Auto (Responsive) Attack

[GodsHand]

I have just been messing around and I was wondering how i can detect attacks. not like the player ordered attacks but when an enemy unit initiates the attack (the enemy comes in range or attacks). How do i detect this?

basically i want to see if you can stop some units from auto aquiring units all together. like an enemy can be right next to them and attacking it but the unit just stands there and takes it, making the player have to manually right click to attack units.

 

[PurplePoot]

Just give them the worker classification.

If you don't want them to show up as an "Idle Worker", simply add the classification to them when they are created, rather than in the object editor.

If you still care about how to detect autoacquire, it's the event Unit - Acquires a Target, EVENT_UNIT_ACQUIRE_TARGET in Jass. However, there is no Generic (playerunitevent) equivalent.

 

[GodsHand]

the only problem with that is when the unit is attacked it runs away a short distance. you can trigger the unit to stop whenever it is attacked, but if the unit is attacked while it attacks then its attack gets cancled. so is there another way to make the unit not react at all when it is attacked?

 

[YO_MA_MA]

im not sure if this is right, but in the object editor, under units, find that unit and change the "Stats - Can Flee" to False. i believe that will make him not run if he is attacked, but again, not 100% sure on it.

goodluck

 

[GodsHand]

haha wow ive never actually seen that in the object editor. but it worked. thanks a lot.