SC2Mapster

I have this weird thing happening with a custom tower I made. I've used a duplicate of the photon cannon as base (duplicated only Actor and Turret) and called it Ion Cannon. I attached a small stargate model (actor) around it's floating orb via Host + [Subject] Ion Cannon (actor) and used Host Site Operations + for SOpAttachWeapon and a custom Local Offset. Added events in the model actor to create it when the turret was enable on the Ion Cannon and one to destroy it when the unit died. Also made a turret actor so the floaty orb would rotate when it aimed at something. Here's the weird part:

If I preplace the turret, everything works fine. However, if I upgrade it through another turret (ie, Photon Cannon > Ion Cannon), the attached model doesn't rotate or bob up and down (but the orb still does) and just stays there, static. I used the Spire > Greater Spire morph ability to make the upgrade ability.

Can it be done in the data editor, or do I need to make it happen via triggers? I've tried looking at some of the triggers and I'm none the wiser as to what I should do.

Help D:

Get the upgraded unit to use a different turret. This will destroy the existing turret actor and create a fresh one.

No idea if this fixes your problem though.

The upgraded tower has it's own turret already.

There is no 'on morph' event. Unless I missed it, I haven't seen anything that relates to morphing from one unit to another in the events. Currently I'm using TurretEnable to create the turret actor, and tried more TurretEnable event to destroy and create again, which didn't work. I tried using ActorCreation and Destruction, but that didn't do anything either (even when I picked the source name of the actor).

Could you maybe give me the specific events I have to use? Also, does order matter in events or is that just something for the trigger editor?

PS: Ability Morph does't work either btw.

I think there may have been a slight miscommunication here. I have 2 towers, one is a Photon Cannon, and the other one is base off the photon cannon and renamed Ion Cannon. The Photon Cannon has an ability that makes it turn into an Ion Cannon.

As for the events, I still don't know how I'm supposed to create the turret actor on the Ion Cannon and destroy it and recreate it again.

I've tried:
TurretEnabled.IonCannon
Create

ActorCreation
Destroy

ActorDestruction
Create

...and a bunch of variations where I specify the actor in actor.creation and destruction. Nothing worked.

PS: I did manage to get a temporary solution via triggers but that includes removing and creating a new unit, which means I lose any grouping information. Even if there is a way to preserve that, I'd rather find a way to fix the problem inside the data editor since learning it is my aim atm.

PS2: just as a tangent, how do I create a special effect on caster when it ends morphing? I can do it in the trigger editor, but, as always, learning currently learning data :P

I'm am using a morph ability. I based it on Spire > Greater Spire. There aren't any effects fields on abilities :\

Okay, my bad, but how does that help me with destroying and re-creating a turret actor? My morph ability functions correctly. Do I need to modify something about it to make the attachment work? I'm confused.

Nothing I'm doing is working. I'd hate to inconvenience you but could you maybe make a test map to show what you're telling me to do? I'm still very new to all this and I'm afraid I need very specific details to achieve anything.