Need help with trigger-casting a custom ability

[VestriDeus]

A lot of the other posts say that if I want to trigger-cast a custom ability, i use the same ability that shares the "order-string". I tried this with some abilties, and it works.

However, i'm working on a custom bladestorm (which is basically just bladestorm with longer duration and damage), but when i order it to cast, it doesn't work. I've also tried changing the order-string and making the unit cast that string, but it still doesnt work.

Does anyone know how to fix this??

Any help is greatly appreciated; thanks in advance!


Also, does anyone know how to get a blademaster bladestorm model, so that the blademaster is always in bladestorm-mode?? If I could get that, then i could write a trigger and solve the problem that way.

Again, thanks for your help in advance.

 

[Saia_Djinn]

if the model doesnt have attack-spin animation u will see nothing but damage is done
just set his anim trough triggers to attackspin for permaspin

 

[MortAr]

Animation for bladestorm is "attack whirlwind".
Order string does not refers to any type of animation-name.

 

[VestriDeus]

The animation is sort of last resort. What i need primarily is a way to actually get the spell to cast; it won't even if i order it to.

 

[Saia_Djinn]

what model uses the unit casting ?

 

[Pharaoh_]

The bladestorm is -if i remember well- a skill of the Orc Blademaster and a Neutral's. Your skill, in order to work, must be based off the Orc Blademaster's one.

 

[VestriDeus]

what model uses the unit casting ?

Lol, that's what i'm wondering too. If i could get the model of a blademaster permanently in bladestorm mode, then i'll just use that, do a switcharoo, and create a trigger that deals damage.

 

[Saia_Djinn]

man a model would be if you only use the blademaster model and then set its animation per trigger to attack-spin i said this in my 1st post too so why u don't read?

 

[VestriDeus]

Thanks aia_djinn. I just recently figured out what you were talking about; adding an animation. Ya, that way it works, and i can put a trigger that will deal damage. Thanks (+rep)


Oops change - I figured out how to make the blademaster actually cast bladestorm now. For future reference, you have to change the "order string - activate". The "order string - use/turn on" doesnt work for some reason; just change the aforementioned to "whirlwind", and when you trigger to "blademaster - cast bladestorm", it should work.