[LUA] Script keeps making unit a hero

[sethmachine]

Hi,

Edit: Ok I figured it out. For some really odd reason, if I use a custom id like "N00X", where X is a number, it automatically converts the unit into a hero. Why on earth does it do that?

Edit2: So Warcraft assumes that if the id of something starts with a capital letter, it must be a hero. Why is that?

I keep trying to make custom units off of other units (e.g. footman) but they keep coming out as heroes. I am not trying to make heroes...

    //! i setobjecttype("units")        
    //! i createobject("hfoo", "N001")   
    //! i makechange(current,"unam","Librarian")

But strangely this script does not make it a hero. They look exactly the same to me...

    //! i setobjecttype("units")        
    //! i createobject("hfoo","h005")   
    //! i makechange(current,"unam","Soldier")

 

[deathismyfriend]

Edit: Ok I figured it out. For some really odd reason, if I use a custom id like "N00X", where X is a number, it automatically converts the unit into a hero. Why on earth does it do that?

Edit2: So Warcraft assumes that if the id of something starts with a capital letter, it must be a hero. Why is that?

WC3 uses the First letter to determine hero or non hero. It is hardcoded to do this and can't be changed to my knowledge.
Even the native IsHeroUnitId takes integer unitId returns boolean checks to see if a unit is a hero by simply checking if the first letter of its raw data is caps. You can write your own method to check the id and it will give you the same result. You think they would've used a boolean attached to that unit id instead but who knows why they did what they did.
Just change N to n and it will be fine as long as n isn't used for something else.

 

[Adiktuz]

It's a warcraft thing that sadly you cannot change...