Changing Icon - Game Interface ingame

[udg_Potato]

Hello.

I'm trying to change the Hero Icon on the upper left side of the screen.

Normally you can do this inside an Object Editor before the game starts, but since I'm changing Unit's Skin in game with this custom script:

• Custom script: call BlzSetUnitSkin(udg_Test_Unit, 'h004')

I was wondering if there's any workaround to change that as well? My Hero is upgrading periodically and I want the icon to correspond to it's upgrade.

 

[Duckfarter]

At least one way the icon updates is when the unit changes owner.

 

[udg_Potato]

At least one way the icon updates is when the unit changes owner.

Thank you, I'll try that!

But so far I'm only changing the skin and not the unit itself.

 

[Duckfarter]

Just a headsup. BlzSetUnitSkin is imo an unfinished trash function that doesnt work the way its marketed. Not to say it cant work just that it requires convoluded workarounds that shouldnt be required in the first place.

F.e. does your unit still have a shadow after changing the skin?

 

[udg_Potato]

Just a headsup. BlzSetUnitSkin is imo an unfinished trash function that doesnt work the way its marketed. Not to say it cant work just that it requires convoluded workarounds that shouldnt be required in the first place.

F.e. does your unit still have a shadow after changing the skin?

Thank you for letting me know!
Update: your suggestion worked, swapping the ownership does the trick of updating the icon for a new skin unit!