The FPS drop is due to the engine. In a typical FPS/TPS game engine, only what you see is actually there. For example, if I were to look at a wall in, say, Half Life 2, the wall behind the wall I'm looking at isn't rendered. This improves performence on a massive scale. SC2, however, is an RTS game, so, when in first/third person, EVERYTHING is being rendered. It's quite system heavy.
For the purpose of simplicity, this is (Obviously) written as if the unit you were giving the ability to was a Marine. No reason you can't change the unit though.
First, go into the data editor and bring up the behavior tab. Right click and select Add Object. Name it something simple (I used Cloak Field Behavior and CloakFieldBehavior.). Set the Type attribute to Buff and Race to none. Also, make sure Field Values are Set To Parent Value. Now view the created behavior. Under the Behavior tab, scroll down to Alignment and set it as Positive. Scroll down further and set 2 validators as "Can spend energy" and "Has energy". Next, scroll back up and click the Unit tab. Scroll down until you see Vital Regeneration Bonus and set that as -1 (Amount of energy drained per second for sustaining the ability). Now go to the Effect tab and change Effect - Periodic to Mothership - Cloaking Field Search. Only thing you need to do in the Stats tab is check the Hidden box under Flags.
Now, go to the Effect tab in the top left, right click and add object. Name it Marine - Field Effect and ID MarineFieldEffect. View your created effect. Under it's Behavior tab, set it's Behavior to CloakFieldBehavior (Or whatever you named it.). Next, go to the Unit tab and make sure the Value dropdown is set to Target.
After that's done, go to the Abilities tab in the top left. Right click, add object and name it Activate Cloaking Field with ID MarineCloakAbility. Set the ability type to Behavior, Race to None, and Field values to Set to Parent Value. From there, check the Toggle and Transient flags under it's Stats tab. Now, go to the ability tab. Under commands, click the "On" value and check the Send To Selection Flag right under it. Do the same for the "Off" value. Scroll down, and set a default button if you desire. At the bottom, add a value to the Behaviors box and set it as CloakFieldBehavior. Next, go to the Cost tab. Scroll down to the bottom and and under Vitals, set the value of energy to 25 (This is how much energy is used to activate the ability.).
The last set. Yay! Go to the top left Units tab and find the Marine. In it's ability tab, add a value to the first box and set it to Activate Cloaking Field. Now, on the command card, add two buttons. Whatever works. (Okay I lied. I'm working through this as I do it myself and I just found out that I missed something pretty important.) Ehem. Go back to the top left ability tab and find your ability. Go to it's ability tab and select the "On" command value. Scroll down and select a default button. I used Cloaking Field (For the banshee, but it works.). Now, go back to the top and slect the "Off" command value. Set it's default button to Decloak. Now, back to where we were before in the units tab with the marine... Click the button on the command card that you want to activate the ability with. Set it's command type to Ability Command, Requirements set to none, and the Ability to Activate Cloaking Field. Now, the last drop down box, Ability Command, set to Cloaking field. Do the same for the deactivate button except set the Ability Command to Decloak. Now go to the marines Stats tab and set Energy Maximum to 150, Energy Regeneration to whatever, and energy regeneration to 1. Now test it out! It is very rough though, so you will need to go through some more steps to make it your own. But I can't walk you through creativity :D
It's usually the smallest, most obvious thing. You will eventually realise it and want to hit yourself for not thinking of it before (That actually just happened to me xD). Sorry I couldn't be of any aid.
Have you tried editing Zealot - Charge(Apply Buff) under the Effects tab? Under Unit you can apply an effect to the Zealots target. Not sure if it will work though, as I havn't tested it. Trying to work past a dev wall of my own right now.
Use the Unit Uses Ability event and the Apply Behavior action. Mess around with it until you get what you are looking for, but I don't think this is the best way of getting the effect you are looking for...
Am I doing anything wrong, or is the timer window variable broken?
I've gotten windows to work properly via (Last Created Window) but, from what I've found, refrencing the window with that method is either impossible or unknown to me.
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The FPS drop is due to the engine. In a typical FPS/TPS game engine, only what you see is actually there. For example, if I were to look at a wall in, say, Half Life 2, the wall behind the wall I'm looking at isn't rendered. This improves performence on a massive scale. SC2, however, is an RTS game, so, when in first/third person, EVERYTHING is being rendered. It's quite system heavy.
