Transfer buff when replacing unit

[Ghostly Sallet]

I know this question was asked a lot, but I struggle to understand the jazz commands and order strings. Also people said to use the orderstring of the ability it was based on, but I can't do that because the ability is a Rejuvenation Potion (Non-Combat Heal/Mana Regen).

 

[Chaosy]

It is impossible to do a perfect copy. You might copy the buff but not the duration.

Unless you use the memory hack
Which you shouldn't do since it does not work with the latest patch

 

[Ghostly Sallet]

So... how would you transfer the buff?

 

[MadnessTheKey]

Impossible.cant do.never will.it may be possible for certain programs to do it.
goodmap

 

[BloodSoul]

Some abilities don't have an order string, but they do have their own order id (integer). If you want to know what's their order id, you need to use the GetIssuedOrderId() native along with all "A unit is issued an order XXX" events. Ex:

• OrderId
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting an object
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting a point
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order with no target
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Custom script: call BJDebugMsg(GetUnitName(GetTriggerUnit())+": "+I2S(GetIssuedOrderId())+" - "+OrderId2String(GetIssuedOrderId()))

852609 is the order id for the Healing Salve ability. So, if you want to apply that buff again, you need to use an action similar to "Unit - Issued order targeting unit" that uses order id.

The following functions

• Unit - Order YOUR_UNIT to Attack ANOTHER_UNIT
• Unit - Order YOUR_UNIT to Move To POINT
• Unit - Order YOUR_UNIT to Stop

become

    // 851983 = attack
    // 851986 = move
    // 851972 = stop
    call IssueTargetOrderById( YOUR_UNIT, 851983, ANOTHER_UNIT)
    call IssuePointOrderByIdLoc( YOUR_UNIT, 851986, POINT)
    call IssueImmediateOrderById( YOUR_UNIT, 851972 )

However, as Chaosy said, there's still the problem related to the spell duration. It would be better if you triggered your own healing spell, and set its duration via triggers when replacing units.

EDIT: Be careful with abilities within items. The GetIssuedOrderId function will return the order id that is used to execute an item in a specific slot. That is, any cast-able item in slot 1 will issue the order id: 852008. It ranges from 852008 to 852013. (slot 1 to 6)

 

[Ghostly Sallet]

call IssueTargetOrderById( YOUR_UNIT, 851983, ANOTHER_UNIT)
call IssuePointOrderByIdLoc( YOUR_UNIT, 851986, POINT)
call IssueImmediateOrderById( YOUR_UNIT, 851972 )

What exactly should go on YOUR-UNIT and ANOTHER_UNIT? The name, the unit id?

 

[Chaosy]

If you trigger every single ability you could theoretically transfer the current duration of the buffs.
But it will be impossible to make the visual buff/debuff icon? now that I think about I do not even know if there is a visual duration indicator on the icon.

 

[BloodSoul]

Doing it for every single spell would certainly be tedious. OP could, at best, use some sort of buff system, or use the Slow Aura (Tornado) ability in order to place a buff on a unit, but their object editor would turn into a mess. Though, if that applies for only one ability (Rejuvenation Potion), then it's fine.

EDIT: Merging posts.

What exactly should go on YOUR-UNIT and ANOTHER_UNIT? The name, the unit id?

You should use the Unit data type; The unit itself.

YOUR_UNIT is the one who will perform whatever order against ANOTHER_UNIT.

• Events
  • Time - Elapsed game time is 0.00 seconds
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Set unitA = Footman 0001 <gen>
  • Set unitB = Peasant 0000 <gen>
  • Custom script: call IssueTargetOrderById(udg_unitA, 851983, udg_unitB)
  • -------- Orders Footman 0001 to attack Peasant 0000 --------
  • -------- Or it could've been --------
  • Custom script: call IssueTargetOrderById(gg_unit_hfoo_0001, 851983, gg_unit_hpea_0000)
  • -------- Which is the same as --------
  • Unit - Order unitA to Attack unitB
  • -------- except that the GUI action above uses "attack" string order --------

NOTE: The "ANOTHER_UNIT" parameter actually takes an widget. Widgets are: Destructibles, Units, Items. So, you can order a unit to attack a tree, any item or another unit.

 

[Ghostly Sallet]

It worked. Thanks so much.