Load/Unload

[Karzama]

Hi,

I have an idea of having a specific hero in my map use the load/unload ability as a hero ability. However my hope was that units held by the hero could be slowly healed. Is this possible?

 

[wcity]

yes but not inside hero but somewhere outside where no player is hitting or going to your place

 

[Grim_Noir]

yes but not inside hero but somewhere outside where no player is hitting or going to your place

couldn't the heal be done if you set negative values for dmg in devour ability? i mean wouldn't the unit be healed instead of being damaged?

 

[Titanhex]

The hero wouldn't be able to leave or be unloaded if it's devoured. (I think. Haven't paired devour and unload together before)

Alternatively, you could GUI or Script it yourself, which may be the least messy way.

To do that easily, you would need AutoIndex and AutoEvents, and perhaps a little knowledge of JASS or GUI + Custom Scripts.

You could do it without those by creating your own load/unload abilities. When you use the load ability on a unit, you store that unit in a variable and hide it. When you unload it, or when the unit dies, you move the unit to the unloading unit and unhide it.
While it's hidden, you heal the unit.

For more details on how to create something like that, ask in the Trigger zone.

I used something similar in my 11th Vampire map with the Osirian Vampire.

 

[RobertMKD]

couldn't the heal be done if you set negative values for dmg in devour ability? i mean wouldn't the unit be healed instead of being damaged?

That's the first thing that came on my mind but devour doesn't work as he wants it to, it can only carry one unit at a time and it will drop it only when it dies.
The best way I can think of right now is use boats' load ability and when you load a unit you give it item ability ring of regeneration with the bonus hp regen you want.

 

[Grim_Noir]

you give it item ability ring of regeneration with the bonus hp regen you want..

now i remembered that with devour you cant unload a unit 8))
giving loaded unit an regenerating ability was the second thought

 

[Titanhex]

That's not bad however, how do you detect if a unit is unloaded via clicking the unit in the cargo list?
A player could exploit this issue easily.

https://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/detection-unloading-please-help-me.159051/post-1480564

This link does sort of touch on the same concept. It would take some extra rigging to make it work bug-free though. Once again best to start that journey in the Trigger Zone if you go that route.

 

[Daffa]

Use Unit Event by Bribe.
It detects the load and unload events.