Summonings Problems: Familiars

[Thanatos_820]

Okay, I made a spell that summons a familiar called a Spirit Dragon. I gave it the Locust ability and I have this trigger (But I can't get some things right) so far:

Spirit Dragon
    Events
        Unit - A unit Spawns a summoned unit
    Conditions
        Or - Any (Conditions) are true
            Conditions
                (Unit-type of (Summoned unit)) Equal to Spirit Dragon (Level 1)
                (Unit-type of (Summoned unit)) Equal to Spirit Dragon (Level 2)
                (Unit-type of (Summoned unit)) Equal to Spirit Dragon (Level 3)
    Actions
        Set SDF_Move = (Position of (Summoning unit))
        Unit - Order (Summoned unit) to Follow (Summoning unit)

Variables in Trigger:

SDF_Move (Spirit Dragon Familiar) is set to Position of Summoning Unit.

Now here's the problem:

I want my summoned unit (With the Locust bability, making it unselectable) to attack nearby enemy units, but in this trigger, it will only attack enemy units after the hero dies. I want to use my variable SDF_Move for one of the actions and I can't seem to find the correct trigger. What I mean is, what goes next or needs some correcting?

 

[AceHart]

Well, the "follow" order does just that, it makes some unit "follow" some other unit.

Some periodical trigger that orders it to attack-move to the position of its master has a better chance to work.
Optionally, if the distance between master and summon is "too far", only order it to move closer, then resume the attack-moving.

 

[Thanatos_820]

Hmmm...I can't seem to find a Distance trigger. I'm trying to make the spell work as one and not in seperate triggers, but this is getting difficult :banghead:.

 

[AceHart]

> Distance trigger.

Condition, real comparison, distance between points.

 

[Thanatos_820]

Okay, I ran into more problems. I got the summoned unit to follow it's master after the distance has been over the limit or equal to the limit, but If I add a Wait command, it does nothing and stands there. Here's my trigger so far:

Spirit Dragon
    Events
        Unit - A unit Spawns a summoned unit
    Conditions
        Or - Any (Conditions) are true
            Conditions
                (Unit-type of (Summoned unit)) Equal to Spirit Dragon (Level 1)
                (Unit-type of (Summoned unit)) Equal to Spirit Dragon (Level 2)
                (Unit-type of (Summoned unit)) Equal to Spirit Dragon (Level 3)
    Actions
        Set SDF_Move = (Position of (Summoning unit))
        If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            If - Conditions
                (Distance between (Position of (Summoned unit)) and (Position of (Summoning unit))) Greater than or equal to 200.00
            Then - Actions
                Unit - Order (Summoned unit) to Follow (Summoning unit)
            Else - Actions
                Unit - Order (Summoned unit) to Attack-Move To SDF_Move

Now, in this trigger, I want the Dragon to attack nearby enemy units but it still has the problem as the one I had. It's like I did nothing with it.

 

[U are a noob]

you know when a unit follows it is about 200 away also "Unit - A unit Spawns a summoned unit" Only happens once so when you first do it it will only use "Unit - Order (Summoned unit) to Follow (Summoning unit)"

 

[Thanatos_820]

I'm still stuck :banghead:. Does the action require a loop trigger to continually do that?

I also need some more triggers to finish this up, I can't seem to make my Dragon attack nearby enemies (No one has anwered that).