4 Random Units in Group... Except they're always the same

[Faestus]

I made a command that looks something like this:

• Unit Group - Pick 4 Random Units in Unit Group and Do Actions

Except, it always picks the same 4 units.

Is it because it only runs once? It's not at map initialization...

Should I use variable?

 

[TwoVenomous]

I made a command that looks something like this:

• Unit Group - Pick 4 Random Units in Unit Group and Do Actions

Except, it always picks the same 4 units.

Is it because it only runs once? It's not at map initialization...

Should I use variable?

yes, it's because it only runs once, when trigger runs again, the picked unit won't be the same.

 

[Faestus]

I tried testing the map again but it's still the same units.

 

[TwoVenomous]

I tried testing the map again but it's still the same units.

that's what i said, when you're testing the map again and again, it will just picks the same units. but if in the game, the trigger runs more than once, the first one are the same units, but the rest will pick another random units.

it's different though when you start the map outside the editor (directly open them from warcraft). for every game you start, the picked unit will be different.

 

[Faestus]

Well I tried setting variable.

• Set reverseheroes = (Random 4 units from (Units owned by Neutral Passive matching (((Picked unit) is A Hero) Equal to True)))

Is "Picked Unit" correct for this?

 

[TwoVenomous]

Well I tried setting variable.

• Set reverseheroes = (Random 4 units from (Units owned by Neutral Passive matching (((Picked unit) is A Hero) Equal to True)))

Is "Picked Unit" correct for this?

Picked unit is when the unit is already picked, when you do the pick action, the unit haven't been picked yet, so the right one is Matching unit.

anyway, i think setting the group into a variable won't help at all. but testing them yourself is always a good idea.

 

[Radicool]

I think I know why, I had a problem with randomised events once before. The randomised events only malfunction
during the "Test map" feature, but not in actual games. Go to:

File - Prefrences - Test Map (Tab)

And deselect "Use Fixed Random Seed"

I'm not 100% sure why this option exists though.

 

[Faestus]

^ Yup, that was it.

Works great now. Thanks.

 

[defskull]

I'm not 100% sure why this option exists though.

This option exist only to run an experiment in a controlled situation, that is why.
You'll know this if you do a lot of research and experiment in Warcraft III programming because this features, helps a lot.