Custom icontypes.lua cant be included by map?

[Beherith]

I did the above, but it doesnt work.
Added the following to gamedata/icontypes.lua:

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local icontypes = {
  tree = {
    bitmap="icons/treeicon.tga",
    size=1,
  },
}
return icontypes

Added the corresponding icon (in icons/) and the def to the unit:

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	uad0_pine_3_xxl = {
...
		reclaimable=true,
		description = "A fucking tree",
		footprintx = 1,
		footprintz = 1,
		icontype = "tree",
...
		name = "Big tree",
		objectname = "ad0_pine_3_xxl.s3o",
...
	},

TLDR: I want trees that I spawn as neutral gaia units to have no radar dot on minimap and map.

[knorke]

wanted that too (for gaiea birds), appearently not possible.
Maybe games can just be asked to always include an "empty" icontype?
/edit:
until there is an icontypes_map.lua and movedefs_map.lua and armordefs_map.lua etc

[FLOZi]

Need a way to cleanly load such defs from both map & game first.

[Beherith]

Thanks guys!

[Niobium]

Give the units stealth? -> No radar dot

[Beherith]

They are already

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			SetUnitRotation(treeID, 0, math.random()*32768, 0)
			SetUnitNeutral(treeID,true)
			SetUnitAlwaysVisible(treeID,true)

So stealth doesnt help

[Niobium]

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Spring.AddUnitIcon('BLANK', 'LuaUI\\Icons\\blank.png')
Spring.SetUnitDefIcon(UnitDefNames.armflash.id, 'BLANK')

^ Worked for me (Where blank.png is a 1x1 transparent pixel)

[knorke]

wow, unit icons can be change during gameplay? nice.

[jK]

since a long time, trepan even made a widget that makes commander radar icons blink

[Beherith]

Nice, didnt even notice yall replied to the thread, I found nio's solution too :D