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Triggers

EventAfterTime.w3x
Variables
EventAfterTime
Changelog
v1.1
Variables
Readable
Internal
Register
EATInitializer
EATRegister
EATAllocate
EATLoop
EATDeallocate
EATSample
TimedEventLL
TELLConfig
TELLRegister
TELLLoop
TELLEmptyEvent
TELLSampleTrigger
TELLVariables
Register
Accessibles
ReadOnly
Testmap
Variables
Revive
Full Vision
Make Ally
Example1
Example1B
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
EAT_CurrentPoint location No
EAT_CurrentSavedInteger integer No
EAT_CurrentSource unit No
EAT_CurrentSpecialEffect effect No
EAT_CurrentTarget unit No
EAT_Duration real No
EAT_Duration_I real Yes
EAT_EffectOnAllocate_I trigger Yes
EAT_EffectOnDeallocate_I trigger Yes
EAT_EffectOnLoop_I trigger Yes
EAT_EventOnFinish trigger No
EAT_EventOnLoop trigger No
EAT_EventOnStart trigger No
EAT_Index integer No
EAT_Integer integer No
EAT_Integer_I integer Yes
EAT_Point location No
EAT_Point_I location Yes
EAT_SFX string No
EAT_SFXAttachPoint string No
EAT_SourceUnit unit No
EAT_SourceUnit_I unit Yes
EAT_SpecialEffect_I effect Yes
EAT_TargetUnit unit No
EAT_TargetUnit_I unit Yes
EAT_TriggerRegister trigger 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_TempID integer No
TELL_Timer timer No
TELL_TimerTIMEOUT real No
TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent trigger No
TELL_TriggerLoop trigger No
TELL_TriggerRegister trigger No
TELLDuration real No
TELLOnEventAlloc trigger No
TELLOnEventDealloc trigger No
TELLOnEventLoop trigger No
TELLOnEventLoopTimer real No
TempLoc location No
TempUnit unit No
- Added Integer variable to save Integer if needed
EATInitializer
Events
Game - TELL_InitializationFinish becomes Equal to 1.00
Conditions
Actions
Set Variable Set EAT_TriggerRegister = EATRegister <gen>
EATRegister
Events
Conditions
Actions
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
EAT_Duration Less than or equal to 0.00
Then - Actions
Game - Display to (All players) the text: |cffd45e19WARNING: a Duration is not set, automatically set to internal default!|r
Set Variable Set EAT_Duration = TELL_TimerTIMEOUT
Else - Actions
-------- TimedEventLinkedList works by having a specified duration --------
Set Variable Set TELLDuration = EAT_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 = EATAllocate <gen>
-------- The loop event is triggered every TELLOnEventLoopTimer duration --------
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventLoop = EATLoop <gen>
-------- If OnEventLoopTimer is lower than TimerTIMEOUT, it is automatically set to the timeout value --------
Set Variable Set TELLOnEventLoopTimer = TELL_TimerTIMEOUT
-------- 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 = EATDeallocate <gen>
-------- Register to system at the end --------
Trigger - Run TELL_TriggerRegister (checking conditions)
EATAllocate
Events
Conditions
Actions
-------- For readability --------
Set Variable Set EAT_Index = TELL__Index
-------- Allocate all variables --------
Set Variable Set EAT_Duration_I[EAT_Index] = EAT_Duration
Set Variable Set EAT_SourceUnit_I[EAT_Index] = EAT_SourceUnit
Set Variable Set EAT_TargetUnit_I[EAT_Index] = EAT_TargetUnit
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
EAT_TargetUnit Equal to No unit
Then - Actions
Special Effect - Create a special effect at EAT_Point using EAT_SFX
Else - Actions
Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the EAT_SFXAttachPoint of EAT_TargetUnit using EAT_SFX
Set Variable Set EAT_Point = (Position of EAT_TargetUnit_I[EAT_Index])
Set Variable Set EAT_SpecialEffect_I[EAT_Index] = (Last created special effect)
Set Variable Set EAT_Point_I[EAT_Index] = EAT_Point
Set Variable Set EAT_EffectOnAllocate_I[EAT_Index] = EAT_EventOnStart
Set Variable Set EAT_EffectOnDeallocate_I[EAT_Index] = EAT_EventOnFinish
Set Variable Set EAT_EffectOnLoop_I[EAT_Index] = EAT_EventOnLoop
Set Variable Set EAT_Integer_I[EAT_Index] = EAT_Integer
-------- Readable Setter --------
Set Variable Set EAT_CurrentSource = EAT_SourceUnit_I[EAT_Index]
Set Variable Set EAT_CurrentTarget = EAT_TargetUnit_I[EAT_Index]
Set Variable Set EAT_CurrentPoint = EAT_Point_I[EAT_Index]
Set Variable Set EAT_CurrentSpecialEffect = EAT_SpecialEffect_I[EAT_Index]
