[Solved] Spell not working

[DESTROYER123]

Hey people!
There is another spell I'm working on today and it isn't working.
The spell teleports your hero to the targeted unit and after a short while back to his initial position. After 2 seconds the targeted unit explodes.
Trigger:

• Magic Bolt
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Magic Bolt
  • Actions
    • Set Point004 = (Position of (Triggering unit))
    • Set Point005 = (Target point of ability being cast)
    • Wait 0.20 seconds
    • Unit - Create 1 Feral Effect Dummy for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at Point004 facing (Random angle) degrees
    • Unit - Add a 2.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Create 1 Feral Effect Dummy for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at Point005 facing (Random angle) degrees
    • Unit - Add a 2.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Move (Triggering unit) instantly to Point005
    • Unit - Create 1 Arcane Nova Inv Dummy for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at Point005 facing 270.00 degrees
    • Unit - Set mana of (Last created unit) to 100.00
    • Unit - Add a 8.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Wait 1.00 seconds
    • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Undead Lich - Frost Nova (Target unit of ability being cast)
    • Wait 0.20 seconds
    • Unit - Move (Triggering unit) instantly to Point004
    • Unit - Create 1 Feral Effect Dummy for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at Point004 facing (Random angle) degrees
    • Unit - Add a 2.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Create 1 Feral Effect Dummy for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at Point005 facing (Random angle) degrees
    • Unit - Add a 2.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Point004)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Point005)

However, the only thing that is not working is this:

• Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Undead Lich - Frost Nova (Target unit of ability being cast)

The "last created unit" is a dummy unit who has a spell based on frost nova (Lich's frost nova with item spell checked) and the spell has a casting time of 2 seconds.

Can this be fixed somehow, or I should go with the Pick every units and do actions blah, blah, blah?

 

[Bribe]

The spell target unit is not available after the spell has finished casting. The best thing to do is to use indexing as the backbone of your spell, which will also make it MUI. I recommend using Spell System as it will also replace your waits with timers so they are 100% accurate instead of random: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/spells-569/gui-spell-system-v1-4-2-0-a-273415/

 

[DESTROYER123]

Hmmm.
Didn't knew that.
Thanks a lot.
Anyway, I managed to find a solution; I used permanent immolation to the dummy unit and reduced his lifetime and it worked fine.
Thanks for your help!
+2rep

 

[Nichilus]

Check if:
- you can cast the ability yourself. Give it to inv dummy, but remove locust and make it visible, select the unit and try to cast the ability yourself manually. If it can be casts, then problem is somewhere else,
- after 1.00 second wait your inv dummy does not have to be the (Last created unit). That variable is global, so if you create another unit within that 1 second, it will point to different unit altogether. Just save it into variable.
- also, if the targeted unit is supposed to explode, why don't you damage it via triggers? unless you're going for the "Frozen" effect you can do everything via trigger.

Some other things:
- this ain't MUI and if you use Point004 and 005, then it is also prone to bug your whole spell,
- don't use "pick every unit" to pick the dummy. This is not only a heavy process, but you wouldn't pick up a unit with locust (unless you went for "pick every unit OF PLAYER")
- if your dummy casts the Frost Nova spell, why do you set the spell as "item" ability and give it mana cost? Those things are redundant for dummy and all it achieves is that you need to do more stuff like add mana via trigger to the dummy unit, etc.

 

[DESTROYER123]

The unit was able to do the spell in "normal form".
Also there is no action such as Neutral-Frost Nova thing. I think the problem is with what Bribe mentioned......
However, I though that the last created unit was mented only for the specific trigger, or not?

 

[Nichilus]

(Last created unit) is global. It points to the last created unit in the entire game.

 

[DESTROYER123]

Damn...
So I have to create for example 1000 unit variables if I want to kill a lot of dummy units?

 

[Bribe]

No, just one array variable combined with indexing.

 

[DESTROYER123]

Lol, wut?
Hah, nevermind I'll try doing my research about it
and if I find any difficulties I'll might notify you.
Thanks you both

 

[Nichilus]

Check this: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...orials-279/visualize-dynamic-indexing-241896/