a way to limit the number of specific units?

[the81kid]

Hi, I'm new to the forum and the game, but I'm fiddling with the creative aspect of it. I'm wondering if there is a way to limit how many of a specific unit a player can buy/recruit? For example, a hero-type unit. Is there a way or script to only let the player have one of this unit at any one time. So if/when the unit dies, the player must re-recruit it again, and there is always only one of this unit on the board. Or maybe I would limit it to two or nine, for example, on the board at any one time.

Thanks!

[AI]

Very possible, you can create a recruit event that disallows further recruiting, and a die event that re-allows it again. There are actual some official macros that do something similar.

[Soliton]

There are two core macros that should make this easy. Look for LIMIT_RECRUITS here

[appleide]

Put the hero into the player's recall list.
When it dies, put it back into the recall list.

Or you could use any other method. But I think this one is more appropriate for your purpose. The disadvantage though, is that the hero would cost 20 gold no matter what.

[the81kid]

All helpful. Thanks guys! I'm not much of a programmer or scripter (I'm a piano player!) but i'll have a gander over the easter weekend...

[the81kid]

PS but if anyone has any more suggestions it would really help! me scripting is mostly trial and error...