Spawning a zombie on any unit's death point? (Zombie apocalypse)

[hypsandar]

How do i let know the trigger editor where is the death point of any unit?
I want to create an effect when the unit dies in its location and summon a zombie.

 

[Dehua_Darbuya]

This might sound crazy but you can reference dead units (not sure about heroes) with either variables or event responses (i.e.: Triggering Unit); just be sure to remove the location leak! Additionally, you can remove the wait between the special effect actions as most effect animations will still play even if you destroy them straight afterwards.

• Wave Revive
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Dies
  • Conditions
    • -------- Add your conditions here --------
  • Actions
    • Set TempLocation = (Position of (Triggering unit))
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect at TempLocation using Abilities\Spells\Human\ThunderClap\ThunderClapCaster.mdl
    • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
    • Unit - Create 1 Zombie for Player 11 (Dark Green) at TempLocation facing Default building facing degrees
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempLocation)

P.S.: You can use [TRIGGER][/TRIGGER] tags to post your triggers. These links should help: How to easily post triggers and BB Codes.

 

[hypsandar]

Thanks for taking the time to help me out, are conditions required? Preferably i wouldn't use them at least for now. I'd set an event which would turn this trigger on.

 

[Pyrogasm]

No conditions required. One caveat about the instant destroy, though: the animation that's played is the effect's death animation. For many things this works just fine, but if you (for example, I know it's dumb) used the footman.mdl it would show a dying footman.

 

[hypsandar]

SetTemplocation should be a variable of what type? And how do i set the value to "position of triggering unit"? Kind of a noob here.. ^^

No conditions required. One caveat about the instant destroy, though: the animation that's played is the effect's death animation. For many things this works just fine, but if you (for example, I know it's dumb) used the footman.mdl it would show a dying footman.

Good to know, thanks.

 

[hypsandar]

I can't seem find the "Position of", its either named differently or i'm purely blind.

 

[IcemanBo]

It must be a variable of type "Point".

Read this, and it makes your life easy to post triggers: How To Post Your Trigger

 

[hypsandar]

Thanks @IcemanBo, @Dehua_Darbuya
It works by the code, however when a zombie unit dies it spawns in another zombie.
How can i prevent this?

 

[IcemanBo]

That is the normal event of your trigger. It will always run when ever a unit dies.

Or change the event, or add Conditions to the trigger (like checking for "UnitType" of "(TriggeringUnt)"), or change the event.

 

[hypsandar]

That is the normal event of your trigger. It will always run when ever a unit dies.

Or change the event, or add Conditions to the trigger (like checking for "UnitType" of "(TriggeringUnt)"), or change the event.

This actually helped me more than it seems, thanks a lot.

 

[IcemanBo]

Lol, in my post one can see my good memory. "or change the event" ...

Glad it helped.

 

[LordDz]

You need a condition checking for the unit-type of the unit not being Zombie, or you're going to have Zombies spawning out of Zombies.

 

[hypsandar]

You need a condition checking for the unit-type of the unit not being Zombie, or you're going to have Zombies spawning out of Zombies.

Yeah, figured that out. Though i decided to make custom zombies spawning from specific units, this also avoids spawning zombies from mechanical and flying units.
Thanks though.

 

[Dr Super Good]

this also avoids spawning zombies from mechanical and flying units

Other conditions could be added to prevent that. Such as checking unit classification.

 

[Mechanical Man]

What about the ability of hydras which can spawn units upon death?

 

[Dr Super Good]

What about the ability of hydras which can spawn units upon death?

I think those units are known as summoned so are vulnerable to dispel and purge. Additionally they will poof on death rather than playing normal death animations.