Move Build Icon x,y Postion

[Legal_Ease]

STOP! Before you go thinking you should comment, read:

I have googled this and read every thread on the Hive.

I imported a custom Units\CommandStrings.txt with the correct changes.

I tried the trigger Player - Make Unit available for construction.

I want to move the build icon from position 0,2 to position 0,1.

It seems no one has been able to do this. It is said to be hardcoded.
However, I have seen images of "Build (Human)" ability in Ability Editor and I have vague memories of seeing it there once. However, it is not there in my WE (JNPG) now.

...wow, no answers in 12 hours?

 

[Daffa]

Have you tried using another X, Y rather than the one provided there?

I couldn't think of anything except that the file somehow being loaded first then default one, which shouldn't be the case.
Does the other buttons works correctly?

In worst case, a brutal method is to utilize the advanced building method trick by hiding the icon to blank and then made a spellbook that acts as opener.

 

[Legal_Ease]

The other buttons work fine. One of my issues is that I have no build ability in my WE. I know that some people do but I'm not sure how. I feel like I remember having it once. But if I can't reference it I can not put it in a disabled spellbook. But, that just hides it. I wanted to move it. What I settled on is more like your advanced build idea. I just use a dummy ability to trigger a dummy unit to do it.

 

[wc3neverdies]

Afaik You can't move the icon position. If u chaned the Commandbuttons.txt the X,Y will be permanently changed. The only way i know to make and ability change icon position is to create 2 abilities with different X,Y coordinates, and then remove one and add the other(with triggers) to make it change position

 

[Legal_Ease]

Nope. I changed the x,y of attack, patrol, and hold position, but build won't change. If you know how to make a custom build ability please let me know. I mentioned above that I have no build ability in ability editor. It's a little side-mystery to this question. Where did build go?

 

[Daffa]

Simulating the build button with http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/general-mapping-tutorials-278/basic-advanced-build-icons-239475/ might do. Though it's pretty tricky.

This way at least, people won't actually notice the button is still at 2,1. They thought it was 1,1 thanks to the fake ability.

 

[Legal_Ease]

I never knew about: HumanAbilityFunc.txt

This should work.

[AHbu]
Art=ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNBuild.blp
Buttonpos=0,1
Order=humanbuild

 

[Daffa]

Give it a shot then, and then report to us the result

 

[Legal_Ease]

I don't actually need it anymore, I have a work-around, but I hate to leave threads unfinished for other people who might read it later. I read a lot of these threads. So I might get around to trying it, but it looks pretty good to me.