About mirror image

[GrandMaitre]

Hi, I would like to create a spell which switches position between my Hero and one of his illusions. Is it possible?

 

[Pyrogasm]

Should the spell target the mirror image when you cast it or does it have no target (press it and you randomly swap with one of them)? The first is trivial, the second is more difficult.

 

[GrandMaitre]

Should the spell target the mirror image when you cast it or does it have no target (press it and you randomly swap with one of them)? The first is trivial, the second is more difficult.

If targeting is easier yeah, I would like to know how to do it

 

[Uncle]

I THINK this works, I haven't tested it. Not sure if the conditions check out since I've never worked with illusions before, but I assume Unit-Type works with illusions.

• illusion swap
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Illusion Swap
    • ((Target unit of ability being cast) is an illusion) Equal to True
    • (Unit-type of (Target unit of ability being cast)) Equal to (Unit-type of (Triggering unit))
    • (Owner of (Target unit of ability being cast)) Equal to (Owner of (Triggering unit))
  • Actions
    • Set tempUnit[0] = (Triggering unit)
    • Set tempUnit[1] = (Target unit of ability being cast)
    • -------- - --------
    • Set tempPoint[0] = (Position of (Target unit of ability being cast))
    • Set tempPoint[1] = (Position of (Triggering unit))
    • -------- - --------
    • Set X = (X of tempPoint[0])
    • Set Y = (Y of tempPoint[0])
    • -------- - --------
    • Custom script: call SetUnitX(udg_tempUnit[0], udg_X)
    • Custom script: call SetUnitY(udg_tempUnit[0], udg_Y)
    • -------- - --------
    • Set X = (X of tempPoint[1])
    • Set Y = (Y of tempPoint[1])
    • -------- - --------
    • Custom script: call SetUnitX(udg_tempUnit[1], udg_X)
    • Custom script: call SetUnitY(udg_tempUnit[1], udg_Y)
    • -------- - --------
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_tempPoint[0])
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_tempPoint[1])

And since you can't choose Illusions in your abilities Filters then you'll have to cancel the ability with triggers instead.

• illus cancel
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Illusion Swap
    • Or - Any (Conditions) are true
      • Conditions
        • ((Target unit of ability being cast) is an illusion) Equal to False
        • (Unit-type of (Target unit of ability being cast)) Not equal to (Unit-type of (Triggering unit))
        • (Owner of (Target unit of ability being cast)) Not equal to (Owner of (Triggering unit))
  • Actions
    • Unit - Order (Triggering unit) to Stop

 

[Zepher]

Have a trigger that stores the unit and the illusion as variables, then when a dummy ability is used it switches the two. It's not complicated