Special effects on items on the ground

[Chizume]

Hello,

My map will contain a variety of items; up to 200 items of about 30 types. What I would like to do is attach a special effect on the items when they are on the ground. I don't want any effect when its carried/picked up. Once an item is placed on the ground again it should regain its special effect. It is the same effect for every item but I only want it to show on items in certain (2) categories.

Items appear to not care about attachment points.

I have searched the hive and thought of various ways to do this but cannot come up with any solution. Any ideas?

 

[rulerofiron99]

Have an array that holds each item, an array that holds each special effect, and an integer index system.

Keep track of each item's index using its hit points (I'm assuming you won't need item hit points for anything else in the map).

When an item is dropped, a special effect is created at the position of the item, and the corresponding special effect variable is set to the created effect, using the item's hit points as the index number. When an item is picked up, destroy the corresponding SFX.

Good luck, and let me know if I need to explain that better.

 

[KhaosMachine]

Well, you can use HASHTABLES for it, save an effect at item handle id and destroy it when a hero aquires the item o the item die.. PDD

 

[defskull]

You are indeed can't attach SFX to an item, although you can attach SFX to the ground location of that item, that could work too, right ?

Try this test map.

This system is perfectly MUI, don't care about the Wait.

 

[Chizume]

That's absolutely excellent!

Thanks a lot, defskull.

EDIT: A minor issue that is probably my own fault for not mentioning. When giving items between units the effects come back at their last known locations. I'm not certain how to put conditions for this in your triggers?

 

[defskull]

Okay I updated a condition there, it should not create SFX any longer if items are given in-between units.