[Solved] Flying height of a dummy won't change...

[CoLd Bon3]

Hello! I have a minor issue here. I have my dummy unit and i want to set it's height to 400 trough a trigger. In the object editor, it has movement type set to none and default flying height to 0. In my trigger, i create the dummy, add Crow Form to it (so that it's movement type is now "fly") and then i set the height to 400 with 10000 rate. Nothing happens, though...
Then i tried to set the movement type to fly in the object editor, yet still nothing happened. However, if i set the flying height to the desired amount in the object editor, it works. But i need to set this in the triggers because for some purposes i need it with 0 flying height, in some with 100, in other with more and so on...
I also think that having two exactly same units only just with different heights is stupid while having a trigger action for this.

Basically, my question is why the height doesn't change. I'll give +rep

 

[rulerofiron99]

Please post your triggers!
Adding/removing Crow Form always works for me.

 

[CoLd Bon3]

Well, i basically do what i say.

Trigger

• Teleporter back Copy
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 5.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit - Create 1 Effect dummy for (Owner of Unit) at Location facing Default building facing degrees
    • Unit - Add a 2.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Set (Last created unit) movement speed to 160.00
    • Unit - Add Crow Form to (Last created unit)
    • Animation - Change (Last created unit) flying height to 400.00 at 1000000.00
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the origin of (Last created unit) using Abilities\Spells\Human\DispelMagic\DispelMagicTarget.mdl
    • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)

I have also found that if the movement speed (in the object editor) is 0, it won't work. If it's 1 or more, it works. At this point i thought i solved my problem but when i set the movement speed to 0 in the object editor, set it to a greater value in the trigger and do the rest of the stuff, nothing happens. It still has 0 height...

 

[TwoVenomous]

Well, i basically do what i say.

Trigger

• Teleporter back Copy
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 5.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit - Create 1 Effect dummy for (Owner of Unit) at Location facing Default building facing degrees
    • Unit - Add a 2.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Set (Last created unit) movement speed to 160.00
    • Unit - Add Crow Form to (Last created unit)
    • Animation - Change (Last created unit) flying height to 400.00 at 1000000.00
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the origin of (Last created unit) using Abilities\Spells\Human\DispelMagic\DispelMagicTarget.mdl
    • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)

I have also found that if the movement speed (in the object editor) is 0, it won't work. If it's 1 or more, it works. At this point i thought i solved my problem but when i set the movement speed to 0 in the object editor, set it to a greater value in the trigger and do the rest of the stuff, nothing happens. It still has 0 height...

wouldn't it be a very longgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg time to reach the height with 1000000000000000 ?

 

[CoLd Bon3]

wouldn't it be a very longgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg time to reach the height with 1000000000000000 ?

This is the rate of the ascend... having it bigger equals less time to reach the height. This doesn't determine the time a certain height is reached, i think it determines how much units the flying unit ascends for a certain period of time.
However, i tried with 0 rate too and still nothing happened.

 

[BloodDrunk]

• Melee Initialization
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 5.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit - Create 1 Footman for Player 1 (Red) at (Center of (Playable map area)) facing Default building facing degrees
    • Unit - Add a 2.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Set (Last created unit) movement speed to 160.00
    • Unit - Add Crow Form to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Remove Crow Form from (Last created unit)
    • Animation - Change (Last created unit) flying height to 400.00 at 0.00
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the origin of (Last created unit) using Abilities\Spells\Other\Doom\DoomDeath.mdl

 

[defskull]

First, you should know there are 2 types of dummy;
1. Caster
2. Visual

Now, in this case, your dummy is Visual one, right ?

Here's a test map to show a full spec for Visual Dummy.

And you should know the formula for this Flying Height, right ?
It's Speed = Distance / Time;
Speed = Rate
Distance = Height
Time = Distance / Speed

NOTE: It is not advisible to modify dummy unit's movement speed via trigger, it should be pre-set done in Object Editor.

 

[CoLd Bon3]

Thanks, guys!

 

[defskull]

You just thanked us without telling us what had made the problem, solved =,=

 

[TwoVenomous]

You just thanked us without telling us what had made the problem, solved =,=

yeah, tell me what's wrong... I've never failed using crow form

 

[CoLd Bon3]

Uhh, the movement speed was wrong. It was 0 in the object editor all the time. Seems like i didn't knew the right spec for a visual dummy. And again, thanks!

SOLVED!