Snippet ReplaceUnit

[Doomhammer]

As mentioned in a thread a few days ago, and as suggested by Mr. Zero,
I'd like to submit a snippet of code that can be helpful at times:

For some reason it can be useful to add the locust ability to units, to make them unselectable. But once locust is on, it can't be taken off again. To get the units back to normal nonetheless, they have to be replaced, and that's where my few lines set in:

function ReplaceUnit takes nothing returns nothing
local unit u=GetEnumUnit()
call CreateUnit(GetOwningPlayer(u), GetUnitTypeId(u), GetUnitX(u), GetUnitY(u), GetUnitFacing(u))
call RemoveUnit(u)
set u=null
endfunction

as a further little annotation: the units have to be grouped before adding locust.

 

[~GaLs~]

erm...locust can be remove.....

It is by
First hide that unit
Remove that locust
Unhide that unit
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What is snippet?
and what is GetEnumUnit() ?

 

[Prometheus]

Snippet is just a piece of code.
GetEnumUnit() = Picked Unit in GUI

 

[Doomhammer]

GetEnumUnit won't do it, once your unit has locust on. You can't even group units once they have the locust ability, otherwise I wouldn't make the effort to replace them.

go for it and find out yourself. Don't forget to come back and report your results.

 

[Hero]

OK even if this works...it will be Tedious when adding Locust to a Hero that has certain skills learned and what not

 

[Sim]

Why add Locust to an hero?

 

[Hero]

Why add Locust to an hero?

You never know...you might need it in a spell to make the hero unclickable or something..