Fixing Special Effects

[Cloud_FF]

I found a tutorial which shows how to fix special effects, but I immediately saw that this is not applicable when you have more then 1 unit dying during the execution of the trigger:

 Special effect - Create special effect at (Point) using (Units\Human\Footman\Footman.mdx)
Set (Footman Effect) = (Last Created Special Effect)
Wait 5 seconds
Special effect - Destroy (Footman Effect)

Any ideas how to apply this for more then 1 units at a time. The special effect is played upon unit death. Even if I reduce the Wait 5,00 seconds to less, even 1 it would not work because within this 1 second I can have as much as 4 unit dying and at the end only one will have it's special effect removed properly, since when 1 dies then say 0.1 seconds later another dies the trigger would set the (Footman Effect) to the second unit and this would mean that the first one would retain the effect.

Or maybe I am wrong?

 

[Flare]

You can localize the global like so:

Custom script: local effect udg_myspecialeffect

With that, you can use the effect as normal in GUI, but it can't be used outside that trigger, or within group loops, so its use is pretty limited (according to AceHart, local globals are evil incarnate ^^)

 

[Cloud_FF]

Can I ask you to make a full "Actions" code? :} I am kinda not going well with variables. Thanks

 

[Flare]

Untitled Trigger 002
    Events
    Conditions
    Actions
        Custom script:   local effect udg_effect
        Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the overhead of (Triggering unit) using Abilities\Spells\Other\TalkToMe\TalkToMe.mdl
        Set effect = (Last created special effect)
        Wait 5.00 seconds
        Special Effect - Destroy effect

 

[Cloud_FF]

Will try ASAP

Edit:

Set effect = (Last created special effect)

"effect" is a variable "Effect Type" right? If it is, it doesn't allow me to do what you've written.

 

[Flare]

effect is a special effect variable

 

[Cloud_FF]

lol k :thup:

Now I just have to redo an entire category of triggers At least this is the final detail and my map can be released for open beta ^^

 

[Cloud_FF]

There is an error somewhere...it says that there is a script error in the Custom Script. The name of the Variable is "Effect"


Edit: The error accrued only in triggers where a unit damages another unit (via an action).

Next page for code

 

[Flare]

Case sensitivity

If your variable is called Effect, the custom script should be

local effect udg_Effect

 

[Cloud_FF]

I tried that. The script code is not case sensitive. Doesn't make difference between capital E and small e

 

[Flare]

your using it within a group loop? If so, where did you declare the SFX variable to be local? Please post the whole code (without shortening it...)

The script code is not case sensitive

Pretty much everything is case-sensitive.

 

[Cloud_FF]

As in page 2 for code :P

These are the actions I use and the place where they fail.

 

[Flare]

... post the WHOLE trigger, and don't shorten it PLEASE. It's kinda hard to help when you are only posting a small chunk of the trigger (and not even a complete chunk at that)

EDIT:

Custom Script:   local effect udg_[B][U]e[/U][/B]ffect
Set [B][U]E[/U][/B]ffect

case sensitivity... that is most likely the problem..

 

[Larcenist]

Locals have to be declared at the very top of the trigger.

 

[Flare]

Locals have to be declared at the very top of the trigger.

That too, although syntax checker should tell you that

 

[Larcenist]

That too, although syntax checker should tell you that

He did say that that's where the trigger fails, and his partial trigger shows a UnitDamageTarget function above the local declaring.

 

[Cloud_FF]

I'll try it but then why do the other triggers not involving units damaging other are not affected.

 

[Cloud_FF]

Yes the problem remains. I made it "effect" and nothing changed.

Look down

Edit: I changed the position of the custom script code above all but I still get that error.

 

[Flare]

1) Move the custom script above Unit - Damage Target action
2) Capitalize the e in udg_effect so it becomes

udg_Effect

 

[Larcenist]

Mind posting the WHOLE code?