Detecting attack range?

[komapatient]

Hi,

Is there any way to detect the attack range of an unit?

I want to reconfigure melee maps in a way that when a melee unit (AR =< 100) attacks a ranged unit, the ranged unit is forced to use a melee attack.

I first intended to create copies of units (a normal ranged archer and a dummy melee version of her e.g.) and simply replace them but now I feel like it would be more comfortable when I could stay with the original units and design a special melee attack via attack 2 for them! I felt like this because I don't want to exchange heroes with the exact items everytime, losing rallye points on units etc.

Well I guess there is a trigger to determine the range - but what I need is to bind the attacking unit to force to melee attack until the offender acquires a new target. I could use the custom value of unit integer to define an attack mode but I'm still not sure about detecting how long the unit is targeted by a melee attacker.

Any idea how to start this?

 

[DiFm]

Make ranged Have attack 2 then add an invisible buff to melee units that when a ranged unit has buff you can use an uppgrade that only enables attack 2 then when unit no longer has buff enable attack 1

 

[komapatient]

Make ranged Have attack 2 then add an invisible buff to melee units that when a ranged unit has buff you can use an uppgrade that only enables attack 2 then when unit no longer has buff enable attack 1

Adding a buff? Silly me!! Could really work! I'll give it a try asap!

Well then - your rep cash box just rings **KA-CHING** ;D

 

[simonake]

Why not using the Units locations as this leakless trigger shows.

• Actions -
  • Set TempLoc[1] = (Position of ( attacking unit ))
  • Set TempLoc[2] = (Position of ( attacked unit ))
  • Set AttackDistance = (Distance Between (TempLoc[1]) and (TempLoc[2]))
  • Custom Script: call RemoveLocation( udg_TempLoc[1] )
  • Custom Script: call RemoveLocation( udg_TempLoc[2] )

 

[komapatient]

Why not using the Units locations as this leakless triggers shows.

• Action -
  • Set TempLoc[1] = (Position of ( attacking unit ))
  • Set TempLoc[2] = (Position of ( attacked unit ))
  • Set AttackDistance = (Distance Between (TempLoc[1]) and (TempLoc[2]))
  • Custom Script: call RemoveLocation( udg_TempLoc[1] )
  • Custom Script: call RemoveLocation( udg_TempLoc[2] )

I thought of this as well.. but I want the unit actually to be under attack... if I just needed the difference of two units locations I could define a minimum attack range for my ranged unit attack without even triggering it.

The trick is I want to bind the unit to be a melee attacker when it gets melee attacked.

Imagine an archer forced to draw a dagger to fight an incoming grunt (even though I wouldn't have a dagger model at all for her ).

I guess this would make large team games (5v5 or 6v6) more balanced, as the game gets more and more "Rangecraft" the more players are in it. I want to add a significant role to melee units to weaken front line ranged units without them losing their focus fire ability when they are not really threatened at all!

 

[simonake]

What do you use to set the attack range to 0?

 

[Zurtrogx]

You could use a Boolean Comparison, something like:

((Triggering unit) is A melee attacker) Equal to True

Boolean Comparison=> Unit - Unit Classification Check