Spell Shadowmeld during day

[Exide]

Shadowmeld during day​

• Pre-words.

• How to.

• Final words.

*Pre-words.​

Welcome to my Shadowmeld System.
As the threadname says, this is a system on how to make shadowmeld work during day. I've noticed that a lot of people has been asking this question, but I never found a proper answer to it. The idea is pretty simple, and there isn't much to it, so this System will be a short one.

*How to.​

First of all, the whole concept of making your shadowmeld work during day is to check if the unit has moved or not. If the unit didn't move, add permanent invisibility to the unit, else remove permanent invisibility from the unit.

What do we need for this?
Well, first of all the unit, obviously, then the custom spell (based on shadowmeld).
If you want to, you can also add a new ability, based on the permanent invisibility ability, for good measures.
This is the easy part, just create a new custom ability, base it on Shadowmeld and change the fields to suit the way you want it.
I suggest you set the 'Data - Fade Duration' field to 0.50 (a half second).
-This is nothing important, as it will only act during night time.
I also suggest that you make it so that your custom made Permanent Invisibility ability (if you choose to make one) doesn't show on your unit. (The standard Permanent Invisibility (Neutral Hostile) does not show.)

Once you've set your abilities correctly, you will need two triggers.
The first one will register if your unit learns your "shadowmeld" spell:

*Trigger1*
    Events
        Unit - A unit Learns a skill
    Conditions
        (Learned Hero Skill) Equal to [B]*Your_Skill*[/B] 
    Actions
        Set MeldUnit = (Triggering unit)
        Trigger - Turn on *Trigger2* <gen>

Nothing special about this, except, the spell can't be MUI (It will only work on one unit per map and game).
MeldUnit is a Unit variable.

After that you will need the actual invisibility trigger:

Trigger2
    Events
        Time - Every 1.00 seconds of game time
    Conditions
    Actions
        Set TempPoint = (Position of MeldUnit)
        Wait 0.50 seconds
        Set [B]TempPoint2[/B] = (Position of MeldUnit)
        If ((Distance between TempPoint and [B]TempPoint2[/B]) Greater than or equal to 1.00) then do (Unit - Remove Permanent Invisibility from MeldUnit) else do (Unit - Add Permanent Invisibility to MeldUnit)
        Custom script:   call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)
        Custom script:   call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint2)

This is simple. The first trigger turns on the second, which checks, every 0.50 (half second) where your unit with your ability is. If the unit has moved since the last check, the trigger will remove Permanent Invisibility from the unit, if not the trigger will add Permanent Invisibility to your unit.
Also, Permanent Invisibility will break if your unit is attacking another, so technically your unit should be invisible whenever it's not moving, at both day and night, except during combat.
The event and the wait function sets your fade duration time. (If you have the same event with every 0.8 second instead, and put a 0.4 second wait, the fade time SHOULD be 0.4 seconds. -Notice how I suggested that you should set a 0.50 Fade Duration on your shadowmeld ability, earlier.)
TempPoint, and TempPoint2 are point variables.
Distance between ... is a real comparison. 'Real Comparison -> Math - Distance between Points'.

*Final words.​

I realize this isn't much of a System, but I hope it can help someone with their ability in the future.
Also, I couldn't find a way of making this ability MUI. If anyone else knows a way, please share.
Thank you for reading this, I hope it helps.
/Exide.

 

[Sim]

> (Distance between TempPoint and (Position of MeldUnit)

Bolded text leaks.

 

[Exide]

I'll fix that right away, thanks for noticing.

 

[Magentix]

Also, I couldn't find a way of making this ability MUI. If anyone else knows a way, please share.


Make a unit array MeldUnit[]
Make an integer variable Integer
Make 2 Point arrays Point[] Point2[]

Unit learns ability ->
- MeldUnit[Integer] = learning hero
- Integer = Integer + 1

then make the second trigger:

Loop 1 to Integer
set Point[Loop Integer A] = position of Unit[Loop Integer A]
end loop

Wait 0.50 seconds

Loop 1 to Integer
set Point2[Loop Integer A] = position of Unit[Loop Integer A]
If ((Distance between TempPoint[Loop Integer A] and TempPoint2[Loop Integer A]) Greater than or equal to 1.00) then do (Unit - Remove Permanent Invisibility from Unit[Loop Integer A]) else do (Unit - Add Permanent Invisibility to Unit[Loop Integer A])
end loop

Loop 1 to Integer
Custom script:   call RemoveLocation(udg_Point[bj_forLoopAIndex])
Custom script:   call RemoveLocation(udg_Point2[bj_forLoopAIndex])
endloop

This should make it MUI if I'm not mistaken.

the loop - endloop are For Loop Integer thingies.


You may want to expand the condition though, you're not checking if the unit already has invisibility or not.
Now you're adding/removing multiple invisibilities to/from one unit I think.

 

[Exide]

>Now you're adding/removing multiple invisibilities to/from one unit I think.
I believe that you can't remove an ability from a unit that doesn't have that ability, and you can't add an ability that is already there. I might be wrong, though.

 

[~GaLs~]

>>I believe that you can't remove an ability from a unit that doesn't have that ability, and you can't add an ability that is already there. I might be wrong, though
if i am not mistaken though...if you removed an ability from a unit that doesnt has the ability...it will return nothing...Same as Removing *ViceVersa*

 

[NetherHawk]

Does it still leak after u have added in the TempPoint2? from what i've tried before in another skill, it still wont work ><

 

[Exide]

>Does it still leak after u have added in the TempPoint2? from what i've tried before in another skill, it still wont work ><

Nope, shouldn't leak.
Won't work? It's a fairly simple trigger, the only problem I see should be the If/ Then/ Else. -Make sure that it's a 'Real Comparison -> Math - Distance Between Points'. Also check your event, every X second, and how long wait you have.

 

[rodead]

nice System +rep i don't use it but if i needed to use it i understand it perfectly.

 

[Sim]

This is a system, definitely, not a tutorial.

New rules define it clearly

And as such, a demo map will be required.

 

[Exide]

Sorry.
I didn't know the difference.

I will fix it as soon as possible.

 

[waaaks!]

i think this isnt a shadow meld...because shadow meld will make the unit invisible if it is not moving, while permanent invisiblity gives invisibility to a unit even if it is moving

 

[Exide]

>i think this isnt a shadow meld...because shadow meld will make the unit invisible if it is not moving, while permanent invisiblity gives invisibility to a unit even if it is moving

Correct.

 

[waaaks!]

i suggest, implementing the system IsUnitMoving(), so that if a unit move with the permanent invi, then remove the ability, and when it is not moving, then add the permanent invi again

 

[Exide]

Updated.
I added a Demo map, and attached it to the first post.

 

[Trollvottel]

you could make it mui adding a unit learning the skill to a unit group and pick them every x seconds in....