[Unsolved] Chain Lightning: dead link

[Muhahahahaaa]

hello there

problem 1:

i have a channeling chain lightning ability. you can cast it on a target, after 2 seconds a new target in range of the first target is targeted :d
this goes on aslong as the caster is channeling.
the ability can be cast by any player.
what i would need is a way to determine if any links inside the chain are dead and if so all links behind are set free and if the caster is still channeling a new target must be found by the last active chain link.
any ideas that are better than tracking each unit for each player in an array with triggers?

Create persistant (channeling) ---linked with init effect to --- Set --- A: Damage, B: Apply Buff C: Create Persistant --- C runs out--- Search Effect --- Set --- A ....


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Problem 2:

Attaching the beam to the weapon. sounds easy since this is default BUT i had to change a little detail that seems to annoy me.
i have changed the beam frame from caster to target being able to react to some events happening on the targets.
i have tried everything : altering the container attach query, launchattachquery, launchsiteops, none of them work.
my model (dark templar) has a attachmentpoint weapon left. default beam actor and action is the archons one

 

[Dr Super Good]

Behaviours that are applied via the add behaviour effect retain knowledge of their source. It might even retain knowledge of previous sources as well.

The idea would be to create effect chains that do the following.
1. Chain growth where after X seconds of channelling with no next element in the chain it grows to a new unit.
2. Chain death where if a link dies it then destroys the future links.

2 May be possible with validators checking if the previous element in the chain still has the behaviour and is alive. If not then it removes the behaviour which will make the validator false for subsequent links.

 

[Muhahahahaaa]

hm

so the "source" is the last unit in the chain? i am quite sure this would be the casting unit again, same like caster or origin, but i try again.

so if there is a source unit and no next unit it will cast again. but how to know if the unit has casted already and its target is dead. i loose all references to the target.

what do you think of this (if source is able to get the last unit):

the idea: a double linked list

unit A adds buff "One" to unit B, but only if no buff "Two" is on the unit.
unit B adds buff "Two" to unit A on init of buff "One"

it should be possible to validate the next unit in the chain on unit A with buff "two". if source is dead buff "two" will be removed and buff "one" is able to cast again.

only one problem, if two players cast this ability it might bug if the same units are targeted.

any ideas for my attachment problem?

 

[Statharas]

I'm going to leave this open as the solution will be very helpful to many.