Kill Unit After Training

[UndyingNephalim]

Is there a way to make it so that a unit is immediately killed when it is trained? I'm trying to create the effect of summoning units from the edge of the map rather then in a settlement. So far this is my script:

monitor_event UnitTrained UnitType Manhunters
    and I_SettlementOwner Fort_of_Wings = zola

    kill_unit

    spawn_army
        faction zola
        character no_name, general, age 20, x 201, y 92
        unit Manhunters exp 0 armour 0, weapon_lvl 0
    end
end_monitor

Everything works perfectly except the killing of the original unit, so it still exists in the settlement in addition to the unit that is spawned. Is there any way to kill the unit immediately once training is complete? If not is there a way to reposition a unit to new coordinates immediately after it's finished being trained?

[Gigantus]

You need a unit label with the kill_unit command - big drawback as it kills all existing units with that label. No problem if you only allow one unit.

kill_unit Manhunters

You need the name of a character before you can move him.

Workaround:

• create a copy of that unit in the EDU with only a minor difference in name and a no_custom entry.
• Spawn that unit.
• Example for name: Manhunter-s, entry in export_units: {Manhunter-s}Manhunter - same display name as the recruitable unit.
• Don't forget the unit pics.

[attyla]

Gigantus
Command kill_units kill all existing units or all units belongs to specific faction?

[UndyingNephalim]

Very nice workaround, though the log keeps bringing up an error when I try this method:

"Error in battle script command "kill_unit": invalid unit label "Manhunter_s"

I get the impression that "unit_label" does not equal the name of the unit in the EDU.

EDIT: Did not notice the new posts before I made this one.

[TNZ]

I think that the ‘destroy_units’ command might work better:

	monitor_event UnitTrained SettlementName Fort_of_Wings
    		and I_SettlementOwner Fort_of_Wings = zola
		and UnitType Manhunters A
		destroy_units zola Manhunters A
    	spawn_army
        	faction zola
        	character random_name, general, age 20, x 201, y 92
        	unit Manhunters B exp 0 armour 0, weapon_lvl 0
    	end
	end_monitor

[Withwnar]

I think that kill_unit is for the battle map only. Units can't be labeled in the campaign map.

destroy_units is the one, as TNZ said. And, yes, it kills all units of that kind in the faction.

[UndyingNephalim]

I think that kill_unit is for the battle map only. Units can't be labeled in the campaign map.

destroy_units is the one, as TNZ said. And, yes, it kills all units of that kind in the faction.

destroy_units works just fine.