[JASS] Is there a way to...

[Dynasti]

Ok, just wondering. Is there a way of hiding a unit for everyone exept one player??? would be nice to know

One way is adding permanent invisibility but then the unit gets transparent

 

[Eccho]

You can make it with GetLocalPlayer(). Note that it will cause desyncs if you, for instance, try to do

• Actions
  • Custom script: if GetLocalPlayer() then
  • Unit - Hide Your_Unit
  • Custom script: endif

and it will desync.

However, if you want to disable the visibility completely for other players you could do:

• Actions
  • Custom script: if GetLocalPlayer() then
  • Animation - Change Your_Unit's vertex coloring to (100.00%, 100.00%, 100.00%) with 100.00% transparency
  • Custom script: endif

The last one will not create desyncs, but will also disable allowance for the other players to see, manually attack, select etc the affected unit.

 

[Dynasti]

so if i want a variable player to be that local player??

 

[Eccho]

Oh my bad, I simply forgot. You should actually do:

• Custom script: if GetLocalPlayer() != udg_YourPlayerVariable then

Yeah the local player respond to the player on the pc. So, with the expression above, all players except the variable player would be affected and not able to see the unit.

 

[PurplePoot]

If you fade them, they're just invisible, they can still be interacted with normally.

 

[Eccho]

yes, but for the players who cant see it, they wouldnt be able to attack him manually that easy, thus its not possible to see where the unit is.

Edit: anyhow, you told me it, so you know the best^^

 

[PurplePoot]

The unit would still have a shadow image (if it's turned on), the hitbox would still be there (for clicks), etc, so once they knew a unit existed (say, ALT), then interacting with it would be normal.

 

[Eccho]

Oh you're rihgt. Anyway, Dynasti, that is the farest you can come to your problem.

 

[Dynasti]

It wil work if i add invincibility and locust + that resistant skin, then it cannot be damaged or targeted

 

[Eccho]

Well sure, but it would still be visible by sentry wards. Anyhow, that works as well.

 

[Dynasti]

Hey it does not work -.-

function ShowUnitForPlayer takes player p, unit u returns nothing
    if GetLocalPlayer() != p then
        call ShowUnit(u,true)
    endif
    set p = null
    set u = null
endfunction

function HideUnitForPlayer takes player p, unit u returns nothing
    if GetLocalPlayer() != p then
        call ShowUnit(u,false)
    endif
    set p = null
    set u = null
endfunction

• Invisible
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing - as A substring
  • Conditions
    • (Substring((Entered chat string), 1, 1)) Equal to -
  • Actions
    • Set String = (Integer((Substring((Entered chat string), 2, 3))))
    • Custom script: call HideUnitForPlayer(Player(udg_String),udg_selected)
    • Wait 1.00 seconds
    • Custom script: call ShowUnitForPlayer(Player(udg_String),udg_selected)

when i type in lets say -2 or -7 or sum it still hides for me -.-

 

[Eccho]

Well... As I said... You cannot do that, since it will cause desyncs. As it goes for the code, its probably something about th substring which screws it up.
Also, do not null parameters. Wc3 do that automatically.

Well, this works:

function ShowUnitForPlayer takes player p, unit u returns nothing
    if GetLocalPlayer() != p then
        call ShowUnit(u,true)
    endif
endfunction
function HideUnitForPlayer takes player p, unit u returns nothing
    if GetLocalPlayer() != p then
        call ShowUnit(u,false)
    endif
endfunction

• Untitled Trigger 001
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing hide as An exact match
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set unit = Gnoll Assassin 0002 <gen>
    • Custom script: call HideUnitForPlayer(Player(PLAYER_NEUTRAL_PASSIVE), udg_unit)

• Untitled Trigger 001 Copy
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing unhide as An exact match
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set unit = Gnoll Assassin 0002 <gen>
    • Custom script: call ShowUnitForPlayer(Player(PLAYER_NEUTRAL_PASSIVE), udg_unit)

 

[GhostWolf]

You wouldn't be able to control locust'd units. Anyways, just drop it, there isn't any way to do it.

 

[Dynasti]

i just realy want to make a unit be hidden for everyone exept one player

 

[PurplePoot]

You want ==, not !=, for the if...

 

[Eccho]

Well Poot, he wanted something which hides the unit except for the specific player, thus !=

 

[PurplePoot]

Then your function names are really weird - "HideUnitForPlayer," "ShowUnitForPlayer."

 

[Eccho]

Meh, but the function name was not created by me. I simply just copy and pasted his function, removing his nulling of parameters.