[Trigger] Spell Problems

[Quetzalcotl]

Hello everybody, I got some problems with one of my spells. The spell should do AoE damage per second for 5 seconds long on the place where you used it. But I've been trying for so long that I can't think anymore. So I need your help to figure it out.

(If the triggers don't make sense, then it's because I was desperate to make it work)

Trigger 1:

• Events
  • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
• Conditions
  • (Ability being cast) Equal to Emberstorm
• Actions
  • Set Unit = (Casting unit)
  • Set Ability = (Ability being cast)
  • Set Player = (Owner of Unit)
  • -------- --------------------------- --------
  • Set ConstantDamage = 10.00
  • Set LevelDamage = 10.00
  • Set AbilityPowerFactor = 0.20
  • Set Number = 5
  • Set Time = 1.00
  • -------- --------------------------- --------
  • Set Level = (Level of Ability for Unit)
  • Set Damage = (((Real(Level)) x LevelDamage) + ConstantDamage)
  • Set Location = (Target point of ability being cast)
  • -------- --------------------------- --------
  • Unit - Create 1 Dummy for Player at Location facing Default building facing degrees
  • Set Dummy = (Last created unit)
  • Unit - Add a 5.10 second Generic expiration timer to Dummy
  • -------- --------------------------- --------
  • Hashtable - Save Damage as 0 of (Key (Last created unit)) in ESTable
  • Hashtable - Save Number as 1 of (Key (Last created unit)) in ESTable
  • Hashtable - Save Time as 2 of (Key (Last created unit)) in ESTable
  • Unit Group - Add Dummy to ESGroup
  • -------- --------------------------- --------
  • Custom script: call RemoveLocation( udg_Location )
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • (Emberstorm <gen> is on) Equal to False
    • Then - Actions
      • Trigger - Turn on Emberstorm <gen>
    • Else - Actions

Trigger 2:

• Events
  • Time - Every 0.10 seconds of game time
• Conditions
• Actions
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • (Number of units in ESGroup) Greater than 0
    • Then - Actions
      • Unit Group - Pick every unit in ESGroup and do (Actions)
        • Loop - Actions
          • Set Damage = (Load 0 of (Key (Picked unit)) from ESTable)
          • Set Number = (Key (Load 1 of (Key (Picked unit)) in ESTable))
          • Set Time = (Load 2 of (Key (Picked unit)) from ESTable)
          • Set Unit = (Picked unit)
          • Set Player = (Owner of Unit)
          • Set Location = (Position of Unit)
          • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            • If - Conditions
              • Number Greater than 0
            • Then - Actions
              • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                • If - Conditions
                  • And - All (Conditions) are true
                    • Conditions
                      • Time Greater than 0.00
                • Then - Actions
                  • Hashtable - Save (Time - 0.10) as 2 of (Key (Picked unit)) in ESTable
                • Else - Actions
                  • Hashtable - Save (Number - 1) as 1 of (Key (Picked unit)) in ESTable
                  • Hashtable - Save (Time + 1.00) as 2 of (Key (Picked unit)) in ESTable
                  • -------- --------------------------- --------
                  • Set Group = (Units within 180.60 of Location matching ((((Matching unit) is alive) Equal to True) and (((Matching unit) belongs to an ally of Player) Equal to False)))
                  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in Group and do (Unit - Cause Unit to damage (Picked unit), dealing Damage damage of attack type Spells and damage type Normal)
                  • -------- --------------------------- --------
                  • Special Effect - Create a special effect at Location using Abilities\Spells\Human\ThunderClap\ThunderClapCaster.mdl
                  • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
            • Else - Actions
              • Unit Group - Remove Unit from ESGroup
              • Hashtable - Clear all child hashtables of child (Key (Picked unit)) in ESTable
          • Custom script: call RemoveLocation( udg_Location )
    • Else - Actions
      • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)

So I hope someone can help me, if something isn't clear about what the spell should do just post

Thanks in advance, Quetzalcotl

 

[Maker]

Have you initialized the hashtable?

Could you post the map as an attachment or pastebin link?

 

[-Berz-]

Yeah, had the same problem today :/

Why the hack isn't the spell working and I was deleting if-s, checking the triggers ten times... Then i realized that I should set a variable for Hashtable in Initialization trigger D:

If this isn't the reason, then look into your second trigger "Set Unit = (Picked unit)" Remove this and simply use picked unit (without variable), dunno could be a reason because it happened to me that if I set a var to picked unit, that variable become linked to one unit only...

 

[Quetzalcotl]

Hmm, my hashtable is working coz the spell did work only it didn't stop after 5 times. And when I change the picked unit thingy, I think the damage part will get messed up because that would mean: Picked unit damage Picked unit for damage. Doesn't make sense or?

 

[Maker]

You could debug it with "game - display..." and display your time and number variables.

For what are you using both time and number anyways?

Yeah, had the same problem today :/

Why the hack isn't the spell working and I was deleting if-s, checking the triggers ten times... Then i realized that I should set a variable for Hashtable in Initialization trigger D:

Ditto. Only the other day, after hitting "test map" about 6-7 times and trying to "fix" things I realised I hadn't initialized the hashtable :/

 

[-Berz-]

Yeah, then simply use game message that will show you the values, it will be easier to understand the whole thing once you do that.