Making an ability able to target trees.

[Element of Water]

Is it possible to make an ability target a tree? How? Checking "Tree" in "Targets Allowed" doesn't help, it just gives the error "Must target a tree" when I try to target anything, even trees. I'm trying to make a custom "Gather" ability, but I can't get it to target trees...

 

[The Old Crow]

try to check targets allowed - tree, alive, dead - and nothing else, and make sure your tree (if custom) is categorized as destructible...
give rep...

 

[Element of Water]

Nope. I already made those targets allowed, and it didn't work, and the trees aren't custom.

 

[Child_0f_Bodom]

You can base it on "Eat Tree" or "Grab Tree".

 

[Element of Water]

AH, so basing it on channel can't work... I'll try that...

 

[Latecat]

I recommend the eat tree - every time you right-click on a tree, it 'eats' it.

 

[Element of Water]

The problem is, it does actually destroy the tree, which isn't good, but I suppose I can stop that with some nifty triggering. I want it to be able to target units as well, however. Is there any way I can make Eat Tree able to target units AND trees? I tried basing it off Harvest (Gold and Lumber), the default gather ability, but the problem there is that it can only target units with the Gold Mine ability, which isn't exactly what I want.

 

[nerovesper]

how about the sentinel spell? but the problem is you have to purge the tree after so you can target that tree again... xD
I don't know if it can target units though.

 

[Element of Water]

No, sentinel won't work. The purging thing is just a big complication.