Kamehameha-like effect

[defskull]

Okay, so I've got a spell like Kamehameha (blasts from hand towards the targeted point)
I just wanna know HOW to change my SFX from facing upwards, to facing forward ?
You get what I mean ?
My SFX use is: Abilities\Spells\Items\AIem\AIemTarget.mdl
I want this SFX to be casted from the caster's hand and forward, not facing vertically
How to do it ?
If it uses Dummy, how to change it from facing " | " to " - "
Does it have to do with "Art - Maximum Roll Angel (degrees)" ?
Please, provide me with a test map, so I can have a solid evidence of what you guys will talk/discuss about

 

[Maker]

Use Vexorian's dummy.mdx model, then set its animation to some index. That way it rotates.

Trig

• Untitled Trigger 001
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Holy Light
  • Actions
    • Unit - Create 1 Dummy for Player 1 (Red) at (Position of (Triggering unit)) facing (Angle from (Position of (Triggering unit)) to (Position of (Target unit of ability being cast))) degrees
    • Custom script: call SetUnitAnimationByIndex(bj_lastCreatedUnit , 0 )
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the origin of (Last created unit) using Abilities\Spells\Human\ReviveHuman\ReviveHuman.mdl
    • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)

Yes, it leaks.

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/pastebin.php?id=x38plz

 

[Garfield1337]

You can just set dummy's Maximum Pitch Angle to -90 instead of using dummy.mdx

 

[defskull]

Thanks to both of you
However, Maker, is this Action what makes the SFX to be facing horizontally ?

• Custom script: call SetUnitAnimationByIndex(bj_lastCreatedUnit , 0 )

I'll be using Garfield's trigger, but, both of your trigger does seem to work, I just like it more simple, and that is, Garfield's
Although, Maker's trigger does seem a bit "advance", maybe because of that Custom script

 

[Maker]

Yes, it's the animation index that defines the rotation.

 

[defskull]

In Garfield's test map, the Maximum Pitch Angle is -90
Whereas in your trigger, Maker, it was 0
What is the "0" referring to in your trigger ?

 

[Maker]

Basically it's the angle the dummy's head is facing to. Change the index, try values between 0 and 80 and you'll see how it works.