SC2Mapster

Yes, the return mover has two motion phases, the last of which is a guidance driver. (It doesn't make a difference if I use the mover I posted earlier)

The kinetic is just a simpler and better way of getting the object to follow the missile ammo unit correct?

Ok, so I think the kinetic effect would work to get the missile to return to the unit with the validators you mentioned. (don't think this is what you had in mind, but just putting it out there)

However, I do have the mover set to give an arc type motion similar to the spine crawler mover. I would like to have it follow what it is doing right now visually. It just seems strange to me that it would do one thing visually and a completely different thing off on its own. Is the behavior referenced in the diagram normal behavior?

It looks like it is returning to the where my unit is heading right after it begins to return. If the actor is just for visuals, setting the host supporter, host return, and host site operations (all those things for tentacle behavior), never did anything to change the actual missiles heading(only changes visually)?

I have a missile actor, an attack action actor, caster unit actor, a continuous sound actor, a range abili actor, and a return impact actor (does animation at impact point).

Thank you for bearing with me DrSuperEvil.

Actors are my weakest point when it comes to the entire editor; hopefully, I am posting the relevant fields.

Action Actor Tokens(?):
Launch Effect: LaunchMissile Effect

Action Actor Fields:
(Basic) Art: Missile Actor
(Basic) Event: Events + (Effect.LaunchMissile.Start; At Caster): Create
Combat: Launch Assets + Hunter Killer Attack Launch:(1.000000):Launch Missile Sound <br />Combat: Launch Attachment Query + Weapon 0:Center //Not sure if this is correct or even needed

Everything else is left as default with parent of actor as Generic Attack.

The Art: Beam field on action actor did have something strange in it, I set it to none (no change). Just out of curiosity what does that field do?

Missile Actor:

Hosting: Host Return -	_Selectable:Scope Caster:Actor 
Hosting:     Actor	Actor Find
Hosting:     Effect	Launch Missile Effect
Hosting:     Scope	Scope Caster
Hosting:     Subject	_Selectable
Hosting:     Fail If No Host	Disabled
Hosting:     Reach Across Effect Trees	Disabled

Ah okay makes sense. Guess it just wasn't set to anything valid before so did not change when I set to none.

Oh and I forgot to post the Hosting Return Site Operations field:

Hosting: Host Return Site Operations +	SOpAttachHardPoint:Disabled:Disabled

I am unsure if I have this field correct or not.

I do not believe that the caster unit actor has any attachment points set. I just need to missile to return to the unit (not any particular point or position) Should the Host Return Site Operations be set to something else?

Are these set in the model section of the data editor under (Basic) Attachment: Attachment Properties? Or they set somehow in the actual .m3 model? I was looking at the spine crawler model (Basic) Attachment: Attachment Properties and nothing was set there.

Okay the unit model does have a hardpoint attachment; however, I think the origin would be better suited for this.  I went ahead and did the following(no change occurred):

Hosting: Host Return Site Operations + SOpAttachOrigin:Disabled:Disabled

I am working on a test map to show the problem, but it didnt copy over properly so I am working on it.

Ok, I pretty much have the unit and the launch missile ability copied over to a test map (without all the unnecessary stuff). It is a little off in that on the trip to the target point the picked up unit accelerates past the missile ammo unit, but it is very close.

The medic's launch boomerang (labeled as stimpack because I was too lazy to change) launches at a target point and is supposed to return any object it crosses in its path to the medic. The object is supposed to follow the missile ammo unit, but the visual and the actual position of the missile are not the same.

I have uploaded the test map as an attachment. If you would be willing to take a look at it I would really appreciate it.

Sorry, I did not. I am new around here and probably should have introduced myself.

Am I allowed to post an external link here to the map? Perhaps a dropbox link or something similar?

Ah okay, no worries.

Here is the link to the test map: https://www.dropbox.com/s/s7v0ct7baprvghp/BoomerangTest.SC2Map?dl=0

The boomerang should be launched at the point where a unit is so it can pick it up. Then move your unit to see the problem. Also, one thing that might help diagnose the problem is that the return impact animation occasionally happens in the wrong location when moving a certain distance from the target point.

I have tried experimenting with different return site operations, but it appears to have no effect. In addition, I experimented with Combat: Launch and Impact fields with no luck either.