any way to change the attack range?

[alexmantor]

Im trying to make a custom "great avatar" ability. The casting unit has 700 attack range but I want it to change to 200 when it cast great avatar. Any way to do it?

 

[Xonok]

Range cannot be modified directly as far as I know, but there is a GUI function for changing acquisition range, which gives the same result. I guess you can use that.

 

[alexmantor]

which one?

 

[Xonok]

• Unit - Set (Picked unit) acquisition range to 200.00

SetUnitAcquireRange( GetEnumUnit(), 200.00 )

Listed the JASS alternative too, in case it makes a difference.

 

[alexmantor]

the unit still attack at long range :/... any other idea?

 

[SeriousEnemy]

Use upgrades.
Copy and paste the human 'Flying Machine Bombs' upgrade and level 1 enables attack 1 and level 2 enables attack 2.

Now go to your unit, give the upgrade to the unit and change attack 2 to your needs.
Disable both attacks.
Go to Scenario -> Upgrade properties -> click on: 'Select all players'
-> YOURUPGRADE (level 1) Researched
-> YOURUPGRADE (level 2) Available

Now if you cast your spell, you will need a trigger.
Something like this:

• Events
  • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
• Conditions
  • (Ability being cast) Equal to YOURSPELL
• Actions
  • Player - Set the current research level of YOURUPGRADE to 2 for (Triggering player)
  • Wait DURATION seconds
  • Player - Set the current research level of YOURUPGRADE to 1 for (Triggering player)

Anything BIG should be changed of course.. ^^

 

[Arhowk]

Use upgrades.
Copy and paste the human 'Flying Machine Bombs' upgrade and level 1 enables attack 1 and level 2 enables attack 2.

Now go to your unit, give the upgrade to the unit and change attack 2 to your needs.

Now if you cast your spell, you will need a trigger.
Something like this:

• Events
  • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
• Conditions
  • (Ability being cast) Equal to YOURSPELL
• Actions
  • Player - Set the current research level of YOURUPGRADE to 2 for (Triggering player)
  • Wait DURATION seconds
  • Player - Set the current research level of YOURUPGRADE to 1 for (Triggering player)

Anything BIG should be changed of course.. ^^

You cannot de-level upgrades

 

[alexmantor]

crap... then how I set the unit range back to normal?

 

[SeriousEnemy]

You cannot de-level upgrades

Never tried it, but tested and .. damnit..

Well then just use a morph spell, change the unit to another one.. -,-'

 

[AnarhistHristov]

Unit - Set (Triggering unit) acquisition range to 200.00

 

[alexmantor]

Never tried it, but tested and .. damnit..

Well then just use a morph spell, change the unit to another one.. -,-'

could u tell me how?, cuz if I replace the unit with another one and the units is an hero, the stats will be set to lvl 1 and stuff I think...

 

[Arhowk]

could u tell me how?, cuz if I replace the unit with another one and the units is an hero, the stats will be set to lvl 1 and stuff I think...

u have to use bear form to switch the heroes

 

[Ender]

for changing the hero to increase its range read this tutorial