Mirror Image Trigger Not Working.

[Mittsies]

Basically it's for a tower-defense. When this unit is attacked it casts mirror image as a result. Once it casts mirror image it's supposed to move all the units by selecting all of them and adding them to a unit group that periodically moves creeps.

• Deviate Owl Cast
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Mirror Image (Deviate Owl)
  • Actions
    • Set mirrorimagepos = (Position of (Casting unit))
    • Set mirrorimagegroup = (Units within 600.00 of mirrorimagepos matching ((Level of FLAG_HasMirrorImage for (Matching unit)) Equal to 1))
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in mirrorimagegroup and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit Group - Add (Picked unit) to CreepBlockedGroup
    • Custom script: call DestroyGroup (udg_mirrorimagegroup)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_mirrorimagepos)

I have a feeling it's a mirror-image-specific problem I'm having. Any ideas?

 

[Chaos_Knight]

Why do you need to trigger it??

 

[Mittsies]

Why do you need to trigger it??

That's kind of a silly question isn't it? Because I want it in my game? ._.

 

[Chaos_Knight]

Okay, then.. But it's 1000000000 times esaier to just do it in Object Editor.

 

[Mittsies]

Can someone who knows what they're talking about please respond to this? :[

 

[Komaqtion]

Well, you basically want to, when you cast "Mirror Image" to move the images, where ?

 

[Mittsies]

Well, you basically want to, when you cast "Mirror Image" to move the images, where ?

The unit group will assign them their movement. I have a feeling that is the problem: mirror-images going into groups.

 

[Komaqtion]

No, mirror images can easily be added into groups

But, the event "A unit Spawns a summoned unit" will also trigger when a Mirror Image is created

So I suggest you try this:

• Image Picking
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Spawns a summoned unit
  • Conditions
    • ((Summoned unit) is an illusion) Equal to True
  • Actions
    • Unit Group - Add (Summoned unit) to Periodic_Group

 

[Mittsies]

Thanks Koma, I'll give that a try.

 

[Grymlax]

you can also use the "a unit enters region" event, that one works with illusions.

 

[BlueMirage]

I think the problem here is that the illusions don't appear instantly when the ability goes into effect. You know, first the caster becomes blademasterish, then sends 2-4 blademaster models to the spawning points of the illusions. When they arrive, the illusions spawn.

You don't have a wait command included. Since the illusions doesn't exist yet, you can't order them.

Both Grymlax and Komaq provided possible solutions.