Gate Animation

[Destination9747]

Hi, I'm using a gate as a unit to control the open-close in the game.
I have made 2 units, "closed" and "opened" and both of them have the gate model and correct pathing maps.

I have a problem with the "opened" gate. yes, the animation. I have made a spell based on "Bear Form" and triggered it that whenever we cast the spell, the "Death Alternate" animation plays but i cannot control it, the animation runs until I use the spell again. I want it to open once! and here is the trigger:

Gate Switch

• Gate Switch
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Gate Switch
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Gate (Closed)
      • Then - Actions
        • Animation - Play (Triggering unit)'s death alternate animation
      • Else - Actions
        • Animation - Play (Triggering unit)'s stand animation

EDIT: Actually it's not the trigger I'm looking for fixing, I'm trying to find a better way...

 

[Chaosy]

um.. if you use the default gates that is done automatically.

 

[IcemanBo]

Why you want to use a unit as gate? Do you know such a function exists:

• Destructible - Open/Close/Destroy Gate

 

[Destination9747]

I know the function, I'm using it as a unit. In my map you have a worker and you should build walls and actually you need a gate to enter and exit.

EDIT: I want to have upgrades and abilities for the gate

 

[IcemanBo]

Unit's config doesn't allow to alter the pathing like in closing/opening with the gate destructible. At least I don't know a method.

So you have to choose between having a real gate with open/close, then use a destructible,
or make an unit fake gate with abilities but then you have to handle the pathing problem somehow else.

So your problem is with animation, that it does not run only once?

 

[Destination9747]

Unit's config doesn't allow to alter the pathing like in closing/opening with the gate destructible. At least I don't know a method.

So you have to choose between having a real gate with open/close, then use a destructible,
or make an unit fake gate with abilities but then you have to handle the pathing problem somehow else.

So your problem is with animation, that it does not run only once?

yes, it runs a lot. everything is fine but the animation.

 

[IcemanBo]

I don't know why it doesn't work. Can you attach your test map?

 

[Death Adder]

I'd probably remove the unit and create the opened one in it's place, and then the reversed later on when the close ability is used.

Or maybe one unit that wouldn't have any collision at all and instead you'd play animation and change walkability on/off whenever the unit uses the ability.

 

[Destination9747]

Here is the test map:

EDIT: I don't know what have I done in this test, the animation plays once and its good but it closes.

 

[IcemanBo]

You don't need bear form ability. I just used an other dummy ability that does nothing and then play animation.

 

[Pinzu]

Change the event from "starts the effect of an ability" into "finnish casting an ability" and it should work. Because when the morph is competed the unit gets a new order that overrides the animation you played earlier.

 

[Destination9747]

You don't need bear form ability. I just used an other dummy ability that does nothing and then play animation.

Thank you it worked, I replaced the closed gate with an opened gate and used your trigger!
Again thanks and +rep!