Player-specific Waygate

[Spellbound]

Is it possible to have Waygates work only for the player that owns it? (And their allies) Or will I need to make my own system for that?

What I'm talking about is something like the Nydus Canal (and it works for allies as well).

 

[vlekje5]

yeah, should be possible quite easly but you need to make it yourself i think

 

[Spellbound]

Well I ended up making one, though it's kinda sucky that identifying the shortest route from point A to point B is not performance friendly. Oh well.

 

[VladimirLastraud]

I made a similar system for my map not too long ago.

• Waygate Targeting
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting a point
  • Conditions
    • (Unit-type of (Ordered unit)) Equal to Way Gate
  • Actions
    • Set WayPoint = (Target point of issued order)
    • Neutral Building - Set (Ordered unit) destination to WayPoint
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_WayPoint)

This allows you to construct a waygate style building with the default waygate ability. I used a dummy spell based off humans' Flare from mortar team for the targeting spell for the waygates' actual destination.

BUT, in testing, if an enemy is wanting to get through and your waygate is the quickest path, they will use it.

So I made a couple of dummy spells based off Roar and Taunt respectively to turn the waygate ON and OFF. The waygate keeps its targeting even when turned off.

Its not terribly trigger intensive, and net result is pretty decent player owned waygate system.

• Waygate Activate
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Unit-type of (Casting unit)) Equal to Way Gate
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to |cff48d1ccEnable Waygate|r
  • Actions
    • Neutral Building - Enable (Casting unit)

• Waygate Deactivate
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Unit-type of (Casting unit)) Equal to Way Gate
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to |cffb22222Disable Waygate|r
  • Actions
    • Neutral Building - Disable (Casting unit)

 

[Spellbound]

I guess that works if you don't mind having to manually turn the gates on or off. I'd rather it was automatic though

 

[VladimirLastraud]

I think having them be automatic wouldn't allow the units to recognize the waygates as a path when they aren't standing next to them. So you could make them automatic, but it might cause some problems.

Ehh, really depends on what you need for your map.

 

[RobertMKD]

Have you tried setting Waygate ability targets allowed to Player units?

 

[Spellbound]

Just tested it with targets set to Player Units and it still teleports enemies.

 

[A Void]

Or.. a unit enters region.

If unit is friend of player 1 red

move unit to that loaction
create special effect teleport..

easy..

 

[RobertMKD]

But that way there's won't be pathing estimation..

 

[Spellbound]

I tried to have pathing checks but doing that is apparently very performance-intensive, so it'll have to be without.

EDIT: So I updated the Portal System and now it has a bunch of new features.

 

[Bribe]

Here's an idea - if an enemy gets too close to a waygate, order him to move away from the area.

 

[Spellbound]

Kinda crude solution
Also might screw up the enemy pathing - and if the waygates are buildable, you might use em as invisible walls to prevent melee units from coming close to your base.

 

[Chaosy]

Remove the unit for every player but X with GetLocalPlayer

It will desync, but it will (technically) work xD

 

[Spellbound]

But the enemy would constantly try to use the way gates regardless.