[JASS] UnitAddAbility(currentUnit, 'Amov')

[Soga-]

Why is it that

UnitRemoveAbility(currentUnit, 'Amov')

will indeed remove the ability to move (takes away the move, stop, hold position, and patrol buttons) but

UnitAddAbility(currentUnit, 'Amov')

does not add them back?

What makes an ability un-addable?

 

[Mooglefrooglian]

I can't say for sure, but I would guess that those buttons all require moving to function, and that when move is removed, they can not function, and go away? beats me.

 

[Soga-]

Let me clarify. As far as I'm concerned, adding Amov doesn't work, period. I'm wondering why it does nothing when you add Amov to an unit which had Amov removed from it earlier.

 

[Undifty]

Can a unit still walk around with the help of triggers even if it doesn't have the Amov ability?

I fear it cannot, but if it can I suppose you could just make a dummy ability in its place.

 

[N-a-z-g-u-l]

if it doesnt move, check for the unit movement speed, because 0 movement removes the ability automatically, perhaps you just have to reset the movement speed to default movement speed of the unit

 

[Justify]

Its pretty simple... you just can't add Amov and the rest of the basic abilitys... ask Blizzard why not

 

[Soga-]

if it doesnt move, check for the unit movement speed, because 0 movement removes the ability automatically, perhaps you just have to reset the movement speed to default movement speed of the unit

Odd, because when I tried to set the unit's movement speed to 0, it still had the move command and everything. Even setting the movement speed and turn speed to 0 doesn't strip away the move button and whatsnot. I was doing this to a default footman unit, by the way. And yes, I did set the minimum movement speed to 0 in the constants.

Any other ideas for how to temporarily disable the move button and all? I thought about something akin to a root ability, but I'd like to see what other ideas are available.

 

[Eccho]

You could always pause the unit.
call PauseUnit(whichUnit, true) call PauseUnit(whichUnit, false)

 

[Soga-]

But then it wouldn't be able to use other abilities. Sorry, I should've stated that in the first post.

I want the unit to not be able to move or anything, and have these move command icons disabled, AND still be able to use other abilities.

 

[Justify]

You could remove Amov and instead of trying to add the skill again, replace the unit by a new one (simple replace function)?

 

[Ciebron]

use the root ability night elf build have instead

 

[Soga-]

Oh well, I took a different approach in my map. I decided to not disable movement in any way, but thanks for all your help, guys! + Rep.