[General] Special Effect Problem

[Aeroblyctos]

Hey.

I have a slight problem I need some advice. It's about Flame Strike special effect. If I remove the special effect leak the effect won't appear, and if I don't remove the leak will stay.

So I'm here to ask how to solve this problem.

Here's the trigger and I've also attached the map to this post.

• O Start
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing 3 as An exact match
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Firestorm_Point = (Center of (Playable map area))
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect at Firestorm_Point using Abilities\Spells\Human\FlameStrike\FlameStrikeTarget.mdl
    • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
    • Wait 2.00 seconds
    • Set Firestorm_Distance = 600.00
    • Set TempReal = 0.00
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 15, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set TempReal = (TempReal + 24.00)
        • Set TempLoc = (Firestorm_Point offset by Firestorm_Distance towards TempReal degrees)
        • Special Effect - Create a special effect at TempLoc using Abilities\Spells\Human\FlameStrike\FlameStrike1.mdl
        • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempLoc)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Firestorm_Point)

 

[Bannar]

Ehh... you can use locals and follow this with waits so effect can be seen much longer. Which Sfx you are trying to prolong?
Globals can be used too (to omit the custom scripts but then it won't be MUI).

 

[Aeroblyctos]

I quite don't understand what you're trying to say. I meant the real fire explosion.

Can you put to that map an example? Also please GUI if that's possible.

 

[Bannar]

GUI, non-MUI version.

• O Start
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing 3 as An exact match
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Firestorm_Point = (Center of (Playable map area))
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect at Firestorm_Point using Abilities\Spells\Human\FlameStrike\FlameStrikeTarget.mdl
    • Set e = (Last created special effect)
    • Wait 2.00 seconds
    • Set Firestorm_Distance = 600.00
    • Set TempReal = 0.00
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 15, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set TempReal = (TempReal + 24.00)
        • Set TempLoc = (Firestorm_Point offset by Firestorm_Distance towards TempReal degrees)
        • Special Effect - Create a special effect at TempLoc using Abilities\Spells\Human\FlameStrike\FlameStrike1.mdl
        • Set e2 = (Last created special effect)
        • Trigger - Run just effect <gen> (ignoring conditions)
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempLoc)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Firestorm_Point)
    • Wait 4.00 seconds
    • Special Effect - Destroy e

• just effect
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Custom script: local effect f = udg_e2
    • Wait 4.00 seconds
    • Custom script: set udg_e2 = f
    • Special Effect - Destroy e2

If you gonna need MUI version, let me know.

EDIT: Forgot to add DestroyEffect() action.
Test map attached. 'Set TempReal = 0.00' is completely worthless, get rid of it.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Can you give me that in map format? I would like to test it myself.

I don't need MUI version this is just a boss spell.

 

[Zaio]

Even so i would advise not using waits, they are unreliable.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Seems to work.

Is this a good solution?

 

[Zaio]

Well really you shouldnt use waits, you should use JASS and timers or if you dont know JASS, make a second trigger with the event "every 1 second of game time" and decrease an integer, when that integer is = to x destroy the effect, it isnt MUI but as you said it is for a boss fight, doesnt have to be MUI - this is better than using waits, but if you dont care about slightly offset delay between the spells effects, you can use waits.

 

[Bannar]

Is this a good solution?

For just single boss-spell? Yeah. Waits aren't accurate, we all know it but manipulating loops/timers would complicate trigger a lot and I'd prefer to convert spell to MUI one in such case.

@Zaio TimeEvent should be replaced with timer instead (if we are talking about Jass version, which Aeroblyctos refuse to use).

 

[Narogog]

I would say it is, the wait will occasionally be longer then 4 seconds but it won't matter much.
to answer your question
It is a good and usable solution.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Yea well it doesn't need to be that accurate.

I'm happy with the result. Thanks again Spinnaker for your awesome help. This boss fight is gonna be really cool. Also thanks for other opinions.