[Spell] Custom Druid Transformation

[Karnage]

I am creating a custom druid transformation spell to turn the druid into a dragon. When i use it in game it crashes. The only thing that was changed for the test i was running was the alternate form model file was changed to a green drake. However the game crashes each time it is used.

 

[waveseeker]

Does the green drake crash the game? have you been able to use the green drake in other things? have you tested it?

 

[SA Dashie]

you can always replace the unit

• transform
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to transformation
  • Actions
    • Unit - Replace (Casting unit) with a green drake using The old unit's relative life and mana

you will oviously need to make a different abbility for this that can posibly do nothing eg. War Stomp.

 

[taxikar]

You can always use the Tinkers ultimate (robo mode or something) without even using triggers.

 

[SA Dashie]

hmm was trying to think of the right abbility and forgot about that one. If that works I think thatll be the better option

 

[Karnage]

Thank you deathchef that is exactly what i needed.
Taxikar i couldnt exactly figure out how to work that but i am going to mess with it a little bit.

Now can i use the same trigger to transform back into the druid?

 

[SA Dashie]

yea you should ba able to if you do it right ;P

 

[Dr Super Good]

Be warned that replacing a unit does not update all references to the previous unit to point at the new unit. If you look at the code behind the replace unit function you will see it mearly removes the currently existing unit and creates a new unit at its position with simlar stats. Not all stats are copied so it is possible to lose various buffs and modifications that were on the previous unit.

Any global unit variables that pointed at the unit or any groups which contained the unit will have to be updated so as to contain the new unit (the resulting unit from the replacement).

 

[SA Dashie]

Thats what I was woried about ;P

 

[taxikar]

spell is named Robo-mode and its Tinkers ultimate spell in skirmish. Its just like metamorphosis but it hasnt got duration and you could transform back to normal form without any time limits (well if you change gameplay constants you could go back from metamorphosis too)

 

[Adiktuz]

what's your problem with metamorphosis? I think its because the drake don't have morph anims... to get past this, on the metamorph data, just set, immediate landing and immediate take-off to true...

 

[taxikar]

well i didnt know you could set metamorphosis so it will last till you turn it off or something. But now according to your post I do soz

 

[Adiktuz]

metamorph with 0 duration will last until its reused...

 

[haxel96]

Ok, i think this still will crash it, are the spell on a hero, and the transformation not a hero?

 

[Adiktuz]

if one is a hero and the other is not, I think it would crashhh...

 

[haxel96]

Yes thats true.

Edit: Or, more if its a hero spell and it transform into a unit i think it will crash.