Actors,Models,Data,Abilities: Making Of The Air Summoner

[Hiruty]

Dificulty
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This tutorial will be pretty simple if you know basics of actors models, and abilities.

Begginer dificulty: Advanced - Medium

Good Users: Easy - Medium

Great Users: Very Easy - Easy

Aim
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To Create a custom structure, that can train units without the use of the trigger editor. This will also teach you about the basics of using the Events parimiter in the Actors Tab.



Preview
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(will be added when i have full speed Internet)





Steps
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Models
Okay open up the data editor and go to the models tab.
Make a new model called Air Summoner Summoner ( ctrl + = or right click add object ). Choose the model High Templar.

We also need to create the death and build animations, so create a new model called Air Summoner Summoner Death and change to model to High Templar Death, also create a new model called Air Summoner Summoner Build and change to model to Recal also set the scale to 0.3. We also need a 3rd build animation to make it look complete. Create a new model called Air Summoner Summoner Warp in and choose the model High Templar Warp In.




Now create another model called Air Summoner Orb. Choose the model Protoss Build

Units

Now go to the units tab and duplicate the unit Stargate and it's actor.
you will also need to remove its behaviors.
also set the height of the unit to 2.


Abilities
Create a new Ability called Air Summoner Train
Ability Type - Train
you may change this as it suites you

Actors

Now select the Actor Stargate Copy ( if you haven't already renamed it )
and rename this Air Summoner and change to model to Pylon.
You know have a stargate that looks like a Pylon with no build animation ( we will get to that later )

Create a actor Called Air Summoner Height
Actor Type - Site Operation (Local Offset)

Set the offset to
X:0
Y:0
Z:-2


This will make the summoners look like they are standing on the ground

Now create a new actor called Air Summoner S1
Actor Type - Model, Based from - ModelAddition


Now create another Actor called Air Summoner S1 Offset
Actor Type - Site Operation (Local Offset)


Now set the offset to
X:1
Y:0
Z:0

This actor will create a local offset so the summoner doesn't appear on the middle of the pylon.

Now Create another Actor Called Air Summoner S1 Rotation
Actor Type - Site Operation ( Explicit Rotation )

Now set the forward rotation to
X:-1
Y:0
Z:0

>>IMPORTANT<<
Make sure that Local is enabled.

Okay now to attach these t our actor so go back to Air Summoner S1 to and select the parimitar Hosting - Host Site Operations and add the 3 sites we made in this order.

Air Summoner Height, Air Summoner S1 Offset, Air Summoner S1 Rotation.

Now here comes the hard part

The Events+ Parimiter this is proberly the most complicated and hardest part to explain.

Okay here it goes

Unit Construction.AirSummoner.Start

Events

|__Create
Unit Construction.*.start
|__ModelSwap AirSummonerSummonerBuild

ModelSwapped
|__ModelName AirSummonerSummonerBuild ( term )
|__AnimPlay Construction ( Custom Name ) Stand PlayForever

UnitConstruction.AirSummoner.Finish
|__Modelswap Air SummonersummonerWarpIn

ModelSwapped
|__ModelName AirSummonerSummonerWarpIn
|__SetScale 1.0

ModelSwapped
|__ModelName AirSummonerSummonerWarpIn ( Term )
|__AnimPlay {Warp In} ( Custom name )

ModelSwapped
|__ModelName AirSummonerSummonerWarpIn
|__AnimClear Construction ( to play another animation after choosing the Play Forever option you must always clear the animation )

AnimDone
|__AnimName {Warp In}
|__Model Swap Air SummonerSummoner

Abil.AirSummonerTain.Start
|__Animplay Build (custom name) Spell Play Forever

ModelSwapped
|__ModelName AirSummonerSummoner
|__AnimPlay Attach Walk PlayForever

Abil.AirSummonerTrain.Stop
|_AnimClear Build

Abil.AirSummonerTrain.Stop
|_Animplay Attach Walk PlayForever

UnitDeath
|__ModelSwap AirSummonerSummonerDeath

UnitDeath
|__AnimClear Attach

ModelSwapped
|__ModelName AirSummonerSummonerDeath
AnimPlay Death ( custom Name ) Death

AnimDone
|__AnimName Death
|__Destroy

This will be one of the 2 summoners.

To create the 2nd summoner duplicate all of the actors that have S1 in it and change the S1 to S2 and change these values.

Air Summoner S2 Offset
X:-1
Y:0
Z:0

Air Summoner S1 Rotation
Forward:
X:1
Y:0
Z:0



Okay now you should have the build animations, death animations, birth animations and stand animations for the air summoner summoners.

But wait we dont have a build animation for the Air Summoner Itself??? to do this go to the actor called Protoss Building Borth Small.
Now select the Events Parimiter and add this.

UnitConstruction.AirSummoner.Start
|__Create

Wait what? when i kill it it appears as a stargate death?

To fix this go to the Air Summoner in the Actors tab and go to Combat - Death Effects+ tab and go to the tab Normal and select the model Pylon Death.

Now its done have fun.

Conclusion
This tutorial if followed correctly will help you with all the basicly everthing in the data editor ( Building wise ) and should help you with the Events Editor.



PS: Images will be added

 

[aakicee]

thanks this was detailed and helpful...