how can i make a unit use mana to build

[andreasaspenberg]

in the version of the map you posted the construction doesnt drain mana beyond the base cost of the ability.

 

[deathismyfriend]

It drains it on my pc lol.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

what did you try to build.

 

[deathismyfriend]

The barracks.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

i tried building that myself and it created a loop that continued for a while after the construction was done but it didnt drain mana for me. what race did you try.

 

[Tonex]

Out of curiosity, couldn't you save a lot of trouble by replacing repair with a version of the priest's heal that targets mechanical units?

 

[andreasaspenberg]

that didnt work because it didnt affect the progress. good idea though. if i had been able to change its base order ID it would most likely have worked.

 

[deathismyfriend]

actually thats not a bad idea. I believe if u use Tonex's suggestion u can trigger the building progress. Basically use the group i have set. Change the loop trigger to set build progress of the unit to build progress + 1. Remember it runs every .5 seconds so u can get what u want. then u just check the building build progress and if thats at max or unit mana is 0 then order the unit to stop and that should work.

 

[Tonex]

Hmm I guess you could could have it insta complete the building and set the life down to 5% and then use the heal, but that would make the building in flames, so I guess that's not really viable either.

 

[deathismyfriend]

no he should do it the first way u suggested.

 

[Tonex]

Can you heal a building that is being constructed though?

 

[deathismyfriend]

No but u can use the Channel ability and trigger the whole thing to get the desired result. Umm i might be able to tweak the system i made u a little bit ago to do this. i have to eat first. then I have to update my item drop system. then take a look at 3 other systems for other ppl then ill help u.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

healing a building under construction is possible. that is the part of the suggestion that actually worked. building construction however cant be triggered because of what might be a bug in the editor. the map is old so even if blizzard fixed it the map wont support it.
the map is from 2007 so anything that worked then should still work.

 

[Xonok]

healing a building under construction is possible. that is the part of the suggestion that actually worked. building construction however cant be triggered because of what might be a bug in the editor. the map is old so even if blizzard fixed it the map wont support it.
the map is from 2007 so anything that worked then should still work.

Building construction can be triggered, but note that completion requires setting the build progress to 101%, not 100.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

in modern versions of the editor it most likely can but my map was made in an older version that still had bugs. it had a restriction of trees for example and that still applies to the map. the default values for improved lumber gathering is still set to 5 in the map. i tried to trigger building construction in another map from that time and that didnt do anything. therefore, any bugs that were present at that time might still be present in the map. anything that was bugged back then is still bugged in that map. blizzard havent released any map updateers as far as i can tell.

 

[deathismyfriend]

U do know if u updated ur wc3 game that it updates the WE.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

the game is fully updated but updating the game and the editor doesnt update the custom maps. as a result, all object settings is the same as when the map was made. (at least some.) the restriction on the number of trees is also set to what it was back in 2007.(which is why there is so few trees on the map. i cant place any more.) as for a solution to the problem, perhaps some jass code could help.(not vjass)

 

[Xonok]

the game is fully updated but updating the game and the editor doesnt update the custom maps. as a result, all object settings is the same as when the map was made. (at least some.) the restriction on the number of trees is also set to what it was back in 2007.(which is why there is so few trees on the map. i cant place any more.) as for a solution to the problem, perhaps some jass code could help.(not vjass)

*Cough* Dataset *Cough*

You probably haven't told it to use the latest dataset.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

that made the trigger work for all buildings but it still have bugs. the mana cost goes up the more buildings i have placed.

 

[deathismyfriend]

can u show the triggers

 

[andreasaspenberg]

i posted them earlier and they havent been changed since then.

 

[deathismyfriend]

i posted them earlier and they havent been changed since then.

that made the trigger work for all buildings but it still have bugs. the mana cost goes up the more buildings i have placed.

how did u test this then ?

 

[andreasaspenberg]

i tested it by constructing most of the blood elf buildings and i also researched some stuff in the tech tree including upgrading the town hall..