Towers shooting horizontally

[grimmreapervi]

Ok guys I have a wierd request. Can you make a tower shoot only horizontally? (preferably to the right)

 

[DeadZero]

Could you describe the tower more?
For example, if it was on its own team or not near something that sees on its own team you could make it have no sight and then have a trigger giving it sight to the entire area directly right of it.

 

[Bribe]

Also try adding a region to the right side of the tower (unless you plan to build a ton of these things) and a trigger that registers the unit's entry into that region. Edit in the object editor that your tower can only attack (something obscure like Ancient) and then when the unit enters the region add the classification "ancient" (or other obscure) and remove the classification when the unit exits the region via another trig.

 

[grimmreapervi]

I do plan to build a ton of these things. And they're on my team.

I was thinking of making a bullet unit and spawning it at regular intervals. It would have to spawn directly to the right of the tower so it could run in a straight line.

 

[Bribe]

Just an FYI, that bullet unit will have a topspeed of 522 or something, wheras normal projectiles are minimum 700.

 

[grimmreapervi]

I can't shift-enter modify its speed above max? Or mess around in gameplay constants?

 

[Bribe]

I've never seen that rule broken in any custom game. You're welcome to try to limit-break the gameplay costants and I applaud you if you can get a hyper-movement unit that way.

 

[haxel96]

Please tell me if you find a way , btw u could use shockwawe or something, than it will be a line attack,

 

[grimmreapervi]

Haxel you're a genious!

I made two abilities, a dummy ability (is that what it's called?) costing 0 mana and the actual ability costing 1 mana. The tower has 0 mana.

• Untitled Trigger 001
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to dummy ability?
  • Actions
    • Unit - Set mana of (Casting unit) to 1.00
    • Unit - Order (Casting unit) to Orc Tauren Chieftain - Shockwave (Point(((X of (Position of (Casting unit))) + 20.00), (Y of (Position of (Casting unit)))))

When I cast the thunderclap, it gives the tower 1 mana and uses the ability completely horizontally ( x 20, y 0)!

I'm sure there's a better way to set coordinates though ;P

Check it out yourself!
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Now what I would like to do is make thunderclap autocast and "hide" the actual aility from the screen. Button positions maybe?

 

[Bribe]

But you'll have to cast Thunderclap manually.

 

[Shyhalu]

Whenever that tower attacks, just check the angle its attacking from. If its not towards the right of the unit, issue it a command to stop.

It can be automated for constructed towers too if you just throw in a unit id check.

 

[skamigo]

Why don't you use point Position of (Unit) offset by 20 towards 0.00 degrees

 

[Bribe]

Then he'll have to set a point-variable and destroy it (or is GUI so stupid that it even causes point location leaks with his code, too?)

 

[Aslit]

u coul make a trigger that creates vision obstacles round a tower when u create it (except in the side u want it to shoot) so it only will see and shoot at that side.

 

[Bribe]

Won't do any good if there is another unit to scout that fog..

 

[Aslit]

not if the obstacle is unpassable

 

[Bribe]

Units shoot through anything. I tried full-pathing blockers before and it only blocks movement, not projectiles.

 

[Aslit]

yes if u use visibility obstacle, cuz u cant shot what u cant see

 

[Bribe]

That goes back to the original - if another unit is spotting the fog of war, the whole thing is ruined

 

[grimmreapervi]

Can't I just autocast thunderclap?

 

[Aslit]

or just create zones at the side u want the tower to shot, and use attack unit that enters zone

 

[haxel96]

you can use triggers to autocast thunderclap, set the event so when your tower attacks it creates a dummy with the thunderclap spell at the desired position and order it to use it,
btw why not use his way?

Whenever that tower attacks, just check the angle its attacking from. If its not towards the right of the unit, issue it a command to stop.

It can be automated for constructed towers too if you just throw in a unit id check.