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Robo-Goblin transformation

03-05-2005, 07:46 PM#1
astronaut890
I wasnt sure where to put this, so sorry if I'm in the wrong section.

I am making a map called Tinker Wars, DOTA style. You are a tinker and you start able to transform into two forms: Robo-Goblin and Battleship. I based both of them off the Robo-Goblin spell (obviously). For some reason, when I try to transform into the battleship it turns me into the robo-goblin. If i untransform and then try again, it works perfectly. Every time I try to transform it does this, and I doubt players will enjoy having to transform four times to get it right. Can someone help me?
03-05-2005, 07:55 PM#2
Azhag
You made 2 abilities based off the same one right?
The ability Robo-transform, or whatever its called, has a "string" on it, im not sure if thats what its called but just bare with me. Anyways, the ability has the string, and when you have 2 abilities created of the same one, it messes up the game, cause when you click on the ability, the computer go and searchs for the "string", and if it finds it, it will activate it. The problem is that you have 2 of the same string, so when the computer finds it, it either clicks on one or the other.

Solution, there isn't, not that i know of. Either your gonna have to make another ability and make it a trigger ability, or your gonna have to scrap it in general.
Hope you find a solution.
~Azhag~
03-05-2005, 11:31 PM#3
Guest
u need to change the orderspells string. let me explain more.

At the bottom in the text section under the spell name is the order strings if u look there ios a turn on and turn off one and next to them are (shud be) the words unrobogoblin and robogoblin,
so for the tranform into the robo goblin spell leave it as it is for the transform into battleship change it to a different one
e.g. unstoneform stoneform

and so forth that shud sort out ur problem.
03-05-2005, 11:36 PM#4
BBDino
That will not work, only certain abilites (spellbook and channel i believe) can have thier orderstrings actually changed.

You are going to have to use a different morph skill for one of the morphing abilities.
03-06-2005, 09:42 AM#5
Guest
rofl......and yet u are wrong, all spells can have differnt order strings.
03-06-2005, 12:40 PM#6
astronaut890
Huzzah! ApM your a genius, it works now. However, I was planning to have alot of transform abilities to be gained later. I was going to do this by making "morph cores" that you can buy. However, I am not sure if there are enough similar orderstrings... or if putting the ability into the item will even work.
03-06-2005, 01:29 PM#7
Guest
there shud be, and thanks i no i am a genius.

but why dont u use metamorphosis
or
chemical rage
or
stone form and change it to a hero ability.
03-06-2005, 02:30 PM#8
astronaut890
AHHH! Turns out it didn't fix it :( it just worked the other way around. This time, when I tried to transform to robo-goblin it turned into battleship form :( Its all good though, I am using a new method now. You use the item to charge the morph core, and then I use triggers to give you the ability.

EDIT: Yup, new method works perfectly. Thanks for your help though.
03-07-2005, 12:13 AM#9
thedevil
Hmm....if u gonna use alot of morph skill then just use trigger to do it not so hard and bug can fix easy but the only prob is make spell cooldown T_T there 2 way to to morph spell by trigger:
1-use hide unit and unhide unit
2-use game cache
i try make 1 hero with 3 form by using hide&unhide unit and it's work well ^_^
03-07-2005, 01:41 AM#10
BBDino
ApM please refrain from embarrassing yourself further, you are wrong and infact dont have a bloody clue.

YES you can change the order strings.

HOWEVER

This will have NO effect on the game

It will infact IGNORE you, and still fail to work, as the person you were helping has pointed out.

Now please GET SOME SKILLS and actually bother to test things.

Thnx.
03-07-2005, 01:48 AM#11
zotax
Just /ignore APM, dino's right