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Triggers
DamageOverTimeFix.w3x
Variables
DamageOverTimeLinkedList
Changelog
v1.3
Variables
Internal
Register
DOTInitializer
DOTRegister
DOTAllocate
DOTLoop
DOTDeallocate
DOTExample
TimedEventLL
TELLConfig
TELLRegister
TELLLoop
TELLEmptyEvent
TELLSampleTrigger
TELLVariables
Register
Accessibles
ReadOnly
Testmap
Variables
Revive
Full Vision
Make Ally
Example1
Enter map-specific custom script code below. This text will be included in the map script after variables are declared and before any trigger code.
| Name | Type | is_array | initial_value |
| DOT_AttackType | attacktype | No | |
| DOT_AttackType_I | attacktype | Yes | |
| DOT_DamageInterval | real | No | |
| DOT_DamageInterval_I | real | Yes | |
| DOT_DamagePerTime_I | real | Yes | |
| DOT_DamageType | damagetype | No | |
| DOT_DamageType_I | damagetype | Yes | |
| DOT_Duration | real | No | |
| DOT_Duration_I | real | Yes | |
| DOT_Index | integer | No | |
| DOT_SFX | string | No | |
| DOT_SFXAttachPoint | string | No | |
| DOT_SourceUnit | unit | No | |
| DOT_SourceUnit_I | unit | Yes | |
| DOT_SpecialEffect_I | effect | Yes | |
| DOT_TargetUnit | unit | No | |
| DOT_TargetUnit_I | unit | Yes | |
| DOT_TotalDamage | real | No | |
| DOT_TriggerRegister | trigger | No | |
| TELL__AllocDuration | real | No | |
| TELL__AllocLoopTimer | real | No | |
| TELL__Duration | real | No | |
| TELL__Index | integer | No | |
| TELL__LoopTimer | real | No | |
| TELL_Duration | real | Yes | |
| TELL_InitializationFinish | real | No | |
| TELL_Instance | integer | No | |
| TELL_InstanceIterator | integer | No | |
| TELL_Last | integer | No | |
| TELL_MaxIndex | integer | No | |
| TELL_Next | integer | Yes | |
| TELL_OnEventDealloc | trigger | Yes | |
| TELL_OnEventLoop | trigger | Yes | |
| TELL_OnEventLoopDuration | real | Yes | |
| TELL_OnEventLoopTimer | real | Yes | |
| TELL_Prev | integer | Yes | |
| TELL_RecycleSize | integer | No | |
| TELL_RecycleStack | integer | Yes | |
| TELL_RegisterID | integer | No | |
| TELL_TempID | integer | No | |
| TELL_Timer | timer | No | |
| TELL_TimerTIMEOUT | real | No | |
| TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent | trigger | No | |
| TELL_TriggerLoop | trigger | No | |
| TELL_TriggerRegister | trigger | No | |
| TELLDebugMode | boolean | No | |
| TELLDuration | real | No | |
| TELLOnEventAlloc | trigger | No | |
| TELLOnEventDealloc | trigger | No | |
| TELLOnEventLoop | trigger | No | |
| TELLOnEventLoopTimer | real | No | |
| TempLoc | location | No | |
| TempUnit | unit | No |
- Updated TELL to v1.2 to address issues causing TSELL-DOTLL conflict
- Released as alternative to DamageOverTime resources which now uses Dynamic Indexing version (DOT and DOTLL UTILIZES THE SAME VARIABLE, THUS ONLY ONE MAY EXIST WITHIN YOUR MAP AT A TIME)
- Released as alternative to DamageOverTime resources which now uses Dynamic Indexing version (DOT and DOTLL UTILIZES THE SAME VARIABLE, THUS ONLY ONE MAY EXIST WITHIN YOUR MAP AT A TIME)
DOTInitializer
Events
Game - TELL_InitializationFinish becomes Equal to 1.00
Conditions
Actions
Set Variable Set DOT_TriggerRegister = DOTRegister <gen>
DOTRegister
Events
Conditions
Actions
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
Or - Any (Conditions) are true
Conditions
DOT_TargetUnit Equal to No unit
DOT_SourceUnit Equal to No unit
Then - Actions
Game - Display to (All players) the text: |cffff0000ABORTED: a DOT created missing source or target!|r
Skip remaining actions
Else - Actions
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
DOT_Duration Less than or equal to 0.00
Then - Actions
Game - Display to (All players) the text: |cffff0000ABORTED: a DOT is created without a duration!|r
Skip remaining actions
Else - Actions
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
DOT_DamageInterval Less than or equal to 0.00
Then - Actions
Game - Display to (All players) the text: |cffd45e19WARNING: a DOT Interval is not set, automatically set to internal default!|r
