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#1 Nov 30, 2012 at 22:23 UTC - 0 likes

Description

This will allow an item to fake being built when created from an item
It figured it out from exploring the Infestor - Infested Marine ability.
This will create an item that you can place on the ground using a footprint once placed it will take 7 seconds before the building is considered complete
Once the Morph is over the building is the new one.

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What we will need

3 Units
3 Actors
2 Models
1 Item
2 Abilities
3 effect
1 behaviour

NOTE:
You will need a unit with an inventory
to use the item i will not be covering that

Creating the Effects

1

Name:	ApplyMorphOrderSmallTentEffect
EffectType:	Apply Behavior
Parent:	Default Ability (CEffectApplyBehvior)

2

Name:	ConstructionUnitMorphToSmallTentEffect
EffectType:	Issue Order
Parent:	Default Effect (CEffectIssueOrder)

3

Name:	CreateSmallTentEffect
EffectType:	Create Unit
Parent:	Default Effect (CEffectCreateUnit)

Creating the Behaviour

1

Name:	ConstructionUnitMorphSmallTentBuff
BehaviorType:	Buff
Parent:	Default Behavior (CBehaviorBuff)

Creating the Abilities

1

Name:	BuildSmallStructureAbility
AbilityType:	Effect - Target
Parent:	DefaultAbility (CAbilEffectTarget)

2

Name:	ConstructionUnitMorphSmallTentAbility
AbilityType:	Morph
Parent:	Default Ability (CAbilMorph

Creating the Item

1

Name:	BuildTentItem
ItemType:	Ability
Parent:	CItemAbil(Unnamed)

Creating the Models

1

Name:	ConstructionModel
ModelType:	Generic
Parent:	CModel

2

Name:	TentModel
ModelType:	Generic
Parent:	CModel

Creating the Unit

1

Name:	BuildHuntersTentUnit
UnitType:	Generic
Parent:	Default Settings(Unit)

2

Name:	ConstructionSmallUnit
UnitType:	Generic
Parent:	Default Settings(Unit)

3

Name:	HuntersTentUnit
UnitType:	Generic
Parent:	Default Settings(Unit)

Creating the Actors

1

Name:	BuildHuntersTentActor
ActorType:	Unit
Parent:	GenericUnitStandard

2

Name:	ConstructionSmallActor
ActorType:	Unit
Parent:	GenericUnitStandard

3

Name:	HuntersTentActor
ActorType:	Unit
Parent:	GenericUnitStandard

Behaviors

Setting up the ConstructionUnitMorphSmallTentBuff

Effect: Expire Effect	ConstructionUnitMorphToSmallTentEffect
Stats: Duration	0.5000

Effects

Setting up the ApplyMorphOrderSmallTentEffect

Effect: Behavior

ConstructionUnitMorphSmallTentBuff

Setting up the ConstructionUnitMorphToSmallTentEffect

Effect: Ability

ConstructionUnitMorphSmallTentAbility

Setting up the CreateSmallTentEffect

Effect: Effect - Spawn		ApplyMorphOrderSmallTentEffect
Effect: Spawn Unit		ConstructionSmallUnit
Target: Location +		(None):Target Point

Abilities

Setting up the BuildSmallStructureAbility

Ability: Commands -
Ability: Execute -
Ability: Default Button	Build Armory	You can pick any default button
Ability: Place Unit	ConstructionSmallUnit
Ability: Produced Unit	ConstructionSMallUnit
Effect: Effect +	CreateSmallTentEffect
Stats: Range	5

Setting up the ConstructionUnitMorphSmallTentAbility

Ability: Commands -
Ability: Execute -
Ability: Default Button	Build Armory	You can pick any default button
Ability: Info -
	Ability: Index 0 -
		Ability: Collision Range	5
		Ability: Sections -
			Ability: Abilities -
				Ability: Duration -
					Ability: Delay	7
			Ability: Actor -
				Ability: Duration -
					Ability: Delay	7
			Ability: Stats -
				Ability: Duration -
					Ability: Delay	7
		Ability: Unit	HuntersTentUnit
Stats: Flags -
	Stats: Show Progress	Enabled

