How to create lightning effect between units?

[valiohristov]

How do you create a lightning effect between two units.
Like if a unit is in less than 600 range from another unit the lightning is created and if they are more than 600 units from each other the effect breaks.

 

[werasd]

Maybe creating a dummy unit at the point of the "caster" that attacks (change the missile art type, but if you want no damage, then set it's damage to 0) or casts a spell constantly. I guess the first option is more suitable.

 

[valiohristov]

Maybe creating a dummy unit at the point of the "caster" that attacks (change the missile art type, but if you want no damage, then set it's damage to 0) or casts a spell constantly. I guess the first option is more suitable.

Can i do that without any dummy units

 

[werasd]

There is an action for that... i just found it.

• Lightning Effect
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit comes within 256.00 of Furion 0029 <gen>
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Lightning - Create a Chain Lightning - Primary lightning effect from source (Position of (Triggering unit)) to target (Position of Furion 0029 <gen>)

 

[NindoOne]

There is an action for that... i just found it.

• Lightning Effect
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit comes within 256.00 of Furion 0029 <gen>
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Lightning - Create a Chain Lightning - Primary lightning effect from source (Position of (Triggering unit)) to target (Position of Furion 0029 <gen>)

Dude! I have never noticed that action! This is very useful, I once had this problem and found a tutorial who said it was only availible for vJass.

 

[Ayanami]

How do you create a lightning effect between two units.
Like if a unit is in less than 600 range from another unit the lightning is created and if they are more than 600 units from each other the effect breaks.

Create a lightning effect mentioned above. Store the lightning effect in a variable. Make a periodic trigger to move the lightning effect to source location = caster and target location = target so that the lightning will be where it's supposed to be. Check the distance between the caster and the target on the periodic trigger. If distance > 600, then destroy lightning effect variable.

 

[werasd]

Create a lightning effect mentioned above. Store the lightning effect in a variable. Make a periodic trigger to move the lightning effect to source location = caster and target location = target so that the lightning will be where it's supposed to be. Check the distance between the caster and the target on the periodic trigger. If distance > 600, then destroy lightning effect variable.

That's it.

 

[valiohristov]

So... How exactly do you check the distance between the units?

 

[HydraRancher]

So... How exactly do you check the distance between the units?

Math - Distance between points

 

[valiohristov]

Math - Distance between points

Thanks that helped a lot