Disable right click (smart move order)

[Uncle]

Alright, so I've gone through all of the obvious solutions but none do exactly what I want.

I want to make units ignore right clicks (smart orders) issued by the player. And I mean IGNORE them, not replace the issued order.

So:
1) The unit needs to be player owned so that you can view it's command card and level up Hero Skills.
2) It's orders can't be replaced.

I've removed all of the command card buttons (Stop, Move, Patrol, Hold Position) which prevents the player from using them but all that's left is the smart order issued when you right click.

Edit: The units will be ordered to move via triggers, so I can't remove movement from them.

 

[DoomBlade]

There should be a player mouse event in 1.32

Might remember incorrectly though.

 

[Strydhaizer]

In (Frozen Throne > Scenario) Warchasers map player smart order are blocked, you might want to read the code of that map and find out how the map author did it.

 

[Macadamia]

Simply remove the "Move" Ability, (it will also remove it's icon and the ability to be ordered to move or to smart move) :

call UnitRemoveAbility(YourUnit, 'Amov')

 

[Rufus]

Maybe set movement speed to 0 when it is issued a move command.
Or have the movement speed set to 0 at all times if you want the unit to ignore them.
Or maybe even set its movement type to "None".

Depends on what you want to create.

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

Simply remove the "Move" Ability, (it will also remove it's icon and the ability to be ordered to move or to smart move) :

call UnitRemoveAbility(YourUnit, 'Amov')

You can as far as I know not add the move ability back after having removed it, so this might be undesirable.

 

[Macadamia]

You can as far as I know not add the move ability back after having removed it, so this might be undesirable.

Yes you are entirely right. This said OP did only write he wanted to prevent the user from being able to use the smart command.
Now as he only removed the buttons for the other commands, yes maybe he wants to still be able to issue the order via triggers and then my method would become really inappropriate.

But if he does not need to issue the smart order, that would work nicely.

It all depends on what he intends to do. As for removing the ability to issue the smart order only for the player, I don't know a way that would work.

 

[Uncle]

Sorry, I didn't see the notifications on this post until now. Anyway, yeah, it's a Castle Fight-like map and the units are ordered to attack from one end point of the map to the other. The solution i'm looking for doesn't appear to exist but that's alright.

 

[Pyrogasm]

Why not change ownership to an allied computer unit but keep the color of the original owner?

 

[Uncle]

@Pyrogasm
The map I wanted to implement this in has been designed around player-owned units from the start so i'm basically trying to find a workaround that doesn't involve having to redo everything. That is definitely the best option though.

 

[Chaosy]

You could probably trigger it. When order is issued and is equal to smart then stop

I think that should be doable

 

[Swatosj]

What's the map your currently working on @Uncle ? I'm also working on a similar thing with some of Castle Fight mechanisms.

 

[Uncle]

It's not my map, I was just helping a friend out with their map. @Ravecharmer

 

[Warseeker]

Have you tried this method? Disable Right Click
It disables right click while still being able to give it orders with hotkeys or triggers.

 

[Uncle]

Have you tried this method? Disable Right Click
It disables right click while still being able to give it orders with hotkeys or triggers.

Yeah, that replaces the order which is no good.

 

[Pyrogasm]

You could disable the ability with a trigger before ordering it to smart something, then re-enable it after issuing the order. Or maybe I misunderstand your statement.

 

[Uncle]

If the unit is issued any order it will cause it's AI to re-target + cause it to stutter for a very short moment. This gives players an unwanted level of control.

So if the unit is issued an order it's not a viable solution. I was looking for something that would happen BEFORE orders are issued that would allow me to skip the order process entirely.

I'm no longer worried about it though, as the computer controlled units option works.

Thank you everyone for the suggestions.