Is There a function like SetX and Y?

[Assassins-Creed]

I'm looking for a custom script that is just like SetX and Y but checks for pathing aswell.
I think I remember reading about one but I can't remember where I found it.
It's like move unit instantly except it allows movement from the unit?

 

[Chaosy]

what do you want to use the location for? locations themselves use pathing no mater what.

 

[Assassins-Creed]

Well I mean I want it so that when I use SetX and SetY I don't want them going through destructibles, doodads, buildings, etc.

 

[Chaosy]

As said no mater what you do with a location, it will ignore pathing no mater what.

I'll say it once more, it depends on what you want to move to that location. You can use SetUnitX/Y in jass to make a unit move through anything (aka ignore pathing).

But in 99% of the cases you can't avoid the pathing 'problem'.

 

[Dr Super Good]

As said no mater what you do with a location, it will ignore pathing no mater what.

SetUnitPosition checks pathing and will try to displace as much as possible.

Problem is it also issues a "stop" order.

 

[Assassins-Creed]

I'm using the location as part of a knockback spell but so far everything I've tried hasnt been working.
I've checked walkability and set the offset to negative but it still doesnt work.

• Unit Group - Pick every unit in HR_Group[LoopIndex[4]] and do (Actions)
  • Loop - Actions
    • Set Unit = (Picked unit)
    • Set TempPoint = (Position of Unit)
    • Set TempReal = (Angle from HR_Point[LoopIndex[4]] to TempPoint)
    • If ((Random integer number between 1 and 3) Equal to 1) then do (Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the origin of (Picked unit) using Objects\Spawnmodels\Undead\ImpaleTargetDust\ImpaleTargetDust.mdl) else do (Do nothing)
    • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Terrain pathing at TempPoint2 of type Walkability is off) Not equal to True
      • Then - Actions
        • Set TempPoint2 = (TempPoint offset by 25.00 towards TempReal degrees)
        • Set TempReal = (X of TempPoint2)
        • Custom script: call SetUnitX(udg_Unit, udg_TempReal)
        • Set TempReal = (Y of TempPoint2)
        • Custom script: call SetUnitY(udg_Unit, udg_TempReal)
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint2)
      • Else - Actions
        • Set TempPoint2 = (TempPoint offset by -25.00 towards TempReal degrees)
        • Set TempReal = (X of TempPoint2)
        • Custom script: call SetUnitX(udg_Unit, udg_TempReal)
        • Set TempReal = (Y of TempPoint2)
        • Custom script: call SetUnitY(udg_Unit, udg_TempReal)
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint2)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)

SetUnitPosition checks pathing and will try to displace as much as possible.

Problem is it also issues a "stop" order.

This was what I was looking for but if it uses the stop order then I'm not going to have much use for it

 

[Chaosy]

SetUnitPosition checks pathing and will try to displace as much as possible.

Problem is it also issues a "stop" order.

That's not what I am saying. I am saying that the location itself doesn't give a fuck about pathing.

If I got postion(x,y) the x/y values are not changed depending on pathing. However if you create/move something there, pathing might affect the object.

edit: just turn unit collision off?

 

[Assassins-Creed]

I don't want the unit to be knockbacked past the boundaries of its arena, but I guess the only solution is to put regions detecting knockback and pushing them back in the other direction.

 

[IcemanBo]

Haven't DSG said the solution? To use SetUnitPosition.

I don't understand why to discuss about locations in here.^^

 

[mckill2009]

check TerrainPathability

 

[Dr Super Good]

As long as the increment is small and you update the move location after you moved the unit to the actual unit position then it should work. You can throw units into walls and it will still displace them (although it may look like they are shaking a bit).

 

[Chaosy]

I don't understand why to discuss about locations in here.^^

Well, sorry for correcting him I suppose x(

 

[Dr Super Good]

Your sentence was not very clear. I took it in the scope of the function this topic is about and not location objects in general.

In this case SetUnitPositionLoc will test the pathing of the location when moving the unit.

That said the topic had nothing to do with locations as it was actually about XY coordinates.

 

[Nichilus]

You could use the "item method" to determine if point is pathable or not.

 

[Assassins-Creed]

You could use the "item method" to determine if point is pathable or not.

What's the item method and how would I use it to check pathing?

I was thinking of using spells to check pathing but I'm not sure how I would do that.

 

[Nichilus]

Dark Gandalf writes about it in the first part (called "About Movement") of his tutorial where he uses items to determine if point is pathable or not. check it here: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/miscellaneous-tutorials-456/about-movement-172309/