Spell animations?

[Puppetier]

How do i make a unit activate a spell animation?

 

[Wolverabid]

Spell Effects

If you mean "produce the effects of a spell" the unit must cast the spell itself from its abilities or by using a trigger.

The MODELS (the effects displayed by a spell) are usually determined in the Object Editor Ability settings for the spell in question:

• Art - Lightning Effects
• Art - Caster
• Art - Target

The models for the spell are then applied as dictated by the spell.

 

[Puppetier]

No i mean like how it says the trigger " play unit animation" the units animation itself.

 

[Wolverabid]

That particular GUI action will allow (I believe) only UNIT animations to be played: I.E. Birth, Death, Stand, etc.

 

[Puppetier]

Thanks i thin i said it wrong though i mean like the spell casting animations how do i play them like the animation of the unit casting stormbolt?

 

[Wolverabid]

You SHOULD be able to do so by creating a trigger that (temporarily) gives the spell you want to use to the unit in question, and then orders the unit to cast the spell.

You MAY also need to create some "Dummy" abilites or units if you don't waant the spell to have any actual effect.

Search the forums and tutorials for more info on trigger and spell editing:

• Introduction To Trigger-Enhancing Spells
• Basics of Trigger Enchancing Spells

 

[Puppetier]

Thanks alot!

 

[Mechanical Man]

Every ability has the field of required animation names (or whatever) in art category. But it doesn't seem to work

 

[PurgeandFire]

Yes, through a field, I'm pretty sure it is:

Art - Animation Names

Fill it in with "Spell" and it should work. If you trigger it, do this:

Animation - Play <Unit>'s spell animation

Then reset it afterwards:

Animation - Reset <Unit>'s animation

The trigger should look something like this:

• Test Trigger
• Events:
• Unit - A unit starts the effect of an ability
• Conditions:
• (Ability being cast) Equal to <Your Ability>
• Actions:
• Animation - Play (Triggering Unit)'s spell animation
• Wait <Duration of the spell animation>
• Animation - Reset (Triggering Unit)'s animation

I hope this helps!