How to disable a player from controlling a unit?

[AlexM]

...which come and go as he fails to implement things he wants to.

The problem right now: A functioning taunt.

Alex' idea was to add "Ward" classification to the targeted unit, thereby making the enemy player unable to control it while it's taunted. However, it turned out WE can't add Ward classification to units.

Right now I just want to know if there is any alternative.

 

[Narogog]

you could add it to a no select group.
so, you have a group called no select by owner
and you have a trigger for the unit selection so player1 selects a unit player2.. that deselects the unit when the owner tries to select it, you would also have to make
so that the unit is removed.

 

[AlexM]

It feels awkward to just deselect it for an enemy. Preferable would be a way to retain selectability while having no control over the unit.

 

[Marsal]

Create a timer that orders the units every 0.03 second to attack the unit who taunted, no matter if the player orders something else because this one overwrites it.

 

[AlexM]

Create a timer that orders the units every 0.03 second to attack the unit who taunted, no matter if the player orders something else because this one overwrites it.

Nope, does not work. Simply ordering the unit do something else repeatedly is enough to make it refrain from attacking.

 

[Marsal]

Then you made it wrong. If it's only ordered to attacking it should attack.

 

[mckill2009]

you can add locust ability in order for the player NOT to select the unit, then remove it afterwards like this...

to ADD:

• Custom script: call UnitAddAbility(udg_UNIT, 'Aloc')

to REMOVE:

• Unit - Hide UNIT
• Custom script: call UnitRemoveAbility(udg_UNIT, 'Aloc')
• Unit - Unhide UNIT

 

[defskull]

I thought I already made a Taunt test map...
Here it is: Axe's Berserker's Call

 

[AlexM]

I thought I already made a Taunt test map...
Here it is: Axe's Berserker's Call

The spell I made functions in exactly the same way, yet affected unit's owner could still use orders to deny any attack.

 

[defskull]

Have you already downloaded the test map ?
And test it for yourself ?
A 0.03 second is too short for human reaction dude.
Try it.

 

[AlexM]

Have you already downloaded the test map ?
And test it for yourself ?
A 0.03 second is too short for human reaction dude.
Try it.

Yes I have tested it. It still had this problem.

 

[Justify]

Have you already downloaded the test map ?
And test it for yourself ?
A 0.03 second is too short for human reaction dude.
Try it.

Its not, spamming stuff works.

The best trick is just to stop all units from other orders.
Add them to a group and whenever they get an order that is NOT attack, order them to attack instead. This is impossible to avoid.

 

[AlexM]

Its not, spamming stuff works.

The best trick is just to stop all units from other orders.
Add them to a group and whenever they get an order that is NOT attack, order them to attack instead. This is impossible to avoid.

Nope, same thing happens.

 

[Marsal]

Dude..... What the fuck do you want? A simple taunt? Then use the object editor one. A taunt where the taunted unit can't be controllable until taunted? We gave you some examples...

 

[AlexM]

Basic WE taunt keeps the targets taunted for entire duration?

I just want a taunt that actually keeps people taunted for entire duration.

Edit: Yep, default taunt does not keep enemy taunted for entire duration if they just order the unit to stop attacking.

 

[Justify]

Nope, same thing happens.

Are you sure you've done it correctly? I've created a WoW-like fear-spell years ago with this method and it worked perfectly, impossible to use other orders.

 

[AlexM]

Are you sure you've done it correctly? I've created a WoW-like fear-spell years ago with this method and it worked perfectly, impossible to use other orders.

Can you post an example for that script

 

[Justify]

I don't have this spell anymore and all uploaded versions are deleted.

However, is was quite simple:
The spell added a dummy-buff to all affected targets.
The second trigger fired on ALL orders: target, point and without a target.
If the unit had the buff, disable the trigger, give the new order and reenable the trigger.

 

[Bannar]

If you realy want it without order attack loop, you have to use locust ability, as mckill2009 already said before.

See egzample.

 

[Justify]

Somehow I can't open your file, but locust is impossible to use.
a) Picking locust units with normal enum-functions is impossible what cause all other abilities to bug while the units have locust.
b) Removing locust from units has a strange behaviour.

 

[Bannar]

You are right about locust. I tried a deselecting loop, which i tho will unable player to select a given unit, but it don't work as intended because there is always a second when you can react.

Last option if a changing-owner loop, but meaby you don't want it?