Removing From Mini-Map

Mythes

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I know that you can make a Unit disappear from the mini-map on the object editor...
Can you make that with triggers?
Looked for it and didn't find it...

Thanks

Myt.
 
jig7c

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nope, you can't hide from the mini-map via triggers

you can hide the unit altogether from the map, which would then remove it from the mini-map, (i think) via triggers
 
Mythes

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But how did then IceFrog create the skill in DotA where there is a Hero (Phantom Assassin) which, when near Enemy Heroes, it disappears from their mini-map???
I guess it is possible but only in JASS?
 
Weep

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Morph the unit into a 2nd version that was set to be hidden on the mini-map in the object editor?
 
Mythes

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Morph kindda bugs when you morph into a Hero....
So can't use it...
Other sugestions?
 
0WN3D

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Morph shldhave no problem as long as you morph it into a hero not a unit...... Another wacky way is to make the unit neutral hostile but it will make it appear on the minimap when unseen....
 
Mythes

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Yeah, I've been testing some stuff with Morph, and it turned out fine as long as I morphed into another model, different from the one I started...
And I didn't want that... I just wanted to delete the hero from the mini map... So he couldn't change models...
Because I'm making a labirynth, and to make navegation a little harder, I want to remove the hero from the mini-map. (Many people rely on mini-map for positioning, so it kind of screws them :p)
Any ideas?

Myt.
 
GFreak45

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you can set the unit to originally not show up on the minimap and create a unit that is invulnerable and has no model file that always moves to the same location of the unit u want to not show up, then when you want it to disapear remove the unit... or make the model-less unit invisible for the duration u want it to not show up if units cant see invis etc
 
Mythes

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Can't do that..
I'm making a Hero Defense map, so the heroes must show on mini-map all times, EXCEPT if they are in the labyrinth.
If I made the dummy unit idea, (so the original unit and the dummy unit would swap places in the labyrinth) I would have to make a dummy for each player..
That would lag up a bit, and, of course, there's the selection problem, etc etc...
Kind of lot of work... I thought removing a unit from the mini map would be easy.. My mistake :(
I have no idea what to do...
Maybe I should email IceFrog? :p

Myt.
 
GFreak45

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you dont swap the dummy unit's place and the heroes place... you remove the dummy unit completely when you want it to not show... it doesnt create a lot of lag... you can make a 0.4 sec trigger that destroys all units = to unit x in the map and then picks all heros not in the labrynth and creates one at their location for the same owner
 
Mythes

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Sry, could you write a example trigger or even better, and example map?
I'm kindda lost, and actually seeing the trigger work would be nice...

Myt.
 
Solmyr

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First and foremost, I don't think (and don't want to bother checking if) this can be done in GUI. But, if you're up for some JASS magic, here we go (the way it's done in DotA):

On map initialization, [ljass]call SetAltMinimapIcon("war3mapImported\\black.blp")[/ljass]. Then, whenever you want a unit to disappear from the mini-map, simply [ljass]call UnitSetUsesAltIcon(whichUnit, true)[/ljass], and whenever you want the unit to appear again, just [ljass]call UnitSetUsesAltIcon(whichUnit, false)[/ljass].

I believe that the mini-map icon was created by Infrisios, so all the credit should go to him. I have extracted it from DotA and attached it to this post.
 

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Mythes

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I'm sorry, I suck at jass...
What do I imput in (whichUnit) ?
Entering unit? (because I want the unit to disappear from the mini-map only when he enters the labyrinth....)

Sorry again, I suck at JASS and have failed to learn it properly =/

Myt.
 
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Mythes said:
I'm sorry, I suck at jass...
What do I imput in (whichUnit) ?
Entering unit? (because I want the unit to disappear from the mini-map only when he enters the labyrinth....)

Sorry again, I suck at JASS and have failed to learn it properly =/

Myt.
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Call UnitSetUsesAltIcon(GetTriggerUnit(), true)
That should be it.
 
Mythes

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Will test later, and repost here..
And wolf, ty for all the help u've been giving me xD
 
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