How do i make ghost of a unit/hero?

[Iron Elf]

ok now i need to know the easiest way to make a ghost for a unit i saw that the ability called ghost dosent make all units ghost looking so how can i do that without modding? just tell me what you know. why am i asking so many questions? well most of them are for my big warcraft 3 project. enough about that so tell me the stuff

 

[Kino]

You can set a units transparency via trigger.

 

[Tleno]

Well that's easy. There is a trriger responsible for tinting/transparency. Set tranparency to whatever you like and unit will become transparent.

 

[defskull]

Or become ethereal ???
Based off from Banish ability ?

 

[Tleno]

Or become ethereal ???
Based off from Banish ability ?

Ahem, that won't change the unit just graphically, it will alter some stats too.

 

[defskull]

Well, he's not being SPECIFIC, enough said. =p

 

[Iron Elf]

i was hoping for somthing like a permanent buff sorry that i wasnt specific enough. in fact while im at it can you also tell me how i can add permanent buffs to a unit?

 

[Chizume]

i was hoping for somthing like a permanent buff sorry that i wasnt specific enough. in fact while im at it can you also tell me how i can add permanent buffs to a unit?

An aura in a disabled spellbook, or set the buff duration to like an hour+.

 

[Narrat0r]

Ermm... just change the buff duration time via the spell editor.

 

[defskull]

An aura in a disabled spellbook, or set the buff duration to like an hour+.

Just set it to 0.00
It is permanent
Try it on Stun duration, set it to 0.00, it will become perma stun

 

[Chizume]

Nice

 

[MortAr]

Buffs with a set duration to 0 are permanent or last until dispelled.

 

[Iron Elf]

thanks for the help guys that really did the trick now i can make everything i need but i do need help making one aura and im going to ask Defskull about that.

 

[defskull]

Why me... ?
I'm going to sleep~

 

[Baintastic]

lol, I can help you Iron Elf

 

[Iron Elf]

if you can help i would love that can you post pictures of where and what i need to do?

 

[Baintastic]

sure dude, but I need you to tell me what you need first

 

[Iron Elf]

perminent buff called Ghost

ok this is a buff i need its a perminant one for my phantom hero it should be called ghost and it should make him visible but more seethrough like a ghost thats all i need

 

[Baintastic]

Okay, so my understanding of this is that you want to have a phantom hero, that when she learns the ghost ability, she becomes transparent, correct? And maybe she becomes more transparent with each level of the ability. Do you want some effect associated with it like evasion?

 

[Iron Elf]

Okay, so my understanding of this is that you want to have a phantom hero, that when she learns the ghost ability, she becomes transparent, correct? And maybe she becomes more transparent with each level of the ability. Do you want some effect associated with it like evasion?

the phantom is like a dead hero here is his discription i can give atm ill be editing this too

movement type: Fly (his flying height is to the ground so when he walks it will make him walk anywhere)

abilities and buffs:
High ride ability: (allows the phantom to ride his steed to fly high into the air and move faster)
Deaths embrace buff: (You have embraced death and honed your skills 10% chance for critical hit 10% extra health and 2% extra defense 3% movement speed)
Ghost Perminant buff: (you are dead and can phass through trees units and otherthings and your movement is amphibious

 

[Baintastic]

the phantom is like a dead hero here is his discription i can give atm ill be editing this too

movement type: Fly (his flying height is to the ground so when he walks it will make him walk anywhere)

abilities and buffs:
High ride ability: (allows the phantom to ride his steed to fly high into the air and move faster)
Deaths embrace buff: (You have embraced death and honed your skills 10% chance for critical hit 10% extra health and 2% extra defense 3% movement speed)
Ghost Perminant buff: (you are dead and can phass through trees units and otherthings and your movement is amphibious

okay, so I recommend instead of making your unit flying, that you just turn off the collision for your unit once your unit learns the ghost ability as well as changing the unit's transparency as mentioned earlier in this thread.

 

[defskull]

Okay, so my understanding of this is that you want to have a phantom hero, that when she learns the ghost ability, she becomes transparent, correct? And maybe she becomes more transparent with each level of the ability. Do you want some effect associated with it like evasion?

Smells like Morted The Phantom Assassin suggestion, not original, not cool =D

And why not you request this buff/ability in my Spell Workshop since you've requested the WoW abilities

 

[Baintastic]

Smells like Morted The Phantom Assassin suggestion, not original, not cool =D

And why not you request this buff/ability in my Spell Workshop since you've requested the WoW abilities

AY! not cool! I thought you were going to bed >:O
EDIT: just realized that was 12 hours ago, lol!

I was just making a point that vertex transparency has been done before
I too am a strong believer in original spells.

 

[WarManta]

Well heres a even better way that is not triggered for what you seem to be asking for... though it will only let you pass through units and usually the pathing won't be detected when units or you try to pass through another.

there is two versions of it, one is visible while the other seems like the effect you want.

I currently do not know if it is like permanent invisibility for I only tested this method quickly in single player.

 

[Iron Elf]

Well heres a even better way that is not triggered for what you seem to be asking for... though it will only let you pass through units and usually the pathing won't be detected when units or you try to pass through another.

there is two versions of it, one is visible while the other seems like the effect you want.

I currently do not know if it is like permanent invisibility for I only tested this method quickly in single player.

just tried it and i couldnt find anything but ill look again. plz tell me what im looking for in the download, abilities? effects? where am i supposed to search? object editor? or somewhere else?

{EDIT}
if some one can make me what i need and save it as (all object data) then i can download it and use it

 

[defskull]

if some one can make me what i need and save it as (all object data) then i can download it and use it

I wonder why that only you have this kind of problem...
Other people just download it and test the test map, finely

 

[Iron Elf]

maybe i need an editor patch. or somthing else

 

[defskull]

You warcraft version is... 1.24e ?

 

[Iron Elf]

not sure what my version is so ill check it out i went to blizzard lately and did a full patch for reign and throne but ill check it out and get back to you

{EDIT 1}
mine says 1.24e now im checking the editor version

{EDIT 2}
aaahhh here is the problem the editor says version 1.21b so how can i fix that?

 

[Dr Super Good]

You can not unless you want to break JNGP. It does not make a difference as far as I can tell as long as the rest of your game is uptodate.

 

[Iron Elf]

nah ill just not have a ghost effect for my phantom and make him a flyer instead