Camo spell... help!!

[ExpansionRod]

How can I make a spell that lasts 25,30,35,40 seconds ( 4 lvls ) that copies the nearest doddad closest to the hero (IE Tree), enemies can see him if they click on him, but not on map, allies same thing... Anyone help?

 

[Eusira]

That's a difficult one to pull off. Might want a targetted doodad

 

[Drain Pipe]

The only problem with that is that enemies will automatically target your hero even if he is hidden. Your best best is triggering his getting replace with a unit who looks like a doodad and would have all the destinguishable features of one, except be a controllable unit. Then the heores could target your unit but they'd have to attack it to reveal your guy. There's also a preset setting which hides a unit from the map (it's in the units settings). What could be neet is if you're hero when completely seethrough, etheral, and was undetecable on the map, and seen as as passive so no enemy computer would detect you. This would be the greatest camoflage ability ever. But that's just an idea i don't quite know how to do.

Hope the first suggestion, however, helps.

 

[Eusira]

How about creating a special effect where they are, and hide the hero or something

 

[Daelin]

Hmm... This is one of the most complicated spells. If you would've wanted just a tree, I could helped you. Polymorph would've been the solution in this case but now... Hmm... I find this impossible!

 

[ExpansionRod]

So tree it is... But what about the ethereal/see through passive thing? Any way to do that?

 

[Eusira]

How about polymorph them into a tree and then set vertex color, which includes transparency

 

[Daelin]

Well... them make an unit based on the sheep or something but which looks like a tree. As for ethereal, give the unit 70% transparency and 70%/100%/70% vertex coloring. Play with these stats then until you get the perfect sight.