'Metamorphosis' Ability Help

[the Immortal]

I want to create (modify) an ability so when the Demon Hunter (hero) learns it to becomes Demon (metamorphosis model) permanently, getting ranged attack + Life increase. Also the spell has 4 levels so I think can't base it on Bear Form or something like that.

My first idea was to replace the Demon Hunter with the each time he learns the spell, giving all items + exp to the new one, but this is too long
The second one is to base it on 'Bear Form'-type magic, but the problem is I don't know how

I hope the explanation isn't very confused

 

[Zakyath]

Bear form. Change HP of the unit, and all the stuff you need to change. The long range is already on the Metamorphosis.

 

[Masterfrog]

just copy bearform and make it a hero ability, and change all the things you want it to do.

 

[WoW_Error]

Like Zak and Master said, use Bear Form as the base ability.

Go down the list until you get to Is Hero Ability = True/False (select True)
Then go to levels, set it to whatever you want.
Then go to Requirements - Level set this to whatever.
Make sure to delete the techtree requirements aswell.
then do whatever else you want.

My apologies if you already knew about all of this.

 

[the Immortal]

I know the basic idea, but I want the ability to be permanent and "passive". Every time the hero learns it he must automatically transform into more powerful Demon. I set "Morphing Flags" to "Permanent" and "Uninterruptable" so when he activates it, he cannot transform back, but when I learn higher level, it doesn't show the icon and there is no effect :banghead:
As I see the only way to make it will be with triggers

 

[AceHart]

You could try a couple berserker upgrades, as used be the Orc trolls.

 

[the Immortal]

You mean to make a custom upgrade which changes the demon and research it every time he learns the spell? If I do so, will he have all the items + the exp?
And how to remove the text "Research Complete", the sound and the Minimap Pinging?
Wow, a lot of questions

 

[AceHart]

Player - Set level of tech-type to (level of tech-type + 1)

That makes the research instant, without any structure doing it.
And there won't be any messages, pings, ...

 

[the Immortal]

> Player - Set level of tech-type to (level of tech-type + 1)
Wow, I didn't knew that. 10x a lot!

I will try the spell now.

 

[the Immortal]

Double-posting, but I remembered this ability and tried to make it again. But (why there is always "but") it doesn't work. :banghead:
I made 4 upgrades (because one upgrade can transform only one unit into another, even if it has more levels), 4 heroes (based on the Demon Hunter) and the following triggers:

Variables
    Events
        Map Initialization
    Conditions
    Actions
        Set AbilityDemonFormUpgr[1] = Metamorphosis Upgrade 1 
        Set AbilityDemonFormUpgr[2] = Metamorphosis Upgrade 2 
        Set AbilityDemonFormUpgr[3] = Metamorphosis Upgrade 3 
        Set AbilityDemonFormUpgr[4] = Metamorphosis Upgrade 4

Demon Form
    Events
        Unit - A unit Learns a skill
    Conditions
        (Learned Hero Skill) Equal to Demon Form 
    Actions
        Player - Set the current research level of AbilityDemonFormUpgr[(Level of Demon Form  for (Triggering unit))] to 1 for (Owner of (Learning Hero))

Oh, also I set the Dependency equivalents on the 'heroes'.

Sry if it is confusing :nuts: