A couple of questions.....

[sephiroth1234]

Q1: Do strings leak? If so is there a way to destroy string variables?

Q2: Is it possible to execute an action which is only present to a specifc player, an example is that I want to play a sound which can only be heard by Player 1 or setting up a weather effect which can only be seen only by one player.

Q3: Is there a way or system in which it detects whether if a unit takes normal damage, this does not include the "Unit - Damage Target" action and spell damages.

Q4: How to clean lightning effects properly?


Thanks in advance for the answers....

 

[GunSlinger]

1. yes
2. Probably
3. probably
4. custom script call destroyspecial..something..something

 

[LunarLite]

Q1: Do strings leak? If so is there a way to destroy string variables?

Q2: Is it possible to execute an action which is only present to a specifc player, an example is that I want to play a sound which can only be heard by Player 1 or setting up a weather effect which can only be seen only by one player.

Q3: Is there a way or system in which it detects whether if a unit takes normal damage, this does not include the "Unit - Damage Target" action and spell damages.

Q4: How to clean lightning effects properly?


Thanks in advance for the answers....

1. yes, render string vars useless with:

• Set YourString = <Empty String>

just entering a blank value will get <Empty String>

2. yes, i think you'll need some custom scripts. i did a specific player fade in/out for my map, and i think you'll need something like this.

• Actions:
  • Custom script: if GetLocalPlayer()==p then
  • Custom script: HERE you'll need to put the things you want to happen in custom scripts, i can't help you there tho =\
  • Custom script: endif

3. you want to know if there's a way to determine the attack type of a attacking unit? as far as i know thats not possible with GUI =\, but wel, I'm not that experienced ^^

4. yes,

• Custom script: CallDestroy Udg_VarName

for if you have given a var to the lightning effect,
I can't remember if this is correctly typed or even if it is the custom script you asked for, but oh wel i dont know anymore >_>

i hope this helped you ^^

 

[sephiroth1234]

Questions 1 and 2 solved; thanks!!!

My problem in question 4 is that I created an MUI-Triggered Mana Burn, I want to clean the lightning effects independently by a way of a hashtable or any method and not by cleaning them at the same time because of one thing, it isMUI.

 

[Pharaoh_]

If you do it this way, it will not destroy them simultaneously:

• One
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Mana Burn
  • Actions
    • -------- --------------------------- --------
    • Set Points[1] = (Position of (Triggering unit))
    • Set Points[2] = (Position of (Target unit of ability being cast))
    • -------- --------------------------- --------
    • Unit - Set mana of (Target unit of ability being cast) to ((Mana of (Target unit of ability being cast)) - 50.00)
    • Floating Text - Create floating text that reads |c00009999-50|r above (Target unit of ability being cast) with Z offset 0.00, using font size 12.00, color (100.00%, 100.00%, 100.00%), and 0.00% transparency
    • Floating Text - Set the velocity of (Last created floating text) to 64.00 towards 90.00 degrees
    • Floating Text - Change (Last created floating text): Disable permanence
    • Floating Text - Change the lifespan of (Last created floating text) to 3.00 seconds
    • Floating Text - Change the fading age of (Last created floating text) to 1.50 seconds
    • -------- --------------------------- --------
    • Unit - Create 1 Footman for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at Points[1] facing Default building facing degrees
    • Unit - Hide (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Add a 2.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • -------- --------------------------- --------
    • Custom script: set udg_Light = AddLightningEx("FORK",true,GetLocationX(udg_Points[1]),GetLocationY(udg_Points[1]),GetLocationZ(udg_Points[1])+70,GetLocationX(udg_Points[2]),GetLocationY(udg_Points[2]),GetLocationZ(udg_Points[2])+70)
    • Hashtable - Save Handle OfLight as (Key light) of (Key (Last created unit)) in Hash
    • -------- --------------------------- --------
    • Trigger - Add to Two <gen> the event (Unit - (Last created unit) Dies)
    • -------- --------------------------- --------
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Points[1])
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Points[2])

• Two
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Lightning - Destroy (Load (Key light) of (Key (Triggering unit)) in Hash)

• Hash
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Hashtable - Create a hashtable
    • Set Hash = (Last created hashtable)

 

[sephiroth1234]

Thanks to the three of you. Anyway I have one last problem, which is the question number 3. I want to know how to detect if a unit damages another unit normally and not by spell or trigger damage.

 

[Prince.Zero]

Thanks to the three of you. Anyway I have one last problem, which is the question number 3. I want to know how to detect if a unit damages another unit normally and not by spell or trigger damage.

That's a complicated question.
Wc3 doesn't normally detect whether you take damage by attacks or even what type of damage it is. Making such a system would require you to make every single spell a dummy spell, and a series of complicated jass triggering.

 

[TriggerHappy]

Strings do leak but you really shouldn't have to worry about them, they are very minor IIRC.

 

[sephiroth1234]

Again; thanks for the time!!! XD

Anyway last question. How to detect least or greatest number/values? I am referring to integer and reals.

 

[Ramza]

You can use the Math - Max/Min functions for both integers and reals.

 

[sephiroth1234]

Can you give me an example on how to use the two functions... Cause I am always thinking of it as the function but I don't know how to use it.

I want to know it to detect the nearest/farthest unit/destructible from a specified location/point.

 

[Ramza]

Ah, that's a bit harder. The Math - Min/Max functions are for numbers only. I think you'll need Jass for this, but I'm not sure.