[Trigger] Small Variable Problem. Easy huh?

[LordDz]

I guess this should be here, cause it's a spell triggering problem.

The thing is:

Copy Cat is a dummy spell based of mana burn with 0 in mana burned.

• Events
  • Unit - A unit owned by Player 1 (Red) Finishes casting an ability
• Conditions
  • (Ability being cast) Equal to Copy Cat
• Actions
  • Set CopyCatunit = (Target unit of ability being cast)
  • Game - Display to (All players) the text: (Name of (Target Unit of ability being cast))
  • Wait 2 seconds
  • Game - Display to (All players) the text: (Name of CopyCatUnit)

My problem over here is that it doesn't show the name of the unit. It doesn't seem like it saves the unit in the Set variable.

 

[operator]

Why not just use ''(Name of (Target Unit of ability being cast))'' there aswell ?

 

[-Nosferatu-]

I dont think u can use "Target unit of ability being cast" with "Unit - Finishes casting an ability". Try using some other event like "Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability" that should work.

Why not just use ''(Name of (Target Unit of ability being cast))'' there aswell ?

Because after two seconds "Target unit of ability being cast" will be lost and he have to store it to variable.

 

[paskovich]

Because after two seconds "Target unit of ability being cast" will be lost and he have to store it to variable.

I think (Target unit of ability being cast) is one of the few that does not lose its reference.
Maybe this will be my next experiment. Check which of them holds/loses the unit after a wait.

 

[-Nosferatu-]

I think (Target unit of ability being cast) is one of the few that does not lose its reference.
Maybe this will be my next experiment. Check which of them holds/loses the unit after a wait.

But if some other spell is cast while wait is on won't that change (Target unit of ability being cast) to another unit?

 

[PurplePoot]

Only in that other trigger.

And odd, Lord. The only think to think about is that if the spell is cast again within 2 seconds, it will overwrite CopyCatunit

 

[Dalaran_Guard]

I'm thinking it's your event. If I remember correctly, that event cannot reference the targetted unit, as the spell is no longer being cast. Use 'unit starts the effect of an ability' instead, and it should work fine...

 

[PurplePoot]

Voila. You got it.

it should be Starts the Effect of an ability -- never noticed that X_x

 

[Dalaran_Guard]

Isn't it funny how something so simple, so mundane, can have such an effect on stuff like this?

 

[paskovich]

As i wrote, i started the experiment. I got an interesting result so far. I tried the most important unit variables like triggering/ordered/casting/dying/etc.. (nearly 10 of them)
The fact is, ONLY (Target unit of ability being cast) lost its reference. So Nosferatu, i admit, you were right.
I'm gonna test more if i'll have time.

 

[LordDz]

Thanks for the help! I'll check that out, cause as the mana burn is INSTA-cast, it can't be canceled before cast?


And the last trigger, it was just to check if it worked to show the name of the casting unit - it didn't work

So, if yer doing the experiment please tell me when you are done.