[General] disabling items.

[HolyBear]

In the map i'm working on there are a few items that if you take damage, the item becomes disabled for example. unit gets hurt, remove item, then swap item to disabled item for a few seconds, then swap back to original item.

The problem with they way i have it setup, the items drop on death like 50% of the time. Anyone have a system for how to do this?

 

[deathismyfriend]

If you mean an item drop system. There is one in my sig. It requires JNGP and is in vJass but examples in test map are in GUI.

 

[HolyBear]

No, not an item drop system, i need like the opposite of that lol.
I need items NOT TO DROP ON DEATH, but for some reason I can't get it to work.


One of the items are Kunai, allows a person to blink. If that person gets hit, I make a trigger that swaps the kunai for a disabled kunai. Meaning they can't blink anymore for a few seconds(unless they get attacked again) which then swaps the item back to regular kunai.

Here is how I have it setup. (item still drops on death)

• UnitbuysDagger
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Acquires an item
  • Conditions
    • (Item-type of (Item being manipulated)) Equal to (==) Yondaime's Special Kunai
  • Actions
    • Multiple FunctionsIf (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • ((Triggering unit) is in DaggerGroup) Equal to (==) False
      • Then - Actions
        • Trigger - Add to DisableDagger <gen> the event (Unit - (Triggering unit) Takes damage)
        • Unit Group - Add (Triggering unit) to DaggerGroup
      • Else - Actions

• DisableDagger
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Multiple FunctionsIf (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (((Damage source) is An Ancient) Equal to (==) True) or (((Damage source) is A Hero) Equal to (==) True)
        • ((Triggering unit) has an item of type Yondaime's Special Kunai) Equal to (==) True
        • (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Not equal to (!=) Uchiha Traitor
      • Then - Actions
        • Item - Remove (Item carried by (Triggering unit) of type Yondaime's Special Kunai)
        • Hero - Create Yondaime's Special Kunai and give it to (Triggering unit)
        • Item - Make (Last created item) Stay with Heroes upon death
        • Custom script: call SetItemPlayer(GetLastCreatedItem(),GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()),true)
      • Else - Actions
    • Countdown Timer - Start DaggerTimers[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] as a One-shot timer that will expire in 3.00 seconds

• DaggerTimer
  • Events
    • Time - DaggerTimers[1] expires
    • Time - DaggerTimers[2] expires
    • Time - DaggerTimers[3] expires
    • Time - DaggerTimers[4] expires
    • Time - DaggerTimers[5] expires
    • Time - DaggerTimers[6] expires
    • Time - DaggerTimers[7] expires
    • Time - DaggerTimers[8] expires
    • Time - DaggerTimers[9] expires
    • Time - DaggerTimers[10] expires
    • Time - DaggerTimers[11] expires
    • Time - DaggerTimers[12] expires
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set DisableGroup[1] = (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((((Matching unit) is A Hero) Equal to (==) True) and ((((Matching unit) is alive) Equal to (==) True) and ((((Matching unit) has an item of type Yondaime's Special Kunai) Equal to (==) True) and ((Unit-type of (Matching
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in DisableGroup[1] and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Multiple FunctionsIf (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (Remaining time for DaggerTimers[(Player number of (Owner of (Picked unit)))]) Less than or equal to (<=) 0.00
          • Then - Actions
            • Item - Remove (Item carried by (Picked unit) of type Yondaime's Special Kunai)
            • Hero - Create Yondaime's Special Kunai and give it to (Picked unit)
            • Item - Make (Last created item) Stay with Heroes upon death
            • Custom script: call SetItemPlayer(GetLastCreatedItem(),GetOwningPlayer(GetEnumUnit()),true)
          • Else - Actions
    • Custom script: call DestroyGroup (udg_DisableGroup[1])

 

[deathismyfriend]

change it in the OE. You can stop the items from dropping in there.

Alternatively pick all items in area around dying unit. then remove those items.

 

[HolyBear]

change it in the OE. You can stop the items from dropping in there.

Sorry I don't understand, whats EO?

Edit: nm, ill see if i can do it.

EDIT 2 : Stats - Dropped when Carrier dies. This was not marked/checked.

 

[pOke]

What type of inventory are you using? If its hero there should be no problem if its a backpack from one of the races, go to the ability and change drop items on death to false

 

[deathismyfriend]

in the OE look at the unit drops items on death field

 

[HolyBear]

Inventory is Hero Type.

 

[HolyBear]

in the OE look at the unit drops items on death field

Ohh I guess that would fix this problem, but them would would make a new problem, because I have one item that does have "drop on death".

Is there any other way to do this? If not, I can just make that item cost a little more and make it not drop on death.

 

[deathismyfriend]

option one. Change OE field for units so they don't drop item on death.
Then make trigger with dying unit event. If dying unit has the item you want to drop on death then drop the item.

option two. Change OE field for units so they drop items on death.
Then make trigger with dying unit event. Pick all items in range of dying unit. Then check all of the items and check if it is the item you don't want to be dropped. If it is the item then remove the item.

 

[HolyBear]

Thank you! Its finally working

 

[deathismyfriend]

no problem glad to help.