CPU controlled units questions

[AtleriK]

1. How can I make cpu controlled heroes to learn and most important, use their skills? I think I know how to make them learn skills, though.

2. Return to a fountain of health when their life is below 25%? I've looked into that and you can only use the command Unit - Life on a select unit or a variable, no funcions .

 

[Tommi]

1. They use their skills automatically, not just always. There are some hard-coded conditions when they use them. Also, there is evidence of a bug in WC3 that causes units of a computer player to stop using their abilities after a while (conditions which cause this bug to occur are unknown). Neutral Hostile player does not suffer from this bug.

You can make heroes learn skills by using Hero - Learn Skill trigger action, or by using an AI script.

2. Use "Unit - Issue order targeting a point - Move", and when the unit is at the range of the fountain of health use "Unit - Issue order with no target - Hold Position".

If you are using an AI script, you need to make AI to ignore the unit by using "AI - Ignore Unit Guard Position" first, and when it's fully healed return the unit to the AI's available units by using "AI - Recycle Unit Guard Position". However, if the unit belongs to the AI's attack group, there is no way that I know to do this.

Cheers!

 

[AtleriK]

Hmm..

They use their skills automatically, not just always.

Does that apply to custom hero abilities too? Because all my heroes are all custom...

 

[Pyrodactyl]

Yes, it applies to custom units too.

Well i'll tell u a trigger how to send a Comp. controlled hero back to a fountain:

events:
every 2 seconds of game time
cond:
-
actions:
Pick all players controlled by Comp.
Pick every unit in units controlled by picked player matching unit type of matching unit is a Hero.
if life of picked unit is less or equal to (.25*Max life of picked unit)
then: order picked unit to move to (healing font)
else: do nothing

How to send back to battle:
Like before
but pick units in 400 range to fountain
and if life of unit equal to max life
then: order picked unit to attack-move to (battle)
else: do nothing

 

[AtleriK]

Cool

Thanks Pyrodactyl! That seems to make sense and I'm going to test it!

 

[AtleriK]

Here's a problem:
if life of picked unit is less or equal to (.25*Max life of picked unit) Is not a condition, its in events

 

[Pyrodactyl]

Here's a problem:
if life of picked unit is less or equal to (.25*Max life of picked unit) Is not a condition, its in events

Real comparison i think.
There you'll find a unit-property

 

[AtleriK]

Oh....there it is. I've never used real comparision before, many thanks!