Making different forces see different models

[soulreaping]

Hi,
I want to make that, for example, Force 1 will see footman units with the footman model, and Force 2 will see footman units with the knight models.

Is that possible?

Thanks!

 

[Trollvottel]

no it isnt, you cant change unit models....
but you could create special effects on them for example:

local string s
set s = ""
if GetLocalPlayer() == PlayerWHOYOUWANT() then
set s = "SPECIALEFFECTPATH"
endif
set effect = AddSpecialEffectTarget(s, UNIT, "origin")

maybe it will work

 

[soulreaping]

I thought of doing this:

if (GetLocalPlayer() == Player(0)) then
    call AddSpecialEffect(someeffect)
elseif (GetLocalPlayer() == Player(1)) then
    call AddSpecialEffect(someothereffect)
endif

(There is 1 player in each force)

I didn't test it, but I don't think they will work simultaneously.

I mean that both players will see the same effect.

Any other suggestions?

 

[0zaru]

I don't think so. Even if you create thinks for one player would cause desync.

 

[Trollvottel]

you dont create them only for one player but you use different strings, and strings are no handles i think?

 

[phyrex1an]

you dont create them only for one player but you use different strings, and strings are no handles i think?

Strings aren't handles, but you "create" strings to. First time you use a string the get assigned an index, similar to the H2I value of a handle.

The safe way is

local string s = "SPECIALEFFECTPATH"
if GetLocalPlayer() != PlayerWHOYOUWANT() then
    set s = ""
endif
set effect = AddSpecialEffectTarget(s, UNIT, "origin")

You could try to create different units using the same technique, but I imagine you could get strange desyncs later in the game because of that.

 

[Jazradel]

You don't need to both doing that with effects do you? I thought you only needed to do the null path thing when you're creating units/trackables/etc. Otherwise soulreaping's idea should work fine.

It is mostly safe to create units using the null path thing. It may cause desyncs when the unit dies, but you can remove it to stop that.