Units with EXP bars

[ChaosPointDK]

I once played a map where you (the player) owned some units that had exp bars, but didn't display in the top left corner as heroes normally would. Could anyone give me some guidance on how i make units that can earn experience?

 

[WhiteDeath]

Find the following in the (unit)hero properties and set them to false
Stats hero hide hero death message
Stats hero hide hero interface icon
Stats hero hide hero minimap display

 

[defskull]

Units with EXP bars

Do you mean Normal unit ? Or Hero unit ? Or both ?
Be specific.

There are 2 things you must cover up here;
1. Trigger on increase EXP per kill (Integer)
2. Trigger on EXP Bar (Floating Text ?)

 

[ChaosPointDK]

Defskull, they were simple units that had the experience bar of a hero. I'm not sure whether or not they had the Str/Agi/Int attributes tho.

Also, thank you WhiteDeath. Gonna try this out right now.

EDIT: After trying out WhiteDeath's steps, I wasn't really satisfied with what I got, since i forgot to tell that I kind of wanted Units, and not Heroes (i basically didnt want any attributes, but i guess they are unavoidable).


Is there a way to create an EXP function for units using triggers?

 

[defskull]

So they are normal unit that has experience bar on the UI (below-middle of the screen) ?

 

[ChaosPointDK]

So they are normal unit that has experience bar on the UI (below-middle of the screen) ?

That is prescicely what i'm trying to achieve. If it isn't possible, i am happy with some kind of trigger based experience system as well.

 

[defskull]

Can you show me screenshot of it ?

 

[ChaosPointDK]

Can you show me screenshot of it ?

It was a dungeon keeper-ish map that i played years ago. I dont even know what the map's name is. So sorry then, no screenies.

 

[defskull]

Ahhh I can't imagine something that I never seen it before.

 

[Dr Super Good]

1. Make all units based on heroes and disable the hero icons for them.

2. Use StarCraft II and give the units a varient of the Veterancy behaviour.

 

[defskull]

1. Make all units based on heroes and disable the hero icons for them.

But imagine if he makes a game based on armies, where each player can spawn armies at least 100 of them, meaning we have 100 Heroes.
Heroes are a unique unit in Warcraft III that cannot go just like that, compared to Normal Unit, when it dies, it truly dies (cannot be revived).

But I think we can counter this issue by removing the Hero when it dies.
In GUI, you can read the Note below the function box it says "Leave no corpse. If used on Hero, that Hero cannot be resurrected", this actually means that it will treat Hero Unit just as Normal Unit.

But I don't know if you remove Hero like 100 times it will cause bugs to the game or not.

This is the only viable solution I can think of, because the EXP Bar on the Unit's UI is hard-coded, meaning you can't simply make it via trigger or what, you must make it a Hero to enable that EXP Bar on the Unit's UI, unless you want it to have a Floating Text of EXP Bar (or Multiboard), you can use Normal Unit for it but this will mess up the game if you want to keep track like 100 Units at a time.

 

[Dr Super Good]

All units, hero and normal, leak anyway at the moment.

 

[defskull]

At least it's not noticeable, thank goodness.

 

[WhiteDeath]

You could probably make some sort of ability named experience that has 1000 levels, when the unit kills something increase the levels by an appropriate amount, and ckeck if the exp ability has reached the necessary amount, if so - level up the unit as you wish and decrease the level of the exp ability back to 0.
It may not be a xp bar but it is an xp icon

 

[Player]

I didn't really got the question, you want Normal Units with Exp. Bars OR you want Normal Units to Gain levels?

- If it is the second that you want - I've the solution, as I had this idea some time ago and now it's working on unit kill basis.

If you have interest in this ask me! I would gladly share my knowledge.