Alpha Tile Issues solving

[V]

Hello, if you want to know what is alpha tile go to here:

Alpha Tile for Dummies

This tutorial is a solution to the problem of alpha tile use:

• It looses transparency in fog of war and black mask
• It looses transparency if it is the bottom tile as mentioned in the overlapping part above.
• It is white or black on the minimap

1) The transparency issue can be solved with this configuration:

Create a map initialization triggers with

• 
  Player Group - Pick every player in (All players) and do (Actions)
  • 
    
    Loop - Actions
    • 
      
      
      Visibility - Create an initially Enabled visibility modifier for (Picked player) emitting Black mask across (Playable map area)

2) The overlapping can solve with this:

When adding tiles place the Alpha tile in second position

3) If you want solve the minimap issue you can do this:

Select a dummy tile for coloring the minimap (snow in this time)
Travel across the map changing every dummy tile with our alpha tile

function Trig_Swap_Func007Func001Func003C takes nothing returns boolean
    if ( not ( udg_TEMP_TILE_TYPE == udg_DUMMY_TILE_TYPE ) ) then
        return false
    endif
    return true
endfunction

function Trig_Swap_Actions takes nothing returns nothing
    call DisplayTextToForce( GetPlayersAll(), "TRIGSTR_018" )
    set udg_min_x = GetRectMinX(GetEntireMapRect()) / 128
    set udg_min_y = GetRectMinY(GetEntireMapRect()) / 128
    set udg_max_x = GetRectMaxX(GetEntireMapRect()) / 128
    set udg_max_y = GetRectMaxY(GetEntireMapRect()) / 128
    set bj_forLoopAIndex = R2I(udg_min_x)
    set bj_forLoopAIndexEnd = R2I(udg_max_x)
    loop
        exitwhen bj_forLoopAIndex > bj_forLoopAIndexEnd
        set bj_forLoopBIndex = R2I(udg_min_y)
        set bj_forLoopBIndexEnd = R2I(udg_max_y)
        loop
            exitwhen bj_forLoopBIndex > bj_forLoopBIndexEnd
            set udg_TEMP_TILE_POS = Location(I2R(( GetForLoopIndexA() * 128 )), I2R(( GetForLoopIndexB() * 128 )))
            set udg_TEMP_TILE_TYPE =  GetTerrainType(GetLocationX(udg_TEMP_TILE_POS), GetLocationY(udg_TEMP_TILE_POS))
            if ( Trig_Swap_Func007Func001Func003C() ) then
                call SetTerrainTypeBJ(udg_TEMP_TILE_POS, udg_ALPHA_TILE_TYPE, -1, 1, 1)
            else
            endif
            set bj_forLoopBIndex = bj_forLoopBIndex + 1
        endloop
        set bj_forLoopAIndex = bj_forLoopAIndex + 1
    endloop
endfunction

//===========================================================================
function InitTrig_Swap takes nothing returns nothing
    set gg_trg_Swap = CreateTrigger(  )
    call TriggerRegisterPlayerChatEvent( gg_trg_Swap, Player(0), "swap", true )
    call TriggerAddAction( gg_trg_Swap, function Trig_Swap_Actions )
endfunction

3.5) If you want find the code of a tile:

place that tile in the center of the map (where the tree is) and use chat command "findcode" later change this value with dummy_tile_type variable with the obtained value.

NOTE:

1. "Masked Areas Are Partially Visible" can be checked or unchecked (Map Properties)
2. Alpha Tile Felwood Poison
3. Dummy Tile Snow

RESULTS:

See the attachment map to make test.

Commands:

• fogon
• fogoff
• blackon
• blackoff
  
• swap
• findcode

 

[Chaosy]

I believe the alpha tile does not work in reforged which should probably be mentioned.

The structure is fine, no big problems there.

I think you should clean up the jass code however as it looks like a GUI trigger converted to JASS without edits.
Either showcase GUI or write cleaner JASS, function names stand out along with standard GUI loop.

Also, it might be good to explain what the code does. Otherwise it might be better to simply submit it as a system that users can use.

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

I believe the alpha tile does not work in reforged which should probably be mentioned.

Actually, you can set a "ruined ground"'s model file to none.mdl and then you will have alpha tiles in Reforged. Placement is a bit clunky, but it works.