Slide Effect trigger (please help me)

[M1LENK0]

alright im doing a ice maze game (simple short game but will be extremely diffucult) and of course i kno that theres alot of games that involve ur unit sliding and all but i decided to create 1 to test out ur mazing skills .

but one problem......i have no idea how to create a sliding trigger. so far i have in the trigger "unit enters region- pause unit"
so if someone could please tell me a way to get a sliding effect w/o jass or nething becuz i dont even kno the first thing to jass

plz and ty

 

[Ramza]

Events:
Every 0.01 sec of the game
Conditions:
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Actions:
Unit - Move unit instantly => point with polar offset =>
position of entering unit offset by XXX towards facing of entering unit+180 (airthemathic)

 

[Waldbaer]

OK, it's also at least enough if you just do it every 0.03 seconds of gametime (33 frames per second) and that will show better performance!

 

[Ramza]

and that will show better performance!

Really? why is that?


Tip: If u want it to slide slower at the end of the slide, make a copy of the trigger with a larger offset. turn that trigger on when he is almost done sliding.

(WEU has a slide function in trigger editor btw)

 

[Waldbaer]

I'm not 100% sure, but since the unit is only moved about a third as often, it will not use so many system ressources over the time, don't you think so?
For one unit this will not be very important anyway, but if you slide some more at the same time, it will show, I think.

 

[Ramza]

ah... but if u use 0.03, u must make the offset tree times larger, or it will slide 3 times as slow

btw.. i saw u uptaded ur mad. I looked at the comments and I saw I wrote some small lame ass comment. It is a positive comment, but I dunno why I didnt give a 5/5 I dont remember anything being wrong with it.
I give it a 5/5

 

[Waldbaer]

Of course you have to adjust the offset again if you change the rate! I thought that would have been clear. 8)

And thanks for the 5/5 rating in times where rating has gone!
I saw you even got a DC award for you map, congratulations!
You often talk about a campaign you are working on... can I get more information about it somewhere? Concerning mine, well just look at my signature and click on it.

We're getting off topic... M1LENK0's problem seems to be solved for a while, but let's go on. 8)

 

[M1LENK0]

this will also allow the person to somewhat curn there unit while in mid slide right? cuz if it duz TY!

also while im here im working on a thing that will change ur name into what u type like -name " "
but i have no idea what to put in that string or if i should put in jass (which i still dont kno about)

also im having trouble with a chat trig that changes unit color

 

[Ramza]

u should save the typed string as a variable (string variable) and then set the players name to that variable

for the color change, whats hard about that?
u can change the colour of the player (at player functions) or for units (at unit fuunctions)

about my campaign, its a long story, but the story line isnt totally finished. should i tell it here or should i make a new topic or sumthing?
i do it in my own so i dont have a site or sumthing

PS: Ye my first map, Directors Choice

 

[M1LENK0]

for the color change, whats hard about that?
u can change the colour of the player (at player functions) or for units (at unit fuunctions)

the color thing is somewhat hard. for some reason i put in
event-player redthru player orange type message -black
action-change triggering units color to black

but i cant change the triggering unit to something else i dont kno how. i guesse im too lazy to find it or sumtin

 

[Ramza]

Then try 'player - change color of player to ....'
that will even change the color of the units on the minimap