stand animations

[feerme3]

Dont know if that was the right title but oh well.
My problem is that I have a unit with the model 'lightning bolt'. I set it in the editor and it looks cool becuase it keeps flashing, but in warcraft it flashes once and its gone, how can I fix this and also with any other model (like ability models). Thanks

 

[ikillforeyou]

You need to edit the model, or request somone to edit the model, the reason is, the editor plays the only available animation, or stand animation as the stand animation, (The animation you see) in this case its "Birth" you'd need to set "Birth" to "Stand" and set looping to true.

 

[PlasmaBear]

That's interesting.

 

[feerme3]

• lightning
  • Events
    • Time - Every 1.00 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set tempgroup = (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Lighnting))
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in tempgroup and do (Animation - Play (Picked unit)'s stand animation)
    • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_tempgroup)

Will this work? and is it possible to make a unit loop an animation via trigger editor?

Edit:

• lightning
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.30 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set tempgroup = (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Lighnting))
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • ((Picked unit) is alive) Equal to True
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit Group - Pick every unit in tempgroup and do (Animation - Play (Picked unit)'s stand animation)
      • Else - Actions
    • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_tempgroup)

 

[Damage]

That method looks like a good plan, it should work theoretically.

 

[onix_noob]

select all units of this type in the game beginning and play their death animation, then if the birth animation is 0.30 seconds create periodical timer 35 seconds and play their birth animation. Not that this work for Fire Things in Doodad panel
in WE i have never try it for Lightings