[Spell] Spells added by trigger disappear if unit use robo goblin spell

[ninehell]

Hi, i was making a trigger that will add disabled extra spell as alternate spell when unit learns certain spell and set level of extra spell to level of learned spell. But i want this extra spell to be active when unit use alternate form (Robo Goblin Based Spell) and disabled the learned spell But after i changed my unit form to alternate form, this extra spell just disappear and wont come back when i back to original form. Is there any way to retain this spell? This extra spell is not on unit Ability List on object editor and only given to unit by trigger. So basicly, i wants to have an unit with 2 active spell while in original form then disable active spells from alternate from (extra spell) and 2 active spell while on alternate form but disabling spells from original but changing form with robo goblin will remove my alternate spell

 

[Dr Super Good]

You need to make any abilities added by triggers permanent using the appropriate action otherwise they will be lost during morphs such as avatar, metamorphosis, robogoblin, bear form etc.

There is an action along the lines of "make ability permanent for unit", what it is exactly called in GUI I do not know. After adding the abilities to the unit you need to use that on the unit for the abilities you added. The result should be that the abilites are now retained through morphs.

 

[pOke]

I dont recall there being a GUI action for this.

It should be
Call UnitMakeAbilityPermanent(udg_yourUnit, ability id)

Edit: Here is the native, you'd set the boolean permanent to true

native UnitMakeAbilityPermanent takes unit whichUnit, boolean permanent, integer abilityId returns boolean

 

[Wietlol]

There is a GUI function for it implemented in the Blizzard.j.
It just hasnt been added to the list of GUI functions *facepalm*

 

[Dr Super Good]

I dont recall there being a GUI action for this.

Must have been in one of the third party editor modifications I had to use at some stage to help people.

 

[ninehell]

so, no solution for gui user like me or do u have alternate way to make it permanent?

 

[Pyrogasm]

so, no solution for gui user like me or do u have alternate way to make it permanent?

Unless it's been added in the JNGP then no there's no way to do it in GUI. A custom script line like the following should be pretty easy though:

• Set YOUR_UNIT_VARIABLE = (Triggering Unit)
• Set YOUR_ABILITY_VARIABLE = <The spell you want the unit to retain>
• Custom script: call UnitMakeAbilityPermanent(udg_YOUR_UNIT_VARIABLE, true, udg_YOUR_ABILITY_VARIABLE)
• -------- Make sure you change the 2 above variable references to "udg_"+<the name of your variable with _ instead of spaces> --------

 

[ninehell]

Unless it's been added in the JNGP then no there's no way to do it in GUI. A custom script line like the following should be pretty easy though:

• Set YOUR_UNIT_VARIABLE = (Triggering Unit)
• Set YOUR_ABILITY_VARIABLE = <The spell you want the unit to retain>
• Custom script: call UnitMakeAbilityPermanent(udg_YOUR_UNIT_VARIABLE, true, udg_YOUR_ABILITY_VARIABLE)
• -------- Make sure you change the 2 above variable references to "udg_"+<the name of your variable with _ instead of spaces> --------

what is jpng?

 

[Pyrogasm]

A muuuuuuuch improved version of the World Editor hacked together by a bunch of modders from days of yore.
Jass New Gen Pack

 

[ninehell]

A muuuuuuuch improved version of the World Editor hacked together by a bunch of modders from days of yore.
Jass New Gen Pack

but can i use the custom script u gave me still possible to help me retain the moves after unit use morph?

 

[pOke]

Yeah. Whenever you add the ability in the trigger, just add that line.

 

[Dehua_Darbuya]

Alternatively, you can add the ability after the transformation is complete. This avoids having to make the added ability permanent with the above Jass native but you might need to add some more conditions and other checks depending on what you're after.

• Test
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Robo-Goblin
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Tinker
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit - Add Shockwave to (Triggering unit)
      • Else - Actions
        • Unit - Remove Shockwave from (Triggering unit)

 

[ninehell]

Alternatively, you can add the ability after the transformation is complete. This avoids having to make the added ability permanent with the above Jass native but you might need to add some more conditions and other checks depending on what you're after.

• Test
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Robo-Goblin
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Tinker
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit - Add Shockwave to (Triggering unit)
      • Else - Actions
        • Unit - Remove Shockwave from (Triggering unit)

Hi, i just want it to stay permanent and not removing it becuz if i remove it, it will simply reset the alternate form spell which will make the user use the morph spell and spam the alternate spell. but ill try anyone suggestion here and see if its working

 

[Dehua_Darbuya]

Fair enough. Thought I'd let you know of an alternative solution.

 

[ninehell]

Thanks Everyone, the custom script method does work. +1 for anyone here. I will post new issue soon. Hope everyone can help!!