[JASS] Hero Name

[Kanadaj]

Hey guys!
Is there any way in JASS (not possible with GUI) to change my hero's name with a chat string?

 

[Bribe]

That's an Object Editor built-in, and since Blizzard shamelessly denied its userbase with the ability to JASS-edit built-in utilities like that, we are shit out of luck.

I bet Starecraft 2 has something like that, because they actually put some useful features in there.

 

[Pharaoh_]

So, the answer is no, unless you periodically want to move a floating textover your hero:

• Trigger
• Events
  • Map Initialization
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Hashtable - Create a hashtable
  • Set Hash = (Last created hashtable)
  • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Trigger - Add to Trigger2 <gen> the event (Player - Player(IntegerA) types -name as A substring

• Trigger3
• Events
  • Unit - A unit sells a unit
• Conditions
  • ((Sold unit) is a Hero) Equal to True
• Actions
  • Set Hero[Player number of (Owner of (Buying unit))] = (Sold unit)
  • Player Group - Add (Owner of (Buying unit)) in TextGroup
  • Floating Text - Create a floating text above (Sold unit) with the message "(Name of (Sold unit))", using ...
  • Hashtable - Save Handle of (Last created floating text) as Key(text) of (Key(Owner of (Sold unit))) in Hash
  • Trigger - Turn on Trigger4 <gen>

• Trigger2
• Events
• Conditions
  • (Substring((Entered chat string), 1, 5) Equal to -name
• Actions
  • Floating Text - Change the text of (Load Key(text) of (Key(Triggering player)) from Hash) to (Substring((Entered chat string), 7, (Length of (Entered chat string)))

• Trigger4
• Events
  • Time - Every 0.06 seconds of game-time
• Conditions
• Actions
  • If (All conditions are true) then do (Actions) else do (Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • (Number of players in TextGroup) Greater than 0
    • Then - Actions
      • Player - Pick every player in TextGroup and do (Actions)
        • Loop - Actions
          • Set Point1 = (Position of (Hero[Player number of (Picked player)]))
          • Floating Text - Change position of (Load Key(text) of (Key(Picked player)) to Point1
          • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Point1)
    • Else - Actions
      • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)

 

[Noobsmoke]

too much lag

 

[Prince.Zero]

eh no you can't... all you can do with unit names and proper names is grab them.