Report, edit, etc...Posted by Staredit.Net Essence on 2005-07-29 at 18:23:39
What are the unused units for? how do u use them?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by l)ark_13 on 2005-07-29 at 18:38:30
Most unused units are for, exactly what their name says... They aren't used. Some can do wierd things though (but most just crash SC). To use them just place a unit down in SF and then change the unit's ID.
Here is the tutorial for 2000 of the unused units (there are 65536 unused units, SF will only go as high as 37000 or something. Well, I've come to that conclusion because SF crashes for me above that range.):
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?tutorial=107
Here is the tutorial for 2000 of the unused units (there are 65536 unused units, SF will only go as high as 37000 or something. Well, I've come to that conclusion because SF crashes for me above that range.):
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?tutorial=107
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Staredit.Net Essence on 2005-07-29 at 18:46:01
Whats the point to have them? is there a way to change them and make them custom units?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Merrell on 2005-07-29 at 18:57:21
Nope.. but with the extended triggers..yup (That is, unless you have a mac, thats your own fault for buying one of those pieces of crap 
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)Report, edit, etc...Posted by Heimdal on 2005-07-29 at 19:04:33
A more common use of the unused units (the ones that are actually defined, not "extended" units) is for death counters.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Staredit.Net Essence on 2005-07-29 at 19:17:21
what are extended triggers and where can i find them?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Sniper on 2005-07-29 at 23:11:16
The "TRIGGERS OF GOD" thread under concepts explain extended triggers a bit more.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by UED77 on 2005-07-29 at 23:12:08
Extended Triggers // Extended Death Counters:
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?showtopic=18147
Basically, it enables you to rewrite things in SC's memory with triggers, by overreading the normal range of 228-unit death counters. It's a long read, at the time of the writing some 23 pages, but you should sit down and read the whole thing, and you will have a — trust me — much better chance of understanding it than by just reading the corresponding tutorial article.
UED77
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?showtopic=18147
Basically, it enables you to rewrite things in SC's memory with triggers, by overreading the normal range of 228-unit death counters. It's a long read, at the time of the writing some 23 pages, but you should sit down and read the whole thing, and you will have a — trust me — much better chance of understanding it than by just reading the corresponding tutorial article.
UED77
Report, edit, etc...Posted by (U)Bolt_Head on 2005-07-30 at 02:21:09
QUOTE(busterbrown02 @ Jul 29 2005, 05:23 PM)
What are the unused units for? how do u use them?
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I've always said things like "set deaths of 'unused unit' to X for current player.
I never thought it was a complcated concept to figure out what units were not being used in your map. Its just a varable, trying to leave it open for your to decided. If i said marine there then you might be using marines on your map and you wouldn't want to use it for a death counter.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Sniper on 2005-07-30 at 02:32:33
So why did blizzard put it there? I'm pretty sure blizzard didn't intend for us to be map-making at such a level.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Heimdal on 2005-07-30 at 14:39:59
Many of the unused (not extended) units originally had a purpose, but they ended up, well, not being used. They are all in various stages of completion. Some have wireframes, some just crash SC.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Gigins on 2005-07-30 at 14:47:33
QUOTE(Heimdal @ Jul 30 2005, 09:39 PM)
Many of the unused (not extended) units originally had a purpose, but they ended up, well, not being used. They are all in various stages of completion. Some have wireframes, some just crash SC.
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Yea if we look at the original Starcraft intro there is one weird protoss ship and the terran ship is not from game either. Well maybe they wanted to use those in the game but it just didn't work out. The "unused cargo ship" could be terran ship from intro and well.. I don't know about the protoss ship.