[Trigger] Storing and loading unit values

[ELECTROLYTE]

I had an idea for a summoning system for my rpg that I'm making but can't figure out how to create this trigger. I'm not very good at triggering. My idea is that a player types a message similar to "Summon Demon" as a substring. What I think I need is a hastable or game cache to store a list of units that can be saved as a substring and called up when a message similar to the example are typed. If I didn't explain good enough or this was too confusing feel free to reply or send me a message. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Bribe]

• Events
  • Player Types "Summon Demon" as a substring
• Conditions
• Actions
  • If (Matched Chat String) Equal To "Summon Demon of Death" then
    • Then - Actions
      • Unit - Create Demon Of Death
    • Else - Actions
      • If (Matched Chat String) Equal To "Summon Demon Revenance" then
        • Then - Actions
          • Unit - Create Demon of Revenance
        • Else - Actions

 

[Levadam]

From the sounds of it, you want players to be able to summon (and presumably Return) units during play, and they summon them via text commands?

It doesn't necessarily require a hashtable or game cache.

When a player types a chat message, you check for the substring of Summon. You take the rest of the player's message as how you find What to summon. So I'd have it loop through a String array until it finds a match. It will then summon the unit, in the case of a specific unit, it takes it from a Unit array and moves it into play, in the case of a unit-type, it takes it from a Unit-Type array and creates a new unit.

Got that?

• Summon Unit
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing Summon as A substring
  • Conditions
    • (Substring((Entered chat string), 1, 6)) Equal to Summon
  • Actions
    • -------- The condition will prevent it trying to summon things whenever someone just happens to say "Summon" --------
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 10, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (Substring((Entered chat string), 8, (Length of (Entered chat string)))) Equal to (UnitStringArray[(Integer A)])
          • Then - Actions
            • -------- // Create or move the unit --------
          • Else - Actions
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • (Integer A) Equal to 10
              • Then - Actions
                • -------- // Display error to player --------
                • Game - Display to (All players) the text: No such unit
              • Else - Actions

 

[Pharaoh_]

I am not sure if Matched Chat String will work.
Try this:

• Trigger
• Events
  • Map Initialization
• Conditions
• Actions
  • For each (IntegerA) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Trigger - Add to Trigger2<gen> the event (Player - Player(IntegerA) types "summon demon" as a Substring

• Trigger2
• Events
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Set String = (Substring((Entered chat string), 12, (Length of (Entered chat string)))
  • If (All conditions are true) then do (Actions) else do (Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • (String) Equal to Drake //String comparison
    • Then - Actions
      • Unit - Create 1 Drake for (Triggering player) at...

String is a String variable.

If you want default warcraft III units to spawn, you can also do
Unit - Create 1 (Unit-type(String)) for (Triggering player)..

You can also set a list of String variables and a list of Unit types (array enhanced for both cases). Then, you can set

• Set Strings[1] = drake
• Set Strings[2] = nazgul
• Set Units[1] = Golden Drake
• Set Units[2] = Flying Nazgul
• For each (IntegerA) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
  • Loop - Actions
    • Trigger - Add to Trigger2<gen> the event (Player - Player(IntegerA) types "summon demon" as a Substring

• Trigger2
• Events
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Set String = (Substring((Entered chat string), 12, (Length of (Entered chat string)))
  • For each (IntegerA) from 1 to 2, do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • If (All conditions are true) then do (Actions) else do (Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • (String) Equal to Strings[(IntegerA)] //String comparison
        • Then - Actions
          • Set Temp_Int = (IntegerA)
        • Else - Actions
  • Unit - Create 1 Units[Temp_Int] for (Triggering player) at...

 

[ELECTROLYTE]

Thanks, I'll try it out

 

[ELECTROLYTE]

Didn't Work

I tried it but nothing happened. Not sure If I did something wrong but I followed the example you did but just changed the name of the integers.

 

[Pharaoh_]

Post the trigger. Why integers by the way? I didn't use any; do you mean Integer A?

 

[Bribe]

This will work easily (Matched Chat String worked when I wanted players to type radio-1, radio-2, radio-3 and each identified a different song to play):

• Events
  • Player Types "Summon Demon" as a substring
• Conditions
• Actions
  • If (Matched Chat String) Equal To "Summon Demon of Death" then
    • Then - Actions
      • Unit - Create Demon Of Death
    • Else - Actions
      • If (Matched Chat String) Equal To "Summon Demon Revenance" then
        • Then - Actions
          • Unit - Create Demon of Revenance
        • Else - Actions

 

[Levadam]

Disregard... brain confusing things.