Doodads to have no collision

[chanan12]

Hello. I would like for some of my doodads to have no collision. So that the units can walk on top. I have looked in the actor and model datas but cannot seem to find how to do it.

Edit: also so I can place multiple doodads on top of each other.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Collision has nothing to do with units walking on doodad models. For things like bridges, special models are required which have the physics to support walking on the model and not the terrain below.

 

[Kaese]

To remove the collision set the doodad's "Actor: Footprint" to (none). However, this will let units walk through the doodad and not on top of it. To place several doodads on top of each other all you have to do is hold Shift while placing/moving the doodads. Then use Page up and Page down to change its height (or press enter while you have it selected and change the height value manually).

 

[Arrr]

if you want units to walk on top of it, you'll need another model

 

[MGCǂSpectre]

I think it's not just the models but also using the Terrain Objects who do that. One way is to use any terrain object you like, set it transparent either the textures or if you can through the editor, then put the doodad or thing that is supposed to be walked on and it will look as if only the doodad makes it so.

I've used that since war3 lol, e.g there was this cool project Acathla where the creator made some Vespene Refinery, was all well made, I wanted to make units walk over only specific parts of the Refinery because setting it as Doodad to walk on in war3 didn't make the units walk over it everywhere. So there, where I wanted units to climb, I added invisible doodad columns or cubes and when they walked on them, they appeared on the top of the Refinery where previously they couldn't stay above - they were walking on the invisible doodad cubes but it looked like they were climbing the balcony of the Refinery.

Also doubleclick a doodad placed on the map and tick 'Ignore placement requirements' to make doodads go in one another, then page up and down to move them on top of each other.

 

[Rispetto]

Just double click it and set ignore pathing conditions and remove placement requirements

 

[MGCǂSpectre]

Another option without even using Terrain Objects and yes with ignoring placement req of the placed objects - once you enter the elevated doodads, with triggers the event 'Unit enters region' action: set its height to X (make the height that you set to be right on the doodad's surface), leaves the region, set its height back to normal. Change height works even for ground units afair.

 

[Muhahahahaaa]

my 2 cents:

if it's a rare doodad then make it a unit with a buff which periodicly checks for units in range. if a unit is i range a buff will be added which changes the height. you can set the duration of the height change, so it won't look like teleport.