Hi, I've given the Zergling a button to morph into a modified Devouring One. The morph requires "Unknown Tech 33" which can be upgraded at the Spawning Pool. Requirements all look fine and I have the "Check Unit Type" fields for Unit Morph set to disabled. Everything works fine until I upgrade the tech, then the morph button on the Zergling disappears. What I did I do wrong Also on a somewhat related note, I want my modified Devouring One to have an ability to allow it to explode and deal damage. This ability would also be researched at the Spawning Pool. How would I go about making this? Thank you

Hi,
I've given the Zergling a button to morph into a modified Devouring One.
The morph requires "Unknown Tech 33" which can be upgraded at the Spawning Pool.
Requirements all look fine and I have the "Check Unit Type" fields for Unit Morph set to disabled.
Everything works fine until I upgrade the tech, then the morph button on the Zergling disappears.
What I did I do wrong

Also on a somewhat related note,
I want my modified Devouring One to have an ability to allow it to explode and deal damage. This ability would also be researched at the Spawning Pool.
How would I go about making this?

Thank you

You could probably modify the PsiStorm for the exploding zergling ability. Change the graphic, up the damage, shorten the time period. It would kill enemies and allies alike, including the zergling.

You could probably modify the PsiStorm for the exploding zergling ability. Change the graphic, up the damage, shorten the time period. It would kill enemies and allies alike, including the zergling.

The requirements normally cause the button to disappear, mind posting the unit requirement for the req var you put on the morph button?

The requirements normally cause the button to disappear, mind posting the unit requirement for the req var you put on the morph button?

[quote]The requirements normally cause the button to disappear, mind posting the unit requirement for the req var you put on the morph button?[/quote] I'm not quite sure what you mean there The morph button requires a tech... unless you mean the Devouring One's requirements, in which case I have: [quote]Must be Brood War Current unit is... Zergling Is researched... Unknown Tech 33[/quote] [quote]You could probably modify the PsiStorm for the exploding zergling ability. Change the graphic, up the damage, shorten the time period. It would kill enemies and allies alike, including the zergling.[/quote] I'm trying to keep everything else intact though... Also, that might be a bit too much damage And one more question, how does the unit know which "weapon" to use when you cast a spell? I see nothing linking techs and weapons or buttons and weapons together.

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The requirements normally cause the button to disappear, mind posting the unit requirement for the req var you put on the morph button?

I'm not quite sure what you mean there
The morph button requires a tech...
unless you mean the Devouring One's requirements, in which case I have:

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Must be Brood War
Current unit is...
Zergling
Is researched...
Unknown Tech 33

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You could probably modify the PsiStorm for the exploding zergling ability. Change the graphic, up the damage, shorten the time period. It would kill enemies and allies alike, including the zergling.

I'm trying to keep everything else intact though...
Also, that might be a bit too much damage


And one more question, how does the unit know which "weapon" to use when you cast a spell? I see nothing linking techs and weapons or buttons and weapons together.

[quote=name:slient][quote]The requirements normally cause the button to disappear, mind posting the unit requirement for the req var you put on the morph button?[/quote] I'm not quite sure what you mean there The morph button requires a tech... unless you mean the Devouring One's requirements, in which case I have: [quote]Must be Brood War Current unit is... Zergling Is researched... Unknown Tech 33[/quote] [quote]You could probably modify the PsiStorm for the exploding zergling ability. Change the graphic, up the damage, shorten the time period. It would kill enemies and allies alike, including the zergling.[/quote] I'm trying to keep everything else intact though... Also, that might be a bit too much damage And one more question, how does the unit know which "weapon" to use when you cast a spell? I see nothing linking techs and weapons or buttons and weapons together.[/quote] The button in FG has a spell attached to it. The iscript uses "castspell." Thats pretty much how a spell works.

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The requirements normally cause the button to disappear, mind posting the unit requirement for the req var you put on the morph button?

I'm not quite sure what you mean there
The morph button requires a tech...
unless you mean the Devouring One's requirements, in which case I have:

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Must be Brood War
Current unit is...
Zergling
Is researched...
Unknown Tech 33

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You could probably modify the PsiStorm for the exploding zergling ability. Change the graphic, up the damage, shorten the time period. It would kill enemies and allies alike, including the zergling.

I'm trying to keep everything else intact though...
Also, that might be a bit too much damage


And one more question, how does the unit know which "weapon" to use when you cast a spell? I see nothing linking techs and weapons or buttons and weapons together.

The button in FG has a spell attached to it. The iscript uses "castspell." Thats pretty much how a spell works.

[quote]The button in FG has a spell attached to it. The iscript uses "castspell." Thats pretty much how a spell works.[/quote] I thought that the button has a tech attached to it... at least that's what it looks like.

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The button in FG has a spell attached to it. The iscript uses "castspell." Thats pretty much how a spell works.

I thought that the button has a tech attached to it... at least that's what it looks like.

Buttons use the act var to know what order to run. The order has the weapon and tech references. The requirements look okay, I don't know exactly why the button is disappearing.

Buttons use the act var to know what order to run. The order has the weapon and tech references.

The requirements look okay, I don't know exactly why the button is disappearing.

[quote]Buttons use the act var to know what order to run. The order has the weapon and tech references.[/quote] ah I see it... my ability isn't working though Button with Action and Requirement variables set to Tech 35 I've modified Guardian Aspect to use my weapon and Tech35 button clicks, nothing happens As for the Zergling, morphing works fine if it has Always as the Req function but as soon as I add a requirement, the button disappears when the requirement is met. Same thing happened when I tried adding an ability to it too.

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Buttons use the act var to know what order to run. The order has the weapon and tech references.

ah I see it...
my ability isn't working though
Button with Action and Requirement variables set to Tech 35
I've modified Guardian Aspect to use my weapon and Tech35
button clicks, nothing happens

As for the Zergling, morphing works fine if it has Always as the Req function but as soon as I add a requirement, the button disappears when the requirement is met. Same thing happened when I tried adding an ability to it too.