Immobilise Unit w/o abilities?

[Spellbound]

Is it possible to immobilise, or slow down almost completely, a unit without using abilities? If not, what would you recommend for that? Tornado Slow is currently causing problems, and a negative value of boots of speed ability doesn't work. I could try casting ensnare, but that requires the creation of a dummy and I want to limit overhead as much as I can + i dont know if that would interrupt orders or now.

The unit's orders must not be disrupted.

 

[Wietlol]

Set movement speed to 0 via triggers... you can also reset if iirc.
Ofc, this will interrupt move

 

[Erkki2]

If you want unit to be completely immobilised, you could set unit's prop window to 0 (by triggers). That has a similar effect to ensnare, meaning that the unit can turn but not move. I'm not 100% sure about orders, but they shouldn't be affected.

 

[Zwiebelchen]

SetUnitPropWindow(unit, 0) and SetUnitPropWindow(unit, GetUnitDefaultPropWindow(unit)) will do the trick. It won't even interrupt oders (unlike f.ex. ensnare). The unit will still be able to turn, use ranged attacks or attack, it just can not move.

 

[Spellbound]

Set movement speed to 0 via triggers... you can also reset if iirc.
Ofc, this will interrupt move

Yeah, I probably should have mentionned orders except move

If you want unit to be completely immobilised, you could set unit's prop window to 0 (by triggers). That has a similar effect to ensnare, meaning that the unit can turn but not move. I'm not 100% sure about orders, but they shouldn't be affected.

Oh, that should be exactly what I need.

SetUnitPropWindow(unit, 0) and SetUnitPropWindow(unit, GetUnitDefaultPropWindow(unit)) will do the trick. It won't even interrupt oders (unlike f.ex. ensnare). The unit will still be able to turn, use ranged attacks or attack, it just can not move.

Aw nice! Thanks, works flawlessly.

 

[Bribe]

I use that method in the new update for Knockback 2D (actually "3D" with the next update). To clean up the weirdness that is projectiles flying from an otherwise-immobile unit, add the cargo hold (orc burrow) ability.

 

[Spellbound]

I'm not sure I follow. There's weirdness that happens to ranged units with SetUnitPropWindow(unit, 0) ? Or is it projectiles that hit them? Confused xD

 

[Dr Super Good]

I am guessing the launched ability and attack missiles will try and predict their movement as if they were moving but look like they completely miss due the unit being stationary?

 

[Bribe]

Nope, the projectiles come from the unit and home in if necessary, but the unit doesn't play its attack animation when launching the projectile. That was looking weird to me, so adding the cargo hold ability while the prop window was set to 0 worked great. The channeling spells don't get interrupted when that ability is added, either.

 

[Spellbound]

Oh. Y'know what, that weirdness might actually come in very handy - my beam system uses a very fast attack cooldown, so having their attack animations not play would mean they don't spaz out trying to repeat the animation over and over. It might even look their their 'channelling' the beam