[Solved] Interesting thought

[Fruit Forest]

The standard Doom Guard is not an Undead unit. But death coil and holy light works like it supposed to be an undead.
Also Mal'ganic dark conversion works only on peasants.
Does it mean that an unit characteristics also depends on the basic unit? i mean there are hidden characteristics we can't see.

 

[Jampion]

Death coil and holy can target units with race "demon". I am not sure if it can target undead classification + demon race or undead race + demon race.
Things like death pact or dark ritual only use undead classification.
I don't know anything about dark conversion though.

 

[Fruit Forest]

Death coil and holy can target units with race "demon". I am not sure if it can target undead classification + demon race or undead race + demon race.
Things like death pact or dark ritual only use undead classification.
I don't know anything about dark conversion though.

So does it mean that race also gives additional characteristics except spell circle marker model?

 

[Jampion]

So does it mean that race also gives additional characteristics except spell circle marker model?

Yes. Another difference is the way races build. There is no build abilities and they just use "buildings constructed", yet undeads always summon the building etc.

 

[Fruit Forest]

Yes. Another difference is the way races build. There is no build abilities and they just use "buildings constructed", yet undeads always summon the building etc.

Hm. It's interesting. I never figure the hidden potential of the race parameter. Just think it is for spell circle or sound of dictor like "need more mana" sound.

 

[Jampion]

There are probably a lot more things related to race.
I will name the ones I know, though I am not 100% sure if they are exactly like this:

creep race:
displays the level of the unit, unit > level 5 cannot be targeted by certain skills (charm, transmute, doom I think this is hard coded) and have hero duration for buffs, this effect is slightly different than resistant skin, as it does not block spells, that cannot be cast on heroes
devour has a field "creep maximum level"

commoner race:
displays the level of the unit

 

[Fruit Forest]

I thought level 6 for all races get lesser buff/debuff effects not only for the creeps.

 

[Jampion]

I thought level 6 for all races get lesser buff/debuff effects not only for the creeps.

Only creeps, possibly demon as well and maybe other races too, but definitely not the "normal" races. Mountain Giants for example are > level 5 and need their upgrade resistant skin to have shorter buff durations.
Commoner has no shorter buff durations for > level 5.