Set Variable Set DOT_DamageInterval = TELL_TimerTIMEOUT
Else - Actions
-------- TimedEventLinkedList works by having a specified duration --------
Set Variable Set TELLDuration = DOT_Duration
-------- OnEventAlloc is equal to OnIndexEvent, where TimedEventLinkedList started to allocate an instance --------
-------- Setting values to be used later on is best done during OnAllocEvent --------
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventAlloc = DOTAllocate <gen>
-------- The loop event is triggered every TELLOnEventLoopTimer duration --------
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventLoop = DOTLoop <gen>
-------- If OnEventLoopTimer is lower than TimerTIMEOUT, it is automatically set to the timeout value --------
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventLoopTimer = DOT_DamageInterval
-------- OnEventDealloc is equal to OnDeindexEvent or OnEndEvent, where the instance has been deallocated and cleaning up can be done --------
-------- NEITHER OnEventLoopTimer NOR Duration CAN BE MODIFIED DURING OnEventDealloc --------
-------- Check the duration during OnEventLoop instead if you need them --------
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventDealloc = DOTDeallocate <gen>
-------- Register to system at the end --------
Trigger - Run TELL_TriggerRegister (checking conditions)
DOTAllocate
Events
Conditions
Actions
-------- For readability --------
Set Variable Set DOT_Index = TELL__Index
-------- Allocate all variables --------
Set Variable Set DOT_AttackType_I[DOT_Index] = DOT_AttackType
Set Variable Set DOT_DamageInterval_I[DOT_Index] = DOT_DamageInterval
Set Variable Set DOT_DamageType_I[DOT_Index] = DOT_DamageType
Set Variable Set DOT_Duration_I[DOT_Index] = DOT_Duration
Set Variable Set DOT_SourceUnit_I[DOT_Index] = DOT_SourceUnit
Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the DOT_SFXAttachPoint of DOT_TargetUnit using DOT_SFX
Set Variable Set DOT_SpecialEffect_I[DOT_Index] = (Last created special effect)
Set Variable Set DOT_TargetUnit_I[DOT_Index] = DOT_TargetUnit
-------- Just to avoid confusion in the math --------
Set Variable Set DOT_DamagePerTime_I[DOT_Index] = (DOT_TotalDamage / DOT_Duration)
Set Variable Set DOT_DamagePerTime_I[DOT_Index] = (DOT_DamagePerTime_I[DOT_Index] x DOT_DamageInterval)
DOTLoop
Events
Conditions
Actions
-------- For readability --------
Set Variable Set DOT_Index = TELL__Index
-------- Deal damage --------
Unit - Cause DOT_SourceUnit_I[DOT_Index] to damage DOT_TargetUnit_I[DOT_Index] , dealing DOT_DamagePerTime_I[DOT_Index] damage of attack type DOT_AttackType_I[DOT_Index] and damage type DOT_DamageType_I[DOT_Index]
-------- End prematurely if target is already killed --------
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
(DOT_TargetUnit_I[DOT_Index] is alive) Equal to False
Then - Actions
Set Variable Set TELL__Duration = "0.00"
Else - Actions
DOTDeallocate
Events
Conditions
Actions
-------- For readability --------
Set Variable Set DOT_Index = TELL__Index
-------- Clean all variables --------
Set Variable Set DOT_AttackType_I[DOT_Index] = Spells
Set Variable Set DOT_DamageInterval_I[DOT_Index] = "0.00"
Set Variable Set DOT_DamageType_I[DOT_Index] = Unknown
Set Variable Set DOT_Duration_I[DOT_Index] = "0.00"
Set Variable Set DOT_SourceUnit_I[DOT_Index] = No unit
Special Effect - Destroy DOT_SpecialEffect_I[DOT_Index]
Set Variable Set DOT_TargetUnit_I[DOT_Index] = No unit
Set Variable Set DOT_DamagePerTime_I[DOT_Index] = "0.00"
DOTExample
Events
Conditions
Actions
-------- SourceUnit refers to the damage source --------
Set Variable Set DOT_SourceUnit = No unit
-------- TargetUnit refers to the unit being damaged --------
Set Variable Set DOT_TargetUnit = No unit
-------- Total Damage is the total damage dealt over the entire DOT --------
Set Variable Set DOT_TotalDamage = "0.00"
-------- Duration is how long the effect lasts --------
Set Variable Set DOT_Duration = "0.00"
-------- DamageInterval is the time between two damage instances --------
Set Variable Set DOT_DamageInterval = "0.00"
