how can i prevent the tree of life from uprooting to entangle the gold mine

[andreasaspenberg]

i have already set the range of the ability to maximum and made the ability to require research to use but it is still used. how do i fix that.

 

[Maker]

Maybe create a "fake" entangle ability, which creates a dummy unit that actually entangles the mine.

 

[Bannar]

It's hardcoded ability and it's impossible to do that without triggers usage. However, as said by Maker; you can create dummy tree for such issue, apply timed life to it, plus order to entangle given goldmine.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

i am willing to use the trigger editor if that is a requirement to fix it.

 

[Bannar]

So.. basicaly create custom ability based on single target one (best choice would be channel here) and set "targets allowed" to: building, neutral.

Now, create a trigger that responds on casting event.

• init
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts effect of ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to CustomEntangle
  • Actions
    • Set p = (Position of (Target unit of ability being cast))
    • Unit - Create 1 dummyUnit for (Triggering player) at p facing Default building facing degrees
    • Unit - Add 0.7 Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Add Entangle Gold Mine to (last created unit)
    • Unit - Order (last created unit) to Night Elf - Tree of Life: Entangle (Target unitb of ability being cast)
    • Custom script: call removeLocation(udg_p)

'p' - location variable;
Order action can be found in 'Unit' actions section at 'Issue Order Targetting An Unit' -> from filter select: Night Elf - Tree of Life: Entangle;
you have to create dummy unit to make it looks properly.
dummy unit is one created for dummy-spell purposes, it owns no abilities apart from Invurneability and Locust; should have no collision, no model; no shadow and it's attacks should be disabled. Additionaly it's vision sight and Score-points amount should be reduced/nulled too.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

how can i get uproot to require mana.

 

[Maker]

• Untitled Trigger 018
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order with no target
  • Conditions
    • (Issued order) Equal to (==) (Order(unroot))
  • Actions
    • Multiple FunctionsIf (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Mana of (Triggering unit)) Less than (<) 10.00
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit - Pause (Triggering unit)
        • Unit - Unpause (Triggering unit)
        • Custom script: call SimError(GetTriggerPlayer(), "Not enough mana,")
      • Else - Actions

library SimError initializer init
//**************************************************************************************************
//*
//*  SimError
//*
//*     Mimic an interface error message
//*       call SimError(ForPlayer, msg)
//*         ForPlayer : The player to show the error
//*         msg       : The error
//*    
//*     To implement this function, copy this trigger and paste it in your map.
//* Unless of course you are actually reading the library from wc3c's scripts section, then just
//* paste the contents into some custom text trigger in your map.
//*
//**************************************************************************************************

//==================================================================================================
    globals
        private sound error
    endglobals
    //====================================================================================================

    function SimError takes player ForPlayer, string msg returns nothing
        set msg="\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n|cffffcc00"+msg+"|r"
        if (GetLocalPlayer() == ForPlayer) then
            call ClearTextMessages()
            call DisplayTimedTextToPlayer( ForPlayer, 0.52, 0.96, 2.00, msg )
            call StartSound( error )
        endif
    endfunction

    private function init takes nothing returns nothing
         set error=CreateSoundFromLabel("InterfaceError",false,false,false,10,10)
         //call StartSound( error ) //apparently the bug in which you play a sound for the first time
                                    //and it doesn't work is not there anymore in patch 1.22
    endfunction

endlibrary

You don't necessarily need SimError, but it's cool. It requires JNGP.

 

[Bannar]

To make it require no JNPG you can use vanilla jass version of SimError to make it GUI friendly:

function SimError takes player ForPlayer, string msg returns nothing
    set msg="\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n|cffffcc00"+msg+"|r"
    if (GetLocalPlayer() == ForPlayer) then
        call ClearTextMessages()
        call DisplayTimedTextToPlayer( ForPlayer, 0.52, 0.96, 2.00, msg )
        call StartSound(udg_Error)
    endif
endfunction

function InitTrig_SimError takes nothing returns nothing
    set udg_Error=CreateSoundFromLabel("InterfaceError", false, false, false, 10, 10)
    //call StartSound(udg_Error)
endfunction

Where 'udg_Error is global sound parameter named: 'Error'. Paste this into Map's header (it's small map icon at the top of trigger editor).
Yeah Maker, SimError is cool

 

[andreasaspenberg]

it will still use a third party program which blizzard doesnt condone the use of.

 

[Bannar]

You don't necessarily need SimError, but it's cool. It requires JNGP.

This.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

i am in enough trouble with blizzard as it is so i prefer to be on the safe side.