Wizard tower not firing

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Originally Posted by oCHEZo

Ok here is the fix. You listening Supercell?


Forget trying to dynamically switch to a new target mid-attack. Too messy.


We all know there is a 40x40 grid beneath the game. Likely, the wizard code is following the target and getting x-y coordinate location updates as it moves all the way through attack sequence completion. Thus, when target blips out prematurely, the wizard attack sequence stalls.


Instead, define a point in the attack sequence where the wizard stops getting location updates and the target's x-y coordinate becomes fixed for the purpose of the attack. We are talking milliseconds here so the accuracy will not be excessively compromised. The wizard is no longer getting location updates from the single target, so midway through the wizard attack sequence when that target takes a fatal crossbow bolt to the face, it does not disrupt the wizard attack sequence. The wizard attack sequence follows through with the attack, using the now fixed x-y coordinates and does it's splash damage accordingly.

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Doesn't this just reduce the problem without eliminating it? If the target dies before the coordinate becomes fixed won't the tower not fire? If you fix the coordinates too early, won't the tower shoot a spot where the troop isn't?

Also mortars are more affected by this than wizard towers as their shot times are even longer.

A better solution would probably be for the AI to build a table of targets along with maintaining timers of the defenses that are targeting them. When it comes time to select a target, the AI could intelligently select the closest target within range that will enable the tower to fire when it should.

Also a target dying shouldn't interrupt the firing sequence. The tower should just immediately select another target and fire if it is time for it to do so.

ok so,idk if this problem has already been posted yet but, during raids on village sometimes the wizard tower would not function. The wizard tower would move it's hands as if it was shooting that lighting but nothing comes out.

this problemhas caused a few goblins to come in my base when in fact thewizard tower was suppose to stop them from comming

please fix this problem


thank you

I haven't paid too close of attention, but I believe this is the same glitch that all defenses experience. If they are target a unit to attack, and that unit dies before the attack launches, they make the attack animation without firing, as their target is dead. This may or may not be intended by SC, but it can be frustrating when you watch your defenses do it.

~Jeff

it's not a glitch, its just how it works.

Basically by the time the next 'shot' is ready, the target it was going to fire at has been killed by something else. Therefore its targets something else, and again before it can fire that target is killed.

It's better it does it like this, as the alternative would be that it would fire at nothing...because it's target has already been killed...and then you'd have to wait longer before it could target the next.

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Originally Posted by Icekool17

it's not a glitch, its just how it works.

Basically by the time the next 'shot' is ready, the target it was going to fire at has been killed by something else. Therefore its targets something else, and again before it can fire that target is killed.

It's better it does it like this, as the alternative would be that it would fire at nothing...because it's target has already been killed...and then you'd have to wait longer before it could target the next.

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i rather it fire than not firing, because since its a splash damage, mean the unit beside the dead unit will be damaged as well

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Originally Posted by voice123

i rather it fire than not firing, because since its a splash damage, mean the unit beside the dead unit will be damaged as well

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exactly what i was going to say

There's this glitch where if the unit it targets dies it won't shoot it's blast. Lets say there are 10 goblins. It hits all of them with one blast but when it targets a new unit and if that unit dies before it fires (from another towers attack) it stops halfway through. Then it happens again and again making the wizard tower obsolete because then sometimes it doesn't attack a single time afterward. This is the best I can explain it and I'm not sure if this happens with mortar also.

What you said about wizzards, it's the same thing with mortars. I also agree with you.

Well... How can the programmers avoid it... Exactly.

Please fix this.

How about making mortar and wiz tower target area instead of single target. They do splash damage so let them target area. If there are multiple enemies in the area even if some of enemies being killed as long as there are still obes left in the area, the mortar and wiz tower will fire.