ranged attack ability

[operation3000]

So... my unit is a melee unit, but i want it has an ability making it ranged unit temporary. Does the fire arrow ability will work? I only want that this unit throw rock on ennemy until it has not enought mana.

please tell me if the fire arrow systeme will work if my unit is a melee attacker basically, and if no, tell me what i need to do.
thanks

Edit: sorry, I said fire arrow, but I meant, searing arrow

 

[Sinizi]

Hmm, from what I remember the fire arrows won't work. You could perhaps use a metamorphosis or a simple replace trigger.
Since you got the mana condition you may want to do it with triggers.

Btw, may I ask why you didn't just try the fire arrow idea before posting in here? I bet it would take just as long time as to write this post :b

 

[mckill2009]

you need to have a dummy unit to use the searing arrow...

• Event
  • Unit - starts the effect of an ability
• Conditions
  • Ability - ability being cast equals to searing arrows
• Actions
  • Unit - Create 1 Dummy for owner of casting unit at (point facing casting unit)...blah blah blah...
  • Unit - Order last created unit to Night Elf Searing arrows...etc...

you can make it autocast also, just edit it by triggers & object editor...

 

[Mechanical Man]

Each unit can have two attacks. Make one melee and one ranged. When you cast this spell which makes ranged attack avalaible, use some dummy unit to cast silence based custom spell on (Casting unit). This dummy must have this modified silence spell which prevents melee attack instead of spellcasting.

 

[Anachron]

Why don't you replace the unit with another unit which has the ranged attack?