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THE USES OF DUMMY UNITS
Requirements:
World Editor
Knowledge of Triggers
Knowledge of the Object Editor
A Quick Overview:
Dummy units. You hear about them at almost every Warcraft III site. What are they? A dummy unit is a unit with one or more purposes and is not used for fighting\building\other work. A dummy unit is basically a unit that is invulnerable, non-selectable, scaled to the lowest size possible(usually), and hidden. These small helpers serve as the building blocks for most great spells. They can be used for many purposes including: lightning from one point to a dummy unit, moving units from one place to a dummy unit, special effects at a dummy unit, and much, much more. What do all of these have in common? There is no region used for the target point. This can cut down on region variables and regions themselves. In the next section, you will learn how to use dummy units.
Their Uses:
Here is what we will do:
Step #1: Go to the object editor and to the units tab. Create a new unit based of of the Headhunter and name it "Dummy".
Step #2: Set attacks enabled: Attack 1 only (unless already set to that), delete all abilities, set food used 0, upgrades used: none, and cooldown to 5.00 seconds.
Step #3: Change its damage to 29, Damage - Number of Dice: 1, Damage - Sides per Dice: 1. Give him the abilities "Invulnerable (Neutral)" and "Locust".
SIDENOTE: Locust makes a unit unselectable in-game.
Step #4: Create a unit based off of Siege Engine and name it "Spear Launcher". Change ONLY the attacks enabled to NONE.
Step #5: Place a Spear Launcher and some test enemies on the map. Don't forget the Start Location.
Step #6: Go to the triggers and delete the Map Initialization trigger and make one called "Launch Spears". Use this trigger syntax:
Now, test the map. Take the Spear Launcher over to your enemies on the map and watch as your Spear Launcher produces dummies to attack your enemies. The targeted amount of time between each spear launched was 3.00 seconds. Have fun, and don't be afraid to experiment!
Requirements:
World Editor
Knowledge of Triggers
Knowledge of the Object Editor
A Quick Overview:
Dummy units. You hear about them at almost every Warcraft III site. What are they? A dummy unit is a unit with one or more purposes and is not used for fighting\building\other work. A dummy unit is basically a unit that is invulnerable, non-selectable, scaled to the lowest size possible(usually), and hidden. These small helpers serve as the building blocks for most great spells. They can be used for many purposes including: lightning from one point to a dummy unit, moving units from one place to a dummy unit, special effects at a dummy unit, and much, much more. What do all of these have in common? There is no region used for the target point. This can cut down on region variables and regions themselves. In the next section, you will learn how to use dummy units.
Their Uses:
Here is what we will do:
Step #1: Go to the object editor and to the units tab. Create a new unit based of of the Headhunter and name it "Dummy".
Step #2: Set attacks enabled: Attack 1 only (unless already set to that), delete all abilities, set food used 0, upgrades used: none, and cooldown to 5.00 seconds.
Step #3: Change its damage to 29, Damage - Number of Dice: 1, Damage - Sides per Dice: 1. Give him the abilities "Invulnerable (Neutral)" and "Locust".
SIDENOTE: Locust makes a unit unselectable in-game.
Step #4: Create a unit based off of Siege Engine and name it "Spear Launcher". Change ONLY the attacks enabled to NONE.
Step #5: Place a Spear Launcher and some test enemies on the map. Don't forget the Start Location.
Step #6: Go to the triggers and delete the Map Initialization trigger and make one called "Launch Spears". Use this trigger syntax:
Code:
Launch Spears
Events
Time - Every 1.50 seconds of game time
Conditions
Actions
Unit - Create 1 Dummy for (Owner of Spear Launcher 0000 <gen>) at (Position of Spear Launcher 0000 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
Animation - Change (Last created unit)'s vertex coloring to (100.00%, 100.00%, 100.00%) with 100.00% transparency
Wait 1.50 seconds
Unit - Remove (Last created unit) from the gameNow, test the map. Take the Spear Launcher over to your enemies on the map and watch as your Spear Launcher produces dummies to attack your enemies. The targeted amount of time between each spear launched was 3.00 seconds. Have fun, and don't be afraid to experiment!