So anyway, do tell about this streaming.
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For the purpose of simplicity, this is (Obviously) written as if the unit you were giving the ability to was a Marine. No reason you can't change the unit though.
First, go into the data editor and bring up the behavior tab. Right click and select Add Object. Name it something simple (I used Cloak Field Behavior and CloakFieldBehavior.). Set the Type attribute to Buff and Race to none. Also, make sure Field Values are Set To Parent Value. Now view the created behavior. Under the Behavior tab, scroll down to Alignment and set it as Positive. Scroll down further and set 2 validators as "Can spend energy" and "Has energy". Next, scroll back up and click the Unit tab. Scroll down until you see Vital Regeneration Bonus and set that as -1 (Amount of energy drained per second for sustaining the ability). Now go to the Effect tab and change Effect - Periodic to Mothership - Cloaking Field Search. Only thing you need to do in the Stats tab is check the Hidden box under Flags.
Now, go to the Effect tab in the top left, right click and add object. Name it Marine - Field Effect and ID MarineFieldEffect. View your created effect. Under it's Behavior tab, set it's Behavior to CloakFieldBehavior (Or whatever you named it.). Next, go to the Unit tab and make sure the Value dropdown is set to Target.
After that's done, go to the Abilities tab in the top left. Right click, add object and name it Activate Cloaking Field with ID MarineCloakAbility. Set the ability type to Behavior, Race to None, and Field values to Set to Parent Value. From there, check the Toggle and Transient flags under it's Stats tab. Now, go to the ability tab. Under commands, click the "On" value and check the Send To Selection Flag right under it. Do the same for the "Off" value. Scroll down, and set a default button if you desire. At the bottom, add a value to the Behaviors box and set it as CloakFieldBehavior. Next, go to the Cost tab. Scroll down to the bottom and and under Vitals, set the value of energy to 25 (This is how much energy is used to activate the ability.).
The last set. Yay! Go to the top left Units tab and find the Marine. In it's ability tab, add a value to the first box and set it to Activate Cloaking Field. Now, on the command card, add two buttons. Whatever works. (Okay I lied. I'm working through this as I do it myself and I just found out that I missed something pretty important.) Ehem. Go back to the top left ability tab and find your ability. Go to it's ability tab and select the "On" command value. Scroll down and select a default button. I used Cloaking Field (For the banshee, but it works.). Now, go back to the top and slect the "Off" command value. Set it's default button to Decloak. Now, back to where we were before in the units tab with the marine... Click the button on the command card that you want to activate the ability with. Set it's command type to Ability Command, Requirements set to none, and the Ability to Activate Cloaking Field. Now, the last drop down box, Ability Command, set to Cloaking field. Do the same for the deactivate button except set the Ability Command to Decloak. Now go to the marines Stats tab and set Energy Maximum to 150, Energy Regeneration to whatever, and energy regeneration to 1. Now test it out! It is very rough though, so you will need to go through some more steps to make it your own. But I can't walk you through creativity :D
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Don't give it a 3x3 pathing footprint?
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It's usually the smallest, most obvious thing. You will eventually realise it and want to hit yourself for not thinking of it before (That actually just happened to me xD). Sorry I couldn't be of any aid.
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Have you tried editing Zealot - Charge(Apply Buff) under the Effects tab? Under Unit you can apply an effect to the Zealots target. Not sure if it will work though, as I havn't tested it. Trying to work past a dev wall of my own right now.
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Pretty sure you could.
Use the Unit Uses Ability event and the Apply Behavior action. Mess around with it until you get what you are looking for, but I don't think this is the best way of getting the effect you are looking for...
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Still doesn't work.
Event: Timer - "Timer" expires Action: Timer - Destroy "TimerWindow"
Show/Hide action doesn't work either.
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I have this basic setup to show what I'm trying to do: http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u58/mcdwindle/Timerwtf.jpg
Am I doing anything wrong, or is the timer window variable broken? I've gotten windows to work properly via (Last Created Window) but, from what I've found, refrencing the window with that method is either impossible or unknown to me.