[General] Why triggered animations fail when using "Channel" as base ability ?

[streetpunk]

Why triggered animations fail when using "Channel" as base ability ?

I've set it to play an triggered animation when unit finishes casting the ability but it just stands there!

• If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
  • If - Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Fire Ball
  • Then - Actions
    • Set FireBallCaster[(Integer A)] = (Triggering unit)
    • Set AnimationSpeed[(Integer A)] = 1.00
    • Custom script: call SetUnitTimeScale(udg_FireBallCaster[GetForLoopIndexA()], udg_AnimationSpeed[GetForLoopIndexA()])
    • Custom script: call SetUnitAnimationByIndex(udg_FireBallCaster[GetForLoopIndexA()], 118)
  • Else - Actions

 

[DeadZero]

Are you using the Event Finishes casting an ability when it should be Begins channeling an ability?

Or could it be that when a unit finishes channeling an ability they are ordered to do their stand animation by default, overlapping your command? (In which case putting a delay in your triggers may solve your problem)

 

[streetpunk]

The alternate event didn't work. I found a solution that says that pausing the unit, playing the animation then unpausing the unit should work, and it did! however people said this could lead to a minor delay, does anyone know if there's a work-arround?

Thread:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...-animation-when-using-channel-ability-186369/

 

[DeadZero]

What if you replaced the unit entirely instead of pausing it?

 

[WereElf]

Okay... 1-st why the hell are you doing the loop this way?
Can't you just set "TempUnit" variable to the triggering unit, and then loop from 1 to who knows what and just "Queue Animation"
2-nd: (I'm not sure about this one, but) doesn't "Set AnimationSpeed = 1" set the animation speed to 1%? Try setting it to 100.

 

[streetpunk]

Temp unit is a good idea, do I destroy it after using?
in my case 1.00 equals to 100% (normal speed) animation speed

The only solution I found was the "Pause/Unpause Unit"