Alternate Training

[Gausslander]

I would like to know how you may send, say, a peasant to a building and have an option of training in into a footman. I would also like it to cost money on the toolbar, how would I do this?

 

[Pharaoh_]

Call to Arms with modified unit-type?

 

[toofless]

There is a condition which checks whether a unit is loaded into a transport. So maybe give that building an ability and tell the loaded units to exit and give them a chas ability which changes them into the upgrade. Depends how you want to work it.

 

[Gausslander]

Call to Arms with modified unit-type?

No...

I mean there being like a footman unit icon on your barracks, and to train one you merely have to select a peasant within a limited range, or a peasant can be sent to that building to automatically be trained for a cost of gold. I want this to be universal so it can be used with any building and any unit outcome, as well as any cost.

 

[Pharaoh_]

• Melee Initialization
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Sells an item (from shop)
  • Conditions
    • (Item-type of (Sold Item)) Equal to Footman
  • Actions
    • Set Unit0 = (Selling unit)
    • Set Point = (Position of Unit0)
    • Set Group = (Units within 600.00 of Point matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Peasant))
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Random 1 units from Group) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set Unit = (Picked unit)
        • Unit - Turn collision for Unit Off
        • Unit - Order Unit to Move To Point
    • Trigger - Turn on Change Unit <gen>
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Point)
    • Custom script: call DestroyGroup (udg_Group)

• Change Unit
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.10 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Point = (Position of Unit)
    • Set Point2 = (Position of Unit0)
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Distance between Point and Point2) Less than or equal to 25.00
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit - Replace Unit with a Footman using The old unit's relative life and mana
      • Else - Actions
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Point)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Point2)

 

[Child_0f_Bodom]

1. Create unit-target spell (Chain Lightning, Channel, Storm Bolt etc...) with footman icon
2. Implement this trigger:

• Train
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to <Your Ability>
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • ((Owner of (Triggering unit)) Current gold) Greater than or equal to <Gold Cost>
      • Then - Actions
        • Player - Set (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Current gold to (((Owner of (Triggering unit)) Current gold) - <Gold Cost>)
        • Unit - Replace (Target unit of ability being cast) with a Footman using The new unit's max life and mana
      • Else - Actions

 

[Softmints]

Ever heard of Sacrificial Pit? I think it does all of that stuff: turns acolytes into shades, with a gold cost etc. Just change the values in the object editor.

 

[Mechanical Man]

turns acolytes into shades

Thats pretty much all what that ability does. Nothing else-