Simple Question

[sjakie]

Im probably overseeing something really simple, but I just cant figure this out. I made a tower and got it working before I saved and stopped my world editor. Once I restarted it, the towers targets started receiving lightning special effects upon hit out of nowehere. How come they suddenly trigger this effect? And how can I fix this and prevent it from happening in the future?

 

[The-Shadows]

thats weird
can you post your trigger that related to the case?

 

[jarg1985]

A buff of some kind? The trigger would be helpful to see.

 

[sjakie]

Thats the problem, there are no triggers involved. Even without the ability, the targets display lightning effects above their head. Im going to dissect this tower one piece at a time and find what causes it. Ill show you guys once I found something.

 

[Dameon]

What attack missile are you using, the lightning effect might be the missles death animation.

 

[sjakie]

Im using the "hurl boulder" rock as projectile.

 

[Komaqtion]

Do the attacked unit (By the towers) get lightning above their heads, or is it the lightning that get it when they attack, or when they get attacked ? :S

Im going to dissect this tower one piece at a time and find what causes it.

Yeah, probably a good idea :thup:

 

[sjakie]

Do the attacked unit (By the towers) get lightning above their heads, or is it the lightning that get it when they attack, or when they get attacked ? :S

Nah, the tower is a golem, its target is a rat. Nothing happens untill the rats walks by and are attacked. The moment the golems first projectile hits a rat, a lightning armor effect spawns above its (the rats) head. After that, chaos kicks in and attacking a wave of creeps becomes a lightning fest.

I havent had time to dissect the thing yet, probably will not have any today. Ill be onto it tomorrow though. Ill let you guys know the outcome.

 

[HydraRancher]

Try changing the projectile anyway, and has your tower got ANY abilities?

 

[mariopoop]

How about posting the map file so wee can download it and fix (or at least try to!)

 

[sjakie]

I just found out its probably not the tower causing the problems, but the target. I made it attack different types of units, and it only showed the effect when attacking that particular unit. Also, others towers trigger the same effect when attacking that unit. Im still not sure why though, as the target is simply an ability-less, tinted, and scaled version of an existing unit. Does this ring any bells to anyone?

 

[Komaqtion]

Which unit is it based on ? (Rat ? :S)

Have you tested the same thing out with the default unit ?