Ranged Weapon Problems

[Nailgun]

Right now my map has the following troubles:
When my melee hero picks up the "Bow" item, i would like for him to automatically use a ranged attack. So far I have tried using the Orb of Lightning item but have made no progress, it only works on attacking air; I can't find a place to customize this.
Thanks for the help in advance.

 

[Revolve]

Perhaps you could use a permanent metamorphosis? Or druid of the claws bear form?

 

[HaniBon]

Have you tried to change the "Targets Allowed" in Object Editor?

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Or you make a new unit that has the same model and all as the old one but with more attack rang, and you make this trigger:

• Hero Gets Range Item
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Acquires an item
  • Conditions
    • (Item-type of (Item being manipulated)) Equal to Box
  • Actions
    • Unit - Replace (Hero manipulating item) with a Footman using The old unit's relative life and mana
    • Selection - Select (Last replaced unit) for (Owner of (Last replaced unit))

But, we must also replace him if he loses hes item, so, make this trigger too:

• Hero Loses Range Item
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Loses an item
    • Unit - A unit Pawns an item (to shop)
  • Conditions
    • ((Item-type of (Item being manipulated)) Equal to Bow) or ((Item-type of (Sold Item)) Equal to Bow)
  • Actions
    • Unit - Replace (Hero manipulating item) with a Footman using The old unit's relative life and mana
    • Selection - Select (Last replaced unit) for (Owner of (Last replaced unit))

This can be made alot more advanced, ask me if you want me to make the full triggers.

 

[Nailgun]

Thanks, it MIGHT work, but may cause other problems.
He is a hero with 10 proper names, is there a way I can trigger in his random proper name after the metamorphasis?

EDIT: Thanks Hanibon, but yea I have. I changed the targets allowed to ground only

 

[UreDe4D]

the only way i can think of right now is saving the heroes ability levels, experience, stats and items in variables and replace the hero with an identical one which is ranged. kinda limited and (kind of) difficult if you have more than one hero type or more then one hero per player

 

[Billy the Cat]

Anybody knows which thinks enable you to use the second attack instead of the first one? (Like the Tree Club thing _{or an ability used in DotA by the troll hero})
Then the second attack could be used for ranged attacks.

 

[Revolve]

Indeed that might work, but I think he would still use attack one. Not sure though. :3

 

[HaniBon]

Thanks, it MIGHT work, but may cause other problems.
He is a hero with 10 proper names, is there a way I can trigger in his random proper name after the metamorphasis?

EDIT: Thanks Hanibon, but yea I have. I changed the targets allowed to ground only

No that can't be done, sorry =/

 

[toofless]

Use CHAOS ability if you wan't to change a unit into an almost identical unit. CHAOS allows for stats, names, exp, spell cooldowns and all to be saved in the transition.

 

[Nailgun]

I have never heard of this "CHAOS" ability, but I'll try it out. Maybe in the end I'll have to have just 1 proper name per hero.
Thanks

EDIT: I have ended up using that CHAOS skill, but how do I give it to the hero and order him to use it? All you can do in GUI is order the hero to use generic spells like faerie fire and other stuff.
EDIT AGAIN: I have given up on the CHAOS ability, when I try to replace the unit like you said it causes a fatal wc3 error.

 

[Billy the Cat]

It's the ability given to those Chaos Fel Orcs (or whatever they are called) for as far as I know

 

[toofless]

Yes that's one unit that uses it. Also the tanks have Chaos to begin with but the requirement is that you research barrage. Once you do, the Chaos ability activates and changes the tank into Tank (barrage).

To use Chaos you simply change the field called something like 'new unit type' to whatever your ranged unit is then, using a trigger that fires when your unit picks up a bow or sometthing, give the unit Chaos et viola! you have a ranged unit from a melee unit. There's no need to make him use it or w/e. Remember to remove the tech requirement though.

To reverse the change I believe you just remove the specific Chaos ability.