[Trigger] Swapping weather conditions

[LordPerenolde II]

I have 2 variables going together with 2 different rain styles(heavy and light). My goal is to use them to swap rain conditions gradually over time, so that at elapsed x seconds of game time, light rain starts, and later, at elapsed y seconds of game time, heavy rain starts and light rain turns off(right after heavy one starts). Triggering light rain is easy.

Actions:
- Environment - Create at (Playable map area) the weather effect Ashenvale Rain (Light)
- Set lightrain = (Last created weather effect)
- Environment - Turn lightrain On

Then, later on, in another trigger:

Actions:
- Environment - Create at (Playable map area) the weather effect Ashenvale Rain (Heavy)
- Set heavyrain = (Last created weather effect)
- Environment - Turn lightrain Off
- Environment - Turn heavyrain On

Later on i wanna turn it back to light, so i use:

Actions:
- Environment - Turn heavyrain Off
- Environment - Turn lightrain On

However, nothing happens. Everything just works fine when i start light rain in the first place, but then heavy rain won't replace light rain. Am i doing something wrong?

 

[ivofena]

Instead of time elapsed, try using time periodic. Switching between the two should be easier.

 

[LordPerenolde II]

Well, they have to follow a single sequential run in a map with countdown timer, that's why i want them just to happen once. At the end the rain has to switch off completely(and that part works).

 

[Zwiebelchen]

The problem is that you can only have one rain effect created in each region at the same time.

You must destroy the old weather effect and create a new one. Turning the old one off is not sufficient. This will create a significant lag, though. No way around that except if you create the weather effect via a special effect instead of an actual weather effect.

 

[LordPerenolde II]

The problem is that you can only have one rain effect created in each region at the same time.

You must destroy the old weather effect and create a new one. Turning the old one off is not sufficient. This will create a significant lag, though. No way around that except if you create the weather effect via a special effect instead of an actual weather effect.

i see, but what if i draw a region the size of the entire map and add another region on top of it where i use the effect on?

 

[Zwiebelchen]

i see, but what if i draw a region the size of the entire map and add another region on top of it where i use the effect on?

Doesn't matter; WC3 can only handle one rain effect per map chunk.

However, you can combine a rain effect with a ground fog effect.

 

[LordPerenolde II]

Doesn't matter; WC3 can only handle one rain effect per map chunk.

However, you can combine a rain effect with a ground fog effect.

so much for that... :/ well thank you anyway.

 

[ivofena]

Here are 2 example triggers + attached test map. I hope it is what you wanted.

Triggers:

• Trigger 1
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 5.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Environment - Create at (Playable map area) the weather effect Ashenvale Rain (Light)
    • Environment - Turn (Last created weather effect) On
    • Set WS_1 = (Last created weather effect)
    • Set WS = 1
    • Trigger - Turn on Trigger 2 <gen>

• Trigger 2
  • Events
    • Time - Every 5.00 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • WS Equal to 1
      • Then - Actions
        • Environment - Turn WS_1 Off
        • Wait 1.00 seconds
        • Environment - Remove WS_1
        • Environment - Create at (Playable map area) the weather effect Ashenvale Rain (Heavy)
        • Environment - Turn (Last created weather effect) On
        • Set WS_2 = (Last created weather effect)
        • Set WS = 2
      • Else - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • WS Equal to 2
          • Then - Actions
            • Environment - Turn WS_2 Off
            • Wait 1.00 seconds
            • Environment - Remove WS_2
            • Environment - Create at (Playable map area) the weather effect Ashenvale Rain (Light)
            • Environment - Turn (Last created weather effect) On
            • Set WS_1 = (Last created weather effect)
            • Set WS = 1
          • Else - Actions
            • Do nothing

 

[LordPerenolde II]

So you said this works to you, right? I'd swear i saw something like this regarding variables on another thread, and the problem was solved by simply putting a Wait x.xx seconds in between the variables activation. Perhaps that's what i missed! I'll let you know, in the mean time +rep.

 

[ivofena]

So you said this works to you, right? I'd swear i saw something like this regarding variables on another thread, and the problem was solved by simply putting a Wait x.xx seconds in between the variables activation. Perhaps that's what i missed! I'll let you know, in the mean time +rep.

NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! Didn't you read my signature?! Oh well, thank you.

P.S. It works without the waits as well. I just added them to let the 1st effect finish before removing it and starting the 2nd.

Edit: Final Update:

Triggers:

• Trigger 1
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 5.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set WS = 2
    • Trigger - Turn on Trigger 2 <gen>

• Trigger 2
  • Events
    • Time - Every 5.00 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • WS Equal to 1
      • Then - Actions
        • Environment - Turn WS_1 Off
        • Environment - Remove WS_1
        • Environment - Create at (Playable map area) the weather effect Ashenvale Rain (Heavy)
        • Environment - Turn (Last created weather effect) On
        • Set WS_2 = (Last created weather effect)
        • Set WS = 2
      • Else - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • WS Equal to 2
          • Then - Actions
            • Environment - Turn WS_2 Off
            • Environment - Remove WS_2
            • Environment - Create at (Playable map area) the weather effect Ashenvale Rain (Light)
            • Environment - Turn (Last created weather effect) On
            • Set WS_1 = (Last created weather effect)
            • Set WS = 1
          • Else - Actions
            • Do nothing

 

[LordPerenolde II]

NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! Didn't you read my signature?! Oh well, thank you.

P.S. It works without the waits as well. I just added them to let the 1st effect finish before removing it and starting the 2nd.

Edit: Final Update:

Triggers:

• Trigger 1
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 5.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set WS = 2
    • Trigger - Turn on Trigger 2 <gen>

• Trigger 2
  • Events
    • Time - Every 5.00 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • WS Equal to 1
      • Then - Actions
        • Environment - Turn WS_1 Off
        • Environment - Remove WS_1
        • Environment - Create at (Playable map area) the weather effect Ashenvale Rain (Heavy)
        • Environment - Turn (Last created weather effect) On
        • Set WS_2 = (Last created weather effect)
        • Set WS = 2
      • Else - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • WS Equal to 2
          • Then - Actions
            • Environment - Turn WS_2 Off
            • Environment - Remove WS_2
            • Environment - Create at (Playable map area) the weather effect Ashenvale Rain (Light)
            • Environment - Turn (Last created weather effect) On
            • Set WS_1 = (Last created weather effect)
            • Set WS = 1
          • Else - Actions
            • Do nothing

OH NOOOO!! -_- i saw that before but wasn't paying attention the moment i gave you. sorry. Who knows how many people could have given you and didn't because of that, and here am i. -_- kill me

 

[ivofena]

Ahh, forget about it, I just hope that I helped.

 

[LordPerenolde II]

It did. Thank you again.