Multiple Projectiles/Two...Three...Many Missile Arts!

[Clipsion]

Hey there.

I've searched around, haven't found much to help with this.

I'm trying to make a unit (a tower) shoot two projectiles. I love some of the flashy models that abilities have, but they are all timed and don't loop... So I have the effect begin, and then expire before it hits the target making for a very dissapointing death.

For example,
Abilities\Spells\Other\Levelup\LevelupCaster.mdl
Abilities\Weapons\WitchDoctorMissile\WitchDoctorMissile.mdl

I'd like them both to act as missiles going for the target. The first one would 'burn out' before contact but would give way to the second sustained missile.

Is there hope?

Cheers
- Clipsion

 

[donut3.5]

Yes, but its more work than its worth.
You create a dummy unit whenever that unit attacks and order the dummy unit to attack the same target. The dummy unit has 1-1 damage and has one of the projectiles. The unit has the other.
--donut3.5--

 

[MagnusCalgar]

depending on the situation you could do this with pheonix fire

adjust the range and cooldown to that of your tower change the missile art to whatever
make sure u set durations to .01 and you may be able to come up with something you like

 

[PurplePoot]

Phoenix Fire wouldn't shoot at the correct targets, nor at the correct rate.

 

[MagnusCalgar]

i got it to shoot at the right rate without a problem

the target was the "situation" i mentioned
if targets are spread out so there is only 1 in range at a time it wouldnt be a problem

 

[PurplePoot]

i got it to shoot at the right rate without a problem

the target was the "situation" i mentioned
if targets are spread out so there is only 1 in range at a time it wouldnt be a problem

That's totally situational; phoenix fire doesn't require the unit to turn to fire, nor does it take backswing/stun/etc into account.

 

[Clipsion]

Oooh busy topic, thanks.

I can't seem to get the phoenix fire to work (probably a bit beyond me really). I'm gonna have a fiddle around with the dummy unit idea. Cheers for the help all

 

[Clipsion]

What about simply making one projectile last longer? Like... Instead of the projectile's art going quickly then petering out, is there anyway in world editor to slow it down (without editing models, no idea how to do that).

Or perhaps loop the effect? When the projectile's 'art' stops, it repeats?

 

[PurplePoot]

For anything there, you'd have to mess with the model. However, the latter would probably be easy to achieve in something like Magos' Model Editor, simply by loading the sequence (animation) and unchecking Non-looping.

 

[Dracula]

make a locust ability and set levelup as model and witchdotor as missle? the things will fly around shooting out witchdotors.

or you can make a dummy unit and put something like red_dragon_fire_blast.mdl on dummy unit and put firebolt.mdl on the tower, then set both missile same speed, when the tower attacks make dummy unit attack ground on position of angle between attacking unit and attacked unit, ehhh never tried this, but it looks like it would work :\

 

[NhazUl]

Eh, using Item Attack Fire/Frost/Poison/Lightning Bonus? I think there u can set multiple missle arts.

 

[PurplePoot]

You mean the table? It'll set the art to the table position relating to the level of the ability.