Need help with simple spell

[Bond009]

so this is the trigger

• Change Places
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Change Places
  • Actions
    • Set Temp_Point = (Position of (Triggering unit))
    • Set Temp_Point2 = (Position of (Target unit of ability being cast))
    • Unit - Move (Target unit of ability being cast) instantly to Temp_Point
    • Unit - Move (Triggering unit) instantly to Temp_Point2
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Temp_Point)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Temp_Point2)

The spell im using for this is Channel configured to target units.

simple enough, i just want the units to change places, and they do. Its works.. But the prob is there needs to be some sort of delay time so he can finish casting the spell becuz when they change places, the Hero that casted the spell the spell cd doesnt kick in. It happens to fast it ignores the cd on that hero completely..

 

[Marc Mamales]

Try this

• Change Place
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Change Place
  • Actions
    • Set Temp_Point = (Position of (YOUR UNIT))

 

[Bond009]

yea i tried that it didnt work for some reason..

when using finishes being cast it doesn't grab the Target unit of ability being cast, so i cant address anything relating to that unit.. :/

 

[Marc Mamales]

Try this ^^

• Change Places
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Change Places
  • Actions
    • Set Temp_Target = (Target Unit of ability being cast)
    • Set Temp_Point = (Position of (Triggering unit))
    • Set Temp_Point2 = (Position of (Target unit of ability being cast))
    • Unit - Move (Target unit of ability being cast) instantly to Temp_Point
    • Unit - Move (Triggering unit) instantly to Temp_Point2
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Temp_Point)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Temp_Point2)

• Change Place
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Change Place
  • Actions
    • Set Temp_Target = Temp_Target
    • Set Temp_Point = (Position of (Temp_Target))

 

[Bond009]

lol did you try that out? i can see what your getting at but that wont quite work :/ also this needs to be MUI so that will have a small time delay and will try to reuse the temp unit variable if 2 ppl happened to cast that spell near the same time.

Edit:

I did it that way and it seems to work fast enough, i hope it doesnt run into a prob with lag on bnet throwing off its timing or something but oh well its the best i got for now lol

• Change Places Copy
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Change Places
  • Actions
    • Set unit = (Target unit of ability being cast)

• Change Places Copy 2
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Change Places
  • Actions
    • Set Temp_Point = (Position of (Triggering unit))
    • Set Temp_Point2 = (Position of unit)
    • Unit - Move unit instantly to Temp_Point
    • Unit - Move (Triggering unit) instantly to Temp_Point2
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Temp_Point)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Temp_Point2)
    • Game - Display to (All players) the text: (Name of (Triggering unit))
    • Game - Display to (All players) the text: (Name of unit)

works not to bad

 

[Maker]

^But that's not MUI.

Try this:

• Untitled Trigger 062
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to *ability*
  • Actions
    • Custom script: local unit caster = GetTriggerUnit()
    • Custom script: local unit target = GetSpellTargetUnit()
    • Custom script: local real x = GetUnitX(target)
    • Custom script: local real y = GetUnitY(target)
    • Custom script: call SetUnitX( target , GetUnitX(caster) )
    • Custom script: call SetUnitY( target , GetUnitY(caster) )
    • Custom script: call SetUnitX( caster , x )
    • Custom script: call SetUnitY( caster , y )
    • Custom script: set target = null
    • Custom script: set caster = null

 

[Section]

Notice that Starts an effect of ability triggered when your model starts cast animation. You should add some seconds of wait (equal to model's cast take time) then put the code above.

Example :
A model of Firelord takes 0.37 seconds to finish his cast.

Put your variable declaration.
Add Wait 0.37 + tolerance seconds.
The Real Actions begin here.

So copied from above :

• Custom script: local unit caster = GetTriggerUnit()
• Custom script: local unit target = GetSpellTargetUnit()
• Custom script: local real x = GetUnitX(target)
• Custom script: local real y = GetUnitY(target)
• Custom script: call PolledWait(0.37 + tolerance) <--- SEE HERE
• Custom script: call SetUnitX( target , GetUnitX(caster) )
• Custom script: call SetUnitY( target , GetUnitY(caster) )
• Custom script: call SetUnitX( caster , x )
• Custom script: call SetUnitY( caster , y )
• Custom script: set target = null
• Custom script: set caster = null

'tolerance' value is up to you. If it is a random value or fixed one.

 

[Maker]

Notice that Starts an effect of ability triggered when your model starts cast animation.

Nope. The animation begins sooner than Starts the effect of an ability triggers.

I believe the animation begins when "unit begins casting an ability" triggers, starts the effect triggers after a time period defined in Art - Animation - Cast point.

 

[Bribe]

Moved to Triggers & Scripts.

 

[Bond009]

so Maker will it need that wait time in there at all or will it work fine like you had it before? i havent been able to test it yet to see

 

[Maker]

No, it isn't needed at all. It is optional, use it if you want to delay the switching a bit.

I might not use polled wait for the delay but it should work.