Updating position of unit?

[Lune722]

Hello, currently I'm finishing a new spell, and there's just one matter from keeping it from being finished.

The spell creates units that move around the target unit of the spell in a circular pattern (if you played zeldacarina of time think of it like the ghosts/poes miniboss from the forest temple), every so seconds the units close their distance to the target a little.

The problem is that once the target moves, the units keep circling/closing the target original position instead of circling the target's new position.

I have tried without sucess to create a trigger that every 0.01 seconds sets a variable = position of target and then use a custom script from Bribe's GUI tips thread to remove it.

Any suggestions?

 

[baassee]

You have to make the "circular" points offset from the "newpoint" you're setting of the target. You probably are using an old point or using it after it has been removed.

 

[ap0calypse]

Never use "every 0.01" seconds in the first place. Warcraft's default maximum framerate can't even show images that fast, so why would you use it?

This is what Baassee said:

• Whirl
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.03 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Angle = (Angle + 4.00)
    • Set Loc1 = (Position of Mover)
    • Set Loc2 = (Loc1 offset by Offset towards Angle degrees)
    • Unit - Move MovingGuy instantly to Loc2
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Loc1)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Loc2)

This is the BASIC trigger for it.
Do not just copy/paste it: select what you need.

The unit that's moving is "MovingGuy", the unit around which he is moving is "Mover".
The variables Offset and Angle speak for themselves...


Basically you set the first location to the position of the mover and based on that location, you decide where Loc2 should be.
Additional features could be a dynamic offset, the facing of the units that change aaand... that's all I can think of right now.

 

[Lune722]

Okay after some tweaks I got it working, thanks for your time guys.

+rep