[JASS] Flamestrike Effect Issues

[Josemite]

Hi, I'm having issues with using the flamestrike effect, namely when I destroy the Flamestrike1.mdl effect after creating it to avoid leaks the effect never occurs, i.e. the animation never shows up. Here's part of where I'm using it

loop
        exitwhen i >= 6.0
        set tx = x + 256.0 * Cos(i * bj_PI/3)
        set ty = y + 256.0 * Sin(i * bj_PI/3)
        call DestroyEffect(AddSpecialEffect("Objects\\Spawnmodels\\Other\\NeutralBuildingExplosion\\NeutralBuildingExplosion.mdl", tx, ty))
        call DestroyEffect( AddSpecialEffect("Abilities\\Spells\\Human\\FlameStrike\\FlameStrike1.mdl", tx, ty))
        set i = i + 1.0
    endloop
    set i = 0.0

 

[donut3.5]

You're using JASS.. you can use locals to call variables after a duration. Why wouldn't you?
Many models wont display anything if you destroy them immediately.
--donut3.5--

 

[Josemite]

Yeah, but I want to have a dozen of them or so firing simultaneously, and so I wouldn't be able to wait and still retain a pointer to that effect unless I used arrays or something...

 

[Need_O2]

Well you need to make it play Birth animation
so you need to make a dummy unit for that
or use vexorian's (find it in some system with his dummy model credit)
its an invisible model with attachment points

 

[GhostWolf]

Many models wont display anything if you destroy them immediately.

Actualy from a lot of threads that have been asking questions like this it seems like Flame Strike is the ONLY effect that bugs with destroying it right after it was made.

You can test it with any effect you want and you'll see it plays its animation even when destroyed right after it was created.

Usually the way over this was just waiting 0.01 (which is like 0.27 or whatever it is).

 

[donut3.5]

Actually I think effects without death animations wont play either, or they might for a millisecond.
--donut3.5--

 

[PurplePoot]

Flame Strike is not the only effect that "bugs" (it's not really a bug...); any effect with a death animation will, because its animation is switched to its death animation.

 

[Need_O2]

You're using JASS.. you can use locals to call variables after a duration. Why wouldn't you?
Many models wont display anything if you destroy them immediately.
--donut3.5--

this is wrong...

Do my way or pain to death

 

[PurplePoot]

Or use ExecuteFunc with a wait..

Or use a timer..

Or use an array..