[General] how can i kill a unit that runs out of mana

[andreasaspenberg]

i am working on a project where i use mana as an oxygen gauge and that when empty dies. how can i trigger it.

 

[GywGod133]

• Untitled Trigger 001
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.03 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in Group and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (Mana of (Picked unit)) Equal to 0.00
          • Then - Actions
            • Unit - Kill (Picked unit)
          • Else - Actions

 

[deathismyfriend]

Add all units into a trigger with event unit mana becomes equal to 0.
For actions kill the unit.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

that kills every unit and building belonging to the owner so it can be used.

 

[deathismyfriend]

Actually AKA.GywGod133's answer only kills units in Group.

Mine would do the same thing just more efficiently and accurately.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

the problem is that that solution groups every unit and then kills the ones without mana and i cant use that without adding mana to all buildings.

 

[LordDz]

Just set Group = All units matching conditions (unit owned by player, matching unit is not a structure)?

 

[andreasaspenberg]

so what you are saying in this topic is that all units need mana for this to work. why is that.

 

[deathismyfriend]

Because you want to kill all units with 0 mana. So if you add unit to group that doesn't have mana it will die.

 

[Nichilus]

When you add unit to unit group, check if its maximum mana is greater than 0?
All units who don't even have mana should not be add then. This should by default include buildings and units like Footman.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

i cant apply a condition to a pick every unit in unit group and do action so that wont work. the problem therefore remains unsolved.

 

[JaysProjex]

i cant apply a condition to a pick every unit in unit group and do action so that wont work. the problem therefore remains unsolved.

Actually it is solved, to finish it you need to add the rest

 

[Nichilus]

i cant apply a condition to a pick every unit in unit group and do action...

And why is that?

 

[andreasaspenberg]

the trigger just dont have that option.

 

[deathismyfriend]

i cant apply a condition to a pick every unit in unit group and do action so that wont work. the problem therefore remains unsolved.

Use an ITE in the unit group...

 

[Nichilus]

the trigger just dont have that option.

Really? Then what are these?

• Actions
  • -------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------
  • -------- Way #1 --------
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area)) and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • ((Picked unit) is A structure) Equal to False
        • Then - Actions
          • -------- some actions... --------
        • Else - Actions
  • -------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------
  • -------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------
  • -------- Way #2 --------
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area) matching (((Matching unit) is A structure) Equal to False)) and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • -------- some actions... --------

When you deny something do you at least take a look at the editor to back up what you write?
I mean - you won't get the answer "use this or that condition" from so many people if it weren't possible...

Not to mention that AKA.GywGod133 already posted how to sort units using ITE many posts back.

 

[aple]

• Untitled Trigger 001
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.10 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area)) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (Max mana of (Picked unit)) Less than or equal to 0.00
          • Then - Actions
          • Else - Actions
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • (Max mana of (Picked unit)) Greater than 0.00
              • Then - Actions
                • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                  • If - Conditions
                    • (Mana of (Picked unit)) Less than 1.00
                  • Then - Actions
                    • Unit - Kill (Picked unit)
                  • Else - Actions
              • Else - Actions

Tested. Works. Does not kill buildings. Does not kill units with no mana. Kills units who's actual mana is less then 1.

EDIT: NOT leak-checked, though. Also probably not the best way, but it works.

 

[deathismyfriend]

• Untitled Trigger 001
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.10 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area)) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (Max mana of (Picked unit)) Less than or equal to 0.00
          • Then - Actions
          • Else - Actions
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • (Max mana of (Picked unit)) Greater than 0.00
              • Then - Actions
                • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                  • If - Conditions
                    • (Mana of (Picked unit)) Less than 1.00
                  • Then - Actions
                    • Unit - Kill (Picked unit)
                  • Else - Actions
              • Else - Actions

Tested. Works. Does not kill buildings. Does not kill units with no mana. Kills units who's actual mana is less then 1.

EDIT: NOT leak-checked, though. Also probably not the best way, but it works.

This is very inefficient. Constantly creating a unit group adding all units in map into it then looping is very costly. Also it can miss units that are healing mana since it runs at a 0.10 second delay rather than the event that detects mana amount. Which runs at a specific value. Thus it is more efficient and a lot more accurate.

Also you can easily combine all of those ITEs.
Here are the simple triggers I have explained multiple times above.

If you add more conditions store triggering unit into a temp variable for best efficiency.

• Add Unit To kill when no mana
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit enters (Entire map)
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Max mana of (Triggering unit)) Greater than 0.00
      • Then - Actions
        • Trigger - Add to Kill units with no mana <gen> the event (Unit - (Triggering unit)'s mana becomes Equal to 0.00)
      • Else - Actions

• Kill units with no mana
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit - Kill (Triggering unit)

 

[aple]

Also it can miss units that are healing mana since it runs at a 0.10 second delay rather than the event that detects mana amount.

That's kind of the point. If their mana even drops below 1, they die. No time to let them regen mana. If their mana happens to get just above 1 before this picks up that they have no mana, then they get to live.

This way, if a unit has say 0.99 mana they'll die. But if they have 1.99 mana, use a spell that costs 1 mana, and just as they cast the spell they regen .01 mana, they have a pretty big window to survive.

 

[deathismyfriend]

That's kind of the point. If their mana even drops below 1, they die. No time to let them regen mana.

Whole point of a trigger that kills when units get to no mana is to actually kill them when they have no mana not let them live a little longer.

 

[Nichilus]

I thought about this:

• Trigger - Add to Kill units with no mana <gen> the event (Unit - (Triggering unit)'s mana becomes Equal to 0.00)

as well, but won't this cause same issues like with "Unit takes damage" event for every unit in the map?

 

[deathismyfriend]

I thought about this:

• Trigger - Add to Kill units with no mana <gen> the event (Unit - (Triggering unit)'s mana becomes Equal to 0.00)

as well, but won't this cause same issues like with "Unit takes damage" event for every unit in the map?

No the 2 are not related.

The trigger kills units when mana becomes equal to zero.

They are separate triggers.