[Solved] Store special effect variable problem

[akaiharuki]

Hello, I store the model path of an existing animation in Warcraft 3 in a string variable.

• Set Spell_Point = Target point of ability being cast
• Set Spell_Effect = Abilities\Weapons\PhoenixMissile\Phoenix_Missile.mdl

But when I call up by the following it does not appear, the rest of the trigger runs normally.

• Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the overhead of (Triggering unit) using Spell_Effect

• Special Effect - Create a special effect at Spell_Point using Spell_Effect

It runs normally when I change the trigger to

• Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the overhead of (Triggering unit) using Abilities\Weapons\PhoenixMissile\Phoenix_Missile.mdl

There is a post about this but it only mentions about imported models, I don't know other model path of existing models.

 

[Uncle]

I don't have a Phoenix_Missile model, I have:

Abilities\Weapons\PhoenixMissile\Phoenix_Missile_mini.mdl

^ You can determine the model path of anything by looking it up in the Object Editor.

Edit: Nevermind, I see what you mean:

It doesn't appear in the Preset list for some reason.

Try removing .mdl from the String.

 

[Chaosium]

Try .mdx instead of .mdl just in case

 

[akaiharuki]

I also tried that out but nothing happens. Maybe I need to upgrade to latest version so that I can see the Preset field in the model. Just a trigger to change some effect of a unit when it picks up and drop an item but I think using integer or boolean variables should be more handy. Thanks anyway!

 

[Pyrogasm]

Is it possible that since you’re storing it as a string variable the backslashes are all being interpreted as escape characters?

That’s a thing GUI should never have to deal with (and I haven’t encountered that myself) as it should be confined to JASS/custom script lines.

Try that with double backslashes in the path name to escape the escape character.

 

[akaiharuki]

Is it possible that since you’re storing it as a string variable the backslashes are all being interpreted as escape characters?

That’s a thing GUI should never have to deal with (and I haven’t encountered that myself) as it should be confined to JASS/custom script lines.

Try that with double backslashes in the path name to escape the escape character.

You're correct! I change all the default backslashes in the string variable into the forward slashes and it displays the animation.