-------- SFX is the effect attached while the DOT occurs --------
Set Variable Set DOT_SFX = ""
-------- SFX Attach Point is the effect attach point while the DOT occurs --------
Set Variable Set DOT_SFXAttachPoint = ""
-------- Attack Type is the type of attack for the DOT --------
Set Variable Set DOT_AttackType = Spells
-------- Damage Type is the type of damage for the DOT --------
Set Variable Set DOT_DamageType = Unknown
-------- Run the DOT system --------
Trigger - Run DOT_TriggerRegister (checking conditions)
TELLConfig
Events
Map initialization
Conditions
Actions
-------- Naturally, this event runs before the system starts registering --------
-------- Might be useful for some specific cases --------
Set Variable Set TELL_InitializationFinish = "0.50"
Set Variable Set TELL_InitializationFinish = "0.00"
-------- START CONFIG --------
-------- The register trigger of TimedEventLinkedList --------
Set Variable Set TELL_TriggerRegister = TELLRegister <gen>
-------- The loop trigger of TimedEventLinkedList --------
Set Variable Set TELL_TriggerLoop = TELLLoop <gen>
-------- The empty trigger of TimedEventLinkedList --------
Set Variable Set TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent = TELLEmptyEvent <gen>
-------- A global timeout used by TimedEventLinkedList --------
-------- It is recommended to keep this at low values, since this is the global system timer --------
-------- The default value is 1/32 which is a commonly-used value for Hive Spell Section --------
Set Variable Set TELL_TimerTIMEOUT = (1 / 32.00)
-------- END CONFIG --------
-------- Initialize register variables default values --------
Set Variable Set TELLDuration = "0.00"
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventAlloc = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventLoop = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventLoopTimer = "0.00"
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventDealloc = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
-------- System that depends on TimedEventLinkedList should be initialized with the following event --------
-------- This ensure that the core of the system has been initialized properly --------
Set Variable Set TELL_InitializationFinish = "1.00"
Set Variable Set TELL_InitializationFinish = "0.00"
-------- DEBUG MODE --------
Set Variable Set TELLDebugMode = "false"
TELLRegister
Events
Conditions
Actions
Set Variable Set TELL_Instance = (TELL_Instance + 1)
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
TELL_Instance Equal to 1
Then - Actions
Countdown Timer - Start TELL_Timer as a Repeating timer that will expire in TELL_TimerTIMEOUT seconds
Trigger - Turn on TELL_TriggerLoop
Else - Actions
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
TELL_RecycleSize Equal to 0
Then - Actions
Set Variable Set TELL_MaxIndex = (TELL_MaxIndex + 1)
Set Variable Set TELL_RegisterID = TELL_MaxIndex
Else - Actions
Set Variable Set TELL_RecycleSize = (TELL_RecycleSize - 1)
Set Variable Set TELL_RegisterID = TELL_RecycleStack[TELL_RecycleSize]
Set Variable Set TELL_Next[TELL_RegisterID] = "0"
Set Variable Set TELL_Next[TELL_Last] = TELL_RegisterID
Set Variable Set TELL_Prev[TELL_RegisterID] = TELL_Last
Set Variable Set TELL_Last = TELL_RegisterID
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
TELLDebugMode Equal to True
Then - Actions
Game - Display to (All players) the text: (ALLOC + (String(TELL_RegisterID)))
Else - Actions
-------- Set data here --------
-------- For convenience, TELL_TempID is renamed into TELL__Index to reduce confusion for end users --------
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
TELLOnEventLoopTimer Less than or equal to TELL_TimerTIMEOUT
Then - Actions
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventLoopTimer = TELL_TimerTIMEOUT
Else - Actions
Set Variable Set TELL__Index = TELL_RegisterID
Set Variable Set TELL_Duration[TELL__Index] = TELLDuration
Set Variable Set TELL_OnEventLoop[TELL__Index] = TELLOnEventLoop