Set Variable Set EAT_CurrentSavedInteger = EAT_Integer_I[EAT_Index]
Trigger - Run EAT_EffectOnAllocate_I[EAT_Index] (checking conditions)
EATLoop
Events
Conditions
Actions
-------- For readability --------
Set Variable Set EAT_Index = TELL__Index
-------- Update location if TargetUnit specified --------
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
EAT_TargetUnit Not equal to No unit
Then - Actions
Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_EAT_Point_I[udg_EAT_Index])
Set Variable Set EAT_Point_I[EAT_Index] = (Position of EAT_TargetUnit_I[EAT_Index])
Else - Actions
-------- Readable Setter --------
Set Variable Set EAT_CurrentSource = EAT_SourceUnit_I[EAT_Index]
Set Variable Set EAT_CurrentTarget = EAT_TargetUnit_I[EAT_Index]
Set Variable Set EAT_CurrentPoint = EAT_Point_I[EAT_Index]
Set Variable Set EAT_CurrentSpecialEffect = EAT_SpecialEffect_I[EAT_Index]
Set Variable Set EAT_CurrentSavedInteger = EAT_Integer_I[EAT_Index]
Trigger - Run EAT_EffectOnAllocate_I[EAT_Index] (checking conditions)
EATDeallocate
Events
Conditions
Actions
-------- For readability --------
Set Variable Set EAT_Index = TELL__Index
-------- Readable Setter --------
Set Variable Set EAT_CurrentSource = EAT_SourceUnit_I[EAT_Index]
Set Variable Set EAT_CurrentTarget = EAT_TargetUnit_I[EAT_Index]
Set Variable Set EAT_CurrentPoint = EAT_Point_I[EAT_Index]
Set Variable Set EAT_CurrentSpecialEffect = EAT_SpecialEffect_I[EAT_Index]
Set Variable Set EAT_CurrentSavedInteger = EAT_Integer_I[EAT_Index]
Trigger - Run EAT_EffectOnDeallocate_I[EAT_Index] (checking conditions)
-------- Clean all variables --------
Set Variable Set EAT_SourceUnit_I[EAT_Index] = No unit
Set Variable Set EAT_TargetUnit_I[EAT_Index] = No unit
Set Variable Set EAT_Duration_I[EAT_Index] = "0.00"
Special Effect - Destroy EAT_SpecialEffect_I[EAT_Index]
Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_EAT_Point_I[udg_EAT_Index])
Set Variable Set EAT_EffectOnAllocate_I[EAT_Index] = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
Set Variable Set EAT_EffectOnDeallocate_I[EAT_Index] = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
Set Variable Set EAT_EffectOnLoop_I[EAT_Index] = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
Set Variable Set EAT_Integer_I[EAT_Index] = "0"
EATSample
Events
Conditions
Actions
-------- SourceUnit refers to the damage source --------
Set Variable Set EAT_SourceUnit = No unit
-------- TargetUnit refers to the unit being damaged --------
Set Variable Set EAT_TargetUnit = No unit
-------- Point refers to the point for the EAT effect IF TargetUnit is set to no unit --------
Set Variable Set EAT_Point = (Center of (Playable map area))
-------- How long is the delay --------
Set Variable Set EAT_Duration = "0.00"
-------- SFX attached (if target unit specified) or created at point (if target unit not specified) --------
Set Variable Set EAT_SFX = ""
-------- SFX Attach Point is the effect attach point while the DOT occurs (if target unit specified) --------
Set Variable Set EAT_SFXAttachPoint = ""
-------- Event to run when the timer starts --------
Set Variable Set EAT_EventOnStart = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
-------- Event that runs every TELL_TimerTIMEOUT seconds --------
-------- I naturally don't like exposing this event for this specific resources since it is not within the scope --------
-------- But hey, you do you :D --------
Set Variable Set EAT_EventOnLoop = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
-------- Event to run when the timer ends --------
Set Variable Set EAT_EventOnFinish = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
-------- Save an integer for later use, optional --------
Set Variable Set EAT_Integer = "0"
-------- Run the EAT system --------
Trigger - Run EAT_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"
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_TempID = TELL_MaxIndex
Else - Actions
Set Variable Set TELL_RecycleSize = (TELL_RecycleSize - 1)
Set Variable Set TELL_TempID = TELL_RecycleStack[TELL_RecycleSize]
Set Variable Set TELL_Next[TELL_TempID] = "0"
Set Variable Set TELL_Next[TELL_Last] = TELL_TempID
Set Variable Set TELL_Prev[TELL_TempID] = TELL_Last
Set Variable Set TELL_Last = TELL_TempID
