "reverse backstab ability". I want to check that udg_Caster is facing udg_Targ. This is what I got so far (looking on other backstab abilities I understood I need these things, but probably in other order with other numbers for checking if unit is facing other unit).

• Facing Target
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Ability_Continue Equal to True
  • Actions
  • Set Real[1] = (Facing of Targ)
  • Set Real[2] = (Facing of Caster)
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
  • If - Conditions
  • Real[1] Greater than or equal to (Real[2] + 35.00)
  • Real[1] Less than or equal to (Real[2] + 35.00)
  • Then - Actions
  • Unit - Remove Ability from Caster
  • Unit - Add Ability to Caster
  • Unit - Set mana of Caster to ((Mana of Caster) + Ability_Cost)
  • Game - Display to (Player group((Owner of Caster))) for 2.00 seconds the text: |cffff0000Need to f...
  • Set Ability_Continue = False
  • Else - Actions

Problem now is that the unit seems to never trigger the game message.

 

[KaerfNomekop]

With two conditions, both of them need to be validated for the rest of the loop to run. In this case Real[1] needs to be exactly equal to Real[2] for anything to happen. Try putting them in an Or (Multiple Conditions) block.

EDIT: Your post and your trigger don't match up. Do you want your caster to be facing the target, or facing it's back?

 

[Leazy]

I want the caster to face the target I just took a backstab ability and tried to modify it myself, but I'm sure it's wrong

 

[KaerfNomekop]

I want the caster to face the target I just took a backstab ability and tried to modify it myself, but I'm sure it's wrong

Try this.

• Set Real[1] = (Facing of Targ)
  • Set Real[2] = (Facing of Caster)
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • Real[1] Less than or equal to (Real[2] + 215.00)
      • Real[1] Greater than or equal to (Real[2] + 145.00)
    • Then - Actions
    • Else - Actions

215 = 180 + 35
145 = 180 - 35
Basically, turn the target's facing around, then check within 35 degrees in either direction.

 

[Leazy]

• Facing Target
  • Events
  • Conditions
    • Ability_Continue Equal to True
  • Actions
    • Set Point[1] = (Position of Targ)
    • Set Real[1] = (Facing of Targ)
    • Set Real[2] = (Facing of Caster)
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • Real[1] Greater than or equal to (Real[2] + 215.00)
        • Real[1] Less than or equal to (Real[2] + 145.00)
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit - Remove Ability from Caster
        • Unit - Add Ability to Caster
        • Unit - Set mana of Caster to ((Mana of Caster) + Ability_Cost)
        • Game - Display to (Player group((Owner of Caster))) for 2.00 seconds the text: |cffff0000Need to f...
        • Set Ability_Continue = False
      • Else - Actions

This doesn't work either. It never plays the game message.

 

[crystal.maiden_19]

I want the caster to face the target I just took a backstab ability and tried to modify it myself, but I'm sure it's wrong

If you want it that way, why don't you just set the caster position to "Position of (Target unit of ability being cast)) offset by 32.00 towards (Facing of (Target unit of ability being cast)) degrees"

 

[KaerfNomekop]

Real[1] Greater than or equal to (Real[2] + 145.00)
Real[1] Less than or equal to (Real[2] + 215.00)

Greater than small number, less than big number.

 

[crystal.maiden_19]

Real[1] Greater than or equal to (Real[2] + 145.00)
Real[1] Less than or equal to (Real[2] + 215.00)

Greater than small number, less than big number.

Ugh, I'm so confused...
What does Leazy want anyway...?

 

[Leazy]

I'm not making my abilities the wc3 way, but the "WoW way", meaning you right click a guy and then he's your target. Then you use no target spells, which will still cause an effect on your target. Therefor I have to check that the caster is facing the target (and also that the target is in range, is alive etc but that's in other triggers).
Example: I use Berserk. Storm Bolt is casted on udg_Target[custom value of udg_Caster] IF: target is in range, is alive and caster is facing target.

 

[Leazy]

Real[1] Greater than or equal to (Real[2] + 145.00)
Real[1] Less than or equal to (Real[2] + 215.00)

Greater than small number, less than big number.

• Facing Target
  • Events
  • Conditions
    • Ability_Continue Equal to True
  • Actions
    • Set Point[1] = (Position of Targ)
    • Set Real[1] = (Facing of Targ)
    • Set Real[2] = (Facing of Caster)
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • Real[1] Less than or equal to (Real[2] + 215.00)
        • Real[1] Greater than or equal to (Real[2] + 145.00)
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit - Remove Ability from Caster
        • Unit - Add Ability to Caster
        • Unit - Set mana of Caster to ((Mana of Caster) + Ability_Cost)
        • Game - Display to (Player group((Owner of Caster))) for 2.00 seconds the text: |cffff0000Need to f...
        • Set Ability_Continue = False
      • Else - Actions

Still doesn't work :/

 

[KaerfNomekop]

• If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
  • If - Conditions
    • Real[1] Less than Real[2]
  • Then - Actions
    • Set Real[1] = (Real[1] + 360.00)
  • Else - Actions

Add this before the first If/Then/Else, and it should work.

 

[crystal.maiden_19]

I'm not making my abilities the wc3 way, but the "WoW way", meaning you right click a guy and then he's your target. Then you use no target spells, which will still cause an effect on your target. Therefor I have to check that the caster is facing the target (and also that the target is in range, is alive etc but that's in other triggers).
Example: I use Berserk. Storm Bolt is casted on udg_Target[custom value of udg_Caster] IF: target is in range, is alive and caster is facing target.

Ugh, I still don't get it , sorry I can't help you...
I never played WoW...

 

[Leazy]

• If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
  • If - Conditions
  • Real[1] Less than Real[2]
  • Then - Actions
  • Set Real[1] = (Real[1] + 360.00)
  • Else - Actions

Add this before the first If/Then/Else, and it should work.

I did this:

• Facing Target
  • Events
  • Conditions
    • Ability_Continue Equal to True
  • Actions
    • Set Point[1] = (Position of Targ)
    • Set Real[1] = (Facing of Targ)
    • Set Real[2] = (Facing of Caster)
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • Real[1] Less than Real[2]
      • Then - Actions
        • Set Real[1] = (Real[1] + 360.00)
      • Else - Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • Real[1] Less than or equal to (Real[2] + 215.00)
        • Real[1] Greater than or equal to (Real[2] + 145.00)
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit - Remove Ability from Caster
        • Unit - Add Ability to Caster
        • Unit - Set mana of Caster to ((Mana of Caster) + Ability_Cost)
        • Game - Display to (Player group((Owner of Caster))) for 2.00 seconds the text: |cffff0000Need to f...
        • Set Ability_Continue = False
      • Else - Actions

Still doesn't work :/

 

[KaerfNomekop]

I really have no idea what's wrong anymore, because it works fine in this test map. Are you sure all your conditions are valid, and the trigger is actually being run at all?

 

[crystal.maiden_19]

I'll check that one first, I'll inform you when I'm done...
Leazy, can you give me the map that contains the ability that you want to make...?
So, I can understand what you really want to make, beside I'm too lazy to copying those triggers and variables...

 

[kingkwong92]

Do you mean that both the caster and the target have to be looking at each other? This is a different way of looking at it.
If so you can use:
A = Angle from caster to target
Caster facing angle within X degrees of A
Targets facing angle within X degrees of (A+180)

This basically draws a line between the two units. Just create conditions to check if your facing angle is within X degrees of it.
Hope that helped.