Spell wont make full circle

[Nightmare Moon]

So my problem is that when i cast spell it should make full circle with Shokwaves, but instead, it can miss few Shokwaves sometimes.

Trigger

• Do Multiple ActionsFor each (Integer A) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
  • Loop - Actions
    • Set Spells_MS_Angle = (Spells_MS_Angle + 30.00)
    • Set Spells_MS_Point2 = (Spells_MS_Point offset by 650.00 towards Spells_MS_Angle degrees)
    • Unit - Create 1 Dummy for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at Spells_MS_Point facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees
    • Unit - Add a 0.50 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Add Multi Shokwave Dummy to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Set level of Multi Shokwave Dummy for (Last created unit) to (Level of Multi Shok|c00ff8000w|rave for (Triggering unit))
    • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Neutral Pandaren Brewmaster - Breath Of Fire Spells_MS_Point2
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Spells_MS_Point2)

I only shows the part with the Shokwaves which should make full circle.

Solved?!

 

[BreathingAcid]

Maybe try lessening the dummy units and adjust the angle.
Like 8 dummy units and additional 45 degrees for each?

 

[Garfield1337]

Or increase the expiration timer,maybe they don't have time to cast the spell.

 

[Nightmare Moon]

Both solution don't help, waiting still for help...

 

[Garfield1337]

Try putting

• Set Spells_MS_Angle = 0.00

before loop.

 

[BreathingAcid]

Ok. After dozen of test. I've come up with this:

[trigger=]
Set Spells_MS_Point2 = (Spells_MS_Point offset by 650.00 towards (30.00 x (Real((Integer A)))) degrees)
[/trigger]

So your trigger becomes:

[trigger=]
For each (Integer A) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
Loop - Actions
Set Spells_MS_Point2 = (Spells_MS_Point offset by 650.00 towards (30.00 x (Real((Integer A)))) degrees)
Unit - Create 1 Dummy for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at Spells_MS_Point facing Default building facing (default) degrees
Unit - Add a 0.50 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
Unit - Add Multi Shokwave Dummy to (Last created unit)
Unit - Set level of Multi Shokwave Dummy for (Last created unit) to (Level of Multi Shok|c00ff8000w|rave for (Triggering unit))
Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Neutral Pandaren Brewmaster - Breath Of Fire Spells_MS_Point2
Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Spells_MS_Point2)
[/trigger]

 

[Adiktuz]

what are the settings of your dummy caster? does it have locust + movement type of none?

or maybe its because of the facing angle of the unit... set the facing angle of the unit to Spells_MS_Angle so that he won't need to rotate to cast...

 

[Nightmare Moon]

Adiktuz, yes it has locust and movement type none. Does this make the spell bugged?

Ok. After dozen of test. I've come up with this:

Set Spells_MS_Point2 = (Spells_MS_Point offset by 650.00 towards (30.00 x (Real((Integer A)))) degrees)

ok i'll try this but later i'm busy right now.

 

[Adiktuz]

Adiktuz, yes it has locust and movement type none. Does this make the spell bugged?

ok i'll try this but later i'm busy right now.

nope, If you hadn't set it to none, then it could cause bugs... ^_^

 

[Nightmare Moon]

-HellBreed- the trigger you posted doesn't make any changes still bugs...

 

[Adiktuz]

-HellBreed- the trigger you posted doesn't make any changes still bugs...

wierd... that's how I do circular shockwaves too... maybe a problem with ur editor...

 

[Nightmare Moon]

I don't think so but i think that there's something with Dummy properties. I'll check and post what value was edited.
Edit:
Abilitites - Normal: Locust, Invulnerable
Movement - Speed Base: 0
Movement - Type - None
Stats: things that don't matter like Mana and Food Cost
Art - Model - Dummy.mdx
Art - Shadow Image - None
Combat - Attacks Enabled - None
Edit2: oh forgot about Garfield1337's post i did that. Doesn't help

 

[Adiktuz]

cast point, backswing?

try to shorten the cast target point, from 650 to about 100...

