Level 10 trigger challenge!

[Rex.]

How can I disable the auto movement of a unit when I select a point for it to go. I want the unit to go straight to the point and does not try to avoid obstacles like the ordinary war3 does.

 

[IcemanBo]

Level 10 trigger challenge!

^The title doesn't conretly describe your problem.

How should a unit pass an unpassable point if there is an obstacle, without avoiding it?

 

[Rex.]

I mean like the unit will turn to the point eventhough, there's obstacles in the path. I want it the unit to go to the point like a dumb guy.

 

[IcemanBo]

I mean like the unit will turn to the point

Turning is no problem.

I want it the unit to go to the point like a dumb guy.

Walking is impossible with normal movement as it's only logical that the unit avoids unpassbale points.

If you disable collision for the unit, then it should ignore all obstacles and should be able to walk through.
But then it also can walk through cliffs for example.

 

[Rex.]

I want the unit to face to the point but not facing to the other way.

 

[Nestharus]

Do you want the unit to face the point or face the point and then move to it?

 

[Dr Super Good]

How can I disable the auto movement of a unit when I select a point for it to go. I want the unit to go straight to the point and does not try to avoid obstacles like the ordinary war3 does.

Program another, older game. I believe StarCraft I had that behaviour. All modern games have sophisticated path finders built in to find short routes to the target point. Even Diablo III will try to route your hero around doors and other obstacles if encountered.

StarCraft II can achieve this behaviour using Air movement. Air movement lacks path finder logic (straight line movement) so will not route around air pathing blockers. That said air pathing blockers are different from ground pathing (they use spheres) so it has other limiations.

As far as I know WC3 does not allow for this since Air, Ground and Water pathing all works the same and will route around obstacles as best as possible.

If all you want is for a unit to face a point then use highschool mathematics to determine the angle towards the point and order the unit to rotate that direction. You could then use a movement system (eg those used for projectiles) to move the unit straight in that direction at an average speed of the unit's current speed. This would completely bypass the normal movement system, ignore pathing and consume more resources. The system point of entry would be when a move order is issued to the unit, at which time it gets discarded and the unit is then handled by the system.

 

[Ceday]

Another method would be this, when you click somewhere start checking from unit's position to target location until you find an obstacle or destination.Then order unit to move final point.

 

[Rex.]

Do you want the unit to face the point or face the point and then move to it?

In War3, the unit tends to find the pathways to head to the point while avoiding the obstacles so the unit will automatically turn to the pathway instead of the point that I selected.

How can I make the unit face the point only?

 

[IcemanBo]

Rex., you keep repeating your same question without going through given input.

 

[Fang]

Do you want the unit to face the point and doesn't facing opposite point or the unit facing the point and move to that point without doing the opposite?

<The title doesn't fit the problem>

 

[Kazeon]

blargh!

 

[Nestharus]

So... do you want the unit to face the point only or do ypu want the unit to face the point and then proceed to move directly to it, ignoring all obstacles? Please answer the question. Option 1 or Option 2. Pick one.

 

[Elprede]

I am pretty sure it is Option 2 because he wrote, "I want the unit to go straight to the point".

 

[Gekigengar]

Program another, older game. I believe StarCraft I had that behaviour. All modern games have sophisticated path finders built in to find short routes to the target point. Even Diablo III will try to route your hero around doors and other obstacles if encountered.

StarCraft II can achieve this behaviour using Air movement. Air movement lacks path finder logic (straight line movement) so will not route around air pathing blockers. That said air pathing blockers are different from ground pathing (they use spheres) so it has other limiations.

As far as I know WC3 does not allow for this since Air, Ground and Water pathing all works the same and will route around obstacles as best as possible.

If all you want is for a unit to face a point then use highschool mathematics to determine the angle towards the point and order the unit to rotate that direction. You could then use a movement system (eg those used for projectiles) to move the unit straight in that direction at an average speed of the unit's current speed. This would completely bypass the normal movement system, ignore pathing and consume more resources. The system point of entry would be when a move order is issued to the unit, at which time it gets discarded and the unit is then handled by the system.

This behavior can be achieved.

I believe disabling unit pathing collision removes path-finding in the unit's movement. (I forgot what it's called, barely touched WE anymore, but I've used them in GUI.)

A good example is Mercurial's dagger (Spectre from Dota 1), on where her first ability enables you to walk through any pathing. (She literally ignores any obstacles/cliffs and walk straight to the point).

From here on, after disabling pathing collision, you can just write down your own collision system that stops the unit before colliding to any obstacles.

 

[Fang]

Make the unit flies it will ignore obstacles, but fly over it like trees...

 

[Kazeon]

You are welcome