How to make a gate?(building)

[gabriono]

I need a gate that can be built and that can open/close at the owner's will.

 

[aki15]

Make the 2 buildings set their models to gate and gate closed you want and then add them 2 abillities based WAR STOMP, no mana, no cd ...
Do trigger like this:

• Gate
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to GATE OPEN
  • Actions
    • Unit - Replace (Casting unit) with a GATE OPEN using The new unit's default life and mana

• Gate Closed
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to GATE CLOSE
  • Actions
    • Unit - Replace (Casting unit) with a GATE CLOSED using The new unit's default life and mana

 

[TomTTT]

Umm better idea?
First of all, suggested to use Channel ability, not War Stomp, since if he have an ability of war stomp, it will start it too.
Suggested idea:
Create a normal gate.
Simple, nice easy gate...
Now create an ability (as i said before, suggested based on channel, and set to Instant - no target)
then create a trigger
Gate

• Events
  • Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Open Gate
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • Gate_is_Closed Equal to True
      • Then - Actions
        • Destructible - Open GATE
        • Set Gate_is_Closed = False
      • Else - Actions
        • Destructible - Close GATE
        • Set Gate_is_Closed = True

 

[X-maul]

Make the 2 buildings set their models to gate and gate closed you want and then add them 2 abillities based WAR STOMP, no mana, no cd ...
Do trigger like this:

• Gate
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to GATE OPEN
  • Actions
    • Unit - Replace (Casting unit) with a GATE OPEN using The new unit's default life and mana

• Gate Closed
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to GATE CLOSE
  • Actions
    • Unit - Replace (Casting unit) with a GATE CLOSED using The new unit's default life and mana

Umm better idea?
First of all, suggested to use Channel ability, not War Stomp, since if he have an ability of war stomp, it will start it too.
Suggested idea:
Create a normal gate.
Simple, nice easy gate...
Now create an ability (as i said before, suggested based on channel, and set to Instant - no target)
then create a trigger
Gate

• Events
  • Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Open Gate
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • Gate_is_Closed Equal to True
      • Then - Actions
        • Destructible - Open GATE
        • Set Gate_is_Closed = False
      • Else - Actions
        • Destructible - Close GATE
        • Set Gate_is_Closed = True

TomTTT - you method wont work for a unit gate, that will only work for a destructible.

Use aki15's method and then you need to remember to set area of effect to 0 on war stomp spell

 

[Accname]

replacing a unit is bad because it will move when other units are too close because of the standard collision.

i would say make 3 versions of the gate.

1 opened gate version, 1 closed gate version and 1 version of the gate which is builded by the player (can be opened or closed, however you like)

now to switch between them you simply use an upgrade. make the closed gate upgrade itself into the opened one and vice versa. the closed and opened gate need to have no gold / lumber costs for this, thats why you need 3 versions.

this method will give you an optimal accuracy.

 

[gabriono]

1 more problem...

I want to make a vertical gate but the pathing and model are horizontal... help?!?

 

[gabriono]

Can you post a map where is the gate with "upgrades" (@Accname solution)

 

[TomTTT]

TomTTT - you method wont work for a unit gate, that will only work for a destructible.

Use aki15's method and then you need to remember to set area of effect to 0 on war stomp spell

umm lol i meant it to be with a destructible.
Obviously when it says destructible - open, i realise it means it's a destructible

 

[Accname]

i took some time and did it for you.

 

[gabriono]

Thanks

Sorry that my thanks came so late but im now back!