Remove Special Effect

[Aeroblyctos]

Hey guys!

I have a little problem with deleting a special effect. I'm making a spell for my boss at my campaign. Trigger goes like this:

• Actions
  • Unit - Pause BOSS
  • Unit - Make BOSS Invulnerable
  • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the origin of BOSS using Abilities\Spells\Other\Charm\CharmTarget.mdl
  • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
  • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the origin of BOSS using Abilities\Spells\Human\ManaShield\ManaShieldCaster.mdl
  • Set Boss_SE_1 = (Last created special effect)
  • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the origin of BOSS using Abilities\Spells\Undead\FrostArmor\FrostArmorTarget.mdl
  • Set Boss_SE_2 = (Last created special effect)
  • Animation - Play BOSS's stand channel animation
  • Wait 2.00 seconds
  • Animation - Play BOSS's spell animation
  • Set Real_Variable_1 = 0.00
  • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 4, do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Set Real_Variable_1 = (Real_Variable_1 + 90.00)
      • Special Effect - Create a special effect at ((Position of BOSS) offset by 200.00 towards Real_Variable_1 degrees) using Abilities\Spells\Undead\FrostNova\FrostNovaTarget.mdl
      • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
  • Wait 0.23 seconds
  • Set Real_Variable_1 = 0.00
  • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 8, do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Set Real_Variable_1 = (Real_Variable_1 + 45.00)
      • Special Effect - Create a special effect at ((Position of BOSS) offset by 350.00 towards Real_Variable_1 degrees) using Abilities\Spells\Undead\FrostNova\FrostNovaTarget.mdl
      • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
  • Wait 0.23 seconds
  • Set Real_Variable_1 = 0.00
  • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Set Real_Variable_1 = (Real_Variable_1 + 30.00)
      • Special Effect - Create a special effect at ((Position of BOSS) offset by 500.00 towards Real_Variable_1 degrees) using Abilities\Spells\Undead\FrostNova\FrostNovaTarget.mdl
      • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
  • Wait 0.23 seconds
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units within 600.00 of (Position of BOSS) matching ((((Matching unit) is in (Units owned by Player 1 (Red))) Equal to True) and (((Matching unit) is alive) Equal to True))) and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Unit - Cause BOSS to damage (Picked unit), dealing 300.00 damage of attack type Spells and damage type Normal
  • Wait 1.00 seconds
  • Animation - Reset BOSS's animation
  • Special Effect - Destroy Boss_SE_1
  • Special Effect - Destroy Boss_SE_2
  • Unit - Make BOSS Vulnerable
  • Unit - Unpause BOSS

So, why that special effect(Mana Shield + Frost Armor) won't go away? I'm using Fire Lord as my model. I would like to have quick replay if it's possible. The one who solve this will have some rep!

 

[Pyritie]

Are any other triggers using those two variables?

Your trigger leaks all over the place by the way.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Not anymore. These variables are just for this trigger so there should not be any problem with that.

 

[Pyritie]

Is there only one instance of this trigger running at a time? Because if two instances of this trigger are running at the same time then they'll overlap and it won't work.

To make sure this won't happen put this at the top.

• Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Now it started to work but there's about 5 sec delay when that special effects will be removed. Is there any way to make that delay little shorter?

 

[Pyritie]

Remove the Waits?

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Ah well, whatever. +rep

 

[Zack1996]

Some special effects have a "death time", keep that in mind so you can remove the special effects at a time such that it will be removed at the desired time. Example, a special effect takes 3 seconds to get destroyed, try destroying it 3 seconds before the actual time you want it to get destroyed but this method might prove to be hard to do