Items

Setting up the BuildTentItem

Basic: Ability	BuildSmallStructureAbility
Basic: Face	Build Armory
Basic: Flags +	Can Drop, Destroy When Depleted

Units

Setting up the BuildHuntersTentUnit

Stats:Item

BuildTentItem

Setting up the ConstructionSmallUnit

Ability:Abilities +	ConstructionUnitMorphSmallTentAbility
Movement: Collide +	Ground, Structure
Movement: Pathing Footprint	Footprint 1x1
Movement: Pathing Footprint - Placement	Footprint 1x1

Setting up the HunterTentUnit

Movement: Collide +	Ground, Structure
Movement: Pathing Footprint	Footprint 1x1
Movement: Pathing Footprint - Placement	Footprint 1x1

Models

Setting up the ConstructionModel

Art: Model

Assets\Textures\CustomBuildAnimation7.m3

This will be the placement model

Setting up the TentModel

Art: Model

Assets\1Tents\gnolltent02.m3

This will be the Building that gets built

Actors

Setting up the BuildHuntersTentActor

Art: Model	ShapeDiamond
Art: Model (Build)	ShapeDiamond
Art: Model (Editor)	(None)
Art: Model (Placement)	ShapeDiamond
Art: Model (Portrait)	(None)
Event: Events +		UnitBirth.BuildHuntersTentUnit	Msg Type: Unit Birth Source Name: BuildHuntersTentUnit Sub Name: (Any)
		-Create
		UnitDeath.BuildHuntersTentUnit	Msg Type: Unit Death Source Name:BuildHuntersTentUnit Sub Name: (Any)
		-Destroy

Setting up the ConstructionSmallActor

Art: Model	ConstructionModel
Art: Model (Build)	ConstructionModel
Art: Model (Editor)	(None)
Art: Model (Placement)	ConstructionModel
Art: Model (Portrait)	(None)
Event: Events +		abilMorph.*.Finish	Msg Type: Ability Morph Source Name: (Any) Sub Name: Finish
		->MorphTo HuntersTentUnit
		-Destroy
		UnitBirth.ConstructionSmallUnit	Msg Type: Unit Birth Source Name: ConstructionSmallUnit Sub Name: (Any)
		-Create
		UnitDeath.ConstructionSmallUnit	Msg Type: Unit Death Source Name: ConstructionSmallUnit Sub Name: (Any)
		-Destroy

Setting up the HuntersTentActor

Art: Model	TentModel
Art: Model (Build)	TentModel
Art: Model (Editor)	(None)
Art: Model (Placement)	TentModel
Art: Model (Portrait)	(None)
Event: Events +		abilMorph.*.Finish	Msg Type: Ability Morph Source Name: (Any) Sub Name: Finish
		->MorphTo HuntersTentUnit
		->MorphFrom ConstructionSmallUnit
		-Create
		UnitBirth.HuntersTentUnit	Msg Type: Unit Birth Source Name: HunterTentUnit Sub Name: (Any)
		-Create
		UnitDeath.HunterTentUnit	Msg Type: Unit Death Source Name: HunterTentUnit Sub Name: (Any)
		-Destroy

Pictures To Come

Last edited Dec 01, 2012 by zaysite

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#2 Dec 01, 2012 at 15:16 UTC - 0 likes

Why not just use a Target type item instead of an Ability type item and skip the ability? You can get placeholder models to be created through events.

Last edited Dec 01, 2012 by DrSuperEvil

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Considered easy altering of the unit textures?

http://forums.sc2mapster.com/resources/tutorials/20772-data-actor-events-message-texture-select-by-id/#p1

http://static.sc2mapster.com/content/attachments/15/252/Screenshot2011-04-17_09_16_21.jpg

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#3 Dec 01, 2012 at 16:25 UTC - 0 likes

@DrSuperEvil: Go

from what i have tried it is hard to get the footprint to show up when placing the unit. In my original map i was using a Target Item type But it would not allow you to place the structure if you have a working example i would love to see what you mean.

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#4 Dec 01, 2012 at 17:20 UTC - 0 likes

@zaysite: Go

Would love too but still have a large backlog of projects and demo maps in the pipeline. Also not getting alot of time each week to work on em.