[General] Is there a way to make a unit appear neutral to your enemy?

[Behemal]

Like mechanical critter from human shop, but an actual unit.

 

[Karzama]

You could probably change what unit Mechanical Critter spawns to be one that attacks?

 

[Behemal]

Unfortunately my unit isn't spawning from an item. It's just a regular unit.

 

[Pyrogasm]

Right but there is some way you could spawn a mechanical critter with a little bit of triggers. Catch when a unit of the right type enters the map and have it or some other unit cast the mechanical critter spell at its location, then remove the original unit.

I am unfamiliar with the specifics of the Mechanical Critter spell/item, but pretty much any base WC3 ability can be used on a unit, item, or hero as you desire. It originally being an item ability is not a limitation.

 

[Behemal]

The problem with that is the mechanical critter ability doesn't specify what gets summoned. It's hardcoded to pick a random critter.

 

[Hermit]

The problem with that is the mechanical critter ability doesn't specify what gets summoned. It's hardcoded to pick a random critter.

You can circumvent that like this.

 

[Behemal]

Doesn't that prevent the original item from working? I guess I can deal with that if it's the best solution thoguh...

 

[Pyrogasm]

Yes it will prevent the original item. If you want both to work you could brute force spawn critter until you get a specific one (say, a pig) that you can use with a reverse Bear Form morph: Hero passive transformation. Honestly not sure if it will maintain its mechanical critter status but it could be worth a shot.