Some units, when they walk through shallow water, have a splash animation wherever they walk. Some others don't, some of course don't need it (Archon). What fields in a unit actor are responsible for that?
On our map we have the problem that invisible units still make the splash. As for the game aspect, we are not yet sure if we want this or not, but in either case we need to figure out how to change it so that ALL our units have this splash or NONE.
There is a field named "Physics - Terrain Squibs" and an actor event "Unit.Birth -> TerrainSquibActivateGroup RippleStandard" and I think this is related to this, but I have to test it.
Edit: Yes, that's it. Copy-paste the Physics Terrain Squibs from any other unit (maybe one of the size of your unit is better) and make the actor event:
Unit.Birth.<your unit>
TerrainSquibActivateGroup RippleStandard
You have to type in "RippleStandard". Now when your unit walks through water there will be a splash effect around it.
I was mainly wondering why some of my units had the effect and some didn't, so I wanted to know what caused them to have it so I can either remove it from all or add it to all. Now we can decide since I figured it out.
Well, I am not new to mapping. I just am not that great with actors that I know all the tricks about them. Though, actors are the most complicated and difficult part of the data editor in my opinion.
At least you can do a lot with only simple actors already.
As for this topic - it's solved and I added an entry into the old wiki about terrain squibs.
Thanks for documenting the steps and updating the Wiki and everything. Appreciated.
Another interesting Squib type are "Body Squibs", they are related to Ragdoll Death Models and can spawn different kind of models on the ragdoll. But it's similarly cryptic, with seemingly hardcoded reference words used etc.
The data fields related to them seem to work without the reference words though.
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The Terrain Squibs seem a little bit more straight forward though :)
Body Squibs aren't as important though. The terrain squibs appear to be visible at all times, so a cloaked or buried unit - if you don't disable the terrain squib (which a lot of normal buried units do) - then those unit's terrain squibs will be visible even when they are cloaked or buried, making it an interesting game-play influencing mechanic.
If not all units share this, then it can actually lead to imbalance.
Some units, when they walk through shallow water, have a splash animation wherever they walk. Some others don't, some of course don't need it (Archon). What fields in a unit actor are responsible for that?
On our map we have the problem that invisible units still make the splash. As for the game aspect, we are not yet sure if we want this or not, but in either case we need to figure out how to change it so that ALL our units have this splash or NONE.
There is a field named "Physics - Terrain Squibs" and an actor event "Unit.Birth -> TerrainSquibActivateGroup RippleStandard" and I think this is related to this, but I have to test it.
Edit: Yes, that's it. Copy-paste the Physics Terrain Squibs from any other unit (maybe one of the size of your unit is better) and make the actor event:
Unit.Birth.<your unit>
TerrainSquibActivateGroup RippleStandard
You have to type in "RippleStandard". Now when your unit walks through water there will be a splash effect around it.
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ModeratorsThe ripple standard is just referring to the group name field while the model link determines what model from the models data type to use.
Contribute to the wiki (Wiki button at top of page) Considered easy altering of the unit textures?
https://www.sc2mapster.com/forums/resources/tutorials/179654-data-actor-events-message-texture-select-by-id
https://media.forgecdn.net/attachments/187/40/Screenshot2011-04-17_09_16_21.jpg
I was mainly wondering why some of my units had the effect and some didn't, so I wanted to know what caused them to have it so I can either remove it from all or add it to all. Now we can decide since I figured it out.
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ModeratorsConsidering those fields were added only two patches ago.
Anyhow good work, you remind me of me when I started mapping.
If you can answer my first thread then you will truly be a master.
Contribute to the wiki (Wiki button at top of page) Considered easy altering of the unit textures?
https://www.sc2mapster.com/forums/resources/tutorials/179654-data-actor-events-message-texture-select-by-id
https://media.forgecdn.net/attachments/187/40/Screenshot2011-04-17_09_16_21.jpg
Well, I am not new to mapping. I just am not that great with actors that I know all the tricks about them. Though, actors are the most complicated and difficult part of the data editor in my opinion.
At least you can do a lot with only simple actors already.
As for this topic - it's solved and I added an entry into the old wiki about terrain squibs.
Thanks for documenting the steps and updating the Wiki and everything. Appreciated.
Another interesting Squib type are "Body Squibs", they are related to Ragdoll Death Models and can spawn different kind of models on the ragdoll. But it's similarly cryptic, with seemingly hardcoded reference words used etc.
The data fields related to them seem to work without the reference words though.
edit:
The Terrain Squibs seem a little bit more straight forward though :)
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ModeratorsYeah actors are about a third of any map if not more since they are the eye candy and the devil is in the detail of getting them to look right.
Contribute to the wiki (Wiki button at top of page) Considered easy altering of the unit textures?
https://www.sc2mapster.com/forums/resources/tutorials/179654-data-actor-events-message-texture-select-by-id
https://media.forgecdn.net/attachments/187/40/Screenshot2011-04-17_09_16_21.jpg
Body Squibs aren't as important though. The terrain squibs appear to be visible at all times, so a cloaked or buried unit - if you don't disable the terrain squib (which a lot of normal buried units do) - then those unit's terrain squibs will be visible even when they are cloaked or buried, making it an interesting game-play influencing mechanic.
If not all units share this, then it can actually lead to imbalance.
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You posted to a wiki but then didn't post a link to that wiki or the solution in this thread either...
I'm having an issue with this right now, where so many water splashes are causing a map to bug out. How do you disable the splash for certain units?