[General] Need help with 2 things.

[DUTY OF RS]

Greetings hivers!

I want to know if the ability ''Repair ((Human))''
Can be modified, so the units dont require GOLD to repair buildings.

My second is an Triggers or of some sort.

I wonder if it works that if an player have played my game for like example 30 hours and when he have played that much he will recive an Code that he can get an Hero by.
Or if an player have killed the last boss in an singleplayer work and will recive an code for an hero.

Hope some one can help. !

 

[Veritas 117]

For the first question. I believe that you would need to change the repair cost of each building in the object editor. Just set it to 0. I don't think it has anything to do with the repair ability itself, but I could be mistaken.

 

[aple]

For starters, every single Repair Ability in the game is exactly the same, just with different sounds or icons. You can change the cost for the Repair ability by changing the "Repair Cost Ratio" field. Setting this to anything other then 0 will likely still have a repair cost, depending on the building being repaired.

I don't know the exact cost, but what Veritas says about the Repair Cost of buildings is only partially correct. The Repair Cost in a unit I believe is divided by the Repair Cost Ratio, but don't take my word for it because I actually don't know specifically how it does it.

As for the second question, I think that is possible but it'd require a slightly-complex save system and would only save the time they played whenever they did like "-save" in chat. So if they forget to save it would be lost.

There MIGHT be a way to make an "Autosave" for WarCraft III, but I've never seen it done. I've only seen it in SC2.

 

[Dr Super Good]

There MIGHT be a way to make an "Autosave" for WarCraft III, but I've never seen it done. I've only seen it in SC2.

You can autosave, but apparently the auto load is broken (well people have problems with it being too slow). In SC2 you can just use banks which work up to a certain size (before they break the loading process).

 

[DUTY OF RS]

So it doesnt work any of my questions?

Tho it wouldn't world if an player gets the code and therefor he have screenshoted it or something, so when he enters next fight he can use the code and he will spawn next to his other unit?

 

[Chaosy]

well..

every second pick all units in the map
if their current order is equal to repair
reduce gold by 1


for the second one..
Just create a txt file with a code for him?

 

[DUTY OF RS]

umm, so if i create an txt file.
Im gonna have to make different codes, like:
FNEJ-8EFFW-3GERGE
CPSJ-3T3FE-DWR37V
....And so on....

But how do i create the trigger?
In my map im thinking of like; {This is an example.}
-When an unit dies = Archimonde
-Give the player 1 code from the txt files {Or something, or is it easlier to have just 1}
-Make the Code only useable 1 time {So other players cant copy from the other player and get the hero to.}
Like something like that, dont know the trigger for it.

 

[Chaosy]

The only thing I can think of is to create a number of patterns for the code. The pattern should be randomized.

Exmaple:
0. the code must be 8 characters long
1. the first character in the code must be a number
2. the second character must be either of the following characters a,b,c,d,e,f,o,t,r,x
3. the third character most be a consonant.
etc

However I am not sure if it's worth the effort to make codes a one time usage. I imagine it being very difficult.

edit: the easiest way I can come up with is to encrypt the player name. So both the code and the player name needs to match.

 

[Dr Super Good]

edit: the easiest way I can come up with is to encrypt the player name. So both the code and the player name needs to match.

They contain too much info, instead you just store a hash from the player name. Player name is case insensitive like BattleNet.

 

[Vinz]

I wonder if it works that if an player have played my game for like example 30 hours and when he have played that much he will recive an Code that he can get an Hero by.

Use a game cache to store the time the player has played. If you want to count everything, just use a 1.00 periodic timer.

 

[Chaosy]

game cache only works in campaigns.

 

[Vinz]

wut.
I hear that back when hashtables did not exist, coders had to use game caches.

 

[chobibo]

Yeah, we used gamecache back then. DotA used it too.

 

[DUTY OF RS]

So if it should be harder to make a single-use code, so is the best option to make it repeatable?

 

[muzzel]

@DUTY_OF_RS: About your 2. question: Just use a saveload system, for example AceHearts (there are plenty more with different features and different performance, just use the forum search function)

You can trigger the save using a "30 hours time elapsed" event or a "unit (boss) dies" event, up to you.

Forget the posts about sc2 banks, gamecaches and number patterns.

@Everyone else: If you either
- have no idea
- or are unable to explain simple things in a simple manner
please refrain from confusing beginners by posting in their threads.

 

[DUTY OF RS]

@muzzel:
First; it is DUTY OF RS =D
Ok i could use AceHearts.
But, do i need the Save for my map?
I do only need the Load if the player gots the code after defeating him.
Lets say it like this:
-Player kills the last Boss.
-He or they gets an code each just for them.
-They screenshot it and for next time they play they just enter the code.
-And the Hero will spawn next to the unit that everyone start with.

So im little confused with it tho...

 

[muzzel]

Whats the problem? I dont really get it...

Are you saying that player dont always load? Like, sometimes they just play the map without code?
Thats not a problem, if a player loads you just remove his normal starting unit.

 

[DUTY OF RS]

I'll try explain how it works.
{The Game is 3 player (only.)}

-The player starts the game with 1 Normaly unit.
They need to build and survive to the last Boss.
-When the boss is killed and if all survivors are still there.
When the boss is killed the game will end in 10 seconds.
-They will get an code that they can use in the next game.
When they enter the next game, they can enter the code and the hero will spawn next to the normaly unit.
They can only use the Hero only 1 time.
And when that 1 time have goe'd they need to kill the boss for a new code.

 

[Vinz]

Is this a replayable game that will take 30 hours+?

 

[DUTY OF RS]

Is this a replayable game that will take 30 hours+?

Huh? You can play the game so many times you will permamently.

 

[Vinz]

Then the 30 hour elapsed time will not work. You need a technique to store the time covered for each game. Then when passed, make it load.

 

[DUTY OF RS]

Umm ok...