Detect Spell

[Saishy]

I'm trying to do a spell that detects if a unit comes near your unit by 1500 range.

The spell is a passive one, based in truesight that have 900 range. But i wanna that it also ping in minimap (Only for you) if any units come within 1500 range of you.

I tried some ways, but seems that don't have a nice way to do that...
All the ways I thought would increase lag ingame. (periodic event, checks if unit is issued order...)

 

[PurplePoot]

Try using the event

Unit - A Unit Comes within <Radius> of <Unit>

 

[Saishy]

For some reason the Unit cannot be a variable type of unit. So it don't work...

 

[GhostWolf]

For some reason the Unit cannot be a variable type of unit. So it don't work...

Does it need to be any unit, or a specific one ?
If it needs to be a specific one, make the trigger without any event, then in another trigger add the event. This allows you to use a variable.

If it needs to be any unit, you'll need to use a periodic event.

 

[Saishy]

Does it need to be any unit, or a specific one ?

Any unit that comes in range of Inuyasha

If it needs to be a specific one, make the trigger without any event, then in another trigger add the event. This allows you to use a variable.

You cannot use variable to the event, so you cannot add:
Unit - unit comes within 1500 range of xxx
xxx = Inuyasha

So this only works for unit that as already placed in world editor.

If it needs to be any unit, you'll need to use a periodic event.

Lag.

 

[PurplePoot]

That's because variables represent a value, so when you put in a variable, it subs in the current value thereof. Since at map initialization that value is null, GUI prevents you from doing it since

• It would cause bugs
• Many would not understand why it didn't work

And you don't need a periodic trigger - you can just create a dynamic trigger for the time it's needed.

 

[Razorbrain]

why would periodic events cause lagg?

i use atleast 5 im my map that goes under 0.1 seconds interval, and there is no lagg at all

 

[Saishy]

And you don't need a periodic trigger - you can just create a dynamic trigger for the time it's needed.

Yeah, that is the problem... how do that if you can only set "Unit - comes within ..." to a unit that as already placed in world editor?

The only way I think its a periodic trigger...

 

[Razorbrain]

you can add Events using triggers saishy, with variables becoming specific units

you should know though, once the Event has been created, its unchangable(meaning, changing the variable will not change ´the even) and its undestroyable

 

[Saishy]

you can add Events using triggers saishy, with variables becoming specific units

you should know though, once the Event has been created, its unchangable(meaning, changing the variable will not change ´the even) and its undestroyable

This is a problem... if the player choose Inuyasha and them repick, the other hero will have that ability...

I need a better way

Edit: Can I make a dynamic region that follows a unit?

 

[PurplePoot]

Edit: Can I make a dynamic region that follows a unit?

Yes, but why not just use Unit within Range?

 

[Saishy]

Yes, but why not just use Unit within Range?

Because of the post above you.
if a player choose the hero who have this skill, and repicks, the other hero will have that ability because I cannot destroy the trigger.

 

[PurplePoot]

That's why you make it a dynamic trigger attached to the unit...

And you can destroy the trigger...

 

[Saishy]

That's why you make it a dynamic trigger attached to the unit...

And you can destroy the trigger...

How do I do that? >.<

Thanks xD