[Spell] Temporarily changing unit color

[Astral_JG]

I'm trying to change unit's vertex/tinting color temporarily but unfortunately have no luck with it, bcz getter function for Tinting Color Integer Field works but the setter doesnt so i have to use Animation Vertex color change function. This works but with drawbacks setting the value back to 100%/100%/100% alters the unit's original tinting color values meaning if it was 255/0/50 it will return to 255/255/255. Tried to store units tinting with hashtables but when saving the values it always saves 0 and loads 0 even though i altered it after saving?. Would appreciate any assistance.

• Iron Curtain Init
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Iron Curtain
  • Actions
    • Set VariableSet AA_POS7 = (Target point of ability being cast)
    • Unit - Create 1 Dummy (Iron Curtain) for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at AA_POS7 facing Default building facing degrees
    • Unit - Add a 0.80 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Set VariableSet IronCurtainINDEX = (IronCurtainINDEX + 1)
    • Set VariableSet IronCurtainCaster[IronCurtainINDEX] = (Triggering unit)
    • Set VariableSet IronCurtainCounter[IronCurtainINDEX] = 0
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • Or - Any (Conditions) are true
          • Conditions
            • (Level of Iron Curtain for IronCurtainCaster[IronCurtainINDEX]) Equal to 1
            • (Level of Iron Curtain for IronCurtainCaster[IronCurtainINDEX]) Equal to 2
      • Then - Actions
        • Set VariableSet IronCurtainPos[IronCurtainINDEX] = 400.00
        • Set VariableSet IronCurtainMaxCounter[IronCurtainINDEX] = 4
      • Else - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • Or - Any (Conditions) are true
              • Conditions
                • (Level of Iron Curtain for IronCurtainCaster[IronCurtainINDEX]) Equal to 3
                • (Level of Iron Curtain for IronCurtainCaster[IronCurtainINDEX]) Equal to 4
          • Then - Actions
            • Set VariableSet IronCurtainPos[IronCurtainINDEX] = 500.00
            • Set VariableSet IronCurtainMaxCounter[IronCurtainINDEX] = 5
          • Else - Actions
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • Or - Any (Conditions) are true
                  • Conditions
                    • (Level of Iron Curtain for IronCurtainCaster[IronCurtainINDEX]) Equal to 5
                    • (Level of Iron Curtain for IronCurtainCaster[IronCurtainINDEX]) Equal to 6
              • Then - Actions
                • Set VariableSet IronCurtainPos[IronCurtainINDEX] = 600.00
                • Set VariableSet IronCurtainMaxCounter[IronCurtainINDEX] = 6
              • Else - Actions
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units within IronCurtainPos[IronCurtainINDEX] of AA_POS7.) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • ((Picked unit) is A structure) Equal to False
            • ((Picked unit) belongs to an ally of (Owner of IronCurtainCaster[IronCurtainINDEX]).) Equal to True
          • Then - Actions
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • (Load 99 of (Key (Picked unit).) from IronCurtainTable.) Equal to False
              • Then - Actions
                • Hashtable - Save (Unit: (Picked unit)'s Integer Field: Tinting Color 1 (Red) ('uclr')) as 1 of (Key (Picked unit).) in IronCurtainTable.
                • Hashtable - Save (Unit: (Picked unit)'s Integer Field: Tinting Color 2 (Green) ('uclg')) as 2 of (Key (Picked unit).) in IronCurtainTable.
                • Hashtable - Save (Unit: (Picked unit)'s Integer Field: Tinting Color 3 (Blue) ('uclb')) as 3 of (Key (Picked unit).) in IronCurtainTable.
                • Hashtable - Save True as 99 of (Key (Picked unit).) in IronCurtainTable.
              • Else - Actions
            • Animation - Change (Picked unit)'s vertex coloring to (0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%) with 0.00% transparency
            • Unit - Make (Picked unit) Invulnerable
            • Unit Group - Add (Picked unit) to IronCurtainGroup[IronCurtainINDEX]
          • Else - Actions
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_AA_POS7)
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • IronCurtainINDEX Equal to 1
      • Then - Actions
        • Trigger - Turn on Iron Curtain End <gen>
      • Else - Actions

• Iron Curtain End
  • Events
    • Time - Every 1.00 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • For each (Integer IronCurtainLOOP) from 1 to IronCurtainINDEX, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • IronCurtainCounter[IronCurtainLOOP] Less than or equal to IronCurtainMaxCounter[IronCurtainLOOP]
          • Then - Actions
            • Set VariableSet IronCurtainCounter[IronCurtainLOOP] = (IronCurtainCounter[IronCurtainLOOP] + 1)
          • Else - Actions
            • Unit Group - Pick every unit in IronCurtainGroup[IronCurtainLOOP] and do (Actions)
              • Loop - Actions
                • Set VariableSet IronCurtainVertex[0] = (Load 1 of (Key (Picked unit).) from IronCurtainTable.)
                • Set VariableSet IronCurtainVertex[1] = (Load 2 of (Key (Picked unit).) from IronCurtainTable.)
                • Set VariableSet IronCurtainVertex[2] = (Load 3 of (Key (Picked unit).) from IronCurtainTable.)
                • Animation - Change (Picked unit)'s vertex coloring to ((((Real(IronCurtainVertex[0])) / 255.00) x 100.00)%, (((Real(IronCurtainVertex[1])) / 255.00) x 100.00)%, (((Real(IronCurtainVertex[2])) / 255.00) x 100.00)%) with 0.00% transparency
                • Unit - Make (Picked unit) Vulnerable
            • Set VariableSet IronCurtainCaster[IronCurtainLOOP] = IronCurtainCaster[IronCurtainINDEX]
            • Set VariableSet IronCurtainMaxCounter[IronCurtainLOOP] = IronCurtainMaxCounter[IronCurtainINDEX]
            • Set VariableSet IronCurtainPos[IronCurtainLOOP] = IronCurtainPos[IronCurtainINDEX]
            • Set VariableSet IronCurtainCounter[IronCurtainLOOP] = IronCurtainCounter[IronCurtainINDEX]
            • Set VariableSet IronCurtainGroup[IronCurtainLOOP] = IronCurtainGroup[IronCurtainINDEX]
            • Set VariableSet IronCurtainINDEX = (IronCurtainINDEX - 1)
            • Set VariableSet IronCurtainLOOP = (IronCurtainLOOP - 1)
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • IronCurtainINDEX Equal to 0
              • Then - Actions
                • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
              • Else - Actions

 

[Chaosy]

Rusty user here.

It's weird that you're mixing hashtables and indexing, pick one.

There is a chance that getting the tint color is just grabbing the object editor base values and ignores changes made in game.
This makes some amount of sense to me but I have not confirmed it.

 

[Astral_JG]

yeah, managed it with just unit indexing and no tint color is changed through vertex coloring.