[Trigger] Unit generic expiration timer

[halleylight]

Hi guys !

I'm currently having a problem with the generic expiration timer for units. If you look at the trigger below, I'm trying to set an expiration time for a lot of units as 5 seconds when they are created. However, be it 5 seconds for 0.5 seconds, in reality these units always take like 30-40 seconds to expire and disappear. I can't figure out where's the problem is in this case, so please help me if you have any idea.

Thank you very much !

• Events
• Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
• Conditions
• (Ability being cast) Equal to Flower Storm
• Actions
  • Set Temp_Point = (Position of (Triggering unit))
  • Unit - Create 1 Dummy Caster for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at Temp_Point facing Default building facing degrees
  • Set Temp_Unit = (Last created unit)
  • Unit - Add Invisibility to Temp_Unit
  • Unit - Order Temp_Unit to Human Sorceress - Invisibility (Triggering unit)
  • Set Temp_Region = (Region centered at (Position of (Triggering unit)) with size (400.00, 400.00))
  • Unit - Create 1 Flower Storm for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at (Random point in Temp_Region) facing (Random angle) degrees
  • Unit - Add a 5.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
  • Unit - Create 1 Flower Storm for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at (Random point in Temp_Region) facing (Random angle) degrees
  • Unit - Add a 5.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
  • Unit - Create 1 Flower Storm for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at (Random point in Temp_Region) facing (Random angle) degrees
  • Unit - Add a 5.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
  • Unit - Create 1 Flower Storm for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at (Random point in Temp_Region) facing (Random angle) degrees
  • Unit - Add a 5.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
  • Unit - Create 1 Flower Storm for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at (Random point in Temp_Region) facing (Random angle) degrees
  • Unit - Add a 5.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
  • Unit - Create 1 Flower Storm for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at (Random point in Temp_Region) facing (Random angle) degrees
  • Unit - Add a 5.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
  • Unit - Create 1 Flower Storm for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at (Random point in Temp_Region) facing (Random angle) degrees
  • Unit - Add a 5.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
  • Unit - Create 1 Flower Storm for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at (Random point in Temp_Region) facing (Random angle) degrees
  • Unit - Add a 5.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
  • Unit - Create 1 Flower Storm for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at (Random point in Temp_Region) facing (Random angle) degrees
  • Unit - Add a 5.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
  • Unit - Create 1 Flower Storm for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at (Random point in Temp_Region) facing (Random angle) degrees
  • Unit - Add a 5.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)

 

[rulerofiron99]

They're probably decaying.
In the unit editor, change their decay behaviour to "Can't raise, does not decay". Or, you can just use this simple trigger:

• Event
  • Unit - generic - unit dies
• Conditions
  • Unit type of triggering unit equal to flower storm
• Actions
  • Unit - remove triggering unit

Also, your trigger has memory leaks!

This would be a better, leakless way to create the flower storms:

• For each integer a from 1 to 10 do (actions)
  • Loop - Actions
    • Set Temp_Point = Random point in Temp_Region
    • Unit - Create 1 Flower Storm for owner of triggering unit at Temp_Point facing random angle
    • Unit - Add a 5.00 second generic expiration timer
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Temp_Point)

The "for each etc etc" just repeats all actions in the "Loop - Actions" block from 1 to 10 - 10 times in this case. Just change the 10 to however many times you want it to run.

 

[halleylight]

Oh, they were really decaying. I did as you said and set their Death type to "Can't raise, does not decay" and things run nicely now. Thank you very much for the support !

And also thank you for the memory leak reminder ~ I was testing the logic so I didn't pay much attention to these optional stuff

P/S: By the way, can I ask one more question ? Is there any way to create an expiration timer for destructibles via triggers ? Thank you very much ~

 

[HammerFist132]

Do not want todissapoint u but there is not. U could do some complikate mui trigger to do that

 

[rulerofiron99]

P/S: By the way, can I ask one more question ? Is there any way to create an expiration timer for destructibles via triggers ? Thank you very much ~

Make a dummy unit and order it to attack the destructable. Adjust the damage/attack speed as necessary, and index the two together so that you can remove the unit when that destructable dies.

 

[halleylight]

Thank you very much for the information ! ^^