Disarming a group of units then removing

[BossMaker]

How to disarm units by
a. picking nearby units then only accepting Heroes in conditions
b. disarm them thru Orc Cargo Hold
c. the picked enemy heroes get the cargo hold removed after like, 5 seconds.

Do i use array as well? ty

 

[Nowow]

I think using a unit group would be better (not considering MUI issues).
So you take X units according to your parameters and make another condition (with if\then\else). There's a boolean comparison condition that check if X unit is a structure\hero\whatever you choose. if it's a hero you add it to the group and give it cargo hold, and if not you do nothing. At the end of that trigger start a timer that will end after 5 seconds, which will start the second trigger that removes the cargo hold ability.

 

[BossMaker]

I think using a unit group would be better (not considering MUI issues).
So you take X units according to your parameters and make another condition (with if\then\else). There's a boolean comparison condition that check if X unit is a structure\hero\whatever you choose. if it's a hero you add it to the group and give it cargo hold, and if not you do nothing. At the end of that trigger start a timer that will end after 5 seconds, which will start the second trigger that removes the cargo hold ability.

I think I understand. So I check for units nearby 300 units, then I check if they are heroes? Then, if they are, add that Picked Unit to <insert Unit Group here>. At the end of that, I start a timer ending in 5 seconds. The next trigger will remove cargo hold from???? I cant find All Units in Unit Group. Only Random N units in Unit Group.

 

[Nowow]

That is correct, but remember to give them the cargo hold ability before starting the timer.

There isn't an "all units in group" function per se, but if you go to unit group actions the first action in the list is "for all units in group do X", which is what you need.

 

[Dehua_Darbuya]

You could use Silence and set it to only affect heroes and then set its data to disable both melee and ranged attacks instead of spells.

Just an idea if you're after a trigger-less alternative.

 

[Chaosy]

What in your idea is the issue?

 

[WaterKnight]

def int unit.disarm = 0;

def unit.disarmSub() {
    unit.disarm--;

    if (unit.disarm == 0) {
        UnitRemoveAbility(unit, cargo);
    }
}

def unit.disarmAdd() {
    unit.disarm++;

    if (unit.disarm == 1) {
        UnitAddAbility(unit, cargo);
    }
}

def spellInstance.durationTimer;
def spellInstance.targetGroup;

def spellInstance.destroy() {
    ForGroup(spellInstance.targetGroup, () -> {
        GetEnumUnit().disarmSub();
    })

    DestroyTimer(spellinstance.durationTimer);
    DestroyGroup(spellinstance.targetGroup);
}

def spellInstance.onExpire() {
    spellInstance.destroy();
}

def spellInstance.start() {
    GroupEnumUnitsInRange(spellInstance.targetGroup, range, filter);

    ForGroup(spellInstance.targetGroup, () -> {
        GetEnumUnit().disarmAdd();
    })

    TimerStart(spellinstance.durationTimer(), 5., false, function spellinstance.onExpire);
}

def spellinstance.create() {
    spellinstance.durationTimer = CreateTimer();
    spellinstance.targetGroup = CreateGroup();

    spellInstance.start();
}