GUI Mining and Lumber system for heroes.

[Archangel_Tidusx]

I decided to redo my lumber and mining system for my map and I'm looking for some experise from anyone who has already did this effectively before.

Basically I only want players who have purchased a pickaxe to be able to mine rocks, and players who have purchased a hatchet to be able to cut down trees.
I have ranged heroes too that I want to only be able to attack rocks and trees at a very short range.
Any ideas?

This is for a map similar to LOAP so it doesn't really have to be super complex, and also I will be constructing the system.
All I am really looking for is some suggestions for the best way.
What I am NOT looking for is comments about the nature of GUI. Do us all a favor and KEEP IT TO YOURSELF! Thanks in advance.
Also anything helpful will result in +REP. =]

 

[Pharaoh_]

Make the rocks/trees units and make a damage detection system. Once a unit of type rock/tree gets damage, if the damage source owns a pickaxe ((Damage source) has an item of type Pickaxe) Equal to True), then save +1 to the damage source via a hashtable

• Set Gold = (Load (Key(gold)) of (Key(Damage source)) from Hashtable
• Hashtable - Save (Gold + 1) as (Key(gold)) of (Key(Damage source)) in Hashtable

Make the trees/rocks targeted (Combat - Targeted as) as "Ancient" and add to your units the "Ancient" in the Stats - Targets Allowed, so that not every unit can target your trees/rocks.

 

[Archangel_Tidusx]

I did something similar to this but the idea was mainly the rock/tree could not be targeted without the corresponding item. I know for one I could use the "ancient" tag, but what about the other?
I also noticed that when I geve the item my "Item attack Ancient" ability, they still couldn't damage the rock/tree. Just could target it.

 

[DarkAngelAzazel]

Well I think you need an orb ability like orb of fire which changes the attack type of the hero into one that can target and damage ancients.
Then change the range of this orb ability to ~200 for getting the melee effect.

Shouldn't that work :/?

 

[Archangel_Tidusx]

That's actually what I have right now.. I just thought there may be a way to create a system that didn't use up my orb abilities.