Channel ability help?

[Faestus]

Hey. I made a channel ability. However, while it's off cooldown, the hero that learns it can't attack.

Why?

 

[TwoVenomous]

show any trigger ? or how do you set the ability ?

 

[Faestus]

It's not trigger related at all.

 

[defskull]

Show us a test map of that problem.

 

[Faestus]

Well I copied the ability onto another unit and it still can't attack.

 

[defskull]

Pleas... post... the.... test... map...
By any chance did you have Damage Detection System in your map ?

 

[Maker]

The follow through time of the ability is 180 seconds by default. Maybe that is the issue here. Set it to about 1 (you need to adjust it based on the animation length).

 

[Faestus]

Well the Follow-Through-Time is the duration of the Channel.

I set that to 15.

 

[defskull]

You still don't get it, do you ?
Can you please... for the last time...
POST A TEST MAP OF YOUR PROBLEM HERE so we can inspect it on more clear terms, jesus...

 

[Rozll0rt]

defskull is right, please post your map with the problem

 

[Arhowk]

Well the Follow-Through-Time is the duration of the Channel.

I set that to 15.

no not at all. thats how long the unit is pauesd after casting... set that to 0

 

[defskull]

@Arhowk
It's better to be around 0.5 ~ 1.0 to suit every unit's "default casting time".

 

[Maker]

Follow through time is the duration the unit keeps the channel order and loops the animation. You should not set it to 0, it looks bad in most cases and spells don't work like that.

Do you have "disable other abilities" ticked? Untick the box.

 

[defskull]

@Maker
If you have a 0 Follow Through Time, and if you have a unit that has Spell Animation (which most units have it), the spell would be activated before the unit finishes its Spell Animation, that is why it is recommended to leave it around 0.50 ~ 1.00 to suit any unit's Spell Animation.

If you look at Rexxar The Beastmaster, he has a Spell Animation that looks like he's shouting in front.

If you set it to 0, the spell would be triggered before Rexxar finishes its Shout-like Animation, visual-error.

EDIT:
It's not about the spell, it's about the Unit's Spell Animation.
If you set it to 0, it would end the Unit's Spell Animation instantly, making your unit to be somewhat, retarded.

 

[Maker]

^Art - Animation - Cast point is the time between Begins casting an ability and Starts the effect of an ability. Follow through time is the time between Starts the effect of the ability and Finishes casting an ability.

A unit starts the animation when it Begins casting an ability and stops the animation when follow through time expires.

 

[defskull]

My post has been edited, sorry for the confusion.

 

[Faestus]

Yes, but I need it to be a 15 second channel.