Dummy Unit vs Visible

[WuHT]

Here is my problem

I have a trigger that creates some dummy units, then gives them ability-raise dead, then orders them to raise dead.

Problem is...this will only work if i use a visible(non locust) unit as a dummy unit.

My generic dummy unit (that has faithfully served me for a bunch of other triggers) seems to not be able to cast raise dead.

do i need to post the trigger...?? as it's not really complex..
i've made my custom raise dead ability to be 0 mana cost. I made my expiration timer to be sufficient (2 seconds) to cast raise dead. The dummy unit i have i pretty much copied from a tutorial (most likely daelin's), so it has no movement speed/shadow/pathing ..etc So what sets it apart ??
I gave my dummy unit a visible model (ie an albatross) and i know they appear via the trigger..but they wont' cast nothign!!
Any clues as to why it wont order to cast ?!??!

 

[Geelottaja]

Yeah, you should post your trigger so we could help you.

 

[WuHT]

B Rend Soul
    Events
        Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
    Conditions
        (Ability being cast) Equal to B Rend Soul 
    Actions
        Set Bsoulrender = (Target point of ability being cast)
        For each (Integer A) from 0 to 4, do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Unit - Create 1 Dummy for (Owner of (Casting unit)) at Bsoulrender facing Default building facing degrees
                Unit - Add Raise Dead Dummy  to (Last created unit)
                Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Undead Necromancer - Raise Dead
                Unit - Add a 2.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)

not to sound rude or anything..but this works if i use a standard footmen/riflemn (non locust unit) as my dummy unit(clickable/selectable by me)
Weird eh ?

 

[ayumilove]

could you post your map here? so i can check the spell out

i was wandering that since raise dead creates unit, (create unit out from corpse) that would effect your trigger,

you could set up a variable to store your dummy unit as last created unit

B Rend Soul
    Events
        Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
    Conditions
        (Ability being cast) Equal to B Rend Soul 
    Actions
        Set Bsoulrender = (Target point of ability being cast)
        For each (Integer A) from 0 to 4, do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Unit - Create 1 Dummy for (Owner of (Casting unit)) at Bsoulrender facing Default building facing degrees
                [COLOR="Red"]Set MyDummy = Last Created Unit[/COLOR]
                Unit - Add Raise Dead Dummy  to ([COLOR="Red"]MyDummy[/COLOR])
                Unit - Order ([COLOR="Red"]MyDummy[/COLOR]) to Undead Necromancer - Raise Dead
                Unit - Add a 2.00 second Generic expiration timer to ([COLOR="Red"]MyDummy[/COLOR])

 

[lh2705]

I have a solution, but i don't have an explanation to tell why it doesnt work.
Make your dummy a flying unit and give it a fly height of 2000, your dummy won't be seen because its flying up high in the sky. It should work

 

[Geelottaja]

Ordering a unit with locust to do something doesn't work very. How about ordering the unit to cast raise dead and THEN giving it locust?

 

[lh2705]

Ordering a unit with locust to do something doesn't work very. How about ordering the unit to cast raise dead and THEN giving it locust?

I always do that, nothing comes out wrong...

 

[SFilip]

> Ordering a unit with locust to do something doesn't work very.
Huh? I never had any problems with it.

Anyway I recall having a similar problem with a wisp-based dummy. Amazingly it worked fine when I made a new one, footman based.

 

[Chocobo]

> Ordering a unit with locust to do something doesn't work very.
Huh? I never had any problems with it.

Anyway I recall having a similar problem with a wisp-based dummy. Amazingly it worked fine when I made a new one, footman based.

Working weird because of the Animation - Cast Point, sometimes it stucks doing nothing like berserk.

 

[WuHT]

heheh u guys are all great.

Yeah so what i did was ..took a unit-in-progress, copied him..and one by one..
i removed shadow/attack/pathing/movement/added locust...and it miracoulously worked! (i mean my footman dummy has been so steady..but this time i used one based off jaina)

So i guess this is just a weird bug and we shouldn't waste any more time on it
o yeah ayumilove reminded me to use the custom script to remove the "point" variable.

Thx to you all... cased closed i hope

 

[Hero]

> Ordering a unit with locust to do something doesn't work very.
Huh? I never had any problems with it.

Anyway I recall having a similar problem with a wisp-based dummy. Amazingly it worked fine when I made a new one, footman based.

Best based dummy is the SHADE it can use all spells (which all units should be able to do)

Oh make sure the spell is not a Hero Spell and it does not require mana for the dummies.