[Trigger] solutions?

[juniior]

Hi I've just started modding wc3 maps just a few hours ago, read some guides/tut and some introduction about JASS(still don't know how to apply it for real use).

I saw this really cool item http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/ice-shield-128538/ wanted to make it so when unit picks up it create a special effect on unit.

i actually got it with simple triggers:

• Events -
• Unit - A unit Acquires an item
• Conditions -
• (item carried by (Triggering Unit) in slot 1) Equal to Ice Shield 0001 <gen>
• (item carried by (Triggering Unit) in slot 2) Equal to Ice Shield 0001 <gen>
• (item carried by (Triggering Unit) in slot 3) Equal to Ice Shield 0001 <gen>
• (item carried by (Triggering Unit) in slot 4) Equal to Ice Shield 0001 <gen>
• (item carried by (Triggering Unit) in slot 5) Equal to Ice Shield 0001 <gen>
• (item carried by (Triggering Unit) in slot 6) Equal to Ice Shield 0001 <gen>
• Actions -
• Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the right, hand of (Trigerring unit) using war3mapImported\IceShard.mdx

but this simple trigger i use doesn't destroy the effect when i drop Ice Shield, and it create multiple effects when picked up again.

so i tried to do this:

it doesn't work, anyone knows why?

 

[juniior]

bump

 

[Vengeancekael]

yes thats easy^^one second.
Edit:Here
You need to create a variable with the name:....(doesnt matter what) and classify it as an effect.

• Event - A unit acquires an item.
• Condition - Item being manipulated equal to Ice Shield
• Action - Create a special effect attached to the right hand of manipulating Hero/Unit using war3mapImported\IceShard.mdx
• set variable(the one you created)=Last created special effect.

(You have to type "right hand" without ","
Then how to destroy it.

• Event - A unit loses an item.
• Conditon - Item being dropped(or something like that) equal to Ice Shield.
• Action - Destroy variable(the one you created).

 

[GhostWolf]

Please, don't trigger this. Especially not in GUI.
Instead just use the "Item Ability Effect" or whatever it was named, in the Object Manager and be done with it.

 

[Vengeancekael]

Please, don't trigger this. Especially not in GUI.
Instead just use the "Item Ability Effect" or whatever it was named, in the Object Manager and be done with it.

He wanted it as a trigger^^

 

[Mcasdf]

He wanted it as a trigger^^

Nice save

 

[Reaper2008]

Nice save

Not really. Plus, "He wanted it as a trigger" is not an excuse almost everyone thinks it must be triggered before they find sphere or some other ability like it.

 

[Mcasdf]

Not really. Plus, "He wanted it as a trigger" is not an excuse almost everyone thinks it must be triggered before they find sphere or some other ability like it.

True my bad :/ Tough won't sphere make the model file circle around the "caster"?

 

[Reaper2008]

No, that's because the default attachment point is "sprite".

 

[Mcasdf]

But if change the attachment point to "left hand" won't still circle in the hand? Or does it only circle if you have multiple attachment points?

 

[Reaper2008]

But if change the attachment point to "left hand" won't still circle in the hand? Or does it only circle if you have multiple attachment points?

The rotation is caused by the attachment point "sprite".

 

[Cheezeman]

No one really explained why his trigger didn't work
1: In your "Iceskull Shield", Triggering Unit refers to the unit which activated the trigger. In this case it's no one, since another trigger activated it (trigger =/= unit)
2: You created a trigger that creates a special effect. 'Turn on trigger' only makes it able to be activated by events, or called from another trigger.

What you've basically done is "when a unit drops an item, enable a trigger with no events or ways to use it".
If you want to destroy the effect, you gotta save it to a variable somehow (like Vengeancekael suggested), and then destroy it in a similar trigger.
I suggest you don't try to make this MUI for starters, don't worry about stuff like two units picking up this item.

 

[Mcasdf]

The rotation is caused by the attachment point "sprite".

Ah thank you