[General] So so weird!!! Unwanted mini-items appearing (tomes)

[bad_avatar]

Hey guys - just wondering if anyone else has ever had this problem. I make custom tomes drop randomly via triggers in my map, which are collectable only by certain players (via filtering orders). The weird part is that after collecting a tome, there is a tiny unselectable one of the same type left-over, floating in the same spot.

Note: I'm using vexorian's model-less dummy to provide a hero glow to indicate the owning player at the location of each tome, and removing it after collection (hashtables).

Any ideas? +REP ofc

 

[Binsu]

To clear that up, it's a part of the model for many also experience this one. The way on fixing this of course requires you to edit the model to remove that (as far as I know but not proven, it's not an issue to sum it up.

Known other SFX to cause that:
Town Portal SFX

 

[GreeN!X]

That's pretty normal (AFAIK). It happens when using the town portal scrolls too. It leaves some small blue effect in the ground below the caster which disappears after a while.

That small left-over shouldn't be a real bother unless you use a lot of tomes in the same area. If you care so much about the visuals of your game then I suggest removing the item via trigger after being picked up.

 

[Zwiebelchen]

Powerups being picked up leak in the way that the item remains in a dead state on the ground. Which is why the bugged animations for tomes never get cleared.

You can get around this by removing the powerups manually after being picked.

 

[vypur85]

As mentioned above, it's normal.
You can use this if you want to:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/spells-569/item-cleanup-1-2-a-201057/

 

[bad_avatar]

Awesome. THanks +REP for all.