-------- 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_TempID
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__Duration = TELL_Duration[TELL__Index]
Set Variable Set TELL__LoopTimer = TELL_OnEventLoopTimer[TELL__Index]
Trigger - Run TELLOnEventAlloc (checking conditions)
-------- Accessibles Update --------
Set Variable Set TELL_Duration[TELL_TempID] = TELL__Duration
Set Variable Set TELL_OnEventLoopTimer[TELL_TempID] = TELL__LoopTimer
-------- 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]
-------- Data manipulation here --------
-------- For convenience, TELL_TempID is renamed into TELL__Index to reduce confusion for end users --------
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)
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__Index] Less than or equal to 0.00
Then - Actions
-------- Accessibles --------
Set Variable Set TELL__Duration = TELL_Duration[TELL__Index]
Set Variable Set TELL__LoopTimer = TELL_OnEventLoopTimer[TELL__Index]
Trigger - Run TELL_OnEventLoop[TELL__Index] (checking conditions)
-------- Accessibles Update --------
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 --------
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
TELL_Duration[TELL__Index] 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
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
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
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 drop an infernal somewhere in the map area
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: Dropping an Infernal for player 1 somewhere on the map
-------- SourceUnit refers to the damage source --------
Set Variable Set EAT_SourceUnit = No unit
-------- TargetUnit refers to the unit being damaged --------
Set Variable Set EAT_TargetUnit = No unit
-------- Point refers to the point for the EAT effect IF TargetUnit is set to no unit --------
Set Variable Set EAT_Point = (Random point in (Playable map area))
Cinematic - Ping minimap for (All players) at EAT_Point for 1 seconds, using a Warning ping of color ( 100 %, 100 %, 100 %)
-------- How long is the delay --------
Set Variable Set EAT_Duration = "1.00"
-------- SFX attached (if target unit specified) or created at point (if target unit not specified) --------
Set Variable Set EAT_SFX = "Units\Demon\Infernal\InfernalBirth.mdl"
-------- SFX Attach Point is the effect attach point while the DOT occurs (if target unit specified) --------
Set Variable Set EAT_SFXAttachPoint = "origin"
-------- Event to run when the timer starts --------
Set Variable Set EAT_EventOnStart = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
-------- Event that runs every TELL_TimerTIMEOUT seconds --------
-------- I naturally don't like exposing this event for this specific resources since it is not within the scope --------
-------- But hey, you do you :D --------
Set Variable Set EAT_EventOnLoop = TELL_TriggerEmptyEvent
-------- Event to run when the timer ends --------
Set Variable Set EAT_EventOnFinish = Example1B <gen>
-------- Run the EAT system --------
Trigger - Run EAT_TriggerRegister (checking conditions)
Example1B
Events
Conditions
Actions
Unit - Create 1 . Infernal for Player 1 (Red) at EAT_CurrentPoint facing (Random angle) degrees
Unit - Set Max HP of (Last created unit) to 20000
Unit - Set life of (Last created unit) to 100 %
Unit - Set Armor of (Last created unit) to 100.00
Unit - Set Base Damage of (Last created unit) to 250 for weapon index: 0
Unit - Set Name of (Last created unit) to Uber Infernal
Animation - Change (Last created unit) 's size to ( 150.00 %, 150.00 %, 150.00 %) of its original size
Animation - Change (Last created unit) 's vertex coloring to ( 100 %, 0.00 %, 0.00 %) with 0 % transparency
Custom script: set bj_wantDestroyGroup = true
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units within 300.00 of EAT_CurrentPoint.) and do (Actions)
Loop - Actions
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
((Picked unit) belongs to an enemy of Player 1 (Red).) Equal to True
((Picked unit) is alive) Equal to True
Then - Actions
Unit - Cause (Last created unit) to damage (Picked unit) , dealing 150.00 damage of attack type Spells and damage type Normal
Else - Actions
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