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I am curently about to try and make a map with apc's(i have created my own method which i have yet to test). I have seen this done before on locked maps.
I was wondering, if i make a trigger disable the doodad "state?" of a tank at location X , the tank will go invisible and move wierd and still shoot, like on some tower def maps... then, can i re-enable the tank to drive off again(this way the player can cloak when a patrol of powerful enemies comes by) or will i have to remove it and replace it really quickly(by centering a location on it)?

I am of course speaking of the normal siege tank. can a person disable the edmund duke one too?

also can someone elaborate on th existing cloak units trigger? as i have not actually seen the trigger i am jsut guessing based on a few things i've heard and seen.

I don't think you can reenable a tank. BUT try giving it to another player then back, that might work. (tell me if it does)

If all else fails you can always remove it and create a new one.

I could make it so cloaking heals a players tank, but the player cant move it for XX seconds. then replace it with another tank on the same spot with full hp.

I will try it, gota start the map first

I've never had it lose it's cloakingy after changing players, but mayeb changing it to an extended player and back would help, I don't know.

I will try it, but I believe that this method does not work on tanks. I'll try it out tonight if I can.


This seems like the best option. Are you wanting it to cloak, be unable to move, or both. If you just specifiaclly want it to not move at a certain time, you can have a location follow it when it leaves the location and make it patrol to that location all the time when you want it to stay still. But I am guessing you are wanting it cloaked?

edit: Just changed some spelling errors and I used invincibility instead of cloaked. I didn't really do much editing though, I'm sure it's stiill screwed up a bit =\

If you would like it REALLY cloaked:

First you have to make a computer player that you have vision with. Then consantly center a location on any Seige tank (Seige mode). When Player X brings one Seige mode tank to Location "Center on tanks" remove all Seige Mode tank for player X - Create 1 seige tank tank mode at location X, disable tank for current player. Create 1 observer for player "Vision" wait 5, kill all observer for player "Vision."

Note: Must not vision yourself. So unvision yourself via triggers.



For a half-cloaked tank:

Same as above just don't make an observer and don't turn off vision for yourself.

well mainly the idea is that the tank is an apc and your moving through a base, but if u get weakened and overwhelmed by baddies(Zerglings) you can cloak, and when it uncloaks its at 100%.

ADDITION:
I successfully disabled the tank whenever i wanted to, but i could not reneable it, even when i was not looking the game crashed, so this suits me just fine, i will remove it and replace it, this way i wont need a healing trigger, and the only downside is players must re hotkey, sound ok?

would it be best to use a hyper trigger for this, as i intend to remove, NOT kill the tank?

ADDITION:
Hmm soz bout bump, just want this to be seperate.

I have a move trigger for the apc, 1 for marine, and im gonig to do one for all the other units, could i just do move all units. and then have another trigger "Never,move(teleport) siege tank tank mode from X to anywhere?"

also i am fully aware that the tank its only cloaked and that it cant move.
Giving it to player 2 and then back did not uncloak it.

I've been wondering about a few of these myself, actually... I think the best option would be Zerg's suggestion, at the bottom of the post.
-=is being as helpful as he can, which isn't much=-

i enver noticed tye link in his post, although i did find it my self, and its both that im looking for.