spell doesn't work

[Lynxxx]

Spell must make all owners of affected units( no matter allies or enemies) to lose control and have a dark screen

Sorry for bad translation my WE is not English.

Trigger

• Events
  • Unit - A unit starts an effect of ability
• Conditions
  • (Ability being cast) Equal to Blind
• Actions
  • Set Blind_caster = (casting unit)
  • Unit group - pick every unit in (Units within 400 range of (Position of Blind_caster)) And do Actions:
    • Set Blind_Unit = (Picked unit)
    • Special effects - Disable user control for (Player group((Owner of Blind_unit)))
    • Special effects - apply blackening over 0.3 sec using texture black mask and color 0% 0% 0% with 0% transparency
    • Wait ((Real((level of Blind for Blind_caster))) +2 seconds
    • Special effects - Enable user control for (Player group((Owner of Blind_unit)))
    • Special effects - apply input over 0.3 sec using texture black mask and color 0% 0% 0% with 0% transparency

So the problem is
1. Spell must work. it's not working. Why?
2. Blackening must affect only owners of Blind_unit. How to make it?
REP guarantied!

 

[PvSvN]

change the event to

• Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability

 

[Lynxxx]

nothing changed

 

[reason 3]

Spell must make all owners of affected units( no matter allies or enemies) to lose control and have a dark screen

Sorry for bad translation my WE is not English.

Trigger

• Events
  • Unit - A unit starts an effect of ability
• Conditions
  • (Ability being cast) Equal to Blind
• Actions
  • Set Blind_caster = (casting unit)
  • Unit group - pick every unit in (Units within 400 range of (Position of Blind_caster)) And do Actions:
    • Set Blind_Unit = (Picked unit)
    • Special effects - Disable user control for (Player group((Owner of Blind_unit)))
    • Special effects - apply blackening over 0.3 sec using texture black mask and color 0% 0% 0% with 0% transparency
    • Wait ((Real((level of Blind for Blind_caster))) +2 seconds
    • Special effects - Enable user control for (Player group((Owner of Blind_unit)))
    • Special effects - apply input over 0.3 sec using texture black mask and color 0% 0% 0% with 0% transparency

So the problem is
1. Spell must work. it's not working. Why?
2. Blackening must affect only owners of Blind_unit. How to make it?
REP guarantied!

You started the spell ok but the...it gets kinda of screwed...what do you want exactly this spell to do?
i don't understand the special effect actions...

And a small tip,try not to use wait actions in spells

 

[Lynxxx]

You started the spell ok but the...it gets kinda of screwed...what do you want exactly this spell to do?
i don't understand the special effect actions...

And a small tip,try not to use wait actions in spells

I even don't know how to explain. The screen of player which controls unit that is affected by blind must darken for some time

 

[reason 3]

I even don't know how to explain. The screen of player which controls unit that is affected by blind must darken for some time

hmm,with special effects or like cinematic?

 

[Lynxxx]

Just special effects. Interface must stay

 

[reason 3]

I will try and edit the spell myself later tonight.Right now i have lessons.I will reply then.

 

[Lynxxx]

Thankyouuuuuu ))

 

[Dr Super Good]

Wait ((Real((level of Blind for Blind_caster))) +2 seconds

This can not be used in group enum functions (be run in the loop actions for a group) due to the way WC3 executes code. As soon as it gets to this action it causes a execution crash and so the rest of the code in the trigger after the first time it gets to that line is not run (even the rest of the loops).

Division by 0 causes the same effect.

To fix, you will have to instantly pick through all units and apply the effect, then wait X second (outside the loop) and finally loop through all the picked units again and remove the effect.
Also remember to destroy filters, not just remove their colour as even if they are 100% transparent, they will still prevent tooltips from displaying.

 

[Lynxxx]

I'ts comlicated. Can you make this ability for me?

 

[MortAr]

Just put the wait and everything after it outside the loop.
As Dr Super Good mention, don't forget to destroy the filter(s).

 

[Lynxxx]

It's working ) Thanks. And is it possible to aply this effect not to all players? i mean filter.
-One more question, how to make phoenix fire icon show in hero abilities?it is visible in the available skills to learn. But it's not shown in the learned skills.

 

[reason 3]

I guess i was too late...nevermind.
Edit the ability that is supposed to have in Object Editor,then edit the hero too.

 

[Lynxxx]

I mean in game. Hero has ability but it is not shown. what option of ability should i change to make it shown.

 

[reason 3]

Is not shown at all?how can this be?
Make sure you have edited these lines in Object Editor,as an add
Art - Icon - Normal ==> ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNMarkOfFire.blp


and also change the button positions

 

[Lynxxx]

Is not shown at all?how can this be?
Make sure you have edited these lines in Object Editor,as an add
Art - Icon - Normal ==> ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNMarkOfFire.blp


and also change the button positions

It's allright but still not shown

 

[reason 3]

Can you post a picture of the "empty" skill?

 

[MortAr]

You cannot show the icon of the ability.

 

[sethyboy0]

Phoenix Fire can't be shown last I remember (although you could use a dummy passive ability instead).

Also, if your original trigger isn't working with more than one player, would there be any chance that it's because you are trying to set a unit variable to more than 1 unit?

 

[Lynxxx]

Good idea with dummy.