[General] From Melee to Ranged and Backwards

[Kalo_Kopeli]

Hello. I am making a map which is orpg type. There are items like bows, wands, swords, daggers etc. I want when someone picks up a ranged weapon (ex. bow) to become ranged. I have searched the forums and found a way to do it by morphing the unit picking the weapon. I don't know if this works since I can't see how I can make the unit morph into ranged unit. Do you know if this works? If it does please help me with the morph part else can you recommend me any way to do it? Thanks in advance.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

it certainly seems like the best choice. (unless the unit have dual attack animations.) if however the unit do have dual attack animations and the items have unique models you most likely dont need to morph the unit.

 

[Kalo_Kopeli]

How can I make the unit morph then?

 

[andreasaspenberg]

took me a while to figure out but here it is.

 

[Kalo_Kopeli]

Thanks!!! I will try this out and I'll be back soon with the results

 

[mckill2009]

see my Transformation system, its for item ability transformation...

 

[Kalo_Kopeli]

mckill2009 I am not the JASSer kind of triggerer (I know JASS is better but it's harder to understand). Still, thanks for your help. andreasaspenberg your system worked although I made some changes. When the unit picks one of the items that are ranged it receives the ability through trigger and uses it. That way the item won't have an ability which might be accidentally be used by the player. The system is not fully made yet but since I now know how I'll complete it in time. Thanks!!!

 

[Kalo_Kopeli]

Metamorphosis order is not irrevertible. Which means it can go from ranged to melee but not backwards. I found though the spell bear form which allows to go back to melee. Thanks again! Without your advice I wouldn't be able to do it

 

[andreasaspenberg]

i am mostly here to help people. i tested the example i made, myself and the morph stopped working when the item was dropped. from what you wrote however it seemed that you wanted the morph to start when the unit got the weapon and stop when the weapon was dropped.

 

[Kalo_Kopeli]

However, the unit won't morph again if you repick the item :/

 

[andreasaspenberg]

i just tested it and the reason for that is the mana cost of the ability. i set the mana cost to 0 and the unit can switch back and forth by clicking on the item and will transform when picking up the item. i have added the changes to the map and uploaded it again.

 

[Kalo_Kopeli]

ok i made it work. another problem is that abilities learned (they are not added via a hero ability selection menu, the one with the "+" icon, they are automatically added with some conditions) do not go to the transformed unit. is there a way to fix that? :/

 

[Kalo_Kopeli]

never mind I figured out how to make it work. you just have to make the abilities permanent using specific trigger command. thanks again!!!