Store lightning into local

[Frozenwind]

lightning in local

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[del]Well, I got this trigger... I've put "Game - Display Text To Force" so I could confirm that the trigger and all loops run, but the odd, the functions withing the loop seems to do nothing.[/del]

Custom script:   local unit cast = GetSpellAbilityUnit ()
Custom script:   set udg_Temp_point1 = GetUnitLoc (cast)
Set Temp_point2 = (Temp_point1 offset by 50.00 towards 0.00 degrees)
Lightning - Create a Healing Wave - Primary lightning effect from source Temp_point1 to target Temp_point2

[del]I don't see any problem there for example, and don't worry, the problem isn't that I dont got a Casting Unit --> If I do from center of playable map area to center of playable map area with offset I don't see any lightning either.

Here is a part of the trigger that seems to do nothing:

Spoiler

Actions
    Custom script:   local location array loc
    Custom script:   local unit cast = GetSpellAbilityUnit ()
    Custom script:   local real array angle
    Custom script:   local real offset = 0.00
    Custom script:   local integer array A
    Custom script:   local integer array B
    Custom script:   local lightning array light
    Custom script:   set udg_Temp_point1 = GetUnitLoc (cast)
    Set Temp_point2 = (Temp_point1 offset by 50.00 towards 0.00 degrees)
    Custom script:   set A[0] = 0
    Custom script:   set A[1] = 2
    Custom script:   loop
    Custom script:       exitwhen A[0]>A[1]
    Game - Display to (All players) the text: loop1
    Custom script:       set angle[A[0]] = I2R( A[0] * 120)
    Custom script:       set loc[A[0]] = GetUnitLoc (cast)
    Lightning - Create a Healing Wave - Primary lightning effect from source Temp_point1 to target Temp_point2
    Custom script:       set light[A[0]] = GetLastCreatedLightningBJ()
    Custom script:       set A[0] = A[0] + 1
    Custom script:   endloop
    Custom script:   call RemoveLocation (udg_Temp_point1)
    Custom script:   call RemoveLocation (udg_Temp_point2)
    Game - Display to (All players) the text: endfunction

I myself think that it has to do with the array of the integer with I use as "Integer A"?

[EDIT]:
Additional testinformation:
1) The loopmessage is displayed 3 times, just like it should, so the loop runs 3 times.
2) If I do "from source: center of playble map area" "to source: center of playable map area offset by 500 tow 0 degrees", still nothing happens. --> conclusion: "casting unit" isn't the problem.

I've heared of some 2nd type of loop, is it something like that?
[/EDIT]

Anyone can find the problem?
[/del]
frozenwind.

 

[MagnaGuard]

Maybe you should ask this in the jas section.

 

[Frozenwind]

Dun know, in fact the loop runs, but there isn't a lightning created at all,
the lightning is GUI, so its a bit both..

frozenwind.

 

[turok255]

You got so many custom scripts... Wouldn't it be easier just to do it in JASS and be done with it...?

 

[Hero]

Try

Custom script:   local unit cast = GetTriggerUnit()

Instead of what you have

______

Just do it all in JASS..so much easier

 

[Frozenwind]

Nop, cos I'm making a spellpack which should be able to be implenteble by people that know 0% JASS, so later on I add global variables which they can set to implent it.

Example:

If ability being cast is equal to (WHATEVER)

is easyer to understnad as

if spellbeingcast == 'A000'

frozenwind.

EDIT:

GetTriggerUnit()

the problem isn't that I dont got a Casting Uni

won't work, cos if I do "from source: center of playble map area" "to source: center of playable map area offset by 500 tow 0 degrees", still nothing happens.
So it's something else that is corrupted.

 

[Hero]

Custom script:   local location array loc
    Custom script:   local unit cast = GetSpellAbilityUnit ()
    Custom script:   local real array angle
    Custom script:   local real offset = 0.00
    Custom script:   local integer array A
    Custom script:   local integer array B
    Custom script:   local lightning array light
    Custom script:   set udg_Temp_point1 = GetUnitLoc (cast)
    Set Temp_point2 = (Temp_point1 offset by 50.00 towards 0.00 degrees)

Well ofc it won't work

Custom script:   set udg_Temp_point1 = GetUnitLoc (cast)

You get the Location of a unit that doesn't exist..You said that you don't have a unit casting..right?

