problem attaching sword to unit

[Fredfredburgers]

i found this amazing sword but cant seem to attach it to metamorphosis illidan

Url to sword

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/blade-of-shadepyre-128253/

i have tried attaching from ability, buff, and triggers

with triggers it attachs the model to unit but when it transforms into meta there is no sword. and when it transforms back into illidan the sword is there
[HIDDEN="Trigger for sword attachment']

• Illidan 1
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Ability being cast) Equal to Metamorphosis
      • Then - Actions
        • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the right hand of (Casting unit) using war3mapImported\Blade of ShadePyre.mdx
      • Else - Actions

[/HIDDEN]

now why would it not show during metamorphosis but before and after meta???? in thread i made about 1 hr ago it was about bladestorm model not able to be replaced with fire bladesotrm model(we figured out how to use an alternate ability, but couldnt replace model)

plz reply soon
(also i am 100% sure; i imported correctly, 1 have done correct attachment point names, i have attached correctly, and that i know what im doing(just that world editor hates me))

 

[madqc]

i think i found whats wrong : the unit as no attachment points

Tip: Alway save when you import something in world editor.

Tip 2: Remove the war3mapImported\ in custom path it will help some times.

Tip 3: Try to attach it to a different unit and if it works then it means that the first model don't have attachment points.

 

[ap0calypse]

The attachment point is "hand" (I've tested it and that seemed to work, it adds the special effect to the right hand).

The model does have attachment points...
Here is a screeny of it:

Wtf-Demon

(attachments made on head, origin, foot and hand).

 

[Fredfredburgers]

actually attach the SWORD then ill be amazed, of course im sure u can attach stuff while in meta, but this sword and meta goes weird

check my trigger, it should be what yours is
wait ima try to edit meta illidan unit itsself and see what that gives me...

update: failed, apocalypse i need you to tell me how to show the trigger you did
(once again thanks for help apoc)

Do Not Click Here

ERROR!! ERROR!! SELF DESTRUCT INITIATED!!

The model does have attachment points...

i new it had attachment but it ddnt show the blade during meta, only before and after.
(how do you import image(i found url for image. but how does that paste image))

madqc, i am going to answer all of ur "tips"
tip1's answer: yes i did
tip 2: when i did no sword appeared on any unit
tip 3: if i did not do tip 2 then yes it would appear on another unit
but weird thing apoc's screen shows it does hav attachment points....

i knew world editor HATES ME!!!!

 

[madqc]

actually attach the SWORD then ill be amazed, of course im sure u can attach stuff while in meta, but this sword and meta goes weird

check my trigger, it should be what yours is
wait ima try to edit meta illidan unit itsself and see what that gives me...

update: failed, apocalypse i need you to tell me how to show the trigger you did
(once again thanks for help apoc)

Do Not Click Here

ERROR!! ERROR!! SELF DESTRUCT INITIATED!!

i new it had attachment but it ddnt show the blade during meta, only before and after.
(how do you import image(i found url for image. but how does that paste image))

madqc, i am going to answer all of ur "tips"
tip1's answer: yes i did
tip 2: when i did no sword appeared on any unit
tip 3: if i did not do tip 2 then yes it would appear on another unit
but weird thing apoc's screen shows it does hav attachment points....

i knew world editor HATES ME!!!!

lol good luck whit the rest dude

 

[ap0calypse]

actually attach the SWORD then ill be amazed, of course im sure u can attach stuff while in meta, but this sword and meta goes weird

check my trigger, it should be what yours is
wait ima try to edit meta illidan unit itsself and see what that gives me...

update: failed, apocalypse i need you to tell me how to show the trigger you did
(once again thanks for help apoc)

Do Not Click Here

ERROR!! ERROR!! SELF DESTRUCT INITIATED!!

i new it had attachment but it ddnt show the blade during meta, only before and after.
(how do you import image(i found url for image. but how does that paste image))

madqc, i am going to answer all of ur "tips"
tip1's answer: yes i did
tip 2: when i did no sword appeared on any unit
tip 3: if i did not do tip 2 then yes it would appear on another unit
but weird thing apoc's screen shows it does hav attachment points....

i knew world editor HATES ME!!!!

Wow, I thought I had exactly the same trigger as you, but now I take a good look at it, I have used the event "Unit Finishes casting an ability".
I did that in my auto-trigger-mode, when I don't know what I'm doing until it's done ^^

Since the ability has a specific casting time, you would add the sword to Illidan (normal), but since he's in his morphing-animation, you won't see the sword, when he's sucesfully morphed the sword won't be attached anymore (that's my guess... ).

Good luck, if it doesn't work now, maybe you should try to become friends with your WE... mine loves me =)

 

[FriXionX]

Yeah. Use Unit finishes casting an ability. Because when you start casting meta, it takes about 2 seconds for him to actaully metamorph, so it would attach to the normal demon hunter.

 

[Fredfredburgers]

Yeah. Use Unit finishes casting an ability. Because when you start casting meta, it takes about 2 seconds for him to actaully metamorph, so it would attach to the normal demon hunter.

and how does that help me cus im pretty sure i figured that out a while ago

but for apoc thats what i needed. cus yea id attach to hunter not meta... ima try it out
update: i tried it out and appears that it worked, buuuuut meta's attk animation moves both arms and i only need a 1 hand swing animation.... anyone know how to fix this( i had an idea like use arthas unit and put meta model over him and arthas would still swing like sword(also im home alone for 5 days ))

 

[madqc]

haha that part is easy dude just search on google warcraft 3 animation transfer
and its the first one

 

[Fredfredburgers]

huh?????? um ok ill try that.... ill ask if i need help later...

so i dled it and now what i do. i click buttons and it leads me to files..
can u lead me what to do?

 

[madqc]

huh?????? um ok ill try that.... ill ask if i need help later...

so i dled it and now what i do. i click buttons and it leads me to files..
can u lead me what to do?

on the site there is a tutorial if you dint find it then just click on this

http://www.oinkerwinkle.com/tools/tutorialanimtransfer.html

im gonna try to do it but i will go to school soon so ima be afk for a while

Edit: cant do it because there is no model only for morphed illidan you can go in the request forum and ask someone there to make a morphed illidan that attack only whit 1 hand.

 

[Fredfredburgers]

ty for everything mdqc and ap0calypse...

one question tho... how do you set unit animation to a file or w/e, the tutorial doesnt show how.