Set Variable Set TELL_OnEventLoopTimer[TELL__Index] = TELLOnEventLoopTimer
Set Variable Set TELL_OnEventLoopDuration[TELL__Index] = TELLOnEventLoopTimer
Set Variable Set TELL_OnEventDealloc[TELL__Index] = TELLOnEventDealloc
-------- Accessibles --------
Set Variable Set TELL__AllocDuration = TELL_Duration[TELL__Index]
Set Variable Set TELL__AllocLoopTimer = TELL_OnEventLoopTimer[TELL__Index]
Trigger - Run TELLOnEventAlloc (checking conditions)
-------- Accessibles Update --------
Set Variable Set TELL_Duration[TELL_RegisterID] = TELL__AllocDuration
Set Variable Set TELL_OnEventLoopTimer[TELL_RegisterID] = TELL__AllocLoopTimer
-------- END --------
-------- Reset values --------
Set Variable Set TELLDuration = "0.00"
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventAlloc = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventLoop = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventLoopTimer = "0.00"
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventDealloc = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
TELLLoop
Events
Time - TELL_Timer expires
Conditions
Actions
Set Variable Set TELL_TempID = "0"
For each (Integer TELL_InstanceIterator ) from 1 to TELL_Instance , do (Actions)
Loop - Actions
Set Variable Set TELL_TempID = TELL_Next[TELL_TempID]
-------- Safeguard against null access --------
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
TELL_TempID Equal to 0
Then - Actions
Skip remaining actions
Else - Actions
-------- Data manipulation here --------
Set Variable Set TELL_Duration[TELL_TempID] = (TELL_Duration[TELL_TempID] - TELL_TimerTIMEOUT)
Set Variable Set TELL_OnEventLoopDuration[TELL_TempID] = (TELL_OnEventLoopDuration[TELL_TempID] - TELL_TimerTIMEOUT)
-------- For convenience, TELL_TempID is renamed into TELL__Index to reduce confusion for end users --------
Set Variable Set TELL__Index = TELL_TempID
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
TELL_OnEventLoopDuration[TELL_TempID] Less than or equal to 0.00
Then - Actions
-------- Accessibles --------
Set Variable Set TELL__Duration = TELL_Duration[TELL_TempID]
Set Variable Set TELL__LoopTimer = TELL_OnEventLoopTimer[TELL_TempID]
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
TELLDebugMode Equal to True
Then - Actions
Game - Display to (All players) the text: (LOOP + (String(TELL_TempID)))
Else - Actions
Trigger - Run TELL_OnEventLoop[TELL_TempID] (checking conditions)
-------- Accessibles Update --------
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
TELLDebugMode Equal to True
Then - Actions
Game - Display to (All players) the text: (AFTER EVENT + (String(TELL_TempID)))
Else - Actions
Set Variable Set TELL_OnEventLoopTimer[TELL_TempID] = TELL__LoopTimer
Set Variable Set TELL_Duration[TELL_TempID] = TELL__Duration
Set Variable Set TELL_OnEventLoopDuration[TELL_TempID] = TELL_OnEventLoopTimer[TELL_TempID]
Else - Actions
-------- End data manipulation --------
Set Variable Set TELL__Index = TELL_TempID
Set Variable Set TELL__Duration = TELL_Duration[TELL_TempID]
Set Variable Set TELL__LoopTimer = TELL_OnEventLoopTimer[TELL_TempID]
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
TELL_Duration[TELL_TempID] Less than or equal to 0.00
Then - Actions
-------- Instance dealloc --------
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
TELLDebugMode Equal to True
Then - Actions
Game - Display to (All players) the text: (DEALLOC + (String(TELL_TempID)))
Else - Actions
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
TELL_Last Equal to TELL_TempID
Then - Actions
Set Variable Set TELL_Last = TELL_Prev[TELL_TempID]
Else - Actions
Set Variable Set TELL_RecycleStack[TELL_RecycleSize] = TELL_TempID
Set Variable Set TELL_RecycleSize = (TELL_RecycleSize + 1)
Set Variable Set TELL_Next[TELL_Prev[TELL_TempID]] = TELL_Next[TELL_TempID]
Set Variable Set TELL_Prev[TELL_Next[TELL_TempID]] = TELL_Prev[TELL_TempID]
Set Variable Set TELL_Instance = (TELL_Instance - 1)
Trigger - Run TELL_OnEventDealloc[TELL__Index] (checking conditions)
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
