Unit + Attachment point

[InfinateAnswers]

Can you attach a unit to another units attachment point? if so please show me an example

 

[Pharaoh_]

A unit's model, yes, a unit in general, not really.

 

[rysnt11]

You mean attach a sea elemental to 'origin' attachment point of the water elemental?

 

[InfinateAnswers]

attach any unit to any other unit lol

 

[Bribe]

It often requires editing the custom model or using a periodic trigger to simulate an attachment by constantly setting a dummy-unit's coordinates.

 

[rysnt11]

Yup, just use sphere, and change the effect path to any unit you want to use as the attachment

 

[-Kobas-]

You can use units instead of missile as well, just care units will play death animation at the end, so pick ones like ghost to avoid this

You can attach buildings for example to small units, imagine running town hall

 

[InfinateAnswers]

my aim was a turret on a helicopter that can be controlled by different players.

 

[rysnt11]

my question:
1. The turret on the origin of the heli.
2. The heli on the origin of the turret.

 

[InfinateAnswers]

it doesnt matter, i planned on doing periodic event movment trigger but my friend mentioned attaching units to another unit

 

[rysnt11]

fyi, the attached unit can't attack, and they do not play attack animation, unless, you play the animation with triggers

 

[InfinateAnswers]

you cant attach units lol

 

[rysnt11]

yes you can, but not as 'unit' but as 'effect' and only editable on WE, in-game, trigger do the work

 

[-Kobas-]

Yes you can, still attached unit will be resized to unit scale (even if you resize unit with triggers).

Dunno will it work differently for abilities!

 

[InfinateAnswers]

units as in units as in units as in units. Not effects, i want it to be able to attack

 

[-Kobas-]

Move unit trigger will fail because it can destroy commands.
Special effect will fail, they can't attack.
Missile systems are usually 2 complicated and not good choice for something like this.

Now let's check object editor, is there any ability that can move with hero and actually attack at same time?

My answer will be phoenix fire!
Use levels to:
-Create custom cooldown (attack speed)
-Create custom damage (damage)
-Create custom distance (attack range)

We will still have problems like, damage type, missile effect (in case hero pick orb for example and change his normal missile projectile, if this 2 need to be same), triggers efficiency, and ability (Phoenix fire is really troublesome ability, you can edit it or copy but I'm not sure will you will be able to multiply it and use all of them).

So this is the best solution so far, your move!

 

[InfinateAnswers]

It needs to have attack ground and can be turned to different angles =P

 

[rysnt11]

you can set any unit's head to facing any angle, with trigger, animation - set body part facing
But i can't guarantee that the trig will mui

 

[Garfield1337]

Move unit trigger will fail because it can destroy commands.

That's why SetUnitX and SetUnitY exist. They don't interrupt orders. This is not hard to make,i currently don't have time,but i can do it tomorrow.

 

[rysnt11]

can the set unit x and y used in custom script?

 

[-Kobas-]

Yeah it can, it's script after all

 

[rysnt11]

so, the 'unit - move unit instantly to point' will cancle the order, and 'call setunit y' and 'call setunit x' willn't cancle the order?
Can you make a simple trigger of knockback that use the set unit x and y?
And please in test map
(hope this is not count as off topic)

 

[InfinateAnswers]

i do have an idea, i could do a periodic event for attack speed, create a new unit at a certain point, and then issue 1 attack on ground where your aiming, then remove the unit and go again.

 

[Garfield1337]

i do have an idea, i could do a periodic event for attack speed, create a new unit at a certain point, and then issue 1 attack on ground where your aiming, then remove the unit and go again.

Why would you recreate a unit instead of just moving it? <_>

EDIT:
@rysnt11
Why do you need testmap? This should be enough to understand.

    local unit u = YourUnit
    local real x = GetUnitX(u) + distance * Cos(angle)  //Angle must be in radians
    local real y = GetUnitY(u) + distance * Sin(angle)  //or you can put in degrees but multiply it with bj_DEGTORAD
    call SetUnitX(u,x)
    call SetUnitY(u,y)

If you want it in GUI,just put these in custom scripts.

 

[TF141.headset123]

that my friend, needs a tutorial. can someone pls post a tut on how to do that. ty

 

[rysnt11]

hmm,..
Why i need test map?
Cuz i did not understand vJass
So i'm learning the easiest at the first, gui with custom script
Back to topic, can you make me a sucking tornado?
With set unit x and set unit y?

 

[InfinateAnswers]

really rysnt? that isnt the topic of this thread, if u want help with that go to requests...

 

[SpectreD]

U just got to kno where the attachment points are and its pretty simple from there
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http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/requests-341/help-me-my-spell-193138/

 

[rysnt11]

Uh oh...
Sorry...
I'll move to the request to seek people to help me..
Thanks infiniate..

 

[InfinateAnswers]

For anyone reading this, you cannot attach an actualy unit to another unit