How does one detect locust?

[Tal'Rarity]

So I am making this epic spell and I wanted it to collide with other casters of this spell however with locust this doesn't work.

does anyone know a way to make them un-selectable or detect locust units through your standard unit-groups?

It appears you can detect a locust unit when it dies though.

 

[BloodDrunk]

I have the same problem haha...

 

[edo494]

afaik only enumeration of player units picks units with locust, however you can still do:

(Level of Locust for Matching unit equal higher than 0)

 

[Tal'Rarity]

I don't think that works.

 

[vypur85]

Locust units can be picked by 'Unit group - Units of type'.

Other than that, I don't think there's any easy way out.

 

[edo494]

did you try at least?

also how do you pick up the units, as I said normal enumerations wont pick locusted units

 

[IcemanBo]

Don't use Pick Units By Type. It leaks. Pick Every Unit By Player also should pick units with locust I think.

 

[Tal'Rarity]

Okay I managed to get a working example finally, it detects locust units HOWEVER it creates such massive lag it is unfair. . . =(

Am I missing leaks or is the function really not useable with lots of units?

It picks units by player then picks units within range of that picked unit.

Also thanks to everyone who has replied and attempted to help.

 

[IcemanBo]

Picking many units in too short period really may lag.

Maybe you could try an other method:

1. Dummy has no locust from default.
2. When you create dummy, you add it to an UnitGroup & add locust ability.

So you can work with this UnitGroup later on, without picking all units on map.

 

[Tal'Rarity]

That's a smart idea, I was considering it too. What's the line for adding locust?

 

[IcemanBo]

call UnitAddAbility(yourUnit,'Aloc')

 

[Tal'Rarity]

Thanks, will reply sometime soon with a yay or a can't figure it out. =)

 

[Zwiebelchen]

Pro solution:
in case all the locust units move in predictable (for example linear) patterns like non-homing missiles, you can calculate possible collision cases directly upon creation of the missile instead of doing periodic enumerations.
You just have to check the intersections of 2 parallel lines of each missile mathematically with all other currently existing missiles that are within a certain range.

 

[Tal'Rarity]

That only works for linear movement which doesn't work as well requires much more work to change every system and spell to match.

Thanks though