Copy Glitch

[Arhowk]

Hey im trying to copy units, but whenever i do, they end up as a broken file, u cant use em in game. Is there a ways to fix?

 

[Tylon]

Do you copy a unit you've placed on your map, or are you trying to copy unit data?

 

[Arhowk]

Unit data

 

[Tylon]

Okay, I had that problem at first too.

This is what you need to do.
1. (Inside data editor) Find the unit you want to copy, and right click on it.
2. Choose "Duplicate Object" and a window pops up.
3. Now check all check boxes in the window that popped up, and click OK. (Now you can change everything about it without modifying the original unit too.)
4. Make sure "Show Object Explorer" is checked by looking in the "View" drop-down list.
5. Select the copied unit, and then select the units actor found inside the Actors folder in the Object Explorer.
6. Now on the right list, look at the very top, and then to the right of "unitName". You should see the name of your unit. Right-click that name and choose Modify Value.
7. Now just find the name of your created unit, probably just the original name with "copy" after. Select it and press OK.

That should do it. ^^

 

[Arhowk]

Well, for some units, they dont have actors. How would i do them?

 

[Tylon]

All real units have actors, those who doesn't are more like dummies.

 

[Mepper]

I was having the actors problem too.

I don't know if this is the proper way to go about it, but what I did was this:

1. Go to the Actors tab in the data editor and duplicate whatever model you want to use. (I used Baneling in the example). PICTURE

2. Assign the [copied/duplicated] actor to the [copied] unit. PIC. 1 / PIC. 2

3. Check the copied unit to see if the actor was propperly linked. PICTURE


Hope this helps!

 

[ShadowHunter291]

When duplicating a unit, be sure to only check the stuff you are sure you want to make a new copy of. Some things aren't necessary to make new versions of, like the model or sound files, but you will definitely need to make a new actor.

 

[Dr Super Good]

People are confused again as usual...

It is all actors must have a unit. The base class of a unit is an actor not a unit like WC3. Yes the unit class handles its game stats and everything, but it actually is a field of the unit actor (probably bi directional relationship).

As such you need to actually copy the actor with the unit (make 2 new data pieces) inorder for it to work. Otherwise you end up with a unit which is not linked to by any actor.

To do this, start off selecting a unit to copy. Then right click and choose duplicate. All that has to be done here is choose the fields you do not want this new unit to share with the base unit. Out of habbit you should automatically choose to duplicate all actors. Additionally I advise fields like weapons and effects as I doubt you want your unit using the same attack as the base (shared with the base).