Powerup vs. XtraPowerups

[=LIFT=]

ok.
i jus wanna doublecheck. :wavey
Powerups CAN be created ingame
-and-
XtraPowerups canNOT be created ingame right?

( at least im not asking WHY this is ) *hah*
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[Lwek]

X-tra Powerups were not allowed in the original StarCraft Campaign Editor(Staredit) along with a lot of other units that SCXE allowed. Being this, triggers can't create X-tra powerups or move it, or kill it, unless you use the 'Any Units'.

 

[-Azrael666-]

The other difference is that Powerups cannot be attacked, but X-tra Powerups can. This makes them useful for anything involving a unit being forced to attack, using them as switches which activate/deactivate something when destroyed, etc. As Lwek said though, they cannot be created, you have to manually place them.

 

[=LIFT=]

errr... you can't even MOVE the XtraPowerups???
( i haven't tried... i just assumed i could and was gonna add this later
cuz i ain't got too much of this going on )
or... they can be moved using "AnyUnit"
or... only killed using "AnyUnit"

or... both moved and killed using "AnyUnit"?

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[-Azrael666-]

... I didn't even notice that was said. You can move and kill them via triggers, as you would any other unit. I've attached a map I threw together quickly to show it, just in case anyone disagrees with me for some reason.