[JASS] Gost's Jass Questions - Continualy Updated

[Eleandor]

GetUnitFacing() returns degrees, and Cos and Sin work on radians, so you have to make a conversion from degree to radian before calling the Cos and Sin functions.

Yeah, I just removed both conversions, ignoring the fact that unit facing IS in degrees...

 

[Gost]

Alright I am making a spell where my hero throws a hammer and it keeps moving forward until it comes within range of a unit. But there seems to be something wrong with the timer or something, because each cast after the first one the hammer seems to move faster and faster =/. I can't figure out whats wrong with it lol.

The only 2 factors that come into it moving is the timer, and velocity. And I don't think there is anything wrong with either.

The map is attached, the detection of the spell cast and the system itself is in the hammer toss trigger. There is a GCU system in the map header aswell.

(Please do not redistribute or take anything from the map at this time =))

EDIT: The reason I attached the whole map is to make it easier for you to duplicate the bug, just cast the move a bunch of times and you will see. (And sometimes it seems if you cast a hammer, while another hammer is active, the 2nd one moves normal speed... or something like that . just test it lol hard to explain.

 

[Element of Water]

When the hammer hits a unit, you destroy the struct without reducing the index and stuffs. To avoid these problems, I usually do all that stuff in the onDestroy method.

 

[Gost]

Gah so stupid, thanks yet again for the help. I feel bad for not being able to rep you more, but it insists I spread it around more =(.

EDIT: For some reason having this code:

function SpawnFlagCenter takes nothing returns nothing
    call CreateItem('I000',GetUnitX(gg_unit_ncp3_0024),GetUnitY(gg_unit_ncp3_0024))
endfunction

function SpawnFlagBoth takes nothing returns nothing
    call CreateItem('I001',GetUnitX(gg_unit_ncop_0001),GetUnitY(gg_unit_ncop_0001))
    call CreateItem('I000',GetUnitX(gg_unit_h001_0000),GetUnitY(gg_unit_ncop_0000))
endfunction

Causes wc3 to, when creating the units that are preplaced, set gg_unit_ncop_0001 (or the other preplaced units mentioned in the code) equal to CreateUnit(). Normal it is u = CreateUnit and they make the units that way you know? What the heck causes this to happen lol? And it is only when I have that code.

 

[Gost]

Gah so stupid, thanks yet again for the help. I feel bad for not being able to rep you more, but it insists I spread it around more =(.

EDIT: For some reason having this code:

function SpawnFlagCenter takes nothing returns nothing
    call CreateItem('I000',GetUnitX(gg_unit_ncp3_0024),GetUnitY(gg_unit_ncp3_0024))
endfunction

function SpawnFlagBoth takes nothing returns nothing
    call CreateItem('I001',GetUnitX(gg_unit_ncop_0001),GetUnitY(gg_unit_ncop_0001))
    call CreateItem('I000',GetUnitX(gg_unit_h001_0000),GetUnitY(gg_unit_ncop_0000))
endfunction

Causes wc3 to, when creating the units that are preplaced, set gg_unit_ncop_0001 (or the other preplaced units mentioned in the code) equal to CreateUnit(). Normal it is u = CreateUnit and they make the units that way you know? What the heck causes this to happen lol? And it is only when I have that code.

 

[aznricepuff]

It's so that in GUI, you can refer to preplaced units. Basically WE looks for any references to preplaced units in the script and if it finds any, it will automatically make the globals for them. Otherwise, the globals aren't created.

 

[Gost]

Ah, ok.

I made a custom stun system and every works perfectly the only problem is my timer for how long the stun should last starts right when I call the function to stun a unit, but in order to actually stun the unit I create a dummy and have it cast a storm bolt (99999 speed and no missile art) on the target. But I think there is still a delay between when I tell it to get stunned and when it actually gets stunned =/.

Is there any way around this? I was thinking of pausing the unit but idk, I want to see if there is a best way to do this before I go mucking my code up.

 

[Element of Water]

There is no better way I'm afraid. Just stick with that, or pause it and create an effect over its head.

 

[Gost]

Would the delay always be a flat number? So that I could just tack that number onto the stun duration? Probably not, is there any downside to pausing a unit?

 

[Element of Water]

I don't know if the delays are the same for each cast. And no, as far as I can remember pausing a unit has exactly the same effect as stunning it.

 

[Gost]

Alright onwards!

I am almost done with the gameplay code for my AoS and haven't made any spells yet that will be affected by this but I have been thinking about it. All of my spells that do damage will be coded so I will have no trouble 'detecting' that damage. But lets say I had an ability that when cast on an enemy hero all damage that hero did (through spells or auto-attack) over 5 seconds was dealt back to it.

How would I got detecting the damage he did with his autoattack =(? Because most systems have the add event thing, but doesn't that lag, especialy in an aos withs o many units. Or they use an orb (which I have never really looked into and am curious how they do that) but I dont want to fuck myself out of using all other orbs for abilities/items =/.