How do I spawn a unit with him selected upon spawn?

[Rugarus]

I'm currently spawning a human peasant worker. When he spawns he isn't auto selected by the player. How can I go about doing this?

Thanks.

 

[BloodSoul]

Use this action

• Selection - Add Unit to selection for Player

 

[Rugarus]

Thanks, and another quesiton.

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I'm using this upgrade worker motivation research. I made it so there is no requirements to start the upgrade. Yet for some reason the research is greyed out in game and I cannot upgrade it "Default String" is what it says to unlock it. What does that mean?

 

[BloodSoul]

There might be an invalid value set to its Requirement Field. Click on it, try to select the first Item on the list - even if there's nothing being displayed there - and delete it. Also, you can see it there through displaying object editor as raw data (Ctrl + D). For example:

Displaying it as usual:

Displaying it as raw data:

In-game:

 

[Rugarus]

Thanks!
One last question if you don't mind, is there a premade ability/spell that can regrow trees? And cut them down as well?
And I'm trying to place to mana and health regen pools side by side eachother. But I can never get them to go close enough to where I want them. I tried making the collision size 0, and changing their path type but still wont let me place them down. How can I do this?

 

[Kaijyuu]

One last question if you don't mind, is there a premade ability/spell that can regrow trees?

No.

And cut them down as well?

Some AoE abilities like Flamestrike damage trees. You can make one that only hits trees and does absurd damage.

And I'm trying to place to mana and health regen pools side by side eachother. But I can never get them to go close enough to where I want them. I tried making the collision size 0, and changing their path type but still wont let me place them down. How can I do this?

Change their pathing map. The "arcane tower, etc" one is a nice 2x2 square that should suit your needs.

 

[BloodSoul]

For destroying trees, you have: Flame Strike, Force of Nature, Eat Tree (Single target). For reviving them, I don't think Blizzard made one.

As for those units (fountains), they have a "pathing map" texture, and they are the real collision preventing you from placing one next to another. You can select another pathing map texture (a smaller one). In order to see the pathing map from a preplaced structure, go to the main editor window (terrain) and press P. It's something like this:



Here's the pathing map field on the object editor:

I changed its original pathing map (12x12) to a smaller one (Altar of Kings - 10x10):

And then:

If you want to know a little bit more about those Pathing Map textures, I suggest you read this tutorial - it is quite useful for your current/future project.

 

[Rugarus]

Thanks!

Anyone know how I can regrow trees? I could of sworn there was a ability to do that. I've seen it done in a few games before, you think it's a custom spell that does that?

 

[Hoth]

I could of sworn there was a ability to do that. I've seen it done in a few games before, you think it's a custom spell that does that?

This must have been a custom spell yeah. You can easily regrow trees using this kind of trigger:

• Destructible - Pick every destructible within 256.00 of (Position of (Casting unit)) and do (Actions)
  • Loop- Actions
    • Destructible - Resurrect (Picked destructible) with (Max life of (Picked destructible)) life and Show birth animation

(of course this one leaks but it's easy to fix)