Making Buildings Invisible

[Galinth]

I was wondering if there is an easy way to give structures an invisibility spell without giving the unit a "Is A Building=True" value but still basing the spell off of "shadow meld" or "invisibility" etc. Also without using triggers... Am i missing something in the object editor?

 

[neavea]

do you want to give them passive ability or more like windwalk style?

 

[Galinth]

I would like it a self cast like shadow meld / windwalk etc

 

[neavea]

have you tried giving it wind walk yet?

also, is this a timed invisible or until he presses a button?

 

[Galinth]

just tried basing one off wind walk, no luck yet I want to make it to where it is button activated, so more like an "insivibility" than a "shadow meld", able to be used whenever to hide the building.

 

[ALiEN95]

I was wondering if there is an easy way to give structures an invisibility spell without giving the unit a "Is A Building=True" value but still basing the spell off of "shadow meld" or "invisibility" etc. Also without using triggers... Am i missing something in the object editor?

You want a lot of things...using triggers would be a good way ...

 

[Galinth]

do you know how i would do it going about it with triggers?

I need to use triggers to make a building that can cast invisibility on itself... ?

 

[Just_Spectating]

Just use Windwalk, i don't see how you can get a problem with it.

 

[manstie]

Um, if you want it to be able to cast invisibility just change the things that it can cast on.
Make it "Self" and "Structures" and some other things if u wish

 

[Galinth]

i've tried that, it seems to only work if i change it to a unit.. but that conflicts with other things on my map besides the fact that it totally seems to take out the ground pathing map for some reason

{EDIT}
Can someone please post a good little dummy trigger set up for this? still kind of lost..

 

[Just_Spectating]

yeah, Windwalk will remove a unit's pathability.

Maybe you should try using the Sorcerer's invisibility spell and make it on a dummy unit to target on the structure when it uses a dummy ability like channel.

 

[LordDz]

Use the sorceress invisibility but with targets set to self and give it to the building?
[If you really wan't to make it without triggers]

 

[ALiEN95]

yeah, Windwalk will remove a unit's pathability.

Maybe you should try using the Sorcerer's invisibility spell and make it on a dummy unit to target on the structure when it uses a dummy ability like channel.

I think invisibility always removes pathing map but you can create destructible on its position with the same pathing map wich will not be removed.

{EDIT}

I was wondering if there is an easy way to give structures an invisibility spell without giving the unit a "Is A Building=True" value but still basing the spell off of "shadow meld" or "invisibility" etc. Also without using triggers... Am i missing something in the object editor?

There is a parnament invisibility ability and you can add it when unit finishes casting of YourAbility

event-unit finished casating an ability
conditions-ability being cast egual to YourAbility
-action add parnament invisibility to casting unit

if you want me to make it more clear ...

 

[Dumbdumb36]

I created a trigger.
But first I created unit of the buildings using the Cirlce of Power as the base unit and added Locust ability to the unit.

The trigger I used

• Events
  • Unit enters region(range may work too)
• Conditions
  • region = (region building is in)
• Actions
  • set vertex coloring of unit to 100% 100% 100% with 70% transparency

• Events
  • Unit leaves region
• Conditions
  • Region = (region)
• Actions
  • Set Vertex coloring = 100% 100% 100% with 100% transparency

the Vertex transparency trigger is under animations I believe

 

[Toilet Maker]

Just a quick solution off the top of my head:
Try making it that when the ability is cast it activates a trigger with the action:
Unit - Hide (Casting Unit)
Very simple, don't know if that will work like you want it to but hope it does!
(Use Unhide to unhide unit - "Unit - Unhide x")

EDIT: On second thought the player won't be able to see his own building. Lol stupid idea from me, I'll keep thinking

 

[njmfffanj]

I am not really good with WE, but I tried many times to make a melee custom maps. Once I tried to make a custom race that use "sneak" and "stealth" tactics. I also tried to make buildings invisible.

I manage to do it, but with one building being "stealth generator" which would give all other buildings invisibility. Ability of that building was based on aura with custom triggers, coming into play once you research it.

Problem is, sometimes it will work, other times it wont, and sometimes it will cast invisibility on some buildings while others would remain normal.

It's not much of a help, but at least it might give some ideas for more experienced programmers.