I've got an item with an on-use effect. After setting a cooldown and an energy cost to the Effect Cost field, only the cooldown is being displayed on the item's button in game. I've set a Vespene cost as well and that's not displaying either. It seems one work-around is checking "Display Energy" and such to show the cost of the item through floating text after it's used.
Hey mrm3fan, I've been crunching through your guide. It's clear and concise to follow through for the first 5 pages. However, I've run into a few snags once I hit the creation of UberliskRangeAttack Actors.
"Events +: Add the following to each one:
Term: UnitBirth
Send: AnimPlay Main Birth
Term: ActorCreation
Send: RefSet Name= ::scope.UberliskRangeAttackMissileScope, Source= ::Self
etc..."
Without a little explanation, I got lost for a while trying to decipher what was meant by Term and Send. For example, I found out "Term:" UnitBirth meant Right-Click Actor Event list, select Add Term, and set the Msg Type to Unit Birth. Then for Send, I needed to select the output from the added Actor Event, customize the Names field to add Main and apply that, and then select Birth for the Animation Properties field to produce a shorthand appearance matching what you put for the "Send:" section. I know it would've been quite a bit to write up for each Term/Send section, but even one example would've saved a bit of frustration and help.
Now my main problem that I'm not seeing any solution for is for the +Remove section for the same actors.
"Remove + = Add the follow to each:
Term: UnitBirth
Send: AnimBracketStart Lifetime Birth Stand"
I've tried adding a new Term to the list. However, I don't see a Unit Birth option available from the list of terms to add. I'm not sure if it's something I've messed up in the earlier process. I've been double checking quite a few things to make sure they were done right, though I've altered naming conventions very slightly for some entries just out of personal preference. Any help you've got would be much appreciated.
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I've got an item with an on-use effect. After setting a cooldown and an energy cost to the Effect Cost field, only the cooldown is being displayed on the item's button in game. I've set a Vespene cost as well and that's not displaying either. It seems one work-around is checking "Display Energy" and such to show the cost of the item through floating text after it's used.
Has anyone found any solutions to this issue?
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I'd like to request a Data tutorial that shows how to create a projectile that only damages enemy units once in the path the projectile travels.
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Oh I see, I was looking for Term Type Unit Birth or Birth. Didn't think about the Msg type. Thanks a bunch!
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Hey mrm3fan, I've been crunching through your guide. It's clear and concise to follow through for the first 5 pages. However, I've run into a few snags once I hit the creation of UberliskRangeAttack Actors. "Events +: Add the following to each one: Term: UnitBirth Send: AnimPlay Main Birth Term: ActorCreation Send: RefSet Name= ::scope.UberliskRangeAttackMissileScope, Source= ::Self etc..."
Without a little explanation, I got lost for a while trying to decipher what was meant by Term and Send. For example, I found out "Term:" UnitBirth meant Right-Click Actor Event list, select Add Term, and set the Msg Type to Unit Birth. Then for Send, I needed to select the output from the added Actor Event, customize the Names field to add Main and apply that, and then select Birth for the Animation Properties field to produce a shorthand appearance matching what you put for the "Send:" section. I know it would've been quite a bit to write up for each Term/Send section, but even one example would've saved a bit of frustration and help.
Now my main problem that I'm not seeing any solution for is for the +Remove section for the same actors.
"Remove + = Add the follow to each: Term: UnitBirth Send: AnimBracketStart Lifetime Birth Stand"
I've tried adding a new Term to the list. However, I don't see a Unit Birth option available from the list of terms to add. I'm not sure if it's something I've messed up in the earlier process. I've been double checking quite a few things to make sure they were done right, though I've altered naming conventions very slightly for some entries just out of personal preference. Any help you've got would be much appreciated.