[Solved] Animate Dead not allowing vertex coloring change

[Harold Grey]

It is likely possible to make the entire ability from scratch with triggers, but literally the only thing from making the ability from functioning as desired the way I have it is that using a trigger to change the tinting of a unit summoned through animate dead does nothing. It works on other units, but not on the summoned unit. I have tested and it is identifying the unit properly. It simply isn't changing the tinting. It seems to be something hard-coded, but I don't see why it would completely block changing the vertex coloring. Any ideas on best way to deal with this?

 

[Pyrogasm]

The vertex coloring of animated units might be defined somewhere in Map Constants. That might not be the name of the section (it's been a while for me) but I'm referring to where things like error text are stored.

 

[Harold Grey]

I know exactly where you are referring to, and I just went to check it out. Unfortunately, I don't see anything about summoned unit vertex coloring in Gameplay Constants.

 

[Pyrogasm]

What about basing the spell on Resurrection and manually adding expiration timers to those revived units? I don't know of a way to detect that a unit is resurrected through that spell, but someone has probably posted an idea about it somewhere.

 

[Harold Grey]

Since posting this thread, I looked into doing more of the ability with triggers. As would be necessary with Resurrection, the main issue with creating the ability another way is removing unit abilities. I appreciate the idea though. If I can't get a solution to the coloring, I may decide to go with something more like that and just deal with having abilities, and adjust other stats to make up for it.

Clarification: I know how to remove unit abilities, but not when it is unknown what abilities that unit would have.

 

[Pyrogasm]

Somewhere along the line you have to have a database of what abilities each unit type has by default, I think. You would then use this database to manually remove the relevant abilities from whichever units are animated. Or you add the abilities to units with triggers when they enter the map (still needs a database of abilities per unit-type) but don't make them permanent and then reverse bear-form morph them into themselves which would remove all non-permanent abilities.

If your abilities all follow the default custom ability format of A000, A001, A002, etc. then this snippet might work for you: List Unit Abilities

You could cast Silence or Doom on the resurrected units with an infinite silence duration. As long as that buff can't be dispelled they can't cast, but it wouldn't affect passive abilities.

It's possible now to modify and read ability data with triggers (example here) so it might be possible to grab the list of abilities a unit-type has by default. However, I looked through common.j and didn't see the abilities listed as a defined integer field so IDK. Maybe someone knows something I don't.

    // Unit
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_DEFENSE_TYPE                          = ConvertUnitIntegerField('udty')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_ARMOR_TYPE                            = ConvertUnitIntegerField('uarm')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_LOOPING_FADE_IN_RATE                  = ConvertUnitIntegerField('ulfi')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_LOOPING_FADE_OUT_RATE                 = ConvertUnitIntegerField('ulfo')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_AGILITY                               = ConvertUnitIntegerField('uagc')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_INTELLIGENCE                          = ConvertUnitIntegerField('uinc')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_STRENGTH                              = ConvertUnitIntegerField('ustc')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_AGILITY_PERMANENT                     = ConvertUnitIntegerField('uagm')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_INTELLIGENCE_PERMANENT                = ConvertUnitIntegerField('uinm')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_STRENGTH_PERMANENT                    = ConvertUnitIntegerField('ustm')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_AGILITY_WITH_BONUS                    = ConvertUnitIntegerField('uagb')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_INTELLIGENCE_WITH_BONUS               = ConvertUnitIntegerField('uinb')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_STRENGTH_WITH_BONUS                   = ConvertUnitIntegerField('ustb')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_GOLD_BOUNTY_AWARDED_NUMBER_OF_DICE    = ConvertUnitIntegerField('ubdi')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_GOLD_BOUNTY_AWARDED_BASE              = ConvertUnitIntegerField('ubba')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_GOLD_BOUNTY_AWARDED_SIDES_PER_DIE     = ConvertUnitIntegerField('ubsi')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_LUMBER_BOUNTY_AWARDED_NUMBER_OF_DICE  = ConvertUnitIntegerField('ulbd')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_LUMBER_BOUNTY_AWARDED_BASE            = ConvertUnitIntegerField('ulba')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_LUMBER_BOUNTY_AWARDED_SIDES_PER_DIE   = ConvertUnitIntegerField('ulbs')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_LEVEL                                 = ConvertUnitIntegerField('ulev')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_FORMATION_RANK                        = ConvertUnitIntegerField('ufor')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_ORIENTATION_INTERPOLATION             = ConvertUnitIntegerField('uori')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_ELEVATION_SAMPLE_POINTS               = ConvertUnitIntegerField('uept')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_TINTING_COLOR_RED                     = ConvertUnitIntegerField('uclr')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_TINTING_COLOR_GREEN                   = ConvertUnitIntegerField('uclg')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_TINTING_COLOR_BLUE                    = ConvertUnitIntegerField('uclb')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_TINTING_COLOR_ALPHA                   = ConvertUnitIntegerField('ucal')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_MOVE_TYPE                             = ConvertUnitIntegerField('umvt')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_TARGETED_AS                           = ConvertUnitIntegerField('utar')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_UNIT_CLASSIFICATION                   = ConvertUnitIntegerField('utyp')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_HIT_POINTS_REGENERATION_TYPE          = ConvertUnitIntegerField('uhrt')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_PLACEMENT_PREVENTED_BY                = ConvertUnitIntegerField('upar')
    constant unitintegerfield UNIT_IF_PRIMARY_ATTRIBUTE                     = ConvertUnitIntegerField('upra')

