Turning ship

[Davesanz]

I want to make a ship unit that must turn to attack, i mean, like the real cannon ships. I was trying but i didn't find the way to do so; can you help me please?

 

[Fjury]

If you want your ships attack from their sides, should you put up a casting dummy that will do the attacks for your ships.

I've not access to WE at the moment, but I'll do a try to make a trigger for you anyhow.

• Spell attack:
  • Events
    • Unit starts casting an ability.
    • Condictions
      • Casting spell is equal to YOUR CANNON SPELL
        • Actions
      • Create a CANNON DUMMY for Owner of casting unit at position of casting unit with angle of casting unit + 90 degrees.
      • Add 1 second generic timer for Last Created Unit.
      • Issue Last Created unit to attack ground at Position of Casting unit with 90 degrees offset and 500 range.

Okey, this trigger looks horrible, but I hope you can understand it and can make something out of it.

 

[defskull]

I've uploaded a test map
Enjoy ;D

 

[Kala]

Awesome triggering defskull

 

[Davesanz]

Thank you a lot!

 

[Garfield1337]

Lol...defskull just took my test map without even mentioning me
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/world-editor-help-zone-98/attacking-sideways-177048/
'Nuff said.

 

[defskull]

Well, sorry for that Garfield
But SERIOUSLY, I forgot whose map was that so I just posted it in here, waiting for the original creator to come in and that is you
I NEVER said that map was mine and my intention was just to help him, not more than that
Please don't misunderstand this

 

[Garfield1337]

defskull,
I ain't angry or anything,im just pointing it out ;D

 

[Davesanz]

I think this is necropost, but....
If anyone reads, i see the side attack map doesnt make it work with recently made ships, can you help me?

 

[Pharaoh_]

@Davesanz, it's because Trig4 is not correct. It uses picked unit, when it should be triggering unit. Change it to this:

• Trig 4
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit enters (Playable map area)
  • Conditions
    • (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Ship
  • Actions
    • Unit Group - Add (Triggering unit) to Ships
    • Set Loc[0] = (Position of (Triggering unit))
    • Unit - Create 1 Dummy for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at Loc[0] facing Default building facing degrees
    • Hashtable - Save Handle Of(Last created unit) as 0 of (Key (Triggering unit)) in ShipHash
    • Hashtable - Save Handle Of(Triggering unit) as 0 of (Key (Last created unit)) in ShipHash
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Loc[0])

 

[Davesanz]

Thank u, ill try it.
EDIT: It worked, but units created later dont need to be at 90 degrees to shoot, help a lazy man again please!