[Trigger] Ok this one HAS to be a bug...

[madman9800]

• test1
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing ensnare as An exact match
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit - Create 1 Dummy Unit for Neutral Hostile at (Position of Footman 0006 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
    • Unit - Add Ensnare (Neutral Hostile) to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Orc Raider - Ensnare Footman 0006 <gen>
    • Unit - Add a 3.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Game - Display to (All players) the text: ensnare

The text "ensnare" is displayed however the unit "Footman 0006" does not get ensnared.

Note: The dummy unit works fine (used him for other spells)

 

[commoe]

Try setting the footman to a variable

 

[madman9800]

I tried that out right now:

• test1
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing ensnare as An exact match
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set footman = Footman 0006 <gen>
    • Unit - Create 1 Dummy Unit for Neutral Hostile at (Position of footman) facing Default building facing degrees
    • Unit - Add Ensnare (Neutral Hostile) to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Orc Raider - Ensnare footman
    • Unit - Add a 3.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Game - Display to (All players) the text: ensnare

Still the text "ensnare" is displayed but the footman is not ensnared.

 

[Troll-Brain]

Using a variable won't change anything.

Then it's likely about the ability "ensnare".
Convert you trigger in jass to see the order string given to last created unit and make sure that's the same than the ability ensnare.

Btw, changing this string order for an ability has no effect, except only very few ones like spellbook and channel.

Also editing a spell doesn't always fully work, like changing the target, you have to test it if it works, it's the only way.

An unit can't have several abilities using the same order string, or it will bug.

And finally again check the common ones (mana, requirements, ...)

 

[Bannar]

Get rid of (Position of footman) leak.
Make sure that you use Rider-based enshare, target isn't invurneable.
What's the Ensnare footman? I see here only 'Set footman = Footman 0006 <gen>' action..

 

[Pharaoh_]

Make sure Ensnare is based off Orc Raider's ensnare and not some Neutral Ensnare.

 

[Troll-Brain]

Oh and also make sure that the player "neutral hostile" can see the target, else i suppose it can't work.

 

[Pharaoh_]

Ah, it's Neutral Hostile? Never, ever pick Neutral Hostile as a dummy owner. They tend not to react on some orders (because their AI behavior is hardcoded at some point).

 

[Troll-Brain]

Yeah wc3 map making is so fun, you have to know many weird things, and you often don't remember the one which does matter in your case