I don't have reforged.
From what I've read, reforged is a bugfest, so updating to it would be like gaining one thing at the cost of ten other.Well good luck with that
Keep track of armor type is possible with workarounds, like giving a dummy ability representing each armor type to corresponding units then checking if unit has e.g. ability "large armor" level 1
But keeping track of armor... unless there was some JASS function I'm not aware of (which is likely), that would be a pain to set up
The inconvenients of staying on an outdated version are starting to outweight the advantages by a significant margin imo
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Chaosium's suggestion requires no JASS, just a reasonable amount of mucking with the Unit Editor. And you do have to remember to update/change the abilities if you change the armor type of a unit (or if it can transform or something).
You can even automate some of this by using a single ability for this and then manipulating its level to represent the different armor types. Every time a unit enters the map check if it has this ability already; if not add it and set the correct level. You can make a parallel array of unit-types and integers (representing armor type as a level) to automatically assign them properly:
Events
Time - Elapsed game-time is 0.50 seconds
Conditions
Actions
Set AT_NORMAL = 1
Set AT_HEAVY = 2
Set AT_DIVINE = 3 //or whatever
//...
Set AT_FLESH = 8
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Set AT_COUNT = (AT_COUNT + 1)
Set AT_UTYPE[AT_COUNT] = Footman //unit-type array
Set AT_ATYPE[AT_COUNT] = AT_NORMAL //integer-array holding armor type info
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Set AT_COUNT = (AT_COUNT + 1)
Set AT_UTYPE[AT_COUNT] = Peasant
Set AT_ATYPE[AT_COUNT] = AT_FLESH
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Set AT_COUNT = (AT_COUNT + 1)
Set AT_UTYPE[AT_COUNT] = Knight
Set AT_ATYPE[AT_COUNT] = AT_HEAVY
//etc. for all relevant unit-types
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//this avoids code duplication by just running the trigger for all units that were preplaced and thus never 'enter' the map to fire the trigger themselves
//instead you would have to have a copy of the trigger actions here too inside of the unit group loop
Trigger - Turn on THE_ENTERS_TRIGGER <gen>
Custom script: set bj_wantDestroyGroup = true
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable Map Area)) and do (Actions)
Loop - Actions
Set ArmorUnit = (Picked Unit)
Trigger - Run THE_ENTERS_TRIGGER <gen> (ignoring conditions)
Events
Unit - A unit enters (Playable Map Area)
Conditions
(Level of ARMOR_TYPE_ABILITY for (Triggering Unit)) equal to 0
Actions
If (All conditions are true) then do (Then actions) else do (Else actions)
If - Conditions
(Triggering Unit) not equal to (No Unit) //if TU exists the trigger wasn't manually run so we can update the variable safely
Then - Actions
Set ArmorUnit = (Triggering Unit)
Else - Actions
Set UT = (Unit-type of ArmorUnit)
For each (Integer A) from 1 to AT_COUNT do (Actions)
Loop - Actions
If (All conditions are true) then do (Then actions) else do (Else actions)
If - Conditions
UT equal to AT_UTYPE[(Integer A)]
Then - Actions
Unit - Add ARMOR_TYPE_ABILITY to ArmorUnit
Unit - Set level of ARMOR_TYPE_ABILITY for ArmorUnit to AT_ATYPE[(Integer A)]
Else - Actions
//now to check armor type you would do this:
Set AT = (Level of ARMOR_TYPE_ABILITY for (the relevant unit))
If (All conditions are true) then do (Then actions) else do (Else actions)
If - Conditions
Or - Any Conditions are true
Conditions
AT equal to AT_HEAVY
AT equal to AT_FORTIFIED
AT equal to AT_MAGIC
Then - Actions
//do whatever, this is just an example of how you can check; there are other ways to optimize a check depending on what you want to do
Else - Actions
The problem is that without direct reference, that ability would require massive triggering. Tracking armor type would be extensive enough but it was meant to also consider the value. And tracking the value between 0-20 with changes like upgrades would take like half the time I spent on the map so far.Chaosium's suggestion requires no JASS, just a reasonable amount of mucking with the Unit Editor. And you do have to remember to update/change the abilities if you change the armor type of a unit (or if it can transform or something).
You can even automate some of this by using a single ability for this and then manipulating its level to represent the different armor types. Every time a unit enters the map check if it has this ability already; if not add it and set the correct level. You can make a parallel array of unit-types and integers (representing armor type as a level) to automatically assign them properly:
This would be a good use of a hashtable, just for reference.
I need the armor modifying abilities.
Yes, it was a little over a minute
I have no idea what the video is about. I see a bunch of high armors which I'm not sure how it relates to my case. Plus the comment section of the GetUnitArmor mentions a number of issues. By now, I redesigned the spell to deal HP-related damage and identify a few very high armored units through a dummy ability.
You asked about how to get the amount of armor, and now you say that you don’t understand how getting the amount of armor applies to your case.
Sorry, I was more focused on the clicked unit as there was absolutely no explanation of the super fast triggering that was going on that I missed the small text on the side. Which no doubt you did in attempt to cram it into the "one minute".
It would have required def type because the original idea was that heavy armor units receive extra hp-scaling damage while others just receive base damage+10x of their armor. But it's no longer actual because due to the nuisance, I redesigned the ability to just give hp-scaling damage.
