How to check if Unit is a Ward??

[ertaboy356b]

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[Bloodydood]

Either have the condition written in Jass or check unit-type in GUI. Boolean classification checks in GUI don't seem to have Ward in the list.

 

[ertaboy356b]

I can write in Jass..

for mechanical unit, its UNIT_TYPE_MECHANICAL...
ward doesn't have a constant..

Any other suggestions?

 

[jwallstone]

This is a known problem: it is impossible directly.

The only way is a workaround, like: give every ward unit another dummy ability in the object editor. Check for that ability instead.

 

[OMGedDude]

I'm not sure whether this works or not, but if a ward counts as a summoned unit, then you could check if its a summoned unit and its movement speed is equal to 0.

 

[ZugZugZealot]

Here's one method of giving units custom classifications abusing Unit-Type Score Value...

• CustomClassification
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is attacked
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • -------- Get Custom Classifications --------
    • Set tempInteger = (Point-value of (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)))
    • For each (Integer A) from 0 to 9, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • tempInteger Greater than or equal to 512
          • Then - Actions
            • Set tempBinBools[(9 - (Integer A))] = True
            • Set tempInteger = (tempInteger - 512)
          • Else - Actions
        • -------- End If --------
        • Set tempInteger = (tempInteger x 2)
    • -------- End Loop --------
    • -------- Classifications Acquired --------
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • tempBinBools[0] Equal to True
      • Then - Actions
        • Game - Display to (All players) the text: This unit is a ward!
      • Else - Actions
    • -------- End If --------
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • tempBinBools[1] Equal to True
      • Then - Actions
        • Game - Display to (All players) the text: Unit is Monkey!
      • Else - Actions
    • -------- End If --------

The math uses a bit of binary to it... Here's a table that displays the "value" of each classification.

tempBinBools  [0]   [1]   [2]   [3]   [4]
               1     2     4     8    16

              [5]   [6]   [7]   [8]   [9]
              32    64    128   256   512

So in this case Ward being [0] has the classification value of 1, and Monkey being [1] having the classification value of 2. In order to apply them both, you just simply add their values up; so you would set the Unit-Type Point Value to be 3.

 

[Jesus4Lyf]

Here's a real solution :
Make an ability that can only target wards. (Or can't target wards.)
Try dummy casting that ability on the unit (issue target order).
If it succeeds, it is a ward (or if it fails if you made it so that it cannot target wards).
(Issue orders return a boolean - true for success, false for failure.)

Edit:
Just read the post above mine. Well, the end of it.
"So in this case Ward being [0] has the classification value of 1, and Monkey being [1]..."
I lol'd at how off topic you sounded.

 

[ZugZugZealot]

Just read the post above mine. Well, the end of it.
"So in this case Ward being [0] has the classification value of 1, and Monkey being [1]..."
I lol'd at how off topic you sounded.

I needed another custom classification to demonstrate how to use multiple classifications within the Score Value of a unit type; "Monkey" was the first thing that popped in my head.