How can I change the tooltip of an item-type (not item)?

[HerlySQR]

Hello, I wanna change the tooltip of the item-type to be able to edit the tooltip that shows when I wanna buy the item in a shop, it seems that BlzGetAbilityExtendedTooltip works to get the tooltip, but BlzSetAbilityExtendedTooltip doesn't work for set it, what can I do?

 

[DoomBlade]

call BlzSetItemExtendedTooltip( GetItemOfTypeFromUnitBJ(GetEnumUnit(), udg_ItemType), "Test"

This worked at least for units from a unit group. Maybe if you can somehow track the itemtypes in the shop and then reference them?

 

[HerlySQR]

call BlzSetItemExtendedTooltip( GetItemOfTypeFromUnitBJ(GetEnumUnit(), udg_ItemType), "Test"

This worked at least for units from a unit group. Maybe if you can somehow track the itemtypes in the shop and then reference them?

Sorry but, doesn't this work for the items in the inventory of the unit?

 

[Remixer]

BlzGetAbility functions work with 1-index, while the BlzSetAbility functions work with 0-index, so you need to get at level of ability, while you set the tooltip at level of ability - 1.

 

[HerlySQR]

BlzGetAbility functions work with 1-index, while the BlzSetAbility functions work with 0-index, so you need to get at level of ability, while you set the tooltip at level of ability - 1.

Hmm, I don't think so. Funny thing is that BlzGetAbilityExtendedTooltip after using BlzSetAbilityExtendedTooltip it returns me the updated text even if the actual tooltip didn't change.

 

[polardude]

Warcraft 3 JASS scripting doesn't provide direct access to modify the tooltips of item types. Instead, you can use workarounds to achieve similar effects
try somthing like this

constant integer ITEM_TYPE_SWORD = 'I001'
constant integer ITEM_TYPE_ARMOR = 'I002'

// Initialize trigger
function InitTrig_CustomItemTooltip
    local trigger customTrigger = CreateTrigger()
    call TriggerAddAction(customTrigger, function Trig_CustomItemTooltip_Actions)
endfunction

// Define trigger actions
function Trig_CustomItemTooltip_Actions
    local item i = GetSoldItem()
    if GetItemTypeId(i) == ITEM_TYPE_SWORD then
        call BlzSetItemExtendedTooltip(i, "This is a custom tooltip for swords.")
    elseif GetItemTypeId(i) == ITEM_TYPE_ARMOR then
        call BlzSetItemExtendedTooltip(i, "This is a custom tooltip for armor.")
    endif
endfunction

// Call the initialization function
call InitTrig_CustomItemTooltip()

 

[Remixer]

Hmm, I don't think so. Funny thing is that BlzGetAbilityExtendedTooltip after using BlzSetAbilityExtendedTooltip it returns me the updated text even if the actual tooltip didn't change.

Are you doing this to an ability or to an item?

 

[HerlySQR]

Warcraft 3 JASS scripting doesn't provide direct access to modify the tooltips of item types. Instead, you can use workarounds to achieve similar effects
try somthing like this

constant integer ITEM_TYPE_SWORD = 'I001'
constant integer ITEM_TYPE_ARMOR = 'I002'

// Initialize trigger
function InitTrig_CustomItemTooltip
    local trigger customTrigger = CreateTrigger()
    call TriggerAddAction(customTrigger, function Trig_CustomItemTooltip_Actions)
endfunction

// Define trigger actions
function Trig_CustomItemTooltip_Actions
    local item i = GetSoldItem()
    if GetItemTypeId(i) == ITEM_TYPE_SWORD then
        call BlzSetItemExtendedTooltip(i, "This is a custom tooltip for swords.")
    elseif GetItemTypeId(i) == ITEM_TYPE_ARMOR then
        call BlzSetItemExtendedTooltip(i, "This is a custom tooltip for armor.")
    endif
endfunction

// Call the initialization function
call InitTrig_CustomItemTooltip()

Oh I see, thanks, but this is not what I want, I want to edit the tooltip that appears in the shop when I wanna buy it

Are you doing this to an ability or to an item?

On an item-type.

 

[Remixer]

Oh I see, thanks, but this is not what I want, I want to edit the tooltip that appears in the shop when I wanna buy it

On an item-type.

As far as I know you can't do that. Instead what you can do is use an ability to resemble the item in the store, and when that ability is cast, create the item.

You can base the ability on Charge Gold and Lumber to get appropriate gold cost for the 'item'.

 

[Pyrogasm]

Before you ask, HerlySQR: Reveal and Charge Gold & Lumber are the only abilities you can use with a gold/lumber cost. CG&L can have its base order changed like Channel can to avoid order collisions and allow more instances of that ability on the same unit.

 

[Remixer]

Before you ask, HerlySQR: Reveal and Charge Gold & Lumber are the only abilities you can use with a gold/lumber cost. CG&L can have its base order changed like Channel can to avoid order collisions and allow more instances of that ability on the same unit.

Transformation abilities can also require cost, but they have other issues - but they do let an ability have a food cost as well, so there's that.