Odd request - Switching units to another team

[GoblinMayer45]

What I'd like to do is be able to switch units to another team during an acutal game. What I'm looking to do is be able to produce my own units and if I need/want to be able to have them switch sides and join another team. Is this possiable? Thank you.

 

[Lambdadelta]

It is indeed possible.

 

[GoblinMayer45]

would it have to be a custom ability?

 

[Tau Empire]

would it have to be a custom ability?

No it could simply just by entering a Circle of Power for example. You could use a custom ability if you want.

I'm sure you know that there's a trigger called Unit- Change Owner.

You'll be needing that and possibly a Unit variable to make sure that it doesn't lag.

If you want a bunch of units to change team however, it requires some advanced triggers.

Well for the single unit what you can do is this.

• SwitchTeam
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit comes within 1.00 of Circle of Power 0121 <gen>
  • Conditions
    • (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Player 1 (Red)
  • Actions
    • Unit - Change ownership of (Triggering unit) to Player 2 (Blue) and Change color

Now that's just the simple way of doing it. I am not sure if this can cause leaks or not.

 

[GoblinMayer45]

I was worried about leaks

 

[Tau Empire]

I was worried about leaks

Then create a Unit Variable call it whatever you want, and set is as the (Triggering Unit) then create a action custom script: call RemoveUnit(udg_NameofVariable)

 

[Dr Super Good]

Then create a Unit Variable call it whatever you want, and set is as the (Triggering Unit) then create a action custom script: call RemoveUnit(udg_NameofVariable)

That does not solve the problem that creating any unit creates a permanent leak in WarCraft III. There is no way to solve that leak next to not creating units.

 

[Meticulous]

For all intents and purposes, unit leaks (that can be prevented/fixed) do not exist, so do whatever you want with units. It's groups and locations you have to watch out for mostly.

 

[Dr Super Good]

They do and I have tested them. Unless a patch was released in the last year and a bit which solved them they should still exist.

Creating a location, group, trigger or force and removing it resulted in no noticable memory increase.

Creating a unit and removing it via any means resulted in a continious linear memory increase.

Testing was done in windowed mode with camera locked and repeated atleast 3 times with different code configurations that produced the same results.

 

[edo494]

Unless a patch was released in the last year

I loled irl

 

[GoblinMayer45]

Thanks for the help. I did the circle of power but how would I make it an ability? I don't know much about triggers and the like. I've been trying to customize possession to make it work but I can't seem to do it.

 

[Lambdadelta]

So you want an ability that will basically make the targeted unit become yours? Why not try Dark Ranger's Charm? Possession will remove the caster.

 

[GoblinMayer45]

I'd like an ability on my own units to join the other team.

 

[Lambdadelta]

You'll need a spell with no target, such as Roar or Channel.

The trigger should look like this:

• ChangeTeam
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Change Team
  • Actions
    • Unit - Change ownership of (Triggering unit) to Player 2 (Blue) and Change color

So when the unit casts the ability, voila, they change teams. That's the basics of it.

 

[Meticulous]

They do and I have tested them. Unless a patch was released in the last year and a bit which solved them they should still exist.

Creating a location, group, trigger or force and removing it resulted in no noticable memory increase.

Creating a unit and removing it via any means resulted in a continious linear memory increase.

Testing was done in windowed mode with camera locked and repeated atleast 3 times with different code configurations that produced the same results.

For all intents and purposes, unit leaks (that can be prevented/fixed) do not exist, so do whatever you want with units. It's groups and locations you have to watch out for mostly.

^ I know that.