Illusion Blink

[Rlvvmc]

first let me say hi, i was making a rpg map and i wanted to make a custom ability that would make the hero(phantom rogue that i call it here)to blink and leave an illusion in it's place, i looked around and didn't find any way how, can anyone help me in doing this custom ability?
(i would prefer using GUI because i have don't have any experience in JASS whatsoever)

 

[Ceday]

Well, if you know how to use dummy units for abilities, you create a dummy unit and order dummy unit to cast wand of illusion on your hero.Hero ability should be based on blink.

 

[Rlvvmc]

can you show me a picture of the trigger? i would understand it better that way.

 

[Ceday]

• Untitled Trigger 001
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Blink
  • Actions
    • Unit - Create 1 DUMMY for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at (Position of (Triggering unit)) facing Default building facing degrees
    • Unit - Add a 2.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Add Item Illusions to (Last created unit)
    • Custom script: call IssueTargetOrder(bj_lastCreatedUnit, 852274, GetTriggerUnit())

 

[momok123]

What is GUI and JASS?

 

[Rlvvmc]

What is GUI and JASS?

GUI is what i(and a lot of people) call trigger based spells JASS is, well, JASS

 

[Dr Super Good]

GUI is an interface to JASS that is designed to be user friendly by abstracting the syntax and text based interface away from the user but instead makes triggering a real pain and ultra slow. The reason he has to use a line of pure JASS to issue the order is because GUI does not provide access to the required native as an action. Wand of Illusion ability was only ever intended to be used as an item and for that reason it does not have an associated order string for the order ID so the order ID must be used directly to make a unit cast it.

Thank god in SC2 they actually made GUI useful and orders less of a pain.

 

[Vinz]

Ceday? I didn't know you allowed for leaks.

 

[Ceday]

Ceday? I didn't know you allowed for leaks.

Maybe you are right, but I just want to answer questions shortly.Rest is up to him.

 

[Rheiko]

Rlvvmc
Cleaner version of Ceday's code. You can configure it as well, but if you don't know how, you may ask here again.

Trigger

Untitled Trigger 001 Events Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability Conditions (Ability being cast) Equal to Blink Actions Set TempPoint = (Position of (Triggering unit)) Set TempPoint2 = (Target point of ability being cast) Unit - Create 1 DUMMY for (Triggering Player) at TempPoint facing (Angle from TempPoint to TempPoint2) degrees Unit - Add a 2.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit) Unit - Add Item Illusions to (Last created unit) Custom script: call IssueTargetOrder(bj_lastCreatedUnit, 852274, GetTriggerUnit()) Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint) Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint2)

 

[Vinz]

(Triggering Player), and 0.00 degrees (since that calls a wrapper function).

 

[Rheiko]

Oops, forgot about that. Fixed.
Tell me if i forgot anything, haven't touched WE for months and my memory is getting blurry.

 

[Vinz]

No.

'Default building facing' == 0, I think it is better to use 0.00 instead of using that creepy Blizzard variable. The dummy will take care of the illusion anyways.

Sorry for creating confusion. ;_;

 

[Rheiko]

oh, i see. So should i change it to 0.00 or let it be? I guess the current one is fine too.