What's the best way to trigger a chasing missile explosion?

[Matarael]

So I have a couple of spells based on the premise that when the missile hits the target it explodes/deals damage/etc. Of course the missile itself is not in fact a missile but a dummy unit. My issue is that the dummy unit is more like dumby unit sometimes and refuses to deal the damage when it reaches its target (which are also units, which means it's always moving too). So I'd have this stupid missile floating around following the target like a little kid following it's mom and suddenly "poof" it dies (expires).

I'm using the "attack" command on the missile dummy unit but perhaps there's something about the attack setting that's causing it to linger even when it's reached its designated target. Or perhaps I should just check for proximity? Like when distance between target and missile is less than xx then it deals damage?

What do you think?

 

[Saif]

instead of ordering it to attack.
Check in triggers if the dummy unit is within 128 range of target unit of ability being cast.

If it is cause dummy unit to deal ?? damage to target unit of ability being cast.

 

[Matarael]

That's what I sort of thought of when I said "proximity" I guess that's the best solution... UNLESS... someone else has a better idea. Also, what distance is too close when deciding attack range for a melee unit anyway? I mean, would 10 be too close? LMAO...

 

[mckill2009]

it doesnt really matter if your MinDistance is 0 coz the distance between the missile
and the target always changes while its approaching the target...so if your Distance is
1000, then your DistX will be "DistX = DistX - SPEED", so oviously it will reach 0 unless
your speed is really slow and your target is moving faster...