Change doodad height instantly?

[Hashjie]

Is it possible to change a doodads z-height instantly without having to keep pressing control + page up or control + page down?

I need this for a huge *** doodad I'm using in my map, which took me almost 5 minutes to set to the correct z-height.

I want to recreate it and make it even bigger, which means I have to keep pressing ctrl + page up for more then 10 minutes probably.

Is there any way I can do this instantly? Without having to use any scripts in order to set the doodad to a specific z-height, since I want the ability to alter it inside the world editor instead of only being abled to do that in-game?

Maybe any lua script that creates the object for me inside the editor on the specified z-height?

EDIT: yay 400th post xD

 

[I34w90_238j]

Edit the model in Magos
No wait, make a platform under at a certain height, then remove the platform and doodads/destructibles will stay on that height.

Will need testing, though, will update this post soon.

No I have found the solution:
native CreateDeadDestructableZ takes integer objectid, real x, real y, real z, real face, real scale, integer variation returns destructable

 

[Hashjie]

Edit the model in Magos
No wait, make a platform under at a certain height, then remove the platform and doodads/destructibles will stay on that height.

Will need testing, though, will update this post soon.

No I have found the solution:
native CreateDeadDestructableZ takes integer objectid, real x, real y, real z, real face, real scale, integer variation returns destructable

Thank you for this native, pretty useful
What is this part about Dead though? Alive doodads can not be created with this native :S?
Does this also mean it can not be used for doodads, but only for destructables?

Also: if the Pitch angle has been changed inside object editor, then it would be created on that same pitch angle as I imagine?
Ow and erm, if it has no variation I guess 0 will suffice?

 

[shadowvzs]

Thank you for this native, pretty useful
What is this part about Dead though? Alive doodads can not be created with this native :S?
Does this also mean it can not be used for doodads, but only for destructables?

Also: if the Pitch angle has been changed inside object editor, then it would be created on that same pitch angle as I imagine?
Ow and erm, if it has no variation I guess 0 will suffice?

this is the funny from blizzard, no? they forget about z

CreateDestructable takes integer objectid, real x, real y, real face, real scale, integer variation returns destructable

but instead fix that they made another native

CreateDestructableZ takes integer objectid, real x, real y, real z, real face, real scale, integer variation returns destructable

 

[Hashjie]

this is the funny from blizzard, no? they forget about z

but instead fix that they made another native

whaha, nicely point out

 

[I34w90_238j]

Or just make it a unit with Locust ability, Fly movement type and set its flying height......

 

[shadowvzs]

Or just make it a unit with Locust ability, Fly movement type and set its flying height......

i think 100 custom unit make more loading time than 100 doodas because unit got far more data

 

[Hashjie]

Or just make it a unit with Locust ability, Fly movement type and set its flying height......

Eerm is it smart to create a unit of scaling size 12 that's bigger then the entire map?
Is it even possible to change the stormsphere doodad into a unit without causing any bugs/glitches?
Either ways, not that I'm going to do it this way since creating a doodad with the native shadowvzs suggested is easier. But it does make me wonder...
It's an inside-out mesh so I'm not sure if it's even possible.