So I asked ChatGPT to make a JASS code for me...

[kate]

I hope this is the right forum to post but I was curious as to how accurate this is, given it was generated by AI

I gave ChatGPT the prompt: "Can you write me a code in warcraft 3 jass for an ability that allows the caster to throw a grenade then teleport to where it lands, dealing damage in an area of effect?"

And this is what it gave me

function AbilityExample takes nothing returns nothing
    local unit caster = GetCaster()
    local real x = GetX(caster)
    local real y = GetY(caster)
    local real z = GetZ(caster)
    local unit grenade = CreateUnit(caster, 'n001', x, y, z)
    local real speed = 10
    local real angle = 45
    local real distance = 100
    local real dx = distance * Cos(angle)
    local real dy = distance * Sin(angle)
    local real dz = 0
    local location target = Location(x + dx, y + dy, z + dz)
    local location impact = AddLocation(target, Location(0, 0, speed * TimerDt()))
    SetUnitX(grenade, GetX(impact))
    SetUnitY(grenade, GetY(impact))
    SetUnitZ(grenade, GetZ(impact))
    local group enemies = GetUnitsInRangeOfLocAll(200, impact)
    local unit u
    for u in enemies do
        UnitDamageTarget(caster, u, 50, false, false, ATTACK_TYPE_NORMAL, DAMAGE_TYPE_NORMAL, WEAPON_TYPE_WHOKNOWS)
    end
    SetUnitX(caster, GetX(impact))
    SetUnitY(caster, GetY(impact))
    SetUnitZ(caster, GetZ(impact))
endfunction

As someone who has only used GUI, can anyone confirm if this is useable? Of course, given that needed variables need to be created. If so, this is really impressive

 

[Dr Super Good]

That code is invalid. The AI seems to have thrown in unsupported constructs from other programming languages.

It probably cannot comprehend the archaic limitations of JASS. It does not know about placing call keyword in front of function calls. It also does not know that JASS only supports local declarations at the top of the function body. It also made a pattern matching 'for' loop, a style of loop JASS does not support at all.

 

[kate]

That code is invalid. The AI seems to have thrown in unsupported constructs from other programming languages.

It probably cannot comprehend the archaic limitations of JASS. It does not know about placing call keyword in front of function calls. It also does not know that JASS only supports local declarations at the top of the function body. It also made a pattern matching 'for' loop, a style of loop JASS does not support at all.

That's interesting. It did admit that JASS was an old language and that if I wanted better results, I should ask it to code in LUA. Thanks for your input!

 

[Pyrogasm]

I get what it's doing here and how it generated this line but this one is hilarious to me:

local location impact = AddLocation(target, Location(0, 0, speed * TimerDt()))