Removing Locust Completely

[defskull]

Straight to the point, how to completely remove locust from a unit ?

I tried with this trigger it worked well

• Locust Removal
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Custom script: local unit Caster = GetTriggerUnit()
    • Custom script: call UnitAddAbility(Caster, 'Aloc')
    • Custom script: call ShowUnit(Caster, false)
    • Custom script: call UnitRemoveAbility(Caster, 'Aloc')
    • Custom script: call ShowUnit(Caster, true)
    • Custom script: call UnitAddAbility(Caster, 'A001')
    • Unit - Order (Triggering unit) to Night Elf Druid Of The Claw - Bear Form
    • Custom script: call UnitRemoveAbility(Caster, 'A001')
    • Custom script: set Caster = null

The unit can still be selected and controlled, BUT...

1. You cannot click-select the unit, you can only drag-select the unit.
2. Other unit/self can't target the unit (Target-unit type spell)

How to completely remove these problems ?

Test map is below, try it.

 

[Ameranth]

I haven't personally tried it, but supposedly chaos transforming a unit temporarily and instantly back works entirely.

 

[defskull]

Isn't Metamorphosis, Chaos, Bear Form, share the same principle of transforming the unit ?
Therefore, isn't Bear Form = Chaos = Metamorphosis ?

Or Chaos will have another effect ?

 

[Ameranth]

I think chaos is supposed to have another effect. My source is here:

http://www.wc3c.net/showthread.php?t=81742

 

[Maker]

Alternate and normal forms need to be different units. Normal unit type can be anything, alternate should be the type of the caster.

Locust removal test

 

[defskull]

Alternate and normal forms need to be different units. Normal unit type can be anything, alternate should be the type of the caster.

What if, for instance, I used a spell, that can render that unit to become Locust (temporary) and then removes the locust (completely) ?

Do I need to copy every single unit-type in that map to suit the ability "Data - Alternate Unit Type" ?

 

[Bannar]

^Unfortunately, you are forced to do so. You can skip that action using ReplaceUnitBJ() (yes bj - if your spell has no target restrictions, it's better to use this function instead of performing functions manually) although cooldowns and buffs that affected replaced unit will be removed from the 'new' replacing unit.

 

[defskull]

If I were to replace a unit (that is used till the end of the game (such as Hero)), doesn't a unit gets replaced becomes a new one ?
What about its multiboard data, does it affected ?

 

[Bribe]

ReplaceUnitBJ is pretty avoidable. Is there a reason why simply adding/removing the bear
form ability twice won't solve the problem?

 

[defskull]

Just add/remove works, are you sure we don't need to order that unit to bearform ?

What I did (in the test map, provided on first post) was that I used the method of giving Bear Form to the unit -> Order it to cast Bear Form -> Remove it

It's done, BUT, the 2 problems occur (refer to the first post)

How can I avoid these problems ?

 

[Bribe]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/general-mapping-tutorials-278/hero-passive-transformation-198482/

You don't need to issue any order.

Like Maker said you need to use two different units, go to the alternative unit and then back
to the original unit. That's why I said add/remove the ability twice.

 

[defskull]

So, Add -> Remove -> Add -> Remove ?

 

[Bribe]

Yeah I would say if that doesn't work then try adding and removing twice while hidden, then unhiding.

Basically I should say I'll just run some tests when I'm home.

 

[Bannar]

I doubt that adding/removing twice works properly if we stick to Hero Passive Transformation tutorial. I've always used the add/order -> bear/remove - and this works for sure.

EDIT: Adding/Removing twice works if we use two differend abilities if I'm not mistaken (in second one we replace alternative/normal form values).

 

[Troll-Brain]

Kill/revive the unit works.
You can use an instant passive revive ability :

add the ability, kill the unit, remove the ability.

Of course you will have other drawbacks, like if the unit was channeled a spell.

Fairly useless but interesting to know drawbacks of 'Aloc' :

http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php/128138-SetUnitSelection

But if passive morph works, then it's probably the best solution, i suppose order shouldn't be stopped, nor unit selection, in fact it would be just unnoticeable for players.