Training unit ?

[DaDDyWitch]

• Unit - A unit Begins training a unit

in classification check there is only a trained unit which refers to the unit which was already trained. how can I add conditions for units which are not yet trained ?

 

[Wietlol]

Units that are not yet trained?
"No unit"

Question: What is the unit called that does not exist?
What is the unit type of the unit that does not exist?
What is the model file of the unit that does not exist?
What is the race of the unit that does not exist?
What is the base damage of the unit that does not exist?
What is the movement speed of the unit that does not exist?

THE UNIT DOES NOT EXIST!!!

So, you should try to find if you can do a condition on the trained unit-type.

 

[IcemanBo]

You can try http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/spells-569/trainingdetection-v1-2-a-248978/.

 

[Wietlol]

Nah, what he wants is to use Trained unit-type like in:

• (Trained unit-type) Equal to Footman

However he didnt realize it was a unit-type and not an actual unit.

 

[DaDDyWitch]

I realized that and that is not my point. the trained unit type only works with this event:

• Unit - A unit Finishes training a unit

however, i have to use this one:

• Unit - A unit Begins training a unit

and thanks for training detection. that is what i wanted.

 

[Wietlol]

-_- you still dont get it do you?

Anyway glad to hear it is fixed.

 

[LordDz]

Wietlol, if a footman does not have training, does he not exist?

Does villagers exist? What about critters?

 

[IcemanBo]

You should read Wietlol's post again.
(Trained unit-type) should work with Finish- and Begins Training a Unit event.

Note that "(Trained unit-type)" is not the same as "(UnitTypeOf(TrainingUnit))".

 

[Wietlol]

The unit is not finished training.
A building can start training a unit of a specific unit type.
So when you have a trigger that runs on "A unit begins training a unit", you can refer to the unit type.
However, once the unit finished training, then the unit is actually created. Before that moment, the unit DOES NOT EXIST!
Only a reference to the unit type.

• Good
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins training a unit
  • Conditions
    • (Trained unit-type) Equal to Footman
  • Actions
    • Game - Display to (All players) the text: footman is training

This is a good working trigger.

• Bad
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins training a unit
  • Conditions
    • (Unit-type of (Trained unit)) Equal to Footman
  • Actions
    • Game - Display to (All players) the text: footman is training

This is not.

Another way of detect training is checking orders.
The difference is that the event "A unit begins training a unit" runs when the train order becomes te first training (the one that will actually be trained) additional training orders are placed in the queue and will run the event later.
The order event "A unit is issued an order with no target" runs when the unit is added to the queue. This is the preffered order if you want to add some restrictions on the training of the unit related to cost etc.
Using the other event is preferred when the requirements can change.

Take for example food cost in WC3.
When you have 4 food left, and issue a barracks to train 7 footmen, the first two will be trained, the others wont have the required food at the moment that they become the training unit.