Name of build animation?

[Shoto]

I want to make a trigger.

When [EVENT]
Order [UNIT] to play [???] animation.

I want to make a unit play it's build animation without actually building anything, but i can't figure out what the name of the animation is.

 

[Xonok]

birth, it's the same on any unit.

 

[defskull]

You can use a function called SetUnitAnimationByIndex(whichUnit, whichIndex) to call specific animation for a unit.

If let's say you have discovered an index of '6' will make the unit (Caster) to play your desired animation, replace the whichIndex as 6 call SetUnitAnimationByIndex(udg_Caster, 6)

Here's a test map to ease your work to find desired animation.

 

[Shoto]

Defskull, i've managed to find the animation (index of 22), and i got it to work!
One more thing, is there a way to order a group of units to play the same animation?

 

[Shoto]

I made a simple solution, but is there a better way?

• All Animate
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 2.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area)) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set unit = (Picked unit)
        • Custom script: call SetUnitAnimationByIndex (udg_unit, 22)

They won't do it in sync with this trigger

 

[defskull]

1. Add a set bj_wantDestroyGroup = true above the Unit Group action to clear its leak.
2. Don't use variable as you only reference them once, just call SetUnitAnimationByIndex(GetEnumUnit(), 22)

It should look like this;

• All Animate
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 2.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Custom script: set bj_wantDestroyGroup = true
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area)) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Custom script: call SetUnitAnimationByIndex(GetEnumUnit(), 22)

 

[Xonok]

You can also use "stand work" instead of number.

 

[defskull]

Using number is pretty accurate rather than "stand work" which if your unit has multiple animation with name "stand" or "work", it would mess up your expectation.

 

[Shoto]

Bah, still out of sync. Well, I guess WC3 can't handle animating so many units all at once
Thanks for the help!