SC2Mapster

I'm making a custom spell for a grenade launcher and I am having an issue where the spell will cast but only show the explosion on each mob it kills in its splash range.

what field or maybe actor type makes it so there is always an explosion whether there are units or not in its splash range AND so the explosion model will not appear on every killed unit?

@DrSuperEvil: Go

i do though!

my actor type is model and based on: modelanimationstyleoneshot

thats why im so confused! something i missed in the events field?

EDIT: i think i know why but dont know how to fix it still :P

i looked at it again and in my events i have

msg type: Effect

source name: my custom damage effect (which is think effects single targets within the search area effect i made with it)

sub name: create

Im thinkin its possibly creating the actor for each unit affected by my custom damage effect?

Create the actor on the search effect or whatever effect you are running directly at impact (could be a persistent effect, too).

ive seen that "SOp" a lot. what does that mean exactly?

@Operation51:

Ahli634 is right- instead of creating it on your damage effect (which is run every time it hits any unit in the range), create it on the Search Area effect, which only runs once per attack. Either Create or Impact should work fine for Sub Name.

@TrenchaunT: Go

that makes sense. thanks ahli as well! but im having an issue with me it not showing up in the link like for the cost for example Abil/Mindblast. what do i have to add in order for it to show up in the link?

i got it to have a link but when i set the button in the command card it wont show up in the abilities list for the command type ability command:

Command Type: Ability Command

Ability: (ability doesnt show up)

Ability Command: (therefore nothing shows up)

ALSO

most if not all other default game abilities have the icon show in the top left corner in the link list, mine just shows a red crosshair, is that a hint from the editor that its not a working ability yet thats missing somthing before it shows the button icon? or just that its custom

@Operation51:

It's probably not in the command list bc you didnt give the unit the ability in the Abilities+ array, like the Doc says. As for the crosshair, thats a sign that you didnt set a command button for the ability in the abilities Commands+ array.