#Custom SetDurationInfo with return of duration/expirationTime not working properly

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lean briar
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Seems like there's a problem with the return values. no idea what's wrong with my duration and expirationTime.. it's really bugging me.

red siren
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do NOT call theat function directly.

lean briar
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which function?

red siren
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set duration info.

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why do you use a custom function at all here?

lean briar
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well, the function is not the issue. the return is the issue

red siren
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the function is the issue.

lean briar
lean briar
red siren
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does that mean this is not the full code?

lean briar
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this would be the full code.

tough cypress
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Why don't you use the duration field to set the duration

lean briar
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because, as you can see, it depends on the role of the opponent/unit.

tough cypress
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Yes, make that distinction and set it appropriately?

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If you use a custom trigger, then you can just set your duration in the duration field to whatever you want

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That's what it's there for

lean briar
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so you mean i shouldnt return anything and just use the timed field with a custom func?

tough cypress
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No, if you scroll down you see the duration field

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Return your duration and expiration time in there

lean briar
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that's exactly what i was talking about..?

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i've tried that before and this didnt really work either so idk

tough cypress
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Ah yeye, misunderstanding then

lean briar
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it shouldnt really matter, no?

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if i remove my return values, it works fine but my WA doesnt desaturate

red siren
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did you try deleting the direct function call?

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the desaturation is done via conditoons.

lean briar
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yea well i can do it via code as well

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but then it persists

red siren
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no code.

lean briar
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which is obvious

red siren
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delete the set duration info call.

tough cypress
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If you return your duration and expiration time in the custom duration field box, then that's that

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It just works

lean briar
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well

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my condition doesnt work to desaturate

red siren
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then show your condition.

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show your whole aura

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export your aura

lean briar
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those are just dummy durations

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want to get the stuff working before im working with the real numbers

red siren
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export the aura. i see things there.

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delete the set duration info.

lean briar
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why would i?

red siren
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beacuse it breaks

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that is what breaks this whole thing.

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this is what makes it not work.

lean briar
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now it doesnt work at all lol.

red siren
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you are not using weakauras. you mess around.

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forget it.

lean briar
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i need to set the duration as the weakaura doesnt get the info from anywhere else.

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so how is it supposed to know the duration?

red siren
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no.

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just no.

lean briar
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bruh.

tough cypress
lean briar
tough cypress
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It works

lean briar
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literally returning duration and expirationtime there

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does nothing

red siren
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yes.

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because your truigger is utter garbage.

lean briar
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it's not.

red siren
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its not active.

lean briar
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i guess you dont even understand what im trying to achieve.

red siren
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your trigger is not active. it does nothing besides messing in the internals.

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i do.

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but you dont know how a trigger works.

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you dont return true.

lean briar
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well i need to return more than true.

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i need to return unit and spellid

red siren
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i do know what you want to accomplish, i do know how you can accomplish that, but instead of taking help, you do exact the opposite.

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no you dont

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thats not how a trigger works.

lean briar
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and how am i gonna do my calculation? how am i gonna get the unit's role?

red siren
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in the trigger.

lean briar
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yea and that doesnt help me

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i need it in the duration

red siren
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you dont

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you put the duration in aura_env and then have that in the duration box.

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function(event, unit, spell)
  if(unit == 'thatOne' and spell == 'innervate') then 
    local spec = getSpec(unit)
     aura_env.duration = spec == 3 and 90 or 120
    return true
  end
end```
```lua
function()
  return aura_env.duration, getTime+arura_env.duration
end```
lean briar
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got it working