[Solved] The "Add ability" action

[Kebur]

Hi! I'm new to triggering and having an issue regarding the use of "Unit - Add Ability". I'm trying to make a trigger that grants an ability to a unit carrying a certain item. Both the trigger below and one using "Unit aquires item" as event fail to add the ability to the specified unit. Adding, for example, a special effect instead of an ability with the trigger below works as intended. What's wrong?

Thanks in advance
Kebur

• Untitled Trigger 003
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.10 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area)) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • ((Picked unit) has an item of type Doomhammer) Equal to True
          • Then - Actions
            • Unit - Add HammerFall to (Picked unit)
          • Else - Actions
            • Do nothing

 

[Vladadamm]

The best is to use the event "a unit acquires/loses an item".

So remake the trigger with acquires, and post it if it still don't function.

 

[WaterKnight]

How do you see that the ability is not added? Which ability is it?

 

[Kebur]

Problem solved. Apparently the add ability trigger won't function as long as the picked up item itself has the ability you want to grant the unit (don't ask me why it did). Thanks anyway though!

 

[WaterKnight]

That's because the unit gets the item's ability transfered (secretly).