I need expiration timers (and I saw the trigger)

[Paulie]

Alright This is my first post here. and i won't make the rest this long

i'm not a total Noob to the WE community, I am Making a map kinda sorta based on a hunt type map, what i have so far, (I have no clue how to post pics here) but its basically a map where you start out and a dialog box comes up that you choose from 3 heros, one is a rifleman, one is an aura guy and one is a guy who builds towers that last a certain amount of time. one thing i NEED to find out is how to add an exparation timer to the towers he builds, (yes i saw the trigger
[unit-add expiration timer] but i cant get it to work with my ability.) anyway, here is the ability I made:

What i did is i edited the "Build Tiny Scout Tower" ability.
-I made it a hero ability and not an item one
-I set all the tooltips
-I set the levels to 3
-Now i set the Data
-Level 1-unit-units created=Scout tower x4
-Level 2-unit-units created=Guard tower x4
-Level 3-unit-units created=Arcane tower x4
(I have No clue why they are entered 4 times but thats how the 1st one was
so i continued it)
-Finally i set the targets allowed to terrain

Question?-is there anything wrong with this ability?

Now in my trigger editor or whatever what should i do to add the experation timer on each tower
(right now the health just degenerates until it dies)

Please excuse the length of this post and any spelling errors i have made.

I think i can attach my map but i don't know if i should tell me if you want me to

 

[Rad]

To add the timer using triggers:

E: Unit summons a unit
C: Ability being cast equal to <BuildTower>
A: Unit - Add (Generic) experation timer to (Summoned Unit)

Or something like that, if the condition doesnt work use a unit-type check and check the summoned unit type.

To post images, well you can either attach them or use photobucket. But I use www.imageshack.us. Copy/Paste the link that is used in forums (Listed to the left)

 

[phyrex1an]

-Edit- If the "Mini Tower" ability works on that event Rad's trigger is better.
But use my condition (with Summoned Unit of course) since there is no abilit being cast with that event

    Events
        Unit - A unit enters (Playable map area)
    Conditions
        Or - Any (Conditions) are true
            Conditions
                (Unit-type of (Entering unit)) Equal to Guard Tower
                (Unit-type of (Entering unit)) Equal to Advanced Cold Tower
                (Unit-type of (Entering unit)) Equal to Advanced Death Tower
    Actions
        Unit - Add a 60.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Entering unit)

Test that, I dont know if expiration timer's work on buildings.

 

[Rad]

Still use it like my format, using those condiitons but switch entering unit to summoned unit, if the experation timer doesnt work on buildings make them like wards.

 

[Paulie]

Thanx

Thanks a bunch people but I don't think experations do work on buildings because the trigger makes perfect sense but it isn't working, is there some other ability or something like the guy that summons the water elemental, he has times life do you think that that ability would work? i could try it, and just incase it helps any, i'll attach some screen shots since the maps to big, (i can't host it on battle.net anyway for some reason so if you want the map, just tell me how to send it to you lol

 

[AceHart]

A negative hit point regeneration rate might just do that.

 

[The Helper]

You can always post your map on the WET Maps Page.