hel pme with control hero

[Love-Nature]

I just made an ability that controls an enemy hero for a short duration, well i can control it but then i want it to return back to the previous owner, i tried using this but it didnt work

• Charm
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to (==) Charm
  • Actions
    • Set CharmCastUnit = (Casting unit)
    • Set CharmTargetUnit = (Target unit of ability being cast)
    • Unit - Change ownership of CharmTargetUnit to (Owner of CharmCastUnit) and Retain color
    • Trigger - Run FloTex Target3 <gen> (checking conditions)
    • Countdown Timer - Start Timer13 as a One-shot timer that will expire in (3.00 + ((Real((Level of Charm for CharmCastUnit))) x 1.00)) seconds

It works
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It doesnt

• Charm Expire
  • Events
    • Time - Timer13 expires
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit - Change ownership of CharmCastUnit to (Previous owner) and Retain color
    • Trigger - Run FloTex Target3e2 <gen> (checking conditions)

Also i will have to check if unit is dead during this process while controlled, how to turn it back to previous owner before it revives, so just when it actually dies.

Here i also used CharmTarget Charm Target / CharmCast CharmCast / cast target / target cast etc! omg
Unit - Change ownership of CharmCastUnit to (Previous owner) and Retain color

 

[Grags_1977]

previous owners never worked for me. I allways set it to a variable.

 

[Love-Nature]

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previous owners never worked for me. I allways set it to a variable.

Here i also used CharmTarget Charm Target / CharmCast CharmCast / cast target / target cast etc! omg
Unit - Change ownership of CharmCastUnit to (Previous owner) and Retain color

 

[gameman]

I hope this helps.

Add this in, instead of the "previous owner"

• Set Charmunitowner = (Owner of CharmTargetUnit)

And as for the death, I belive this would work.

• Melee Initialization
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Dies
  • Conditions
    • (Triggering unit) Equal to CharmTargetUnit
    • (Elapsed time for Timer13) Less than 10.00
  • Actions
    • Unit - Change ownership of CharmTargetUnit to Charmunitowner and Change color

Forgive me if I am no help, but I am trying.

 

[Love-Nature]

I hope this helps.

Add this in, instead of the "previous owner"

• Set Charmunitowner = (Owner of CharmTargetUnit)

And as for the death, I belive this would work.

• Melee Initialization
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Dies
  • Conditions
    • (Triggering unit) Equal to CharmTargetUnit
    • (Elapsed time for Timer13) Less than 10.00
  • Actions
    • Unit - Change ownership of CharmTargetUnit to Charmunitowner and Change color

Forgive me if I am no help, but I am trying.

I dont understand, what Variable is charmunitowner?

 

[gameman]

Its the original owner of the unit that you are taking control of.

EDIT:

• Actions
  • Set CharmCastUnit = (Triggering unit)
  • Set CharmTargetUnit = (Target unit of ability being cast)
  • Set Charmunitowner = (Owner of CharmTargetUnit)
  • Unit - Change ownership of CharmTargetUnit to (Owner of CharmCastUnit) and Change color

 

[Love-Nature]

Its the original owner of the unit that you are taking control of.

EDIT:

• Actions
  • Set CharmCastUnit = (Triggering unit)
  • Set CharmTargetUnit = (Target unit of ability being cast)
  • Set Charmunitowner = (Owner of CharmTargetUnit)
  • Unit - Change ownership of CharmTargetUnit to (Owner of CharmCastUnit) and Change color

I still dont know what variable you used for charmunitowner, it isnt Unit varibale.
I cant understand it guys please help

 

[Bigheaded]

I would have thought it would be a "unit" variable, as you're talking about one specific unit.

I am not sure how many of these units are on the field, can multiple charms be active? what happens if the hero dies after it's taken over? this doesn't solve these problems but it will change the target back

• Charm
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to (==) Charm
  • Actions
    • Unit - Change ownership of (Target unit of ability being cast) to (Owner of (Triggering unit)) and Change color
    • Wait (3.00 + ((Real((Level of Charm for CharmCastUnit))) x 1.00)) seconds
    • Unit - Change ownership of (Target unit of ability being cast) to (Owner of (Target unit of ability being cast)) and Change color

Any use to you?

edit: just looked at it again and it might not work (sorry, the other ways are probably much better tbh), and i need to go to bed. will look at tommorrow if unsolved.

 

[Love-Nature]

I would have thought it would be a "unit" variable, as you're talking about one specific unit.

I am not sure how many of these units are on the field, can multiple charms be active? what happens if the hero dies after it's taken over? this doesn't solve these problems but it will change the target back

• Charm
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to (==) Charm
  • Actions
    • Unit - Change ownership of (Target unit of ability being cast) to (Owner of (Triggering unit)) and Change color
    • Wait (3.00 + ((Real((Level of Charm for CharmCastUnit))) x 1.00)) seconds
    • Unit - Change ownership of (Target unit of ability being cast) to (Owner of (Target unit of ability being cast)) and Change color

Any use to you?

edit: oh heck, gimme a sec, won't work atm.

Ok but i'd prefer to use Variables and timers, anyways i just need to solve one action, not the whole trigger, there must be a way....

I need to solve this

• Unit - Change ownership of (Picked unit) to (???) and Change color

Used picked unit because i changed trigger,

this is the one i used because that control might be too op

• Control
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to (==) Control
  • Actions
    • Set ControlPoint = (Target point of ability being cast)
    • Set ControlTarget = (Target unit of ability being cast)
    • Set ControlTriggering = (Triggering unit)
    • Set Temp_Group = (Units within (100.00 + ((Real((Level of Control for ControlTriggering))) x 25.00)) of ControlPoint matching ((((Matching unit) belongs to an enemy of (Owner of ControlTriggering)) Equal to (==) True) and ((((Matching unit) is alive) Equal to (==) True) and
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in Temp_Group and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit - Change ownership of (Picked unit) to (Owner of ControlTriggering) and Change color
    • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_Temp_Group)
    • Countdown Timer - Start Timer12 as a One-shot timer that will expire in (3.00 + ((Real((Level of Control for ControlTriggering))) + 1.00)) seconds

and this for expire

• Control Expire
  • Events
    • Time - Timer12 expires
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Temp_Group = (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((((Matching unit) belongs to an enemy of (Owner of ControlTriggering)) Equal to (==) True) and ((((Matching unit) is alive) Equal to (==) True) and (((Matching unit) is A Hero) Equal to (==) False))))
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in Temp_Group and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit - Change ownership of (Picked unit) to (Previous owner) and Change color
    • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_Temp_Group)

The same problem, it controls but doesnt turn back.

 

[merlinds]

Why don`t you save the player number of the owner of the target of the abvility being cast in a Ingeter variable?? isnt it easyer?? the you just load it as a player index!

 

[Love-Nature]

Why don`t you save the player number of the owner of the target of the abvility being cast in a Ingeter variable?? isnt it easyer?? the you just load it as a player index!

Dude, im not that advanced with the world editor...i just want to fix my problem, may you please focus on it ? :s

Unit - Change ownership of (Picked unit) to (???) and Change color

Nevermind i dont need this anymore, thank you anyways

 

[Dirac]

CharmUnitOwner is a player type variable.