Channel Ability AGAIN!

[Zunariel]

So, I created a spell system similar to wow, that means that when your hero starts channeling a spell there is a progress bar showing the preparation of the spell and when the hero gets damaged he looses some of the progress. Everything works perfectly BUT at the end of the channeling the spell gets activated with a dummy unit and now I would like to learn a way how I can make my hero showing an animation (spell or attack etc.), because at the end he just stands there, this looks not so cool and "Unit - animation blabla" doesnt work either.

 

[Kakerate]

• Player - Player 1 (Red) skips a cinematic sequence
• Set u = (Picked unit)
• Custom script: call SetUnitAnimationByIndex(udg_u, udg_i)
• Game - Display to (All players) the text: (String(i))
• Set i = (i + 1)

i= integer, u=unit
Some other user posted this tidbit, and it comes in a lot of use. Ingame, keep pressing esc. until you find the animation you want to use. If for instance the spell animation you wanted to use was 4, when you wanted that unit to use the animation, you would use: call SetUnitAnimationByIndex(udg_*YourUnit*, 4)

Am I explaining well enough?

 

[Flux]

Caution in using this^ Jass Function, it may cause your unit to freeze ( no animation) when it has performed the specific animation. I suggest adding a stand animation after some wait to ensure that when the unit finished its animation, it will not stand like a statue.

 

[Zunariel]

• Player - Player 1 (Red) skips a cinematic sequence
• Set u = (Picked unit)
• Custom script: call SetUnitAnimationByIndex(udg_u, udg_i)
• Game - Display to (All players) the text: (String(i))
• Set i = (i + 1)

i= integer, u=unit
Some other user posted this tidbit, and it comes in a lot of use. Ingame, keep pressing esc. until you find the animation you want to use. If for instance the spell animation you wanted to use was 4, when you wanted that unit to use the animation, you would use: call SetUnitAnimationByIndex(udg_*YourUnit*, 4)

Am I explaining well enough?

I dont want the player to be able to use an animation I want the hero to make an animation at the end of the channeling ability.

 

[Flux]

^ what kakerate gave is for you to test the animation of your unit by pressing Escape. When the unit performs the desired animation, take note of the number displayed on the screen. You can then play animation on a unit using

• Custom script: call SetUnitAnimationByIndex(udg_u, x)

where x is the noted number

 

[Zunariel]

Yeah I know how to test them and ingame I just use Strings[x] to play the desired animation, the problem is just that it is somehow not possible to play the animation then. ;D

 

[Flux]

• Event
  • Unit - A Unit stops Channeling An Ability
• Conditions
  • Ability being cast = yourChannelAbility
• Actions
  • Custom script : call SetUnitAnimationByIndex(GetTriggerUnit(), x)

x is an integer value usually 1 to 9 which defines what animation
will be performed.

You can Trial and Error to find the desired animation OR you can use the the trigger by kakerate to easily find x.

 

[Zunariel]

Yeah but that doesnt work, the unit doesnt play the animation, maybe if I do a 0.10 wait and then play it it could work but that would cause problems on the long term. I want to find another way. Or is this AnimationIndex thing better than just Play Unit animation?

 

[Flux]

I cannot see how that will not work. what number did you put in the SetUnitAnimationByIndex?
Also try adding this Event

• Event
  • Unit - A Unit stops Channeling An Ability
  • Unit - A Unit Finishes Channeling An Ability
• Conditions
  • Ability being cast = yourChannelAbility
• Actions
  • Custom script : call SetUnitAnimationByIndex(GetTriggerUnit(), x)