Using Items to change Main Attributes on Heroes, etc.

[Anarki.]

I want to make it that when your Hero accuires a certain item, like a bow, it changes the Hero's attack to something else, and change the Hero's main attribute to Agility, but I have no idea how.

 

[Rad]

Make a new hero with whatever you want to change and use the trigger:

Event: Unit acquires an item
Conditions: Item-Type of (Item being manipulated) equal to Shortbow
Actions: Unit - Replace (Hero manipulating item) with Hero (Wielding Bow)

Should work, if it doesnt carry over attributes etc you may want to store them in a variable then apply when it replaces. Also, if something goes wrong in the lines of the name changing, or maybe even this can fix attribute loss - Add the other heros to the dependancy equivilants. I had to use them for a map I made along time ago, when I replaced the name changed randomly

 

[Amfidamant]

Or liek if you want increased range try making something like an upgrade. So when unit gets bow research upgrade Hero longbow. or something like that

 

[Rad]

You cant un-tech upgrades. So once you increase range you cant go back to Sword.

 

[Amfidamant]

But cant you set tech levels? So if it would be level 1 raneg woud be 125 or something, and if it would be level 2 it would be 700. Or.. You could use the morphing ability as demon hunters or bear form.

 

[Rad]

Yes you set tech levels, but as the 'Set current research level of tech' action says in faint print at the bottom: Upgrades cannot be unlearned through this action

And yes metamorphisis or whatever would work.. But you have to cast those

 

[Amfidamant]

But rad, they cant be unlearned, but theyr level can be lowered. os what i mean is at level 1 of upggrade hero owul have sword attack, whiel on level 2 - ranged.
And about casting- Why not to make an item thats not perishable, wich would have metamorphosis as its skill with no cooldown and set "use upon acquiring (or something like that)". Then make a rtrigger taht if the item is dropped, cast metamorphosis again. Well dunno. but using variables might be too confusing. as for me, i would prtefer not to use variables if it can be done not so hard via other ways

 

[Rad]

You can go from tech lvl 1 (Sword) to tech lvl 2 (Bow), but you cant go from tech lvl 2 (Bow) to tech lvl 1 (Sword). The upgrades cant go back down!! Enough about this part

The item with meta is a good idea, but I doubt you can get it to work (Because meta requires a pre-unit and an after-unit...

 

[Amfidamant]

Actually, i got it to work :shades: . I am making a map where units, whne get certain items, can equip them .