[General] How does locust work?

[stan0033]

I know it makes the unit untargetable, but what else it does prevent?
I hav a trigger that picks up every unit owned by specific player and removes them, but some units that have locust stay.
Now I added this to the pick every unit trigger

• Custom script: call UnitRemoveAbilityBJ( 'Aloc', GetEnumUnit() )

to see if I can remove the unit by first removing locust

do you know something?

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• Set Pick_Minions[(Player number of (Owner of (Dying unit)))] = (Units in (Playable map area) owned by (Owner of (Dying unit)))
• Unit Group - Pick every unit in Pick_Minions[(Player number of (Owner of (Dying unit)))] and do (Actions)
  • Loop - Actions
    • Custom script: call UnitRemoveAbilityBJ( 'Aloc', GetEnumUnit() )
    • Unit - Remove (Picked unit) from the game

)

 

[Ardenian]

I recall Locust units are not picked when using GetEnumUnit(), since it would, for example, pick units spawned by Locust Swarm.

Here is some information about Locust and how to remove it:
http://www.wc3c.net/showthread.php?t=81742

 

[Legal_Ease]

It also makes a unit have no collision, no health bar, or unit name tag. Locust also bugs some things (like how you get some but not all units). It's better to add it and remove it. That might let you "get" the unit again via trigger.

 

[Meatmuffin]

On top of what Legal_Ease and Ardenian has mentioned I should also say that locusts are also invulnerable. They are mostly used for dummies.

The only way to pick them in a group is to enumerate them with GroupEnumUnitsOfPlayer (Picks all units of the specified player).

 

[doom_sheep]

On top of what Legal_Ease and Ardenian has mentioned I should also say that locusts are also invulnerable. They are mostly used for dummies.

The only way to pick them in a group is to enumerate them with GroupEnumUnitsOfPlayer (Picks all units of the specified player).

not exactly the same as invulnerability. artillery attack units are able to target them if ordered by trigger, though it still won't do damage (i imagine)

a regular invulnerability would just deny attack orders.

 

[Legal_Ease]

Pretty sure units with Locust can be damaged by splash damage or other AoE damage. I add invulnerability to dummy units as well, just to be sure they don't die.

 

[Squiggy]

You can pick them using a normal Unit Type comparison as well, so picking them using a Boolean Player Owner Unit has ability (locust) should work as well.
That way, you should be able to only pick specified units with your own locust ability.
From what I've seen, they can't be hit by splash damage as I've recently done some test which damages all units including Player units in an AoE but there may or may not be exceptions to this.

 

[Ardenian]

It also makes a unit have no collision, no health bar, or unit name tag.

If one needs to have them with collision ( most likely if one use them as environment dummies), there is a way to do so:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/world-editor-help-zone-98/locust-units-pathing-276234/