[Solved] copy of the Hyperion shoots from the ground?! (weapon attachment point issue i think)

[NotSoLoneWolf]

alright, so I am relatively new to mapmaking in the SC2 editor. I know the basics, and i am trying to create a DoTA map (yes, i know, terribly overdone) based off of the HoTS campaign mission with the Hyperion and space and stuff, using Zeldarules28's DoTA map tutorial on SC2 Mapster (http://www.sc2mapster.com/forums/re...mplete-noobs-guide-to-dota-style-maps-part-1/)

I was on part two of the tutorial, and when i created my first hero, i copied it from the Hyperion. everything worked fine for a little bit, but sometime after i messed around with actors to get the blue shield bubble to show around the unit, my unit started shooting its lasers and yamato from below itself
I have tried to follow the advice in this post (http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/graveyard-713/weapon-launch-attatchment-points-166472/) but to no avail, either it doesnt work for me or it is beyond my limited knowledge of the Data editor. I'm stuck. Please help!

(i attached a few screenshots, one of the weapon that isnt working, and one of the actor that handles attachment points, and one in-game screencap showing my problem)

 

[Dr Super Good]

It could be that when you added the shield attachments you messed up other attachment points for the model.

 

[NotSoLoneWolf]

how do i view the attachment points? Other areas of the unit are finnicky as well, i tried to copy the warp jump ability, and yes i copied the trigger from the campaign map, but it wont show the animation where the ship comes out of hyperspace. ill make a thread about that one tomorrow.

 

[Muhahahahaaa]

open the model editor and check attachment points inside model info

 

[Dr Super Good]

Sounds like a linking fault. You have not linked in the new data elements correctly. Copying by default still links to the old data elements which will not work since your new elements will remain unlinked and using the old elements are then linked twice.

 

[NotSoLoneWolf]

open the model editor and check attachment points inside model info

how do i get to the model editor? sorry i dont know anything about the galaxy editor outside of the Terrain, Triggers, and Data sections.

and i don't think i messed up the attachments when i added the shield, i was editing the Battlecruiser model, not the Battlecruiser Attack one which controls the lasers.

 

[Dr Super Good]

I think he was referring to the Model catalog of the Data Editor.

 

[NotSoLoneWolf]

you mean the tabs at the top? i cant find any fields anywhere called Model Info

 

[Muhahahahaaa]

the preview editor, you can check the animations, textures etc.
click on modules at the top, open the videothing (dunno how it is called in en).
open the model (search on the left for it).
then click on object in the file menu and open model data.

 

[NotSoLoneWolf]

yeah ok i see all the attachment points on it but how do i link those to where the weapon fires? i did some searching and in all of my attack actors there was a Launch Assets + field that was linking to a model that didnt exist, Battlecruiser Attack Launch (unknown), so i changed that to Battlecruiser Weapon. now when it fires it both shoots out of the ground and shows a laser bullet on the side of the ship :/
also now my Tac Fighters and the ordnance tower things (both copied) shoot from the ground too...

 

[Muhahahahaaa]

your attack actor needs to be hosted atthe right place. there are tutorials on sc2mapster and i am not the best expert on this.