TELL_Instance Equal to 0
Then - Actions
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
TELLDebugMode Equal to True
Then - Actions
Game - Display to (All players) the text: No Instance
Else - Actions
Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
Countdown Timer - Pause TELL_Timer
Else - Actions
Else - Actions
TELLEmptyEvent
Events
Conditions
Actions
TELLSampleTrigger
Events
Conditions
Actions
-------- TimedEventLinkedList works by having a specified duration --------
Set Variable Set TELLDuration = "0.00"
-------- OnEventAlloc is equal to OnIndexEvent, where TimedEventLinkedList started to allocate an instance --------
-------- Setting values to be used later on is best done during OnAllocEvent --------
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventAlloc = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
-------- The loop event is triggered every TELLOnEventLoopTimer duration --------
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventLoop = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
-------- If OnEventLoopTimer is lower than TimerTIMEOUT, it is automatically set to the timeout value --------
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventLoopTimer = "0.00"
-------- OnEventDealloc is equal to OnDeindexEvent or OnEndEvent, where the instance has been deallocated and cleaning up can be done --------
-------- NEITHER OnEventLoopTimer NOR Duration CAN BE MODIFIED DURING OnEventDealloc --------
-------- Check the duration during OnEventLoop instead if you need them --------
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventDealloc = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
-------- Register to system at the end --------
Trigger - Run TELL_TriggerRegister (checking conditions)
Revive
Events
Unit - A unit Dies
Conditions
(Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Not equal to Spell Master
Actions
Set Variable Set TempUnit = (Triggering unit)
Set Variable Set TempLoc = (Random point in (Playable map area))
Unit - Create 1 . (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) for (Player((Random integer number between 2 and 12))) at TempLoc facing Default building facing degrees
Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempLoc)
Full Vision
Events
Map initialization
Conditions
Actions
Game - Display to (All players) the text: Press ESC to damage currently selected units
Visibility - Disable fog of war
Visibility - Disable black mask
Make Ally
Events
Map initialization
Conditions
Actions
Player - Make Player 2 (Blue) treat Player 1 (Red) as an Ally with shared vision and shared units
Example1
Events
Player - Player 1 (Red) skips a cinematic sequence
Conditions
Actions
Game - Display to (All players) the text: 1
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units currently selected by Player 1 (Red)) and do (Actions)
Loop - Actions
-------- SourceUnit refers to the damage source --------
Set Variable Set DOT_SourceUnit = Spell Master 0002 <gen>
-------- TargetUnit refers to the unit being damaged --------
Set Variable Set DOT_TargetUnit = (Picked unit)
-------- Total Damage is the total damage dealt over the entire DOT --------
Set Variable Set DOT_TotalDamage = "100.00"
-------- Duration is how long the effect lasts --------
Set Variable Set DOT_Duration = "10.00"
-------- DamageInterval is the time between two damage instances --------
Set Variable Set DOT_DamageInterval = "0.05"
-------- SFX is the effect attached while the DOT occurs --------
Set Variable Set DOT_SFX = "Environment\LargeBuildingFire\LargeBuildingFire1.mdl"
-------- SFX Attach Point is the effect attach point while the DOT occurs --------
Set Variable Set DOT_SFXAttachPoint = "overhead"
-------- Attack Type is the type of attack for the DOT --------
Set Variable Set DOT_AttackType = Spells
-------- Damage Type is the type of damage for the DOT --------
Set Variable Set DOT_DamageType = Normal
-------- Run the DOT system --------
Trigger - Run DOT_TriggerRegister (checking conditions)