[JASS] Terrain height under water?

[Waldbaer]

Well, the title is the problem: Is there a possibility to get the height of terrain which is under water? GetLocationZ always returns the water height, is there another way?

 

[HappyTauren]

Never tried, but I think that, if that doesnt work, there is no other way around. Try using alternate water model meybe?

 

[Waldbaer]

Hm, is it possible to change a unit's movement type ingame? Lets say from foot to swim? That would work, too...

 

[HINDYhat]

I'm really not sure if this is possible, but this might be why iNfraNe made a water model for his particle system.

 

[HappyTauren]

use amphibious, it works on ground and in water.

 

[Waldbaer]

I'm really not sure if this is possible, but this might be why iNfraNe made a water model for his particle system.

He made his water model for his particle system? Now I understand... I have the same problem with my Jump System, it works well for any terrain, but it has problems with water (takes the height of the water for the correction, but the terrain height for the flying height).

The problem with amphibious is that it takes the terrain height in flat water (correct English name?) and the water height in deep water, but I need to take it the water height always, because GetLocationZ() always returns that value.
My problem was solved if I just could change the units move type to swim while jumping, because then it takes the correct height - on land the unit is not moveable with swim, so I have to change it back to foot again after every jump... is there a possibility to do this? Probably not, but I don't want to loose hope too early...

 

[HINDYhat]

Maybe it's possible like making a unit fly with adding the 'Amrf' ability, is there an ability for amphibious?

 

[Waldbaer]

Adding Amrf does not make a unit fly, it just allows to adjust the height the model is displayed over the unit's position which means its flying height. That is the whole Jump System based on, but the problem is the described one.

 

[HINDYhat]

Yes I know that's what it does, but I mean, is there an ability like that for amphibious, where you could add it and remove it, and it would make a unit amphibious...?

 

[PurplePoot]

Probably just a modified Crow Form or Metamorphosis, with the alternate unit having Amphibious?

 

[Waldbaer]

Hm, I experimented a bit; it seems that adding+removing Crow Form just effects that you can use the height change possibility of the alternate unit, that means if it's a flying unit, you can change the flying height, but if it is not, you can't do it at all.

It does not have any effect on the unit's move type, but it's the move type which is decisive how the flying height works, and this is what I want to change.