Melee to ranged... possible?

[legospencer]

So I'm making this hero that has an inherently melee attack range, but I'm giving it an ability based on Black Arrow. Now, in the ability I set the cast range to 700. It would make sense for my hero to have a ranged attack when this ability is enabled. However, this unfortunately is not so.

Am I doing something wrong, or am I attempting something that just doesn't work? If so, does anyone know what would?

 

[Just_Spectating]

you are attempting something that just doesn't work

 

[legospencer]

You stole the very words from my mind. In that case, is there any ability that this would work for?

 

[MGCǂSpectre]

If what you are trying is say Attack 1 is Melee, Attack 2 is ranged, your unit is Attack 1 Only, an ability even Orb ability won't enable Attack 2 by changing Index - Attack Enabled: 2. You may have to copy paste the same unit this time with Ranged attack and use Tinker lvl 6 ability to morph from melee unit to ranged, sorry.

 

[legospencer]

That idea may work, as long as it's possible to make the morph look pretty damn smooth. Now, orbs do make a unit ranged when attacking flying units, right? Or does the unit's range stay the same no matter what?

 

[Yoafu]

You could try creating another unit with same model just a changed range and stuff. Then do something like when someone starts the effect of an ability and if the ability is the one that change range.

• Event
• Unit - A unit starts the effect of an ability
• Condition
• (Ability being cast) Equal To Your_Ability
• Action
• Set Real = Life of (Triggering Unit)
• Set Real2 = Mana of (Triggering Unit)
• Set Integer = Experience of (Triggering Unit)
• Set TempLoc = Position of (Triggering Unit)
• Set AbilityTimer = (Level of Casting Ability) * Your_Time_For_Each_Level
• Unit - Remove (Triggering Unit)
• Unit - Create 1 New_Unit_Type_With_Added_Range at TempLoc
• Unit - Set Life of (Last Created Unit) = Real
• Unit - Set Mana of (Last Created Unit) = Real2
• Hero - Set Experience of (Last Created Unit) = Integer

Then do a new trigger that does the same thing just reversed when the timer ends.

I did this outside WE.

Remember the items too! Btw. You can also use hashtables if you rather want to.

 

[MortAr]

Use techtree upgrade from Riflemans, but put a negative value equal to the unit normal range.
Make the unit use the upgrade, then trigger the changing from one to another

Dont forget to make an second one that will return the range of the unit if its going to be like DotA's Troll ability.

 

[legospencer]

Use techtree upgrade from Riflemans, but put a negative value equal to the unit normal range.
Make the unit use the upgrade, then trigger the changing from one to another

Dont forget to make an second one that will return the range of the unit if its going to be like DotA's Troll ability.

A very interesting proposal. Now, if I was to go with this course of action, would an upgrade text appear somewhere around the hero's range stats because it is effected by this upgrade? You know what I mean?

 

[axleion]

Use techtree upgrade from Riflemans, but put a negative value equal to the unit normal range.
Make the unit use the upgrade, then trigger the changing from one to another

Dont forget to make an second one that will return the range of the unit if its going to be like DotA's Troll ability.

but aren't upgrade or techtree is unresearchable? (does this word exist?)

 

[Just_Spectating]

Dark_Axl is right

Researches cannot be "unresearched" meaning that it will not go down a level, even if you use a trigger.

TheTerran's proposal is your safest and most efficient bet.

 

[legospencer]

Thank you for the clarity.