Why is There Stand Hit in some Warcraft model

[Hantoo]

Why is There Stand Hit in some Warcraft model? For example, Archer and Arthas

Really wondered.. are they even used in melee map?

 

[chobibo]

Maybe left-over from the beta phase of the game. The beta looked like a squad-based rts back then.

 

[Eagle XI]

High probability. My guess would be that its a leftover from an earlier phase of development where units get hit by magical attacks would need to play a cover anim first then could continue combat. Sort of an micro-stuns idea when there was supposed to be multiple types of magic dmg. So each creature would have vulnerability against one sphere of magic and do this when an attack/spell of that magic type is used against him.

 

[LordDz]

Some units have a Death Fire animation too, does it ever play? (Bandit model).

 

[NhazUl]

The Stand Hit was meant to play when the unit takes damage, like in destructibles such as gates and trees. In the beta there were grunting sounds too, a leftover from the alpha (no stand hit animations played in beta).

No clue about the Death Fire though.

And no, the beta wasn't squad-based.

 

[Vinz]

The stand hit anims look realistic but out of place in Wc3.

 

[Hantoo]

so... as a modeler... no need to care stand hit for Units?

 

[Direfury]

Well, you could always use triggers for it ingame.

 

[Vinz]

Indeed. A half-finished walk/attack anim could work as Stand Hit.

 

[BlinkBoy]

“Stand Hit” - A short anim denoting damage currently being taken, NonLooping

There you go. Always read that documentation it says most shit.