Lock Target (v1.80, Jul/04/2010)

[[ToX]grohn]

This mod is essentially a revamped Don't Deselect, with many extra features and improved compatibility.

Requires Mod Options Framework

If you disable this mod, and are having problems with double-select-centering, go into the console (ctrl+f8) and enter "cg_cmdrDoubleSelectTime 500" without the quotes.

Download:
Requires HoN Mod Manager and Mod Options Framework

v1.80: locktarget.honmod

Older versions:
v1.70: locktarget.honmod
v1.60: locktarget.honmod
v1.51: locktarget.honmod
v1.50: locktarget.honmod
v1.40: locktarget.honmod
v1.30: locktarget.honmod
v1.22: locktarget.honmod
v1.1: locktarget.honmod

Features:
Don't Deselect
When your currently selected target enters the fog or becomes invisible, it won't be deselected. This allows you to continue to view that target's items/health/mana.
(Note, this will NOT update the target's information. It simply shows the information from the last time the target was visible.)

When the target is visible and active (and the target's information is being updated), the UI looks like this:


When the target is not visible, it is inactive (and the target's information is NOT being updated), the UI looks like this:



Press ESC, or whatever key you rebound it to, to clear the target, and display the normal command buttons.

Automatic Reselect
If your selected target enters the fog, and then later re-emerges, this mod will automatically reselect him.
The same applies to invisibility. If your target goes invisible, this mod will reselect him as soon as he becomes visible.

Attack Target Hotkey
This mod adds a rebindable-hotkey to the game options. This hotkey is called "Attack Target"
When you press this hotkey, your hero will automatically try to attack the target you have selected.

Also, if you are currently choosing the target of an ability (ie. you are using the cross-hair cursor), and you press this hotkey, your hero will automatically use that ability on your selected target.

Announce Target Hotkey
This will display the name of the current target in Team Chat

Known Issues

-The attack/move icons are greyed out. This is to prevent a bug that would occur if you click them. To move/attack, use a hotkey.
-Double-select-centering is disabled (other than for your hero) when your target is inactive.

Changelog

v1.80
-All Right Click Deny functionality removed.
v1.70
-Updated for HoN v1.0.0
v1.60
-Integrated Right Click Deny
-Moved the hotkeys to Mod Options Framework
-Added announce target hotkey
-Fixed a bug with left-click becoming nonresponsive
v1.51
-Fixed a bug with left clicking while in spectator
v1.50
-Updated for FE2
v1.40
-Fixed another control bug
-Double selecting your hero will now center the camera correctly.
v1.30
-Fixed a bug that prevented you from controlling Wildsoul's bear or ophelia's creeps
v1.2
-Fixed a bug that caused your hero to freeze when you issue attack/move/patrol commands
-Fixed a bug with conflicting hotkeys
-Fixed a bug that caused an annoying clicking sound to loop when the target is inactive
v1.1
-Fixed a bug that would cause a spam of "Invalid Target" when your target was inactive.
-This mod will no longer permanently set cg_cmdrDoubleSelectTime to 0
-Fixed a bug that allowed the Attack Target hotkey to work when you have no target selected.
v1.0
-Initial release

[MaxGhost]

Nice.

[[213]twoNEone1]

"This mod adds a rebindable-hotkey to the game options. This hotkey is called "Attack Target"
When you press this hotkey, your hero will automatically try to attack the target you have selected."

I can see much use for this ^^. Thanks

[[Y0R0]huY]

AWESOME.

[Ashnal]

Perfect, now, can we get a MiniUI compatible version? It works with MiniUI, it's just missing the indicator for active or inactive.

[Blackcat]

So this makes juking very very hard

[neivax8]

edit: disregard this

[Sephinator]

Nice work Asia!

[Nekit1]

There is a bug with a WS:

[[n0ob]kevs926]

it is not really a bug,

just that the frames hasnt took up any icon to display since it is set to visible and you just opened the game

to fix that just select a building or an allied creep/hero

[[DjST]AtroCty]

MiniUI support will make me happy.

[[ArKE]nyx_]

^it is supported(tested it myself), well sorta..... the active/inactive indicator is the only part that is missing

[TurboJyri]

This makes juking way harder. I don't like mods like this should be allowed.

[UberBahamut]

Yea if you ask me, the mod will re-select the hero & issue an attack command for you with 1 button press?

I'm pretty sure this is bordering on Bot systems

[[ToX]grohn]

There is a bug with a WS:

When exactly does that happen?

With regards to MiniUI, if you want an indicator, ask FearParanoia. All he needs to do is add a small panel and label with the target's name.

[KaliKot]

For some reason, it wrecks my startup.cfg to not recognize focusing my hero after double tapping F1 or after doubletapping the ctrl group i assigned to.

I had to make a fresh one to fix it

YOU CAUSE ME GRIEF MAN! you used to be cool

[[s2z]taion]

A couple of odd behavior bits:

1) If you select a new unit to control (e.g. via F1, as KaliKot noticed), SelectedVisible0 gets set to "false", so you immediately reselect the locked target, making double-tapping to center the camera impossible. I guess one way to fix this might be to do something like intercepting orders to change the active unit, and just issuing a center camera command if that unit is already active.

2) ToolTargetingEntity is only true when targeting skills. If you just issue an OrderAttack command, ToolTargetingEntity remains false. I suspect this means that if the locked target goes from invisible to visible while you have OrderAttack up, you'll immediately issue an attack command on the locked target, which might be undesirable. I would suggest intercepting OrderAttack and using a custom trigger for determining whether you're targeting (unless there's a cleverer way to do this). I guess this might hold for OrderMove and stuff too, but does anybody actually ever use those?

[Quzzap]

gives this error when applying mods while Game Keys Replacement is also enabled:


edit:
This Game Keys Replacement seems kinda buggy at the moment, so this one get priority :P

[Creep666]

so you immediately reselect the locked target

the selection sound gets played every time which gets kind of annoying

[mpcvzero13]

For some reason, it wrecks my startup.cfg to not recognize focusing my hero after double tapping F1 or after doubletapping the ctrl group i assigned to.

I had to make a fresh one to fix it

YOU CAUSE ME GRIEF MAN! you used to be cool

same problem...

EDIT: Found it!

Set the cg_cmdrDoubleSelectTime to 500. The mod changes it to 0

For those who will still want to use this mod, i think holding F1 or the Recall Key, or pressing C is the only way to center to the unit...