Expiration Timer for Unit

[KILLCIDE]

When adding an expiration timer to a created unit via triggers, is there a general number everyone uses or should you just make the number however long you need that unit to be up for?

 

[DeadZero]

I like to set the unit's max and starting mana to something like 60 or 100 and their mana regen to -1, then use a trigger to check if their mana is 0 and they 'expire' if it is.
I have dummy units that don't need to last more than a second expire after 0.01 or 0.1 seconds.

 

[KILLCIDE]

I like to set the unit's max and starting mana to something like 60 or 100 and their mana regen to -1, then use a trigger to check if their mana is 0 and they 'expire' if it is.
I have dummy units that don't need to last more than a second expire after 0.01 or 0.1 seconds.

So its just however long you need to use it? x) I remeber seeing almost every system put 1.5 or 2 seconds, so I just assumed that was the ideal number to put down.

 

[Wietlol]

The thing where you see people use it for is when the dummy has to stun a few units or cast a specific spell.
The dummy has definately cast the spell after 2 seconds.

However sometimes you need values up to 20 seconds.

For visually spawned units with an expiration time, DeadZero knows how to make it more obvious how much time is left (in %).

 

[LordDz]

Add timed life 2 seconds water elemental.
Dummy unit set to Doesn't Raise, Doesn't Decay.

 

[KILLCIDE]

Add timed life 2 seconds water elemental.
Dummy unit set to Doesn't Raise, Doesn't Decay.

So 2 seconds is an ideal time to set for dummy units?

 

[LordDz]

Depends on what you're using them for but yeah.
It's a very small thing what you set your dummy units time to and it won't affect your map so don't really bother overthinking it.

 

[KILLCIDE]

Thank you everyone!

 

[defskull]

Basically, a recap:

Visual/SFX
- Up to how long you want / seems logical for the unit to play its Animation you want.
- Let's say an Exploding Animation that takes 3.5 seconds.

Dummy Caster
- 2 seconds.
- Although most of my dummy caster (solely for casting spells) I put for 0.5 seconds, and it works.

If you want to become more efficient, use only 1 Dummy Caster for the entire spells (in the map).

You create a Dummy, and save it as a variable, and use the Dummy for all types of spell-casting.

This way, you're only using 1 Dummy for multiple spells, more efficient and less unit creation, leading to a good long-run gameplay.

But it also depend on the nature of your spells too, which can share, and which cannot share.

 

[Wazzz]

People aren't using Expiration Timers via Triggers nowadays?

 

[defskull]

People aren't using Expiration Timers via Triggers nowadays?

They did and still do.