Buying ablilities

[Hunters.moon]

im trying to make it so that when you buy and use a certain item, you gain an ablility, plz i need help im awful with triggers

 

[Anachron]

Ever used search before?

 

[Hunters.moon]

i searched and i couldnt find anything helpful

 

[Dr Super Good]

Well its simple, appon the purchasing of an item (event)

You run your data base system to get from an item type (integer), an ability ID (integer) which you then add to the buying unit (appears as the correct spell).

You can make such a system even with 1 global integer array and a loop comparision system. Although not the most efficent, is is by far the quickest to set up and since you buy the abilites not very often, it should not really cause any lag at all and ultimatly acts like a database system does outside of games (only less efficent).

 

[Hunters.moon]

im not quit sure how i do the integer stuff, i rarely use triggers and im mainly doing stuff like, If unit enters region, create unit at middle of map, kill the triggering unit

 

[Parrothead]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37965

 

[Grade A Kill]

ok do this, make a trigger that goes a little like this: make ur ability EX. fire ball
make an item called "fire ball ability" it wont do anything when you buy it by the way. make an item shop sell it

Event:
Specific unit event-when (Item shop) sells an item(from shop)
Condition:
Item type comparison-(item type of (sold item)) equal to fire ball ability
Action:
Unit-Add (fireball) to triggering unit.

would that work?

 

[gavdaman88]

That should definitely work. Make sure the item is based off an item like a rune with no effect, so it perishes upon purchase.

 

[TubeSock]

Grade A Kill's is good. Except this is the one I usually use. It's also a bit easier. Make a dummy item, like for example, Potion of Healing. Change its name, tooltip, price, and icon to the ones you'd want for the ability. Then just add the dummy item to the unit you want to have selling the ability. Then you make the trigger. It should look something like...

Events:
Unit - A unit Acquires an item
Conditions:
(Item-type of (Item being manipulated)) Equal to Learn Fireball
Actions:
Item - Remove (Item being manipulated) (This one is important if you don't want the dummy item to stay in your inventory after purchasing)
Unit - Add Fireball to (Hero manipulating item) If you don't want it to be a hero, then just do
Unit - Add Fireball to (Triggering unit)

You can also use the Conditions to limit the units that the trigger applies to. Like for example, only units owned by allies of player 1 red, etc.

 

[Hunters.moon]

thx huge ammounts

 

[Grade A Kill]

rep me! everytime people dont give me rep, i go down a grade...im Grade B Kill now 8 ( hahahaha

 

[Anachron]

You can rep at hive but only users with reputation will increase your reputation.

Also its normal that you'll get rep every 20 helpings you do.

 

[Hunters.moon]

rep me! everytime people dont give me rep, i go down a grade...im Grade B Kill now 8 ( hahahaha

actually i ment anachron.... :S