Special Effect Problem

I made a trigger that:
1) creates a special effect of a barrel of explosive everytime a unit die
2) at the same location after 5 seconds damage is dealt to the area
3) Remove Special Efeect

...the problem is i dunno how to set the removal of the speial effect because if i set it to remove "last created sp" then it might not remove the rite one due to the 5 seconds wait and other units might die during the 5 seconds.

You should be able to remove the special effect by using a variable.

Simply assign a variable to the special effect after you create it and then remove THAT instead of "last created." Remember to clean up any location leaks too.

well i a not very good with variables, so how do i set it up? set the SP i created as a SPvariable using arrays?

Special effect - Create special effect at <somewhere>
Set SFXvariable = Last created special effect
Wait 5 seconds
Special effect - Destroy SFXvariable

SFXvariable is a special effect variable (big surprise :P)...

But in those 5 seconds, the trigger might set another SFX and then the trigger will destroy the wrong SFX. Or am I going crazy here?

you can use a array for that. Or copy the "DestroyFX" trigger from 2004/5 Extreme Candy War. It helped me alot.

Originally Posted by C4pt4in

But in those 5 seconds, the trigger might set another SFX and then the trigger will destroy the wrong SFX. Or am I going crazy here?

Yes, this is not MUI. But you can implement a little custom script:

Custom script - local effect sfx = null
Special effect - Create SE .. blahblah
Custom script - set sfx = bj_lastCreatedEffect
//Do actions here
Wait 5 seconds
Custom script - call DestroyEffect(sfx)

This is fully MUI.
One thing is important: The first line you see above MUST be the first of your trigger too! Start your trigger with

Custom script - local effect sfx = null