Unit Recycling

[Raven0]

Is it possible to revive a unit once it dies? When a unit dies I want to revive it and then store it in a far corner of the map for later use. There seems to be a hero revive function but not a unit one.

 

[Skycraft]

Wouldn't you be able to do it like this?

Method 1

Method 2

Edit: Added a new method how it could be done.

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

How about triggering it? Store the dying unit in a variable and then create it and use some special effects for eye candy. Try using this:

• Revive Set
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Dies
  • Conditions
    • ((Owner of (Dying unit)) slot status) Equal to Is playing
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Unit-type of (Dying unit)) Equal to Footman
      • Then - Actions
        • Set tempunit01 = (Dying unit)
        • Set tempplayer01 = (Owner of tempunit01)
        • Set footmanboolean = True
        • Set footmancount = (footmancount + 1)
        • Unit - Create 1 (Unit-type of tempunit01) for tempplayer01 at (Random point in tempregion <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
        • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the overhead of (Last created unit) using Abilities\Spells\Undead\DarkRitual\DarkRitualTarget.mdl
        • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
        • Game - Display to (Player group(tempplayer01)) the text: You have stored 1 f...
        • Trigger - Turn on Footman Revive <gen>
      • Else - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (Unit-type of (Dying unit)) Equal to Rifleman
          • Then - Actions
            • Set tempunit02 = (Dying unit)
            • Set tempplayer02 = (Owner of tempunit02)
            • Set riflemanboolean = True
            • Set riflemancount = (riflemancount + 1)
            • Unit - Create 1 (Unit-type of tempunit02) for tempplayer02 at (Random point in tempregion <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
            • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the origin of (Last created unit) using Abilities\Spells\Undead\DarkRitual\DarkRitualTarget.mdl
            • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
            • Game - Display to (Player group(tempplayer01)) the text: You have stored 1 r...
            • Trigger - Turn on Rifleman Revive <gen>
          • Else - Actions

 

[PurgeandFire]

There isn't a way to revive a unit (non-hero) directly. Once it is dead, it can't be revived without recreation. (unless maybe you have resurrection or something, but I don't know if that just creates clones or what) As far as unit recycling goes, I think they have damage detection to create "simulated deaths" at 1 hp. Play death animation and decay a bit and then off to heaven to be recycled.

As far as systems go, this is the only one for unit recycling:
http://www.wc3c.net/showthread.php?t=101600

Unit recycling has a few complex problems. You have to worry about things such as explosive deaths (mortar, demolishers, etc.), you have to worry about the "heaven" units triggering events or still being in groups, you have to worry about the facing they have once they are revived (since it is not instant), and there are a few other things that are probably annoying to fix.

All-in-all, unit recycling requires a lot of dedication and scripting to make it right. It does make a difference in maps and the memory they use, but overall it is a pain and most players won't really notice the difference. Generally, dummy recycling should be enough. There are a few systems for dummy recycling on this site, maybe those might be of interest to you.

I'm not trying to bum you out or anything, I'm just saying that it is pretty hard, and there isn't a real clear way to do it, it depends on the map.

 

[Raven0]

(unless maybe you have resurrection or something, but I don't know if that just creates clones or what)

I just tried it out. I saved a value to a hashtable using the handle ID of a unit, killed the unit, ressurected it using the paladin ability, and then displayed the stored value and it was correct. So when you revive a unit using that ability it is the same unit as before. I should be able to make my own system to fit my map using this.

Thanks for your help ^-^

 

[defskull]

Wouldn't you be able to do it like this?

Method 1

Method 2

Edit: Added a new method how it could be done.

If you replace a unit, won't that effect the game records for that particular unit or so ?

 

[PurgeandFire]

If you replace a unit, won't that effect the game records for that particular unit or so ?

Probably. The problem with replacing is that it isn't the same as recycling. Recycling is reusing while replacing is making a new one to fit for the old one. The point of recycling is to avoid replacing.