SFX Late Destroy ?

[defskull]

• Actions
  • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the overhead of Paladin 0000 <gen> using Abilities\Spells\Human\Banish\BanishTarget.mdl
  • Set SFX = (Last created special effect)
  • Special Effect - Destroy SFX

Try the trigger above and see the result
I mean, WHY did the action being, delayed ?
Everytime I set variable of SFX, and when I want to destroy it, it delays
Is this a hard-coded engine in Warcraft Trigger Editor ?
And is there any possible way to make it instant clear like we usually use the instant create SFX, instant destroy

 

[Marc Mamales]

• Actions
  • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the overhead of Paladin 0000 <gen> using Abilities\Spells\Human\Banish\BanishTarget.mdl
  • Set SFX = (Last created special effect)
  • Special Effect - Destroy SFX

Try the trigger above and see the result
I mean, WHY did the action being, delayed ?
Everytime I set variable of SFX, and when I want to destroy it, it delays
Is this a hard-coded engine in Warcraft Trigger Editor ?
And is there any possible way to make it instant clear like we usually use the instant create SFX, instant destroy

its not delayed, i think it is its animation try use units.

 

[defskull]

I tried on Paladin, using SFX buff
I guess certain buff ?
A stick-to-unit buff, like Banish buff or something like that

 

[chobibo]

That's because of the model's animation duration[?].

 

[Marc Mamales]

I tried on Paladin, using SFX buff
I guess certain buff ?
A stick-to-unit buff, like Banish buff or something like that

yeah, try that one

 

[defskull]

Do I need to give you all a test map ?

 

[chobibo]

Why? I already told you why that effect doesn't vanish instantly upon destruction, I'll tell you again, that's how it's supposed to be because destroying an effect makes the effect play it's death animation. Now if the death animation is 20 seconds long then you'd see a 20 second animation before the effect gets removed from the game. You could also edit the gameplay constants and set the decay time of effects to 0 to skip the death animation sequence.

 

[defskull]

And WHY does this ONLY occurs if I set the SFX in a variable ?
Try not to set it, just create and use the Destroy - (Last created special effect) and you'll see what I mean

 

[chobibo]

I already did. Same effects.

call DestroyEffect(AddSpecialEffectTarget("Abilities\\Spells\\Human\\Banish\\BanishTarget.mdl",u,"origin"))

 

[defskull]

Wow, I didn't knew that some SFX has decay animation, some SFX don't.
How do we know/check if that SFX even has decay animation ?

 

[chobibo]

Trial and error for me, or maybe magos. I'm not sure.

 

[defskull]

By setting 0 for decay time, solved the problem ?
But that would affect other units as well...
Because that's Gameplay Constants..

 

[Bribe]

Some effects take ages to go away, I try to avoid those whenever I can.

Adding doodads as special effects also cause really weird events, especially if they change the ambient lighting.