prevent an unit order

[Troll-Brain]

The usual way to prevent a forbidden order is to give the order "stop" when an unit try to do this forbidden order. (and eventually pause the unit before, and unpause after the order "stop")
But there is a better way, give the order "851973" (damn, i remember this number, years after used it ...).
This order is issued when you pause a not already paused/stunned unit (point/target order).

Why it's better ?

1) If the unit had a no target order, it will keep it, such as "holdposition"

2) You can easily filter it, because there is no way that a unit could get this order as no target order, excepted by trigger

Now frankly i've never really expirimented this, so have fun.

Ofc it's far from perfect, my point is that it's still better than use the order "stop", nothing else.

 

[Malhorne]

Thanks for the advice dude

 

[edo494]

for those who wonder what order it is: https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/jass-resources-412/repo-order-ids-197002/

    constant integer ORDER_stunned=851973

However, I wonder why should one stop unit before ordering it to stop?

 

[chobibo]

However, I wonder why should one stop unit before ordering it to stop?

Must be for knockbacks.

 

[Troll-Brain]

@edo494 : that is not an e-penis competition but i knew it far much before this repo.

Also, i don't understand your question.

 

[edo494]

@edo494 : that is not an e-penis competition but i knew it far much before this repo.

Also, i don't understand your question.

but I didnt and had to go and check it, and maybe there are other that wonder what that order id forces the unit to do, so I just thought people may find it useful

 

[TriggerHappy]

I actually have a use for this, thanks

 

[Troll-Brain]

@edo494 : Yep, but i still don't understand your question in your previous post.

 

[edo494]

the question is, why is it useful to pause unit before ordering it? I never did any manipulation like that so I wonder why

 

[Malhorne]

Ask TriggerHappy ~~

 

[TriggerHappy]

the question is, why is it useful to pause unit before ordering it? I never did any manipulation like that so I wonder why

It's useful for pausing the unit without interrupting an non-target order which I could use in my multiplayer project.

 

[Troll-Brain]

Oh it's because it doesn't work without it on some order event, i don't remember which one (no target or target/point).
Now using a Timer(0) instead would be cleaner.

EDIT : So according to TriggerHappy it's with the no target orders.

 

[EmoBrother]

I use Arrow-key movement in my map (so my unit do not has Move, Stop, Patrol and Hold Position orders), is this can help me to stop it before it cast a spell or this just like pause then unpause ?

 

[chobibo]

If you're opting for an arrow movement system, I think that is good, along with a custom attack system, you can remove 'Aatk' too, no more automated behavior.

 

[EmoBrother]

Yes, there is no Attack order too :>
Question : "is this can help me to stop it before it cast a spell or this just like pause then unpause ?"

 

[Troll-Brain]

Well, as said it's just better to use that order rather than "stop". But it's not something miraculous.
Also pause and unpause an unit without any other stuff won't prevent orders being issued.

Now, about spells, simply giving this order should stop spells which have a target/point, but not the ones without target.
For these ones, you still need to pause the unit, give this order, unpause the unit (or use a Timer(0) instead of the pause/unpause stuff)

 

[EmoBrother]

Well, TQ for the asnwer. Then this can't be used in mine
(non-target spell)

 

[Troll-Brain]

Yes you can, but just like the order "stop", you need to use the pause/unpause stuff or Timer(0).

 

[chobibo]

or you could use SetUnitPosition haha xD

 

[Malhorne]

SetUnitPosition is slower ^^'

 

[chobibo]

Doesn't matter, you call it once anyway.

 

[Malhorne]

Yep you're right on that one

 

[Troll-Brain]

It actually does matter, since only one call of SetUnitPosition will not be enough (and i guess it must be done over time ...), and anyway it won't totally stop the rotation of the unit, you could fuck its position (colision, pathing,...).
I didn't answered it first, simply because i thought that was a sort of joke but not serious.

 

[chobibo]

It was indeed a joke haha XD. I already tried that, didn't work for me.

 

[EmoBrother]

So you guys develop new jokes in Lab >> ?
-_-"

 

[chobibo]

Let it slide man, I just got carried away, that's all haha XD.
@on-topic: I tried testing the stop order on windwalk, it doesn't work. Do you guys know how to prevent that order, I tried a lot of things already, couldn't cancel that ability from firing.

My mistake, I was testing on abilities.

 

[Troll-Brain]

pause / order stop or 851973 / unpause unit doesn't work on the windwalk no target order event ?

Plz note that i'm not talking about the spell events, but the order events.

 

[chobibo]

I was out of place again... I was testing on abilities (ability events), sorry about that. I need to stay away from the lab lol, I'm spreading bullshit again.

 

[edo494]

test code:

scope s initializer init
    
    globals
        private unit un = null
        private integer inte = 0
    endglobals
    
    private function u takes nothing returns nothing
        call BJDebugMsg(I2S(GetUnitCurrentOrder(un)))
    endfunction
    
    private function f takes nothing returns boolean
        if inte == 0 then
            return false
        endif
        set inte = inte + 1
        call PauseUnit(un, true)
        call IssueImmediateOrderById(un, 851973)
        call PauseUnit(un, false)
        return false
    endfunction
    
    private function init takes nothing returns nothing
        local trigger t = CreateTrigger()
        set un = CreateUnit(Player(0), 'Obla', 0, 0, 0)
        call TimerStart(CreateTimer(), 0.01, true, function u)
        call TriggerRegisterUnitEvent(t, un, EVENT_UNIT_ISSUED_ORDER)
        call TriggerAddCondition(t, Filter(function f))
        set t = null
    endfunction
    
endscope

will always print 0 if you wind walk, so even tho the windwalk effect will start normally, the order id of unit wont change(still prints 0)

 

[Troll-Brain]

I guess that instead of the pause/unpause stuff, using a Timer(0) would be much more neat.
Pause an unit generates this point order 851973 and i also suspect that pause and/or unpause an unit is not something instant but delayed a bit.
And it should even be more efficient.