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[ScreamingAlbino]

I made a map with fan of knives as a non hero spell for one of the normal units. Also shoot arrow is a spell with 1000 damage. Problem is when they pick up the special longbow item that makes it shoot farther the shoot arrow icon changes to longbow and is moved up and fan of knives replaces it in the button posistions. Now the hotkey doesnt work for shoot and it needs it for the game. I tried changing x y button posistions but cant get it to stay cause i dont know what they mean. How do i kno which coordinates go where and how to make shoot arrow stay in the first spot? thanks alot for all your help i appreciate it.

 

[ScreamingAlbino]

anybody know this one?

 

[Dougin]

I'm surprised no one responded yet. Here's what the x/y things mean. X is the position of the button left to right. Y is the position of the button top to bottom. So, if you've got something that's X=0, Y=0, it'll be in the top left-hand corner of the character's action grid - or whatever that's called. Most abilities are in the bottom row (Y=2). Hope that helps you out.

 

[ScreamingAlbino]

ok i knoiw about x y axis but your saying y is 2 on the bottom? So wahts the next row up, 1? then the highest row is o or something? dont make sense that highset is on bottom? and tehn which row is like x 1 and x 2 ? thanks dont understand this.

 

[Dougin]

Yes, y2 is the bottom row. Top row is 0. It's kind of counterintuitive, but that's how it works. The first column on the left is x0, the second is x1, then x2, then x3. It takes a little bit of getting used to. I did a map that used a whole lot of custom spells, so I had to get real good with this stuff. You'll get the hang of it, but if not, feel free (of course) to ask more questions.

 

[ScreamingAlbino]

ok thanks man. whats the stat mean beneath button posistions tahts like off button posistion? Should i edit these as well?

 

[Dougin]

There's "Art - Button Position - Research" X and Y. Those are where the button will appear on whatever grid you select from to research the ability. For heroes, that's the grid you get to when you click the red plus sign. Then there's "Art - Button Position - Turn Off" which is the location of the button you use to shut the ability off. For example, until I figured that out, when I had a guy with Immolation in the non-standard spot, every time I activated the ability, the icon would move to another spot, which was a pain in the ass. So as to whether you should edit that, I'd say yes, if the ability is something that you turn off, like Immolation or Searing Arrows or whatever. If it's something like Brilliance Aura or War Stomp, there's no need - though it won't hurt anything.

 

[ScreamingAlbino]

aight i think i get how to do it now. thanks man for teh advice ill see if this works.