A unit without an owner?

[Afflicting]

A long list of questions.

This is probably something incredibly basic, but, I'm inept.

I'm basically saying, " I want to go.. do.. this... with it." and have no idea how to get it done.


The first thing I'm wanting to do.. I'm trying to create neutral buildings, but, when I go into the Neutral Palette, I can't seem to use standard things like Keeps and Footmen.

Just naga, skeletons, heroes, et cetera. Nothing of the usual Melee units / structures. Help?




Edit:
Instead of making several threads for various noob questions, I'm going to be posting them all here once one is answered and moving on to the next. Likely, one could make an FAQ out of this thread when it's done.

 

[takakenji]

double click on the unit (not in palette) and magic will happen

 

[Afflicting]

Awesome!


Now, uh. Is there a way to change the size of a particular unit, or do I need to create a new one with the same model and change its size?

 

[Skudgemuffin]

create a new one with the same model and change its size

You gotta do that. But I think there's some buff or effect or whatever that increases size you could add with triggers. I know it had to do with Bloodlust, but it's probably easier to just create a new unit.

 

[Afflicting]

Is making something invulnerable trigger-based, or can I do that through properties?


Also, how do I get rid of the stone foundation that surrounds human units?

 

[Darkness-4ever]

Theres an ability called Invulnerable you can just add it to a units ability to give them the effect and foundations for buildings can be changed or removed by altering the Art->Ground Texture property in unit edtior.

 

[Adiktuz]

Awesome!


Now, uh. Is there a way to change the size of a particular unit, or do I need to create a new one with the same model and change its size?

you can change size of units via triggers

• Animation - Change size of Unit to blah blah blah

 

[Afflicting]

Fantastic! Now things are coming along.


There must be a way to be able to place doodads just wherever the heck I want them to be.
Sometimes if I place them too close to a cliff, it's red and refuses to be placed there. How might I fix that?

 

[Maker]

Hold shift, it helps in some cases.

 

[Skudgemuffin]

Or create a doodad with the same model and no pathing

 

[Afflicting]

Is there a way to change just a single body of water's color?

Rest of the water in the map be green, while one pond is red... or blue?



Another question:

How would I go about making everything anonymous? I want units to not only not show up on the minimap (I know how to do that), but to also not show teamcolor. Have everything be, as default, brown.

 

[Maker]

• Untitled Trigger 107
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) skips a cinematic sequence
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Temp_Group_1 = (Units in (Playable map area))
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in Temp_Group_1 and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit - Change color of (Picked unit) to Brown
    • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_Temp_Group_1)

 

[Adiktuz]

Is there a way to change just a single body of water's color?

Rest of the water in the map be green, while one pond is red... or blue?



Another question:

How would I go about making everything anonymous? I want units to not only not show up on the minimap (I know how to do that), but to also not show teamcolor. Have everything be, as default, brown.

use the water doodad in the UTM...

 

[mindwarper06]

for the team color of units in object editor, set custom team color to true, than set the team color to whatever player color you want, or you can trigger a player to have a specific color if you want.

 

[DarkAngelAzazel]

Lol that really works Oo

I always switched owner to anyone else than back without changing colors :/

 

[mindwarper06]

I like to keep things simple if possible, makes everything else thats not simple, alot easier...ive done this for a few of my maps, and it doesnt have a chance of messing up when you switch owner and have triggers that could interfer with owner switched units.

 

[Afflicting]

While players are supposed to be able to create troops, I don't want them to just train them out of the barracks.


I'd like for the players to 'request' units, and they be delivered every, say, five minutes to a certain point, as defined by a specific building they can only have one of.


I was thinking to have any created units they make, be sent to a walled-off spot on the map all their own, then control (and vision) of them removed.

Then, as defined by the interval, they just appear at the defined building.


It feels sloppy to me, though. Any other suggestions?



Aaaaand how do I set what time of day it is when the map starts?

 

[Damage]

As for the latter question, look in the Environment section of trigger actions, I think there's a setting for time of day in there.
And just run it with the event being Map Intialisation.