    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_STRENGTH_PER_LEVEL                       = ConvertUnitRealField('ustp')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_AGILITY_PER_LEVEL                        = ConvertUnitRealField('uagp')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_INTELLIGENCE_PER_LEVEL                   = ConvertUnitRealField('uinp')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_HIT_POINTS_REGENERATION_RATE             = ConvertUnitRealField('uhpr')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_MANA_REGENERATION                        = ConvertUnitRealField('umpr')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_DEATH_TIME                               = ConvertUnitRealField('udtm')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_FLY_HEIGHT                               = ConvertUnitRealField('ufyh')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_TURN_RATE                                = ConvertUnitRealField('umvr')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_ELEVATION_SAMPLE_RADIUS                  = ConvertUnitRealField('uerd')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_FOG_OF_WAR_SAMPLE_RADIUS                 = ConvertUnitRealField('ufrd')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_MAXIMUM_PITCH_ANGLE_DEGREES              = ConvertUnitRealField('umxp')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_MAXIMUM_ROLL_ANGLE_DEGREES               = ConvertUnitRealField('umxr')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_SCALING_VALUE                            = ConvertUnitRealField('usca')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_ANIMATION_RUN_SPEED                      = ConvertUnitRealField('urun')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_SELECTION_SCALE                          = ConvertUnitRealField('ussc')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_SELECTION_CIRCLE_HEIGHT                  = ConvertUnitRealField('uslz')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_SHADOW_IMAGE_HEIGHT                      = ConvertUnitRealField('ushh')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_SHADOW_IMAGE_WIDTH                       = ConvertUnitRealField('ushw')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_SHADOW_IMAGE_CENTER_X                    = ConvertUnitRealField('ushx')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_SHADOW_IMAGE_CENTER_Y                    = ConvertUnitRealField('ushy')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_ANIMATION_WALK_SPEED                     = ConvertUnitRealField('uwal')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_DEFENSE                                  = ConvertUnitRealField('udfc')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_SIGHT_RADIUS                             = ConvertUnitRealField('usir')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_PRIORITY                                 = ConvertUnitRealField('upri')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_SPEED                                    = ConvertUnitRealField('umvc')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_OCCLUDER_HEIGHT                          = ConvertUnitRealField('uocc')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_HP                                       = ConvertUnitRealField('uhpc')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_MANA                                     = ConvertUnitRealField('umpc')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_ACQUISITION_RANGE                        = ConvertUnitRealField('uacq')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_CAST_BACK_SWING                          = ConvertUnitRealField('ucbs')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_CAST_POINT                               = ConvertUnitRealField('ucpt')
    constant unitrealfield UNIT_RF_MINIMUM_ATTACK_RANGE                     = ConvertUnitRealField('uamn')

    constant unitbooleanfield UNIT_BF_RAISABLE                              = ConvertUnitBooleanField('urai')
    constant unitbooleanfield UNIT_BF_DECAYABLE                             = ConvertUnitBooleanField('udec')
    constant unitbooleanfield UNIT_BF_IS_A_BUILDING                         = ConvertUnitBooleanField('ubdg')
    constant unitbooleanfield UNIT_BF_USE_EXTENDED_LINE_OF_SIGHT            = ConvertUnitBooleanField('ulos')
    constant unitbooleanfield UNIT_BF_NEUTRAL_BUILDING_SHOWS_MINIMAP_ICON   = ConvertUnitBooleanField('unbm')
    constant unitbooleanfield UNIT_BF_HERO_HIDE_HERO_INTERFACE_ICON         = ConvertUnitBooleanField('uhhb')
    constant unitbooleanfield UNIT_BF_HERO_HIDE_HERO_MINIMAP_DISPLAY        = ConvertUnitBooleanField('uhhm')
    constant unitbooleanfield UNIT_BF_HERO_HIDE_HERO_DEATH_MESSAGE          = ConvertUnitBooleanField('uhhd')
    constant unitbooleanfield UNIT_BF_HIDE_MINIMAP_DISPLAY                  = ConvertUnitBooleanField('uhom')
    constant unitbooleanfield UNIT_BF_SCALE_PROJECTILES                     = ConvertUnitBooleanField('uscb')
    constant unitbooleanfield UNIT_BF_SELECTION_CIRCLE_ON_WATER             = ConvertUnitBooleanField('usew')
    constant unitbooleanfield UNIT_BF_HAS_WATER_SHADOW                      = ConvertUnitBooleanField('ushr')

    constant unitstringfield UNIT_SF_NAME                   = ConvertUnitStringField('unam')
    constant unitstringfield UNIT_SF_PROPER_NAMES           = ConvertUnitStringField('upro')
    constant unitstringfield UNIT_SF_GROUND_TEXTURE         = ConvertUnitStringField('uubs')
    constant unitstringfield UNIT_SF_SHADOW_IMAGE_UNIT      = ConvertUnitStringField('ushu')

 

[Harold Grey]

Wow. That provides three solid options. Perfection.
For ease of implementation, I will probably do the silence mechanism.
I haven't done a lot with JASS, but may use the sources you have referred me to in the future, as they make me curious about further possibilities.

Thank you for the help!

 

[Harold Grey]

An interesting discovery from working on this: using the 'Animate Dead' expiration timer given using triggers adds the tinting effect and the ability removal of the ability Animate Dead.