 

[Dr Super Good]

Create your units so they face the target point. This helped me make such spells.
Or atleast make the dummies so they do not need to rotate.

 

[Nightmare Moon]

Create your units so they face the target point. This helped me make such spells.
Or atleast make the dummies so they do not need to rotate.

This didn't help too, oh man i have no idea what is wrong, was making this spells like for ages and this time it bugs...

 

[Adiktuz]

then maybe its really an error with your WE... it happens sometimes...

 

[Nightmare Moon]

So is this error permanent or just for some period of time? Because i already was away and i turned off PC, so now that i restarted WE it still bugs.
Or could it be that i got problem with WE, i'll try running the map and testing the spell in normal WE because i'm running it in JNGP.
Edit: oh wait i cannot run map in normal WE i got more than 18000 objects

 

[Adiktuz]

sometimes, importing everything to a new map works... sometimes, reinstalling wc3...

 

[Nightmare Moon]

Well then thanks for helping. I guess i'll just change the spell somehow, oh btw few hours ago i tried putting these

Actions

• Set Spells_MS_Angle = (Spells_MS_Angle + 30.00)
• Set Spells_MS_Point2 = (Spells_MS_Point offset by 650.00 towards Spells_MS_Angle degrees)
• Unit - Create 1 Dummy for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at Spells_MS_Point facing Spells_MS_Point2
• Unit - Add a 0.50 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
• Unit - Add Multi Shokwave Dummy to (Last created unit)
• Unit - Set level of Multi Shokwave Dummy for (Last created unit) to (Level of Multi Shok|c00ff8000w|rave for (Triggering unit))
• Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Neutral Pandaren Brewmaster - Breath Of Fire Spells_MS_Point2
• Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Spells_MS_Point2)

actions out of loop and creating them without loop by making 12 other actions with different angles, and guess what, didn't work too, heh, funny, it's like it was skipping actions...

 

[Nightmare Moon]

I just tested the spell in a new map, imported it fully, and there it works. Then i imported spell from new map to old, replaced it, and it doesn't work either. Could it be the map then? If so what could be the cause of those problems, i would really like to know if map can cause bugs of spells.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Make sure the spell has a range greater than the target offset.

 

[Nightmare Moon]

Yep it does. I even made range greater then 9999.

 

[cboy123]

I got a Problem also on Loop Triggers. Pupu..

 

[defskull]

Stanley, provide your test map of the spell (bugged version)
And I think people here can solve out the issues
Just a trigger tag, won't do much, I think ?
You must test the actual map to experience it

 

[Nightmare Moon]

Actually in the test map where i copied the spell it worked perfectly but in my map it bugs, also got the similar problem with another trigger:

• EW Shokwaves Loop
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.50 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set R_Shokwave = (R_Shokwave + 6.00)
    • Set R_Point = (R_Point2 offset by 2700.00 towards R_Shokwave degrees)
    • Cinematic - Ping minimap for (All players) at R_Point for 1.00 seconds
    • Unit - Create 1 Dummy for Player 5 (Yellow) at R_Point facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees
    • Unit - Add a 1.50 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Add Shokwave 2 to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Neutral Pandaren Brewmaster - Breath Of Fire R_Point2
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_R_Point)
      • Multiple FunctionsIf (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • R_Shokwave Greater than or equal to (>=) 360.00
        • Then - Actions
          • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_R_Point2)
          • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
        • Else - Actions

but this trigger runs good only once then it wont run or just will make only first shokwave.
No need to provide the test map because it works good in test map.

 

[Adiktuz]

then it is really a problem with ur map... it really happens sometimes... I got affected by it once, I was creating a test spell for someone, then suddenly, any trigger I put wont run... then I copy pasted into another map, and it works fine...

 

[Nightmare Moon]

I'm glad to hear that and also i'm sad... Then i'll replace those triggers with something else.