Distance Equation >,<

[Gost]

Alright i have a spell that throws a missile art at 700 speed with a .5 arc. I also have this trigger:

• Grenade Toss
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Grenade Toss
  • Actions
    • Wait 0.18 seconds
    • Set L = (Target point of ability being cast)
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect at L using Abilities\Spells\Human\FlameStrike\FlameStrike.mdl
    • Wait 3.25 seconds
    • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)

What should the equation for the first wait be so the effect always is created at the same time in comparison to when the missile art hits the ground?

 

[PurplePoot]

Waits are not accurate, so you've lost before you started.

 

[donut3.5]

Meh, its a bit sketchy and usually inaccurate, but its Distance/Speed. Distance would be a variable real, speed would be a constant.
Speed = Projectile speed for your ability
Distance = (Distance between (Triggering Unit) and (Target point of ability being cast)
Note the distance leaks twice, patch those up.
I'm not sure if speed is effected by arc.
Oh yes, and use timers instead of waits
--donut3.5--

 

[Gost]

Well i just implented these changes:

• Grenade Toss
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Grenade Toss
  • Actions
    • Set L_Array[1] = (Position of (Casting unit))
    • Set L_Array[2] = (Target point of ability being cast)
    • Wait ((Distance between L_Array[1] and L_Array[2]) / 4200.00) seconds
    • Set L = (Target point of ability being cast)
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect at L using Abilities\Spells\Human\FlameStrike\FlameStrike.mdl
    • Wait 3.25 seconds
    • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_L)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_L_Array[1])
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_L_Array[2])

And it creates the exsplosion every time as soon as the projectile hits the ground... so, whats inacurate about waits ?

EDIT: Btw is that how you remove Points w/ arrays? I just geussed.
EDIT2: Btw with the current eqaution im using if you cast the spell from 850 units away it will wait 0.18(0851064) seconds, from 450 units away 0.09(57446809) seconds.

 

[PurplePoot]

And it creates the exsplosion every time as soon as the projectile hits the ground... so, whats inacurate about waits ?

Run them a good many times, with varying players, in multiplayer, then ask it again

 

[Gost]

Alright, i'l take you word on it . How would i go about making this with timers?

 

[PurplePoot]

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  • Events
    • what you have
  • Conditions
    • what you have
  • Actions
    • stuff goes here
    • Countdown Timer - Start ThisIsATimerVar as a One-Shot Timer expiring in (blah) seconds

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  • Events
    • Time - ThisIsATimerVar Expires
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • do stuff