selecting a unit

[007]

is it possible to make players unable to select units? its possible with doodads but i didnt find it in the units editor.

 

[krisserz]

1. You can add locust ability what will make it unselectable(and untargetable)
2. You can clean selection with such a trigger

• Selection - Remove (Triggering unit) from selection for Some Player

(Use it with periodical trigger)

 

[007]

what does the trigger do exactly? does itprevent a player from selecting the unit or does make the player from selecting the unit right now if he already has selected it?

 

[krisserz]

It`s unselecting a unit. There is no trigger to prevent selection of a single unit.

 

[ronojales]

the trigger will make the player unselect the unit periodically whenever he tries to select it.

EDIT: oops, haha. he answered it already

 

[Pharaoh_]

You can make units unselectable in game:

• Custom script: call UnitAddAbility (GetTriggerUnit(), 'Aloc')

Since GUI doesn't allow you to pick the Locust ability in the abilities' index.

For the deselection part krisserz suggested, you don't need a periodic event.
You can do this:

• Trigger
• Events
  • Map Initialization
• Conditions
• Actions
  • For each (IntegerA) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Trigger - Add to Trigger2 <gen> the event (Player - (Player(IntegerA)) selects a unit)

• Trigger2
• Events
• Conditions
  • //Condition here
• Actions
  • Selection - Remove (Triggering unit) from selection for (Triggering player)

This will deselect the unit you will try to select, when the first one (with the locust ability) will make your unit not targetable by any spell/attack; it will actually become ignored by any unit. You can't even display its health bar when you press Alt.