Laser Trouble

[Mythes]

I'm trying to make a Laser Charging Spell...
So, the idea is, the hero starts the effect of the ability, and a countdown fires.
The longer he holds the countdown (meaning, he stands still), the farther the laser hits.
I made 4 triggers for that, as follows:


The Start of the ability (ONLY TRIGGER ENABLED FROM START)

• Lasers
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to I'm Chargin Ma Lazerz
  • Actions
    • Set LaserCount = 0
    • Set LaserCaster = (Triggering unit)
    • Set LaserCasterLoc = (Position of LaserCaster)
    • Set LaserTargetLoc = (Target point of ability being cast)
    • Unit - Make LaserCaster face LaserCasterLoc over 0.01 seconds
    • Set LaserFacing = (Facing of LaserCaster)
    • Trigger - Turn on Laser Charge <gen>
    • Trigger - Turn on Laser Cancel <gen>
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_LaserCasterLoc)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_LaserTargetLoc)

The Laser Counting (quite fast, up to 2 seconds..)

• Laser Charge
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.20 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set LaserCount = (LaserCount + 1)
    • Floating Text - Create floating text that reads (String(LaserCount)) at (Position of LaserCaster) with Z offset 0.00, using font size 18.00, color (100.00%, 100.00%, 0.00%), and 25.00% transparency
    • Floating Text - Set the velocity of (Last created floating text) to 64.00 towards 90.00 degrees
    • Floating Text - Change (Last created floating text): Disable permanence
    • Floating Text - Change the fading age of (Last created floating text) to 0.10 seconds
    • Floating Text - Change the lifespan of (Last created floating text) to 0.20 seconds
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • LaserCount Equal to 10
      • Then - Actions
        • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
        • Trigger - Turn on Laser Effect <gen>
      • Else - Actions

Canceling the charging, and releasing the laser...

• Laser Cancel
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting an object
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting a point
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order with no target
  • Conditions
    • (Triggering unit) Equal to LaserCaster
  • Actions
    • Trigger - Turn off Laser Charge <gen>
    • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
    • Trigger - Turn on Laser Effect <gen>

The actual laser effect (just testing w/ thunderclap)

• Laser Effect
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set LaserPosition2 = LaserCasterLoc
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to LaserCount, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Special Effect - Create a special effect at (LaserPosition2 offset by ((Real(LaserCount)) x 100.00) towards 0.00 degrees) using Abilities\Spells\Human\ThunderClap\ThunderClapCaster.mdl
        • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
    • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)

My problem is only with the effect part... It doesn't appear... I have no idea why..
Help here?


Myt.

 

[Weep]

Laser Effect has no event, and you only turn it on, not run it - so that trigger never runs...

Also, Laser Effect leaks a point (the point with polar offset).

Also, I'd simply use Stops Casting as the only necessary event for Laser Cancel.

 

[Mythes]

I can't use stop casting, because the ability I based it on is a point ability (carrion swarm). You can't stop casting an instant =/

Still, now I'm getting only one effect... Instead of looping the effect in a line, with each effect being further away from the caster, I only get the last effect... Maybe a wait?
Any help here ?

BTW I'm posting a map...

 

[TomTTT]

I can't use stop casting, because the ability I based it on is a point ability (carrion swarm). You can't stop casting an instant =/

Still, now I'm getting only one effect... Instead of looping the effect in a line, with each effect being further away from the caster, I only get the last effect... Maybe a wait?
Any help here ?

BTW I'm posting a map...

Try changing the distance/special effect. You may be just not noticing one.

By the way, why dont you MUI this?

 

[Mythes]

Not necessary...
My map only allows one instance of each hero
Yet, I might MUI it someday (probably not though xD)

I don't think the distance is the problem, cause if I cast the spell with 1 second charge, the explosion is right next to my character (100 range). If I cast it with 2 seconds, it's a little further (200 range) and so on...
So it's strange that it doesn't create all the explosions at once...

Anybody else care to try solve this? xD

 

[Weep]

(LaserPosition2 offset by ((Real(LaserCount)) x 100.00) towards 0.00 degrees)[/wc3]

You're iterating Integer A, not LaserCount. It should be Real(Integer A).

 

[Mythes]

LOL!!!
Thanks!!!!


rep+ all
skills is working marvelous *-*

Edit:

I found a bug in the ability and I have fixed it.. I'm posting what happened and how I fixed it, if anyone needs ideas =)
I made the base ability off channel, and set it to a channel type spell. Then, I set the follow through time and duration of each lvl of channel to 7, 11 and 15.
When I cast the ability, sometimes the laser fires off in a totally wierd direction.
This happened when I walked in one direction and then casted to another... I fixed that with a little wait between Unit - Make Caster face point, and Set Facing = Facing of Caster.

the triggers are as follow...


