So i used the lightning tower beam explained in the beginner beams tutorial on my archon, Its just a beam that bounces twice after impact. It all works besides sometimes the attack wont fire, Its supposed to attack every 2.25 seconds but its more like random. When the attack doesn't fire, the archon will turn and face the unit it picks but no beam will shoot. But sometimes it will fire... Hope you understand my problem. So basically My archon is acquiring the target every attack but not shooting the beam every time.
I dont have THAT specific problem, but on blizz units like marine and zealot, I cant edit what weapons he has. I cant even open up weapons+. Also, on custom units, I make a model specific to my custom unit and I get a black ball.
When the beam doesn't fire, does the target take damage?
Nope the target doesn't take damage when no beam is fired, but the archon is acquiring the target. could it be because the beam/actors im using are supposed to be attached to a building? The beam i copied was for the lightning tower in prozaicmuze's beginner beams tutorial. I possibly need different actor events if im using it on a unit? im not sure...
If it is a pure actor problem, you would not see the visual effect but the target still got the damage. Therefore, it is more likely other problem in your case. Several causes are possible, such as range limit, target moved, unit facing, etc. Keep testing it with different situation (e.g. target moving, different distance, etc) can help you to pinpoint the problem.
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So i used the lightning tower beam explained in the beginner beams tutorial on my archon, Its just a beam that bounces twice after impact. It all works besides sometimes the attack wont fire, Its supposed to attack every 2.25 seconds but its more like random. When the attack doesn't fire, the archon will turn and face the unit it picks but no beam will shoot. But sometimes it will fire... Hope you understand my problem. So basically My archon is acquiring the target every attack but not shooting the beam every time.
I dont have THAT specific problem, but on blizz units like marine and zealot, I cant edit what weapons he has. I cant even open up weapons+. Also, on custom units, I make a model specific to my custom unit and I get a black ball.
When the beam doesn't fire, does the target take damage?
Nope the target doesn't take damage when no beam is fired, but the archon is acquiring the target. could it be because the beam/actors im using are supposed to be attached to a building? The beam i copied was for the lightning tower in prozaicmuze's beginner beams tutorial. I possibly need different actor events if im using it on a unit? im not sure...
If it is a pure actor problem, you would not see the visual effect but the target still got the damage. Therefore, it is more likely other problem in your case. Several causes are possible, such as range limit, target moved, unit facing, etc. Keep testing it with different situation (e.g. target moving, different distance, etc) can help you to pinpoint the problem.