[Solved] Load on a transport

[GIMLI_2]

Hi,
i have neutral transports on my map (Neutral passive). Heroes have a target ability (based on channel) which instantly changes the the owner of the transport to the owner of the hero. right after that, the transport gets the order to load the hero. (it changes back to neutral passive on unload)

Short said, its an ability to enter the transport (because you cannot enter it while it is neutral).

It works perfectly fine, well... actually it doesnt, you can abuse it. If you use your ability on the transport and use Stop or Hold Position in the right time frame (its hard to hit, but still..), you control the transport without the hero inside.

Any idea how to get rid of it?
Thanks

 

[LordDz]

Post the trigger for the channel spell ability.

Are you sure you're using "A unit starts the effect of an ability"?

 

[GIMLI_2]

i'm using RegisterPlayerUnitEvent/SpellEffectEvent

private function OnCast takes nothing returns boolean
        local unit target = GetSpellTargetUnit()
        call SetUnitOwner(target, GetTriggerPlayer(), true)
        call IssueTargetOrder(target, "load", GetTriggerUnit())
        set target = null
        return false
endfunction

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call RegisterSpellEffectEvent('A02A', function OnCast)

 

[Kyrbi0]

Nifty idea, man. Good luck.

 

[GIMLI_2]

okay, you can interrupt the loading process by using the Stop order on one of both units. the loading process is not instant, thats the problem. is there a function that loads a unit into a unit without giving it an order?

 

[Nowow]

If that ability has a normal range you can check if the hero is on the transport after X seconds then turn the transport back to neutral passive.

 

[GIMLI_2]

yeah i could do that, but thats only plan b ;D

 

[NightSkyAurora]

because you cannot enter it while it is neutral

False. There are two ways to enter neutral units.

1. Use devour cargo and load/unload cargo for your transporter. Change the "targets allowed" for the abilities to allow target units that belong to other players.

Issues: The transporter will move towards a selected unit when you right click on the transporter when you want to climb in. This can be countered by setting the transporter's movement speed to 0 while emty.

2. Use Devour Natural and devour cargo for your transporter. Have your transporter devour a desired target when that target moves to the transporter to be transported (can't say it better, sorry)

As a side note - it might be better practice to use "unload cargo" to exit instead of going passive to unload. The make-unit-passive approach is unreliable If your hero didn't unload successfully and is not visible in the cargo unit, the game will crash when the transporter is killed

This system offers handy features to help you make this possible

I made a tank system and encountered that same problem, but managed to fix it after a few tweaks here and there. I can't remember all the detail but I will make a demo map tomorrow and post it here if needed.

 

[GIMLI_2]

Wow thats awesome! I will try that out tomorrow.
I already use unit event

 

[Kyrbi0]

Yeah, figuring out that Devour works like transport with Unload All was a good day for all my "garrisoning" plans. : )

 

[Fruit Forest]

Hi,
i have neutral transports on my map (Neutral passive). Heroes have a target ability (based on channel) which instantly changes the the owner of the transport to the owner of the hero. right after that, the transport gets the order to load the hero. (it changes back to neutral passive on unload)

Short said, its an ability to enter the transport (because you cannot enter it while it is neutral).

It works perfectly fine, well... actually it doesnt, you can abuse it. If you use your ability on the transport and use Stop or Hold Position in the right time frame (its hard to hit, but still..), you control the transport without the hero inside.

Any idea how to get rid of it?
Thanks

There is a simple template

 

[GIMLI_2]

it makes my unit neutral to enter it. i cant do that :/ i tried it with devour but couldnt make it work

 

[Fruit Forest]

it makes my unit neutral to enter it. i cant do that :/ i tried it with devour but couldnt make it work

I implemented the timer which returns the unit back to the first owner in the case if zeppeling cargo is full.

 

[NightSkyAurora]

I made an example of the methods explained in my previous post. I forgot to ask if the transporting unit must be able to carry more than one unit since in this demo map, there is only place for one. Perhaps you can tweak this to allow more units...

 

[GIMLI_2]

Great, thanks! exactly what i need.