[General] Casting Animation With Attack

[makai]

Well, i want the unit play an animation when it cast.. the animation is Attack - 3.. But whenever i write attack,3 or attack - 3 on the object editor, it won't run the animation... attack,3 ,will play a random attack animation, and attack - 3 won't play any animation... since, attack, slam .. spell, slam.. spell, throw ,already been used for other purpose.. i need to know how to play specific attack animation..

 

[Meticulous]

You need to use (via custom script) SetUnitAnimationByIndex(unit, index)

Indexes start at 0 and there's really no way of knowing which corresponds to what animation other than testing them yourself.

 

[Nichilus]

If you open that model in WC3 viewer, the animation list in there is sorted by animation index. Don't forget indexes start at 0 and *No animation* does not count among them.

 

[makai]

You need to use (via custom script) SetUnitAnimationByIndex(unit, index)

Indexes start at 0 and there's really no way of knowing which corresponds to what animation other than testing them yourself.

If you open that model in WC3 viewer, the animation list in there is sorted by animation index. Don't forget indexes start at 0 and *No animation* does not count among them.

I'm not really good at jass/custom script, how do i wrote them? Can post the trigger?

 

[Nichilus]

The custom script is exactly how Meticulous wrote it:

• Custom script: SetUnitAnimationByIndex(unit, index)
• e.g.
• Custom script: SetUnitAnimationByIndex(udg_unitVariable, 1)

1 is just random index.

WC3 Viewer is a program for opening WC3 mpqs and browsing them.

 

[makai]

I see.. thank you so much

 

[makai]

i got an error :/

tell me what is the problem

• Raging Blow
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Raging Blow
  • Actions
    • Set RB = (Triggering unit)
    • Custom script: SetUnitAnimationByIndex(udg_RB, 2)
    • Unit - Cause (Triggering unit) to damage (Target unit of ability being cast), dealing (((0.20 x (Real((Level of Raging Blow for (Triggering unit))))) + 1.50) x (Real((Agility of (Triggering unit) (Include bonuses))))) damage of attack type Hero and damage type Normal
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the chest of (Target unit of ability being cast) using war3mapImported\Effect_Hit_B.mdx
    • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the chest of (Target unit of ability being cast) using Abilities\Weapons\SteamTank\SteamTankImpact.mdl
    • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)

 

[Maker]

Custom script: call SetUnitAnimationByIndex(udg_RB, 2)

You might need to delay the animation with a 0.00 second timer.

 

[Nichilus]

oh yeah, sorry my bad, I forgot to put the "call " at the start of the custom script.
It's supposed to be like Maker wrote