Create special effect at dead unit

[Kabel]

Hi!

Skeletons can be built in map by all players. There can be a lot of them.

When a skeleton dies, is it possible to add a special effect at the location of the dead skeleton? The special effect shall last until the skeleton decays, thats around 80 seconds.

Here comes the tricky part:
If the skeleton is ressurected, can the special effect that is on the dead skeleton be removed as the skeleton gets backs to life?


To sum things up:
The special effect shall have the same function as a corpse, to show where the dead skeleton is located.



Is this to complicated to make? If yes, what can I do instead to get the same or a similar effect?

 

[Tiucaner]

• Untitled Trigger 001
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Dies
  • Conditions
    • (Unit-type of (Dying unit)) Equal to (your Skeleton)
  • Actions
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the overhead of (Dying unit) using Abilities\Spells\Other\TalkToMe\TalkToMe.mdl

 

[DoctaRoxka]

• Skeleton Dies
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Dies
  • Conditions
    • (Unit-type of (Dying unit)) Equal to (your Skeleton)
  • Actions
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the overhead of (Dying unit) using Your Special Effect.

When the corpse decays just destroy the special effect.

 

[Kabel]

But how do I destroy the effect when the corpse is raised?

 

[ALiEN95]

special effect -create your special effect
special effect -destroy (last created special effect)

you cant destroy it when decay (you can but very hardly) and you don't need to

if you ill ever need to destroy effect after <x> seconds/after decay


create unit that has model file of your effect and add him Locust ability (on that way it cannot be selected d and it has no pathing map)
create (your unit that uses model file of your special effect)
add countdown timer of <x> seconds for last created unit

 

[Ham Ham]

special effect -destroy (last created special effect)

Wrong. That would destroy the LAST special effect, what means, if you create any other SE after that one, only the last created one will be destroyed.


You should make an ability based on Claws of Attack or Ring of Defense. Set the attack/defense increae to 0, and add the model and attachment points for it. REname it as "Special Effect Ability"


Then, if a Skeleton Dies, use the give ability trigger to give him the "Special Effect Ability"

When he gets resurrected, use the remove ability trigger to remove him the "Special Effect Abiliity"

 

[ALiEN95]

......
firstly
"That would destroy the LAST special effect, what means, if you create any other SE after that one, only the last created one will be destroyed." is wrong

you can always destroy every special effect

secondly

how can you make added ability work on dead unit ?

 

[Ham Ham]

First:
Yes, but you should set the SE a variable if you want to destroy later.


Second:
It works because its passive.

 

[ALiEN95]

First:
Yes, but you should set the SE a variable if you want to destroy later.


Second:
It works because its passive.

first xD
i think its better to create a unit with countdown timer <x> seconds

add locus ability
set his model file to model file of you special effect

 

[Ham Ham]

first xD
i think its better to create a unit with countdown timer <x> seconds

add locus ability
set his model file to model file of you special effect

What if the corpse gets canibalized, raised, or loaded into a meat wagon? How to detect if it happens and remove the unit?

 

[TriggerHappy]

Destroying it instantly after it's created will work and prevent the leak.

The time between the creation/destruction executions is so minimal, that it's probably impossible for another effect from another trigger to be created in-between that time.

And thats only if triggers are ran simultaniously, which I do not know how they are executed.

 

[Ham Ham]

But he dont wants the effect gets removed. It must last until it decays, and as far I know, adding abilities wont generate leak.

 

[TriggerHappy]

If he knows how long it will take for the unit to decay he could use my TimedHandles script. It would require a custom script though.

Custom Script: call DestroyEffectTimed(bj_lastCreatedEffect, decaytime)

Or he could run a timer periodically checking if the unit exists or not.

If the unit doesn't exist, destroy the effect.

 

[ALiEN95]

What if the corpse gets canibalized, raised, or loaded into a meat wagon? How to detect if it happens and remove the unit?

you can remove (special effect unit) when he dies

OR

set death type -cant raise and does not decay

i think unit with locust cannot be loaded