Detect if unit is amphibious

[Flux]

How can I detect in trigger if a certain unit is amphibious?

 

[Varimathras.]

i cant find any function that can check this but you could just give your amphibious units a dummy ability and check in the trigger if your unit has that ability

 

[Pinzu]

What happens if u create a unit that can't walk on water, on water?

i cant find any function that can check this but you could just give your amphibious units a dummy ability and check in the trigger if your unit has that ability

This solution is the best I think.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Try placing it in a suitably sized patch of water pathing using SetUnitPosition or whatever the native is called. If it is not amphibious it will displace to the nearby land. If it is then it will remain where you place it. Same can be done with land to test if the unit is naval only.

 

[Elprede]

Check if unit has the Submerge ability.

 

[Flux]

i cant find any function that can check this but you could just give your amphibious units a dummy ability and check in the trigger if your unit has that ability

Yeah this was a good solution but it is not practical for the Spells Section.

What happens if u create a unit that can't walk on water, on water?

I guess the unit will be stuck on water?

Try placing it in a suitably sized patch of water pathing using SetUnitPosition or whatever the native is called. If it is not amphibious it will displace to the nearby land. If it is then it will remain where you place it. Same can be done with land to test if the unit is naval only.

Also a possible solution but too map-specific like Varimathas' answer.

Check if unit has the Submerge ability.

Not all amphibious units have this ability. E.g. Naga Siren.

 

[Elprede]

Check if unit is a ground unit

 

[Flux]

Check if unit is a ground unit

Yeah it can check if the unit is ground but it cannot check if the unit is amphibous.

 

[Elprede]

Have you taken a look at the test map? I can kill anything I select except amphibous units.

 

[Flux]

Have you taken a look at the test map? I can kill anything I select except amphibous units.

What about flying units, floating units, hovering units?

 

[Elprede]

All right then. Perhaps, you can instead check for terrain pathing, using

• if not IsTerrainPathable(GetUnitX(udg_GT_Target), GetUnitY(udg_GT_Target), PATHING_TYPE_FLOATABILITY) then

and IsUnitMoving by Bribe.

 

[Flux]

All right then. Perhaps, you can instead check for terrain pathing, using

• if not IsTerrainPathable(GetUnitX(udg_GT_Target), GetUnitY(udg_GT_Target), PATHING_TYPE_FLOATABILITY) then

and IsUnitMoving by Bribe.

I don't wanna get things too complicated.
Anyway I managed to solve my original problem. Being able to detect amphibious movement type was sort of a backup plan. I gave rep to all those who helped me.

 

[Pinzu]

Try placing it in a suitably sized patch of water pathing using SetUnitPosition or whatever the native is called. If it is not amphibious it will displace to the nearby land. If it is then it will remain where you place it. Same can be done with land to test if the unit is naval only.

But why do all those calls when you can just give it a hidden ability?