Ability ID

[lyj100]

I heard that all abilities have its own ID, but I don't know how to find it. Can someone help me please?

 

[Chaos Overlord]

I think the id you are talking about is a little piece of code that really doesn't do anything. All I've seen it do is not let you have two custom abilities based off the same ability on a unit at the same time. I'm not sure what else it does, but unless someone else finds another reason why you need it, I really don't think you need to find them.

 

[lyj100]

Erm, I've heard people mention ability ID somewhere. For example, I want to use a trigger : Unit - Issue Order Targeting a Unit to cast the "Item Illusion" skill, but theres no such option in the trigger. So I have to use Custom script: call IssueTargetOrderById instead, but i need the ability ID to do so.

 

[Rui]

You might be referring to it's raw code. Yes, all abilities have that ID. There are many things you can do with it. For example, you can build a trigger (I don't know if it really requires JASS or not) that adds and removes abilities, but instead of having to specify every ability, you can use the raw code. This would be easy for the players to know by inserting the ID in the ability name. Then the players would add the ability through that code.

This for a certain map type, of course.


To view those IDs, enter the Object Editor, select View and choose Display Values as Raw Data.

 

[DragoonZombie]

Erm, I've heard people mention ability ID somewhere. For example, I want to use a trigger : Unit - Issue Order Targeting a Unit to cast the "Item Illusion" skill, but theres no such option in the trigger. So I have to use Custom script: call IssueTargetOrderById instead, but i need the ability ID to do so.

the order id for illusion is '852274'

call IssueTargetOrderById( caster, '852274', target )

I think this is the only way to CAST illusion via trigger.

 

[Melshisedek1]

Yeah I just got some help on that. To see the raw Id of spells, just go in Object Editor then in View and check the see raw valur option. Voila!

 

[Chaos Overlord]

Ok cool, I learned something cool too! Does anyone know if we can cast spell by id in GUI?

 

[Teh_Ephy]

in GUI you actually do it whatever is under "Text - Order String - Use/Turn On", which is a changeable field

 

[Tonks]

in GUI you actually do it whatever is under "Text - Order String - Use/Turn On", which is a changeable field

Which doesn't work if changed. Only a few abilities such as Channel are able to be changed, but not by editing that value.

 

[Teh_Ephy]

sadly enough, i vaguely remember hearing something like that a (long) while back. thanks

 

[lyj100]

Thanks everyone for helping me out. By the way DragoonZombie, how do you find the "852274" thing?

 

[DragoonZombie]

you can detect it with this trigger:

• Order Detection
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting an object
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting a point
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order with no target
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Custom script: call BJDebugMsg( "Order Name: "+OrderId2String( GetIssuedOrderId() ) )
    • Custom script: call BJDebugMsg( "Order Id: "+I2S( GetIssuedOrderId() ) )
    • Custom script: call BJDebugMsg("-----------------")

 

[paskovich]

the order id for illusion is '852274'

call IssueTargetOrderById( caster, '852274', target )

This is wrong, since orderIds can be integers OR raw codes, but not both in the same time.
Exaple: 'A000' is the raw code, and 851321 (not exactly that) is the integer of a spell. The raw code is a hexadecimal number, that's why it must be put between ' ' -s. Warcraft converts it into an integer, that's why you see an number like 851321 when you display the orderid on the screen.

So DragoonZombie, use

call IssueTargetOrderById( caster, 852274, target )

or

call IssueTargetOrderById( caster, 'A000', target )

because the one you wrote will not work!

 

[lyj100]

Thanks DragoonZombie. Umm paskovich, I don't really understand what are you trying to say =.=;...

 

[DragoonZombie]

well but i know.

Forgot that pasko^^

now i need a good excuse.... ehm.... oh yea i wanted it to be in blue so he can see it easier xD

call IssueTargetOrderById( caster, '852274', target ) //Wrong!
call IssueTargetOrderById( caster, 852274, target ) //Right!

i know its a lame excuse xD

 

[PurgeandFire]

Ok... Just so you know, there are only a few abilities that allow you to change the Base Order ID. I think they are "Channel", "Chaos", and some other ones. I think they have to do with resources. Anywayz, that is the ID in which it will be called through. Change it to any ID you want as long as it is in the "Preset" functions. Now, you can trigger it.

I'm sorry, but DragoonZombie is half-wrong. That is a way to order it, but it is not the only way. You can order it through standard GUI triggering or JASS. Pretend the Base Order ID was "Chain Lightning." If you want someone to cast the ability, just do this:

• Test Trigger
• Events:
• Conditions:
• Actions:
• [I]Unit - Order <Unit> to (Far Seer - Chain Lightning)[/I] [I]<Unit>[/I]

This will have it perform chain lightning to the unit. You might wonder why you would want to do this. Since the ID is chain lightning, the unit will cast the ability with the ID: Chain Lightning. Make sure your unit has the ability and mana/stats to perform it, else it won't work. Make sure your casting unit doesn't have two of the same ID or else weird things will occur.

I hope this helps!

 

[lyj100]

Umm, i don't really get what you mean, PurgeandFire111. Besides, i don't think theres a trigger action : Unit - Order <Unit> to (Item - Item Illusion) <Unit> .

 

[PurgeandFire]

Ohh... Sorry, I didn't read the whole thread, skimming is my game...

 

[RammaLammaDing]

I've got an issue in the map I'm making that is a bit like this. You see i have two spells that originally came from the same but I've changed them. So now when i use one of those spells both of them trigger. What can i do to fix that?

 

[PurgeandFire]

Change the Base Order ID... This can be only performed when the ability is based off of "Channel", "Chaos", or something like "Lumber Exchange," but I think there are like 1-3 more...

There is no way to change it from a regular ability because it is hard-coded into the spells. They will both only trigger if the unit has the ability, so that means you can either not give that ability and give it to something else or whatever, delete the ability, or remake the ability, basing it on something else.

I hope this helps!