adding/removing Locust possible?

[Necrach]

I know its not possible in GUI, as the Locust ability is coded so that it will not appear in any other list than when giving abilities to a unit in the Object Editor field for Abilities.

But there must be a simple costum script line for removing the Locust ability, or is it is impossible to detect in code as well?

 

[white_mouse]

I know its not possible in GUI, as the Locust ability is coded so that it will not appear in any other list than when giving abilities to a unit in the Object Editor field for Abilities.

But there must be a simple costum script line for removing the Locust ability, or is it is impossible to detect in code as well?

@ Necrach : I found this action:

• Unit - Remove Locust from (Triggering unit)

 

[Tawnttoo]

Custom script: call UnitAddAbility (GetYourUnit(),'Aloc')
Unit - Hide (YourUnit)
Unit - Unhide (YourUnit)

That should do it, I think. Hiding and unhiding makes the unit selectable again.

 

[Accname]

it depends on what you call "remove", the ability itself might be removed with the script but the effect will stay forever. you cannot completely remove the effect of locust once a unit is affected.

 

[Necrach]

@ Necrach : I found this action:

• Unit - Remove Locust from (Triggering unit)

Are you sure we are using the same editor? :nuts:


Something struck me. The normal problems with replacing a unit (selection, current order, the unit being a hero with skills, etc) is usually no problems if the unit you are replacing are a Locust unit. Eg, replacing a unit with Locust ability to one without it should work in most maps/abilities.

 

[Accname]

replacing a unit is just a bunch of other functions which are called internally.

its nothing but removing the old unit and creating a new one at its position.

and no, you cannot remove locust with the vanilla editor nor with the standard JNGP functions. the function shown above is most probably a WEU add-on or similar programm.
though it is just the jass script line converted to a GUI action.