Casting Time Bar Animation for Abilities

[Atomus]

I have a hero ability with a "Stats - Casting Time" of 5 seconds. When I play the map, I learn the hero ability, click it, and click another unit as the target. My hero just stands there next to the target for 5 seconds doing nothing, then casts the ability. How do I add a casting time bar to the unit or player casting the ability? I want an indicator of some sort counting down to when the ability will cast its effect.

Or, how do I add a channeling animations to models that do not have one?

 

[kmde613]

Ooh
I think you can make a trigger for this.
Event-If units starts to cast an ability.
Condition- Ability being cast equal to "Your Spell"
Animation- Play triggering unit's "spell" animation

Give it a try.
oh. yea. This should be a useful Spell for you since you have "casting time"
Casting Bar GUI Trigger - The Hive Workshop - A Warcraft III Modding Site
Dont forget credits

 

[M0RT]

Or just find/request casting bar model, which you spawn above the casting unit's head and set different animation speed for it, depending on the ability casting time.

 

[Atomus]

I figured out that not all models have a channeling animation. So, I am guessing here, but if I want to add an animations I will need some sort of modeling tools?

{EDIT}
Problem solved! I found an animation tutorial for adding new animations to models here: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/f282/basic-animation-transfers-31703/

Also, I found a short cut for now to show channeling happening without modifying the models or using a casting bar by creating a trigger:

• EVENT
• = A unit Begins channeling an ability
• CONDITION
• = (Ability being cast) Equal to [U]Ability[/U]
• ACTION
• = Special Effect - Create special effect attached to the [U]overhead[/U] (Target unit of ability being cast) using Abilities\Spells\Other\TalkToMe\TalkToMe.mdl
• = if ((Issued Order) Equal to (Order(Begins casting an ability))) then do (Special Effect - Destroy (last created special effect)) else do (Special Effect - Create special effect attached to the [U]overhead[/U] (Triggering unit) using Objects\RandomObject\RandomObject.mdl)

 

[wolfman]

on you spell go to Art - Animation Names and make it "channel"