[JASS] Problem with dummy caster

[Axarion]

private function SpawnInfernals takes nothing returns nothing
    
    call SetUnitOwner(CASTER_DUMMY, Player(12), false)
    call UnitAddAbility(CASTER_DUMMY, 'AUin')
    
    call IssuePointOrderById(CASTER_DUMMY, 852224, -150., 2300.)
    call IssuePointOrderById(CASTER_DUMMY, 852224, -2700., 420.)
    call IssuePointOrderById(CASTER_DUMMY, 852224, 1000., -6000.)
    call IssuePointOrderById(CASTER_DUMMY, 852224, -3000., 2200.)
    call IssuePointOrderById(CASTER_DUMMY, 852224, -2200., 4100.)
    call IssuePointOrderById(CASTER_DUMMY, 852224, 4500., 4000.) 

    call UnitRemoveAbility(CASTER_DUMMY, 'AUin')
    call SetUnitOwner(CASTER_DUMMY, Player(15), false)
endfunction

private function init takes nothing returns nothing
    set CASTER_DUMMY = CreateUnit(Player(15), 'hdum',0.,0.,0.)
    call UnitRemoveAbility(CASTER_DUMMY, 'amov')
endfunction

does excactly nothin for me D: anyone find the problem? + rep of course
(the function is called, the dummy exists, the man cost and cooldown are zero... btw)

 

[Pharaoh_]

What about the cast range? Is it set to 99999?

 

[Axarion]

yes of course and its the right orderid too...

 

[Pharaoh_]

Try removing the UnitRemoveAbility 'Amov': it seems that it worked now.

 

[Berb]

    call UnitRemoveAbility(CASTER_DUMMY, 'amov')

The ability ID for Move is 'Amov' not 'amov'.

Also, Player(15) refers to Neutral Passive, which may cause problems for the targets that are available for your dummy order. If you want to reference Neutral Hostile, then you would use Player(12).

 

[Axarion]

Nope that wasnt the problem either. I fixed it just by adding mana to the unit The spell had still 0 manacost strange... anyway + rep for your effort

@Berb: Thx but it didnt matter

 

[Pharaoh_]

The ability ID for Move is 'Amov' not 'amov'.

Also, Player(15) refers to Neutral Passive, which may cause problems for the targets that are available for your dummy order. If you want to reference Neutral Hostile, then you would use Player(12).

Neutral Passive can't get clogged up with orders by codes, Neutral Hostile can, because it has internally a fixed behaviour. Anyway, that was not the problem, since I used Player(0) too.

Axarion, that's weird, it worked for me by the way and I tested it with a Footman.

 

[Berb]

Strange. What ability is this based off of?

I noticed you use "852224" which refers to "dreadlordinferno" but even the Rain of Chaos abilities for Archimonde and Balnazzar simply use the "inferno" order-string, unless of course you're using Channel.

 

[Pharaoh_]

It's AUin, the default ability of Inferno (used by Dreadlord).

 

[Berb]

It's AUin, the default ability of Inferno (used by Dreadlord).

Except the order ID associated with that ability is not "dreadlordinferno", it's simply "inferno".

 

[Pharaoh_]

Yeah, that's odd. Did you use I2S to get that result?

 

[Berb]

constant native OrderId2String takes integer orderId returns string

If I had used I2S then it would have returned a string "852224".

The order ID of "inferno" is: 852232

I find it strange how simply adding mana to the dummy unit would have fixed this problem. If that is true, then there is some sort of correlation between "dreadlordinferno" and "inferno".

 

[Pharaoh_]

Gosh, I had OrderId2String in mind and I typed I2S. I mean.. how smart that was?!
Anyway, I guess that's odd indeed.

 

[Berb]

I wouldn't mind some reply from Axarion, it doesn't make any sense that all he needed to do was add mana to the dummy unit to magically allow it to use an order ID of which it had no associated ability.

 

[Pharaoh_]

Oh no, I can confirm that's the order id. First off, I used a debug trigger; I ordered the dummy that bears the 'AUin' to target a point and it returned 852224. Plus, I told you, it worked for me. I removed the line 'Amov' and it casted it just fine.

 

[Berb]

That's strange. When I use OrderId("inferno") that is not the result I get. But yea you're right you did say removing 'Amov' made it function. I have never found a problem in removing 'Amov' for a dummy unit. In fact, usually if you do not remove it strange things happen because of the turning that is involved in units using abilities that are able to move.