Starting the ability.

• Lasers
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins channeling an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Ima Charjin me Lazerz
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Level of Ima Charjin me Lazerz for LaserCaster) Equal to 1
      • Then - Actions
        • Set LaserCount = 0
      • Else - Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Level of Ima Charjin me Lazerz for LaserCaster) Equal to 2
      • Then - Actions
        • Set LaserCount = 4
      • Else - Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Level of Ima Charjin me Lazerz for LaserCaster) Equal to 3
      • Then - Actions
        • Set LaserCount = 8
      • Else - Actions
    • Set LaserCaster = (Triggering unit)
    • Set LaserCasterLoc = (Position of LaserCaster)
    • Set LaserTargetLoc = (Target point of ability being cast)
    • Unit - Make LaserCaster face LaserTargetLoc over 0.01 seconds
    • Wait 0.5 seconds <------------------------------------------------------------------------- HERE'S THE CRUCIAL PART!
    • Set LaserFacing = (Facing of LaserCaster)
    • Trigger - Turn on Laser Charge <gen>
    • Trigger - Turn on Laser Charging Effect <gen>
    • Trigger - Turn on Laser Cancel <gen>

Charging....

• Laser Charge
  • Events
    • Time - Every 1.00 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit - Make LaserCaster face LaserTargetLoc over 0.01 seconds
    • Set LaserCount = (LaserCount + 1)
    • Floating Text - Create floating text that reads (String(LaserCount)) at (Position of LaserCaster) with Z offset 0.00, using font size 18.00, color (100.00%, 0.00%, 100.00%), and 25.00% transparency
    • Floating Text - Set the velocity of (Last created floating text) to 64.00 towards 90.00 degrees
    • Floating Text - Change (Last created floating text): Disable permanence
    • Floating Text - Change the fading age of (Last created floating text) to 0.60 seconds
    • Floating Text - Change the lifespan of (Last created floating text) to 0.80 seconds
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Level of Ima Charjin me Lazerz for LaserCaster) Equal to 1
      • Then - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • LaserCount Equal to 7
          • Then - Actions
            • Trigger - Turn on Laser Effect <gen>
            • Trigger - Turn off Laser Charging Effect <gen>
            • Trigger - Turn off Laser Cancel <gen>
            • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
          • Else - Actions
      • Else - Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Level of Ima Charjin me Lazerz for LaserCaster) Equal to 2
      • Then - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • LaserCount Equal to 11
          • Then - Actions
            • Trigger - Turn on Laser Effect <gen>
            • Trigger - Turn off Laser Charging Effect <gen>
            • Trigger - Turn off Laser Cancel <gen>
            • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
          • Else - Actions
      • Else - Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Level of Ima Charjin me Lazerz for LaserCaster) Equal to 3
      • Then - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • LaserCount Equal to 15
          • Then - Actions
            • Trigger - Turn on Laser Effect <gen>
            • Trigger - Turn off Laser Charging Effect <gen>
            • Trigger - Turn off Laser Cancel <gen>
            • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
          • Else - Actions
      • Else - Actions

Casting eye-candy *0*

• Laser Charging Effect
  • Events
    • Time - Every 1.00 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Animation - Play LaserCaster's spell animation, using only Rare animations

The actual SFX and damage.

• Laser Effect
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.01 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set LaserPosition2 = LaserCasterLoc
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to LaserCount, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set LaserPoint = ((Position of LaserCaster) offset by ((Real((Integer A))) x 150.00) towards LaserFacing degrees)
        • Special Effect - Create a special effect at LaserPoint using Abilities\Spells\Items\TomeOfRetraining\TomeOfRetrainingCaster.mdl
        • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
        • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units within 200.00 of LaserPoint matching ((((Matching unit) is A structure) Equal to False) and ((((Matching unit) belongs to an enemy of (Owner of LaserCaster)) Equal to True) and (((Matching unit) is alive) Equal to True)))) and do (Actions)
          • Loop - Actions
            • Unit - Cause LaserCaster to damage (Picked unit), dealing (40.00 + (80.00 x (Real((Level of Ima Charjin me Lazerz for LaserCaster))))) damage of attack type Spells and damage type Normal
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_LaserPoint)
    • Trigger - Turn off Laser Cancel <gen>
    • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_LaserCasterLoc)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_LaserTargetLoc)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_LaserPosition2)

Stop channel.

• Laser Cancel
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes casting an ability
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting an object
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting a point
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order with no target
  • Conditions
    • (Triggering unit) Equal to LaserCaster
  • Actions
    • Trigger - Turn off Laser Charge <gen>
    • Trigger - Turn off Laser Charging Effect <gen>
    • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
    • Trigger - Turn on Laser Effect <gen>

NOTE TO SELF:
REALS DO NOT LEAK.