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[General] Why so slow?

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Hey,

I have created a dummy ability from "Channel". Whenever I press the button, it takes like 1 second until it's cast. Other abilities do it like instantly. How to make it like the other abilities?

I guess it's the animation, that is required first to play. Even if I put it to "stand" there's that short time. How can I make the ability act instantly? I just want to use the Channel ability.

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Channel is delayed by unit's Art - Cast Point field.

Unit starts the effect of channel => Art - Cast Point delay => Data - Follow Through Time

For example if you want the spell to play e.g. Spell animation of the caster only once, then:
1) Find how long does the animation take (let's say it takes 1,5 seconds)
2) Find that unit's Art - Cast Point value in object editor (let's say this field has value 0,3)
3) Set Data - Follow Through time to (1,5 - 0,3) => to 1,2.
 
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