Giving units new abilities.

[Burnsaber]

I ran into a small problem while making my campaigns third scenario. I have opponent(trevor) that gives you a staff of teleportation when he dies. The problem is how i give the unit teleport? I don`t know if it can be done with [object], i have tried Scott`s idea( i have been bugging him with PM`s of my WML N00biness) of variables, but it doesn`t seem to work.

I have tried teleunit.abilities and teleunit.ability.
This is my current try...

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[event]
	name=die
		[filter]
		description=Trevor
		[/filter]
		[message]
		id=Moun_Laedos_42
		description=Trevor
		message= "No! My staff! It`s mine! MINE!"
		[/message]
		[kill]
		description=Trevor
		[/kill]
		[item]
		x=49
		y=10
		image=misc/item-staff.png
		[/item]
	[event]
	name=moveto
		[filter]
		side=1
		x=49
		y=10
		[/filter]
		[object]
		id={ID}
		name= _ "staff of teleportation"
		image=misc/item-staff.png
		duration=forever
		description= _ "This staff allows its wielder to teleport. It`s quite simple to use too!"
			[filter]
			side=1
			x=49
			y=10
			[/filter]
			[then]
				[removeitem]
				x=49
				y=10
				[/removeitem]
			[/then]
		[/object]
			[event]
				name=moveto
					[filter]
					side=1
					x=49
					y=10
					[/filter]
						[store_unit]
							[filter]
							x=49
							y=10
							[/filter]
						variable=teleunit
						[/store_unit]
						[set_variable]
						name=teleunit.ability
						teleport=on
						[/set_variable]
						[unstore_unit]
						variable=teleunit
						x=49
						y=10
						[/unstore_unit]
					[clear_variable]
					variable=teleunit
					[/clear_variable]
		[/event]
	[/event]
[/event]

[scott]

When you set the variable, try something like

[set_variable]
name=teleunit.abilities.teleport
value=on
[set_variable]

I would try to get this to work by itself and not worry about defining the object. The object should be defined outside of the [event] tag - it should be a child of [scenario].

However, if there is a way to define an object so that it will give you teleport, then never mind about storing the unit/setting the variable.

[Elvish_Pillager]

name=teleunit.abilities.teleport

Abilities are not unit variables. The only way to change a unit's abilities is to change its type.

[Burnsaber]

Abilities are not unit variables. The only way to change a unit's abilities is to change its type.

What a shame. I quess i`ll have to come up with different "reward" for killing him.