Buildable/Openable Gate

[DeeVee]

I am trying to make a gate that a worker can build, (so it has to be a unit) but the gate can also be opened by like a -open command or an ability command. Can anyone tell me if there is a way to open a gate as a unit, or does it have to be a destructable?

 

[Sajberhippie]

I am trying to make a gate that a worker can build, (so it has to be a unit) but the gate can also be opened by like a -open command or an ability command. Can anyone tell me if there is a way to open a gate as a unit, or does it have to be a destructable?

It should be possible I think.

You could build it as a unit, and then use the -open command as an event to an action that sets it's collision size to 0. I gate-opening an alternate animation of the model, or another model completely? If it's the second, you'd have to "replace" the unit.

 

[DeeVee]

K i checked for the model before but I'll look deeper this time and get back to u in a minute

 

[DeeVee]

Okay I checked everywhere and couldn't find an opened gate model of anytype. What I did find was that the Death Alternate of my gate is the opened version of it, but... I don't know how I can somehow trigger the Death Alternate, instead of the usual death. Can anyone help me with triggering that?

 

[DeeVee]

Okay I fixed my own problem using 2 abilities, 2 different units with the same name and properties except one had a pathing map and the other didn't, and 2 triggers.

• Open Gate
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Open
  • Actions
    • Unit - Replace (Triggering unit) with a Gate using The old unit's relative life and mana
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units of type Gate) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (Picked unit) Equal to (Last replaced unit)
          • Then - Actions
            • Animation - Play (Picked unit)'s Death Alternate animation
          • Else - Actions
            • Do nothing

and...

• Close Gate
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Close
  • Actions
    • Unit - Replace (Triggering unit) with a Gate using The old unit's relative life and mana

Hope this helps anyone who had the same problem I did.

 

[Faction]

I am trying to make a gate that a worker can build, (so it has to be a unit) but the gate can also be opened by like a -open command or an ability command. Can anyone tell me if there is a way to open a gate as a unit, or does it have to be a destructable?

No trigger is necessary for this.

1st) Create Gate Building, make editor suffix [closed1]
2nd) Create a second gate building identical to the first, except with 0 pathing and dead gate model, then make it so the build time and cost are 0. make editor suffix [open]
3rd) Create a copy of [closed1], only make build time and cost 0. make editor suffix [closed2]

Make it so that [closed1] upgrades to [open], that [open] upgrades to [closed2], and that [closed2] upgrades to [open].

make the icons for these in the bottom left corner for ease of use

adjust build times as you want to stop players from spammin' their doors shut