Then you can't do it that way

 

[Frozenwind]

I got this trigger...
When I store my lightning effect into a global with:

Set Temp_Lightning = (Last created lightning effect)

The lightning is just created / displayed.
However when I store it into a local like this:

set light[A[0]] = udg_Temp_Lightning

The lightning doesn't get created / dissapears. (dun know which).

This is the full part which has this problem:

Events
    Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
Conditions
    (Ability being cast) Equal to Triangle Beam 
Actions
    Custom script:   local location array loc
    Custom script:   local unit cast = GetSpellAbilityUnit ()
    Custom script:   local real array angle
    Custom script:   local real offset = 0.00
    Custom script:   local integer array A
    Custom script:   local integer array B
[COLOR="Red"]    Custom script:   local lightning array light[/COLOR]
    Custom script:   set udg_Temp_point1 = GetUnitLoc (cast)
    Set Temp_point2 = (Temp_point1 offset by 50.00 towards 0.00 degrees)
    Custom script:   set A[0] = 0
    Custom script:   set A[1] = 2
    Custom script:   loop
    Custom script:       exitwhen A[0]>A[1]
[COLOR="SeaGreen"]    Game - Display to (All players) the text: loop1[/COLOR] // this is displayed so I know my loop runs 3 times just like I want it to.
    Custom script:       set angle[A[0]] = I2R( A[0] * 120)
    Custom script:       set loc[A[0]] = GetUnitLoc (cast)
[COLOR="Red"]    Lightning - Create a Healing Wave - Primary lightning effect from source Temp_point1 to target Temp_point2
    Set Temp_Lightning = (Last created lightning effect)
    Custom script:       set light[A[0]] = udg_Temp_Lightning[/COLOR]
    Custom script:       set A[0] = A[0] + 1
    Custom script:   endloop
    Custom script:   call RemoveLocation (udg_Temp_point1)
    Custom script:   call RemoveLocation (udg_Temp_point2)

Anyone know why my lightning isn't visible when I store it into a local?

I've figured out something additional:
When I use a lightning local WITHOUT array it works.

Custom script:       set light = udg_Temp_Lightning

Spoiler

Without lightning array
    Events
        Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
    Conditions
        (Ability being cast) Equal to Triangle Beam 
    Actions
        Custom script:   local location array loc
        Custom script:   local unit cast = GetSpellAbilityUnit ()
        Custom script:   local real array angle
        Custom script:   local real offset = 0.00
        Custom script:   local integer array A
        Custom script:   local integer array B
        Custom script:   local lightning light
        Custom script:   set udg_Temp_point1 = GetUnitLoc (cast)
        Set Temp_point2 = (Temp_point1 offset by 50.00 towards 0.00 degrees)
        Custom script:   set A[0] = 0
        Custom script:   set A[1] = 2
        Custom script:   loop
        Custom script:       exitwhen A[0]>A[1]
        Game - Display to (All players) the text: loop1
        Custom script:       set angle[A[0]] = I2R( A[0] * 120)
        Custom script:       set loc[A[0]] = GetUnitLoc (cast)
        Lightning - Create a Healing Wave - Primary lightning effect from source Temp_point1 to target Temp_point2
        Set Temp_Lightning = (Last created lightning effect)
[COLOR="Red"]        Custom script:       set light = udg_Temp_Lightning[/COLOR]
        Custom script:       set A[0] = A[0] + 1
        Custom script:   endloop
        Custom script:   call RemoveLocation (udg_Temp_point1)
        Custom script:   call RemoveLocation (udg_Temp_point2)

I've also got another trigger where I use lightnings too...
However I create them OUTSIDE a loop, WITH using "local lightning array", there it works though...

Is it the combination? Loop + lightning[array] = bug?

frozenwind.

 

[chobibo]

Don't set the lightning variable to "Last Created Lightning Effect" instead store it this way: set light[index] = Create Lightning Sfx. I dunno if you could do it in GUI though.

 

[Frozenwind]

Nop, you can't do it like that in GUI,
but I allready know the problem,
due I did "call RemoveLocation", the lightning lost his source and target and just vanished.

frozenwind.

 

[The_Kingpin]

Lol I warned you about that before.

 

[Frozenwind]

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frozenwind.