Odd cause of fatal errors

[Kam]

I have 6 of these triggers that manipulate dummy abilities and provide a "rank" buff - it's purely ascetic.

When I have them disabled I don't get fatal errors, but if they are on I will get one around the second or third battle. I assume it's too much for WC3 to handle.

What's a more efficient way to do it?

• Rank Orc Hero
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Dies
  • Conditions
    • (Owner of (Killing unit)) Not equal to (Owner of (Triggering unit))
  • Actions
    • Set RankUnit = (Killing unit)
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Level of Spell Book (Rank Orc Hero) for RankUnit) Equal to 1
        • (Level of Rank (Orc Hero) for RankUnit) Less than 26
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit - Increase level of Rank (Orc Hero) for RankUnit
      • Else - Actions

 

[Weep]

What ability is the rank buff based on? Changing the level of some abilities (auras, maybe spell books) for a unit which is dead will crash WC3...could the killing unit be getting the kill based on delayed damage (eg. a traveling projectile) that hits after the killing unit itself has died?

 

[GunSlinger]

Maybe you did something wrong with the spell like weep said.

 

[mckill2009]

you said 6 triggers?, then I suggest you use arrays for 'RankUnit' maybe it conflicts one another...just like 'Every 0 seconds of the game time'

do like this in each trigger...

Set RankUnit[1] = (Killing unit)
Set RankUnit[2] = (Killing unit)
Set RankUnit[3] = (Killing unit)
Set RankUnit[4] = (Killing unit)
Set RankUnit[5] = (Killing unit)
Set RankUnit[6] = (Killing unit)

 

[Kam]

Well I can use one trigger as well by simply combining them, but it still crashed.

I did not know about that auras could crash the game. It is a disabled spell book, so you don't have an ability icon, that contains a spell based on Trueshot. When the unit makes a kill, the level of the Trushot ability is increased and thus the buff changes.

What would I use instead that would be safe?

 

[Weep]

Sorry, actually, I think I brought up that point for nothing - it's removing certain abilities from a dead unit that can cause crashes. Just leveling it should be fine. So, it's back to being a mystery...

 

[mckill2009]

try instead of "Unit - Increase", try "Unit - Set'

 

[Kam]

What would the difference be?

 

[mckill2009]

I've been wondering also why did blizzard made those when in fact what is the difference?

 

[Kam]

Using set actually causes the crash to happen faster.

 

[SanKakU]

i don't even knowwhat you're trying to do. you haven't explained much. there's also no map posted...it's hard to tell what exactly is going wrong with the map without access to it.

 

[Kam]

It is a disabled spell book, so you don't have an ability icon, that contains a spell based on Trueshot. When the unit makes a kill, the level of the Trueshot ability is increased and thus the buff changes.

As it stands I believe I've fixed it, the whole trigger is now as follows.

• Rank
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Dies
  • Conditions
    • (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Not equal to (Owner of (Killing unit))
    • ((Triggering unit) is A structure) Equal to False
    • ((Killing unit) is alive) Equal to True
    • (Killing unit) Not equal to No unit
    • Or - Any (Conditions) are true
      • Conditions
        • (Level of Spell Book (Rank Human Hero) for (Killing unit)) Equal to 1
        • (Level of Spell Book (Rank Human) for (Killing unit)) Equal to 1
        • (Level of Spell Book (Rank Neutral Hero) for (Killing unit)) Equal to 1
        • (Level of Spell Book (Rank Orc Hero) for (Killing unit)) Equal to 1
        • (Level of Spell Book (Rank Orc) for (Killing unit)) Equal to 1
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Level of Spell Book (Rank Orc) for (Killing unit)) Equal to 1
        • (Level of Rank (Orc) for (Killing unit)) Less than 26
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit - Increase level of Rank (Orc) for (Killing unit)
      • Else - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (Level of Spell Book (Rank Orc Hero) for (Killing unit)) Equal to 1
            • (Level of Rank (Orc Hero) for (Killing unit)) Less than 26
          • Then - Actions
            • Unit - Increase level of Rank (Orc Hero) for (Killing unit)
          • Else - Actions
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • (Level of Spell Book (Rank Human) for (Killing unit)) Equal to 1
                • (Level of Rank (Human) for (Killing unit)) Less than 26
              • Then - Actions
                • Unit - Increase level of Rank (Human) for (Killing unit)
              • Else - Actions
                • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                  • If - Conditions
                    • (Level of Arcane Lock (Rank Human Purifier) for (Killing unit)) Less than 26
                    • (Level of Arcane Lock (Rank Human Purifier) for (Killing unit)) Greater than 0
                  • Then - Actions
                    • Unit - Increase level of Arcane Lock (Rank Human Purifier) for (Killing unit)
                  • Else - Actions
                    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                      • If - Conditions
                        • (Level of Spell Book (Rank Human Hero) for (Killing unit)) Equal to 1
                        • (Level of Rank (Human Hero) for (Killing unit)) Less than 26
                      • Then - Actions
                        • Unit - Increase level of Rank (Human Hero) for (Killing unit)
                      • Else - Actions
                        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                          • If - Conditions
                            • (Level of Spell Book (Rank Neutral Hero) for (Killing unit)) Equal to 1
                            • (Level of Rank (Neutral Hero) for (Killing unit)) Less than 26
                          • Then - Actions
                            • Unit - Increase level of Rank (Neutral Hero) for (Killing unit)
                          • Else - Actions