Triggers

[needhelp1]

Hey, I've started working with triggers nowdays and I saw it's pretty enjoyable.I would like to ask some questions.I've checked big tutorials and my answers aren't there!

1) First of all.I can only make this: Unit - Paladin 0080 <gen> Starts the Effect of an ability

it should look like

Unit - Starts the effect of an ability

I want to make all units that casts the respective ability to do the event.Help here pls?

2) I don't know much 'bout dummy units, but I want to do this: when my unit starts the effect, I want a dummy unit to be created near the casting unit and make it start the effect of spell X.I finished the event and condition part, but when I create the Action I don't know how to summon the dummy unit.I got this:
Unit - Create 1 Footman for Player 1 (Red) at (Center of (Playable map area)) facing (Position of (Triggering unit))
I have no ideea how I can summon that dummy unit!! That's all for now, I will ask more later

 

[Pharaoh_]

Unit - A unit starts the effect of an ability. Not specific unit event, but generic unit event.
For the dummy unit, where you are able to choose the unit-type (by pressing where it says "Footman" from the "Unit - Create 1 Footman" -> Press footman), go to the field "Melee" and select "Custom". This is where all the custom units from Human race are saved.

 

[Child_0f_Bodom]

1. Here is it:

• EventTest
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to (==) YourAbility
  • Actions
    • -------- The event is called generic unit event --------
    • -------- Conditions here are rather simple --------
    • -------- Put your spell actions here --------

2. Dummy Units:

• EventTest
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to (==) SomeAbility
  • Actions
    • -------- Make a unit with locust ability and invulnerability with no model --------
    • -------- To make a unit witout a model simple type anything into model custom path (Object editor) --------
    • -------- Now make some ability for your dumm; eg. shadow strike with 0 cast time, 0 cooldown, 0 mana cost... --------
    • Set TempPoint = (Position of (Target unit of ability being cast))
    • -------- As every position in wc3 leaks (creates lag), we will make a global variable TempPoint to remove it --------
    • Unit - Create 1 DummyUnit for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at TempPoint facing 0.00 degrees
    • -------- I have created a dummy at targets position --------
    • -------- Facing of dummy doesn't matter as it is invisible --------
    • -------- As we don't need that point variable anymore, we should destroy it with function below --------
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)
    • -------- Now adding custom shadow strike to dummy --------
    • Unit - Add Shadow Strike to (Last created unit)
    • -------- Ordering dummy to cast it --------
    • Custom script: call IssueTargetOrder(GetLastCreatedUnit(), "shadowstrike", GetSpellTargetUnit())
    • -------- Note that dummy must be given right order to cast an ability --------
    • -------- The right order is written in every spell in object editor; field is Text - Order String - Use/Turn On --------
    • Unit - Add a 1.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • -------- As dummy shouldn't last forver we are giving him 1 second --------

 

[needhelp1]

Unit - A unit starts the effect of an ability. Not specific unit event, but generic unit event.
For the dummy unit, where you are able to choose the unit-type (by pressing where it says "Footman" from the "Unit - Create 1 Footman" -> Press footman), go to the field "Melee" and select "Custom". This is where all the custom units from Human race are saved.

and how i make a dummy unit with no model life and etc?this was my question

 

[Pharaoh_]

Well now i admit you didn't search well. There are hundreds of tutorials, even on YouTube on how to make a dummy unit.
Dummy unit should have the abilities of Invulnerable and Locust, Pathing - Collision size to 0, Stats - Hide minimap Display = True, Combat - Attacks enabled None, Art - Model file to (copy paste the path: Abilities\Spells\NightElf\TreeofLifeUpgrade\TreeofLifeUpgradeTargetArt.mdl)

 

[Child_0f_Bodom]

1. Add him Locust ability, Ghost ability, and Invulnerable(Neutral) ability
2. Find field Art - Model File (double click it xD)
3. Write "a" in Custom: field

 

[ikillforeyou]

make a footman, make his
Art - Modelfile = None.mdl
Abilites - Locust, Invulnerable neutral

 

[Slaydon]

and for the event, Generic Unit Event