how do make a unit level up like a hero....

how do you make a unit level up like a hero, have stats like a hero, but not be a hero? In triple Defense, he has 3 towers which are heroes. How do i do something similar to this?

the towers ARE heros, their just heros with the Tower model and no move speed.

What do you mean not like a hero?
If you want stats and experience the easy way is using heroes. You probably dont want ability points. In that case dont give him hero abilities. If you want a normal unit to be a hero just modify any hero and change its model and sound set.
If you dont want the hero pic on screen or the minimap glow someone else will have to answer that.

Well i did this once, get your Unit, you want to be hero like.
Make it a hero, except give no hero abilitys, and disable hero inventory.
dont forget to make armor non hero aswell, and dmg type

What i want is the unit to have no picture in top left cornor and no message when he dies like for example "A level 257 Footman has died"

i dont think thats possible...

to hide the icon and the mini mpa, just go to object editor and select the hero and choose yes in "hide hero interface" and "hidw minimap something" i would be please if anyone fins out how to disable the display "a lv xx hero has fallen"

ohoh i just find out how to do the message thing. in WE, go to advanced, game interface. then click on the box on the top left and bottom left of that windo. now go find the line that say hero dies and hero death. open them and click space and enter. now when ur hero die you wont see anything.(but it actually display " " but u cant see it.

Game Interface, I believe, to remove/modify that message.

in the game waugriffs footmen i believe, one of the heros doesnt glow on the minimap, but hes still a hero, i dont know how he did that!!! but i just wanted to say this... yea

Theres an easier way to do turn of the hero death part, especially if you want the text for other heroes.
E: A unit dies
A:
If dying unit is of unit type = (Your unit type)
Then Change owner to neutral passive and retain colour

You wouldn't want to remove him on death, because that would just make him pop to no-where and make him non-revivable. You don't want to change him to neutral passive, because that wouldn't let you revive him either. I think the best way is to change the game interface. That only works if you don't have other heros.

It won't display the message, but it will still say "Our hero has been slain" You would have to get rid of that too in the game interface.

Stats - Show Minimap Glow = False
Stats - Show Hero Icon (Or something) = False

just to go back to the original question, i believe the main problem is that if units are heroes, they will be revived at an altar: and if there are more heroes than button locations in the altar, i believe you are stuffed. umm... and the twinking of heroes is an issue: if there are more heroes than maximum twinked hero locations, you'll be screwed. and if you have enough twinked heroes, your heroes will fill up the screen with their faces.

check out hero properties in your SLKs - they may provide some indication. I'll look into this myself - it's a good idea, and it'd fit in with my current TC project.

No, in the object editor for heroes(for each one), just look for this:

Just check that box, and no message. Dur. :P

And to make the hero show up as a unit on the minimap, check this box in the object editor:

And to get rid of the hero icon, do this:

There, now they look like units, but have stats and level up like heroes. :D

Well said. Now folks, stop rehashing the issue.