How do I edit the collision size of my unit?

[sethyboy0]

I am currently making a map, and I want to change one of my units in it.

Due to the power of the unit, my plan was to make it huge so it couldn't fit in the narrow rivers and streams in the map (therefore confining it to the large lakes).

I have tried increasing the collision size in the object editor, but it never seems to work. In one of my feeble attempts, I set the collision size to a huge number, but all that happened was the unit would keep going into the small rivers and could be attack by melee units on the other side of the map.

My only guess is that it has to do with the movement type of float, but I can't change that because it is a boat.

 

[CrazyKiD]

post your map here. would be easier by doing that. I'll wait till you post it up to check your map

 

[Mcasdf]

Set up pathing blockers?

 

[supertoinkz]

yeah, blockers

 

[sethyboy0]

But if I put pathing blockers then no units can go into the small areas.

Also, it would be a pain to post the map up because it does not help the other people who may have this problem (I tried searching before posting this).

 

[Mooglefrooglian]

Have you tried giving it a pathing map like a building? I don't know if that would help, but it does for buildings, so maybe.

 

[Hashjie]

Have you tried giving it a pathing map like a building? I don't know if that would help, but it does for buildings, so maybe.

yes, try pathing map, that will probably work

I screwed alot with pathing maps for a map with the same problem...
lets say you have a huge unit with 5.0 scaling value and a lot of collision...
if you give him the pathing map of a plant he can still go to places where a plant can

 

[Ham Ham]

set the collision size to normal, and place some pathing blockers near the river entrances, so only units with a collision of 16 or less would able to cross. Sorry thats the only option.

 

[cookies4you]

are you sure your increasing the collision size? you might be changing the selection or scaling value. also make sure your paladin has the movement type of ground and not flying or none.

 

[Ham Ham]

Selection Circle don't affects a thing. It only determinates how big the selection circle will be when you select a unit. That's only a visual thing. Don't affects anything in gameplay.

 

[sethyboy0]

Alright, here's how it went:

Pathing maps can't be used, as they only go on buildings and buildings can't move (regardless of movement type and other settings).

cookies4you's post was reported for spam (read the OP before you post *****)...

But Ham Ham's idea with pathing blockers saved the day

I just put ground pathing blockers in the water and made the small ships have collision size 15. Amazingly it worked!

Thanks a lot guys