Need help with Goblin Techies (DotA)

[Leazy]

Hello!

I'm trying to recreate the Goblin Techies hero in DotA, and I got some questions about him.

1: What is the special effect used in suicide? What should I do to accomplish the same effect?

2: My hero can only place up to 5 mines at a time, when he exceeds that limit I want the oldest one to be removed. How do I do that? (maximum of 5, each lvl is a different mine, but maximum of 5 total). Remember that the mines can get destroyed and I still want the oldest one to disappear when I place over 5.

3: Is there any place I can find the custom DotA icons for goblin techies? (Speaking of: Remote Mines and Detonate)

Thanks in advance, +rep to everyone who helps me out!

 

[SaintMorose]

set up a unit array for mines and an integer count when the count hits 5 remove the last one and adjust them all back a spot.

whenever mines are blown up adjust them all back a spot with a separate trigger.

that would be my guess unless someone can think of a more efficient method

edit: quick search turned up this: http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php?t=135188&highlight=techies

 

[Weep]

Isn't their suicide explosion just the normal Goblin Demo Squad Kaboom! animation, part of the unit's model?

 

[Leazy]

SaintMorose: It has to be MPI

Weep: Nope, I thought so too. The one in DotA is much more fancy.

 

[Weep]

SaintMorose: It has to be MPI

You can make it MPI using that method. For more info, read the thread he linked.

Weep: Nope, I thought so too. The one in DotA is much more fancy.

Ah, OK, I looked on YouTube (I don't play DotA ) and I think it's Objects\Spawnmodels\Other\NeutralBuildingExplosion\NeutralBuildingExplosion.mdl