SC2Mapster

I've got some dash abilities that pull their caster, using a persistent with a periodic Apply Force. They encounter some problems when cast closer than max range.

What I'd like is to make a persistent at a set point away from the caster, toward the direction he cast the ability.

I felt like the natural thing was to setup the Create Persistent effect with Location: Caster Point, with the Offset Locations set to start and end at the caster and target points respectively, and then set the Periodic Offset to (0, X, 0). That didn't work. I toyed with this and a few other combos in these fields and couldn't arrive at a solution.

Some of them set the persistent smack on the target point. Others offset the persistent, but in a fixed way relative to the map and not the caster; that is, the thing got offset 6 range west, or whatever. How do I configure this to draw the line between the caster and the target point, and set the persistent at X range along it?

@Buswolley: Go

Can you show me the Map as I might be able to fix its Offset?

I'm posting from work right now & I don't have it available. I can post again in about 5 hours.

@Buswolley: Go

sure.

Set the persistent offset facing to "caster unit" and the targetpoint+ to "caster unit". Set the offset itself to 6 Y (this is backwards). Make the force effect a positive non-zero value.

@TyaStarcraft: Go

Perfect. Thank you.

Never thought to shove away from a point behind instead of pull toward another point. Clever!