Unit Summoning - Help needed - more than one ability

[bobthefunny]

#1)
I want to have my hero summon a unit, have it be permanent, and have only 1 out at a time, while it takes him time to make.

I based to skill off of the cryptlords beetles, but now I run into the problem that he summons it instantly. I want it to be more of a "building" skill, where if he doesn't channel it, he either has to start over, over, like build, can finish it later.


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#2)
How can I make "build" a level up skill, so that as the hero gains more levels, he gains additional buildings and his previous ones level up, aka:

level 1:
build small farm
level 2:
build medium farm, build scout tower
level 3:
build large farm, build arrow tower, build mine
level 4:
build super farm, flame arrow tower, large mine, critter


etc...

I was considering a "spell book" ability, and having the skills work like #1) would this be feasible/possible? I also want these skills to cost gold AND mana.


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Alright, for #1) I think I solved it, plz give feedback if this would work:


Dummy ability, bleep, takes 15 seconds casting time or channel, eva.

E
-Unit finishes casting an ability
C
-Ability called bleep
-Player (owner of (unit)) controls less than X of unit
A
-Create 1 of blah at hero

 

[bobthefunny]

bump...

 

[Ling_Lover]

for number two maybe you can make a dummy hero ability and as he learns the ability you enable an upgrade that was preventing him from building that building. like, he would be able to see all the buildings from the start but not able to build them untill he learnt ability

for number 1 the crypt lords ability would work if you set casting time to longer... i think...
if not then use the dummy like you did, that should work pretty well

 

[bobthefunny]

Hmm...

What if I made him summon a non selectable/seeable/etc dummy unit which has the "build" ability and order to build? Each level summons a diff worker essentially, which has a diff build skill...

 

[Suicide_Note]

how would you get the dummy unit to stop building when he isnt channeling?

 

[bobthefunny]

um.... touche`