Spell Pillar of Lightning

[Crapling]

I just downloaded this tonight and althouth the ability is freakin awesome, it looks like the two pillars don't want to do a full circle. They do about half of a semi-circle and then reset. Was this intended?

 

[Ghan]

> Was this intended?

No. This error is completely random. I have no idea what causes it. It does not happen every time, and it is not always the same when it does happen.

 

[Crapling]

> Was this intended?

No. This error is completely random. I have no idea what causes it. It does not happen every time, and it is not always the same when it does happen.

Hmm, well its still really awesome. Would you mind if I use it in my RPG?

 

[Ghan]

> Would you mind if I use it in my RPG?

Not at all. That's what it's here for.

 

[Crapling]

I'm such a noob, this is the first spell I've ever tried to upload and I totally screwed something up.:banghead:

I guess I should hold off on Hero Abilities. :x

 

[Pyrogasm]

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Methinks there was some vBulletin tampering with your account.

At any rate; you really should use X/Y values instead of Locations. Locations suck because they are slow, inflexible, and leak-prone. 2 real values can never leak, are very manipulatable, and are lightning-fast.

D'you want me to explain how you'd rewrite your code without locations for you?

 

[Ghan]

> Methinks there was some vBulletin tampering with your account.

Nope. That's all me.

> D'you want me to explain how you'd rewrite your code without locations for you?

I think I could probably figure it out myself. I just need to store the X and Y of the target point, then use those later.

 

[Pyrogasm]

Nope. That's all me.

Implying that you changed your own account, or that you actually have posted 5,600 times in 8 months?

As for the X/Y values thing... that's not entirely correct. You would be working with the X/Y values directly; no locations would be involved at all.

 

[Ghan]

> you actually have posted 5,600 times in 8 months?

Yes. That's correct.

> You would be working with the X/Y values directly; no locations would be involved at all.

Don't I still have to use the GetLocationX/Y functions for the initial location?

 

[Sooda]

> Don't I still have to use the GetLocationX/Y functions for the initial location?

Yes, but only once. From there on you have to remove that location and you can start to manipulate with X and Y coordinates. Almost every native wants coordinates instead locations.
That spell from screen shots looks mean (skulls and lightning) - I like it !

EDIT: Tried to test it but Warcraft III can' t detect your map, what could be cause of this ( I tried to download it again and same thing happens, it dosn' t appear in the list) ? I' m speaking about JASS version here.

EDIT: Ran it from World Editor and got it working, still I stay to my first opinion.

 

[Ghan]

> Yes, but only once. From there on you have to remove that location and you can start to manipulate with X and Y coordinates. Almost every native wants coordinates instead locations.

Yeah, that's what I thought. It's what I meant by "initial".

> That spell from screen shots looks mean (skulls and lightning) - I like it !

Did anyone notice that the lightning comes out at random points on the pillar?

> Tried to test it but Warcraft III can' t detect your map

That's just plain weird. Anyone else have this problem?

 

[NapaHero]

Time for my feedback

1st - +rep for the spell. I really liked it.

2nd - In GUI version, sometimes when I cast this spell 3 times, the first one vanish really freaking fast, the second keeps up but don't release the lightnings and the last one gains full effect. Any ideas why?

 

[Ghan]

> Any ideas why?

Indeed. The GUI version is not MUI.

 

[NapaHero]

Can't you make it MUI? I really want that spell to be MUI so I can use it in my map.

 

[Ghan]

> I really want that spell to be MUI so I can use it in my map.

Just use the JASS version.
I tried to make the GUI version MUI, but it bugged up a ton and just didn't work.

 

[HappyPeasant]

um awsome spell but is there anyway to change the stuff above him to a farseer missile so thats its lighting from lightning lol?

 

[The Helper]

5 Star Bump

 

[thewrongvine]

Since there's no thread or post or anything for helping me, I'll +rep you here.

Thanks for the spells.

 

[skullkidd]

oh wow. I really like this one. Great job!

 

[Ghostwind]

Just a simple thing (not really that important), but if you want to remove a line of code instead of using TimedLife you can just give the dummy unit 3 health and -1.00 HP regeneration