Wait time problem with trigger.

[romanandre]

Why doesn't it loop if I put the wait time in this trigger? I want the trigger to cause damage every 0.5 seconds and loop 4 times.

• Jaina Spell 1
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Jaina Spell 1
  • Actions
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units within 450.00 of (Target point of ability being cast)) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • ((Picked unit) belongs to an enemy of (Owner of (Casting unit))) Equal to True
            • ((Picked unit) is A structure) Equal to False
          • Then - Actions
            • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 4, do (Actions)
              • Loop - Actions
                • Unit - Cause (Casting unit) to damage (Picked unit), dealing 10.00 damage of attack type Spells and damage type Normal
                • Wait 0.50 seconds
          • Else - Actions
            • Do nothing

 

[tommerbob]

Use a periodic event or a timer. Also, use (Triggering unit), not (Casting unit).

 

[Dirac]

Also, if you add a wait inside a loop that's inside a loop lots of problems will pop up such as:
Every time your group picks an unit it has to wait 2 seconds until it picks the next one. Those 2 seconds come from waiting 0.5 seconds 4 times inside the loop that damages unit. I'm sure that's not what you want

 

[romanandre]

Isnt periodic event always happening? and how do timers work?

 

[kingkwong92]

a periodic event is a timer. Every 0.5 seconds have it do what you want and turn off the trigger after its done. Turn the trigger back on when you cast the ability again.