3 problems (Building selection, diplomacy and victory conditions)

[Tleno]

Okay, so I'm making a map and I got three major problems.
1. When you double-click on a building and there's a building of same type that's under construction nearby, it selects only the buildings under construction, even if you double-click on ones not under construction.

2. I want all players at begining to be hostile or at least neutral with no shared vision, but able to ally, unally, share vision and share control with anyone they want to. Any help with setting this?

3. Victory conditions. See, at begining every player gets a unit. When it dies, the player looses. Oh, at begining all the players (I picked them all with active players, hope this doesn't pick neutral and hostile, only the playing palyers and AI players) belong to one group, and when the player looses the special unit and looses, he gets removed from group. Then I wanted to make so it would make a player that belong to that group check, and so if it would show that there is only one palyer left, he would win. But I kinda failed here, could you explain me how tio set up this trriger? I'm kinda bad with trrigers.

I'll be much apprecaited if you'll help me and give some feedback. I will definetly give you rep and probably even put you in the credits list.

 

[ikillforeyou]

1 Is impossible AFIAK.
2 Check "map variations" tab in Map>
3:

• Events
  • Unit- A unit dies
• Conditions
  • (Unit type of triggering unit == builder)
• Local Variables
• Actions
  • if (Number of units in unit group(Units of type in region(entire map, builder))) == 1{
    • End the game with Victory for (Owner of (Random unit from unit group(unit of type in region(map, builder)))
    • (for each player in (active players)){
      • Defeat (picked player)

 

[Tleno]

1. If you're on EU, check out my Nation Builder APLHA. I really have this weird problem.

2. Figured it myself, but thank you.

3. I got some things a bit different and it's more player based, but still, thanks.

 

[ikillforeyou]

I think selection of unfinished buildings is a game mechanic, you could probably make a really complicated trigger to fix it though.

 

[Tleno]

Possibly. I just have no idea why could ths happen... I wasn't messing with anything I shouldn't...

 

[Dr Super Good]

Double-clicking a building under contruction or a building that is finished should select all buildings of the same type (both finished and in construction) that are visible.

 

[Tleno]

Yes. That how it works. Now tell me, why does it select only those under construction then if I was not messing with something that could cause this. except for Under Construction ability, but only so max builders amount would be 3, that's it.

 

[M0RT]

You did change max number of workers to 3, but left "Powerbuild bonus ..." on 0, meaning that 3 builders build exactly as fast as 1.

I had no luck finding out the selection issue, but I think the problem isn't the Build in progress ability, I tried placing command center (which uses the same build in progress ability), and it worked fine.

 

[Tleno]

Really? So may this be related with... actors? I kinda like have no clue what can be wrong here...

Oh, and thanks for pointing out that one!

 

[M0RT]

I don't think actors could do such bug, but it is true. I tried exchanging the actor for the standard Supply Depot actor and it worked.

EDIT: You have to change the build model to same value as standard model.

 

[Tleno]

You mean, I need to set the build and ordinary model to same file?
Hmmm, then I'll need some more help. See, on my map, I based workers on civilians (Or colonists, whatever), and so they just stand while working. No work animation. same for structure anims, they are kind of like frozen during the construction...

 

[Dr Super Good]

There are often multiple actors you need to set for things like building construction. For example the terrain scafolding actor needs to be linked to your new building inorder for it to appear during construction.

 

[Tleno]

Found it! Found it found it found it!
It turns out that there was some selection layer mumbo jumbo thing, related to model. Since all of my models used for construction were based on units, they were on layer 0, though buildings should be on layer 2!

Thanks for your help guys. I released a new version of my map, featuring selection bug fixes!

 

[M0RT]

For the workers: the colonist models have a animation pack, you have to import it in Model, field Animations - required. There are about 100 extra animations for colonists, including work.