SC2Mapster

Hey, I'm looking to make an ability that would remove the unit in question and spawn a different one in his place. I can't figure the ability/effect/whatever that I need for this AT ALL. Hell, even if I can have an ability trigger a variable I could just do this using triggers.

My issue is that I want a button on the unit quick bar that can be clicked, will spend 1 vespene gas, then remove that unit and place a new one. I've looked at tutorials for the ability editor, but it confuses the crap outta me still. All help appreciated!

@hobolyra: Go

Is it like an upgrade? Morph into another unit? Should the unit keep the same abilities and stats, so it would only be the actor that should get changed? Or should a completely new unit appear, another actor, other skills/stats?

Look at something like the zergling-baneling morph if you need a starting place. That has an intermediate step though (the baneling cocoon). I really don't know, but it sounds like that is roughly what you are trying to do.

P.S. It is handled under that actor events I believe (the events field in the unit's actor).

this isn't related but i found data easier then triggers

@hobolyra: Go

Make an ability of type Effect-Target. Create an effect of the type Set, and make this set the effect of the ability. Set the target type as Unit. Then, put 2 effects within the set. One would be a Damage effect. Within the "Flags," check "Kill." The second would be a "Create Unit" effect, and simply put whatever unit you want to create in there, with the target as "Target Unit/Point."

I think he'd want an Effect-Instant, if I read the OP right, but that would work. (I think he wanted it to target the caster.)

@OP: You could also try a Train ability with Kill On Complete and Select checked and a build time of 0, I think. The advantage if this is that the player doesn't lose selection. (If you use a train ability, you don't need to edit the actor, afaik.)

@DrSuperEvil: Go

I literally want one unit fully removed (say... a civ) and a new unit put in it's place (kill civ, spawn tank at civs location). 2 separate units! =P And I tried looking at the bane morph, but that cocoon stage confused me.

Monictor and biophysist - thanks for the tips! I will try them out when I get home. Any other help or ideas appreciated still, as they help me learn wtf I'm doing here.

@aczchef: Go I've done so much hand coding in other languages that I fine triggers to be much more 'at home' for me. lol

@aczchef: Go

OK, so I thought I had it all correct, the button is there- but when I click the button in game it asks me to select a target and I can't select anyone! I've tried to set it up so it just targets the casting unit, but that doesn't seem to be working. I can't even self select the unit as it refuses to accept any target.

Here are some screens of my commands:

The Unit button, the Ability, the Set, the Kill effect and the spawn effect. This was using Monictor's method. File names tell what each screen is.

(sorry for being such a newb, but I'm finding this to be freakin' hard for some reason. Maybe I'm just stupid? lol)

Wait! I got it working using Biophysics method instead! Thanks!

Just one last question - where do you edit the supply cost of a unit? I can edit the minerals and crap, but not how much suply my 'marine' takes. (I want 0)