SC2Mapster

So I have just started messing with the data editor and made some simple abilities. The next one I wanted to create was a whirlpool ability where a whirlpool appears at the caster and moves towards the targeted point. Any enemies within a radius are sucked towards the center, and are stuck till the end of the spell.

The spell fires, but no units are sucked in. I was hoping someone could take a look at it, and explain what needs to be fixed.

Some people (including me) are a bit lazy to open maps, you may want to "Copy as text" all the relevant effects and paste here.

Ya I tried looking at it, and trying to make it somewhat the same. Alright I'll change that and see if it works thank you :). If not I'll post up my effects and such. Effect Name : Whirlpool Search : Search Area ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Field Whirlpool Search Search: Areas + (360):(-1):(2):(0):(Whirlpool Pull Set) Field Whirlpool Search Search: Search Filters Excluded: Player, Ally Field Whirlpool Search Target: Impact Location + Whirlpool Launch:Source Unit ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Effect Name : Whirlpool Pull Set : Set ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Field Whirlpool Pull Set Effect: Effects + (Whirlpool Behavior|Whirlpool Pull|Whirlpool Damage) Field Whirlpool Pull Set Target: Target Location Type Point ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Effect Name : Whirlpool Pull : Apply Force ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Field Whirlpool Pull Effect: Amount -0.1 Field Whirlpool Pull Target: Location + Whirlpool Launch:Source Unit Field Whirlpool Pull Unit: Unit + Whirlpool Search:Source ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Effect Name : Whirlpool Persistant : Create Persistent ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Field Whirlpool Persistant Effect: Flags + Persist Until Destroyed Field Whirlpool Persistant Effect: Period Durations + (0.0600) Field Whirlpool Persistant Effect: Period Effects + (Whirlpool Search) Field Whirlpool Persistant Target: Location + (None):Source Unit ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Effect Name : Whirlpool Launch : Launch Missile ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Field Whirlpool Launch Effect: Impact Effect Whirlpool End Persistant Field Whirlpool Launch Effect: Launch Effect Whirlpool Persistant Field Whirlpool Launch Movement: Movers + (Missile Default):(0) Field Whirlpool Launch Target: Impact Location + (None):Target Point Field Whirlpool Launch Unit: Ammo Unit Whirlpool Missle ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Effect Name : Whirlpool End Persistant : Create Persistent ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Field Whirlpool End Persistant Effect: Initial Delay 5.0000 Field Whirlpool End Persistant Effect: Period Count 1 Field Whirlpool End Persistant Effect: Period Effects + (Whirlpool Destroy Persistant) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Effect Name : Whirlpool Destroy Persistant : Destroy Persistent ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Field Whirlpool Destroy Persistant Effect: Effect Whirlpool Persistant Field Whirlpool Destroy Persistant Target: Location + (None):Caster Unit ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Effect Name : Whirlpool Damage : Damage ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Effect Name Source Race Effect Type Whirlpool Damage Whirlpool Test.SC2Map (None) Damage Field Whirlpool Damage Target: Impact Location + (None):Source Unit ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Effect Name : Whirlpool Behavior Whirlpool : Apply Behavior ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Field Whirlpool Behavior Behavior: Behavior Whirlpool Buff Field Whirlpool Behavior Unit: Unit + Whirlpool Search:Source -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Okay, the whole setup is kind of incorrect.

You need to :
a) Create a Create Persistent effect (which we'll call FooBar for further reference), that will run over a couple seconds with a period of 0.0625.
b) The Create Persistent effect needs to call (every 0.0625) a Search Area effect around Target Point.
c) Have Search Area catch the units desired within a radius around Target Point.
d) That Search Area needs to call a "Set" effect which will contain two things : Apply Behavior, and Apply Force.
e) The Apply Behavior must apply a behavior on all target units that give them a minimum movement speed, or a maximum movement speed, or both, or whatever looks right for the kind of effect you want.
f) The Apply Force area must apply the force on every unit found by the search. So "Unit+" is set to Target. Now, the "Target: Location" must be the target point of the ability, hence you must specify the point that was the target of the effect we called FooBar in step 'a'. End result should be visible as (Foobar):Target Point, not (None):whatever.

You can trigger that whole sequence as the impact of a launch missile if you want, of course.

Your using target point. I just want to make sure you understand the spell correctly because when I see target point I think of where the spell targeted. The spell is creating a whirlpool and the whirlpool moves to the target point. As it moves it sucks units into it. When it gets to the end it stays there for 5 seconds. I just wanted to clarify that just in case.

It was more of an example of how to set up a simple typical whirlpool.

In your case, the whirlpool could be a projectile unit with a behavior triggering the whole sequence above. The main differences would be the Search Effect searching around "source" rather than target, and Apply Force pushing units towards (none):Source instead of (Foobar):target.

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Your using target point. I just want to make sure you understand the spell correctly because when I see target point I think of where the spell targeted. The spell is creating a whirlpool and the whirlpool moves to the target point. As it moves it sucks units into it. When it gets to the end it stays there for 5 seconds.

I just wanted to clarify that just in case.

you need 2 persistent effects for this

the first one creates the movement of the whirlpool from the caster position to the targeted point of the spell

the second persisent does the search periodically to apply the behaviors that pull the units in

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To be honest Im not really sure if a moving whirl pool is really gonna end up working for you all that well using data ......

I know I can do it using lost tacos physics engine as a base .... heres some gravity mechanics Ive done using it...

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