could you maybe give us some more information?
do you mean the standart shockwave spell or is it a custom one?
if its a custom spell are you using a shockwave unit?
should the camera just be locked to the shockwave or face the same direction?
if you have already a trigger maybe you could upload it for a better understanding and quick help.
Something along these lines would work:
(distance is X, missile speed is y)
EVENTS:
Unit starts the effect of an ability
CONDITIONS:
Ability being cast is equal to shockwave
ACTIONS:
set point 1 = position of casting unit
set point 2 = target of ability being cast
Pan camera to point 1 over 0 seconds
Pan camera to point 1, offset x, angle from point 1 to point 2 over x / y seconds
I would probably make a unit with the shockwave model and use a dummy spell when the unit casts the spell create the shockwave unit at the position of the caster, lock the camera to the unit, and use a standard ass "slide" trigger to move the shockwave unit.
If you don't want to do that much work, TheSpoon's idea would work BUT with a little change:
set point 2 = target of ability being cast
don't set it to the target point. set it to the point that is the max distance away in the direction that the spell is being cast. because shockwave will keep moving past the point you targetted until it reaches the max distance set in the ability.
I'm on a page about incorrect corrections, and spent the better part of like two hours trying to get someone to understand that -5^2 = -25, not 25, and then that post had comments get reposted because that group is self sustaining, and that person was in turn trying to explain what I just explained to them. And I'm taking that as a victory
I will be AFK for a couple of days you guys hold down the fort while I am gone. I will be checking in on my phone but that will severly limit me. Be back saturday!