(Solved) How to get the Ability Level Req and other reqs (with triggers)

[ThisPOT]

As title says

I am trying to fetch Abilities' level and other requirements for a Hero Ability system that I am making.
The level req is the most important though... Is there any way to do this using custom script?

 

[ThisPOT]

Anyone please ?

If there is no custom text to do this, maybe someone knows a work around to still get it?

 

[Tasyen]

One can get such things with the new ability instance API. You add the abilityCode to an unit and get the ability of it. Then read the wanted Integer Fields.

• Set Unit = Bergkönig 0000 <gen>
• Set Skill = Blizzard
• Unit - Add Skill to Unit
• Game - Display to (All players) the text: (String((Ability: (Unit: Unit's Ability with Ability Code: Skill)'s Integer Field: Levels ('alev'))))
• Game - Display to (All players) the text: (String((Ability: (Unit: Unit's Ability with Ability Code: Skill)'s Integer Field: Level Skip Requirement ('alsk'))))
• Game - Display to (All players) the text: (String((Ability: (Unit: Unit's Ability with Ability Code: Skill)'s Integer Field: Required Level ('arlv'))))
• Unit - Remove Skill from Unit

There is also the Option to use something triggerhappy discovered in 1.29: Dynamically Retrieve Object Editor Fields That does write and read Tooltips using the object Editor field reference system.

 

[ThisPOT]

I am trying your suggestion right now, will let you know how/if it worked ... Ty!


EDIT: I think I need a little more guidance if that would be ok my friend...

You add the abilityCode to an unit

Here I presume I just add the ability as usual, the unit the needs the ability?

and get the ability of it

What do you mean by get the ability of it? I only know how to refer to abilities, not abilities of a specific unit?

Then read the wanted Integer Fields

That, yes .... But I don't understand how I am supposed to get there hehe...

I guess If you could break down how you made that I would probably understand:

• Display to (All players) the text: (String((Ability: (Unit: Unit's Ability with Ability Code: Skill)'s Integer Field: Levels ('alev'))))

I get what we are trying to do here, I just don't understand the steps to take within the string converted to integer

Your help is much appreciated, and I will give credits in the new system I am releasing!

 

[Tasyen]

The new ability instance api reads data of an ability beeing obtained by one specific unit. Thats why one needs an unit that has an unmodified version of it, hence one adds the ability to some random dummy unit.
After one added the Ability to the dummy unit one loads the ability object beeing owned by that unit of the wanted abilitycode here (Blizzard).
Having that ability object now one reads the Integer Fields of it.
Levels ('alev')
Level Skip Requirement
Required Level

At last we remove the ability from the dummy again.

• Actions
  • Set Unit = Some Unit
  • Set SpellCode = Blizzard
  • Unit - Add SpellCode to Unit
  • Set Spell = (Unit: Unit's Ability with Ability Code: SpellCode)
  • Set LevelReq = (Ability: Spell's Integer Field: Required Level ('arlv'))
  • Set LevelSkip = (Ability: Spell's Integer Field: Level Skip Requirement ('alsk'))
  • Set Levels = (Ability: Spell's Integer Field: Levels ('alev'))
  • Unit - Remove SpellCode from Unit

 

[ThisPOT]

Any way you could upload a test map with those triggers xD?

Thanks for all this, and sorry for not getting it faster, I tend to block sometimes not sure why (maybe I'm 1/2 retarded).

 

[Tasyen]

Here you go. It has some changes cause one has to type raw ids like AHbz, AHhb or AHtc

 

[ThisPOT]

Hmmm it's telling me I'm unable to load that file, it says:

- Level info data missing or invalid

 

[Tasyen]

Are you on Warcraft 3 Version 1.31?

 

[ThisPOT]

Ah damn no, I'm on 1.30... I have no access to Bnet though right now, will try finding a patch somewhere and then I'll try it again.

 

[Tasyen]

You could also test this stuff from triggerhappy which should work from 1.29.

 

[ThisPOT]

I am 100% GUI, never done Jass (besides some very few basic things) so I prefer your method if possible ^^.
If I can't find a patch I will try to do it his way tho.

EDIT: Reinstalling the game lol...

 

[ThisPOT]

Holy crap, this new editor is nice at first glance xD.... This is working perfectly, thanks so much!

 

[ThisPOT]

It seems like the Level Skip Requirement always returns 0?
Is this a bug that will "soon be fixed" or is it just for me that it isn't working?

• Set TPHAS_Integer_B = (Ability: (Unit: TPHAS_Unit's Ability with Ability Code: TPHAS_Ability)'s Integer Field: Level Skip Requirement ('alsk'))

 

[Tasyen]

Yeah sadly not all fields are working correcty, currently.