[General] Devour Spell working on custom racial units

[Astral_JG]

So i noticed that Devour based abilities are capable of devouring units that don't have creep as their race and this goes through the unit's level, meaning it'll work even if the unit has a higher level than devours max level data field. So I'd like some solutions to this ofc i can use resistant skin but i don't want it on every unit and I also don't want to put every custom unit into creep race.

 

[Cheshire]

can you specify what you want devour to do - which units it should and shouldn't work on?

 

[Astral_JG]

well the ability itself can be normal as it the way it is, not working on creeps over the max level cap

 

[Chaosium]

The ability guide stats that giving units the Demon race makes them immune to devour, that might be a start

 

[Cheshire]

you can trigger it - detect when the order is used, and then check the level of the targeted unit using "integer comparison-> unit level (not hero level)"

then send a cast failure message to the player, and a stop order to the unit - if you use the - "unit is issued an order (unit target)" event, it should smoothly overwrite the command.

 

[Astral_JG]

you can trigger it - detect when the order is used, and then check the level of the targeted unit using "integer comparison-> unit level (not hero level)"

then send a cast failure message to the player, and a stop order to the unit - if you use the - "unit is issued an order (unit target)" event, it should smoothly overwrite the command.

yeah ig thats the only reasonable solution
EDIT:
Found another solution through Unit Classifications, Have the Devour target Non-Ancients and have the units Ancient classifications as this allows devour un-castable on the unit and since ancient unit classification does not alter the unit in anyway it has no downsides.