Can someone teach me how to use multiboards?

[horiaonofrei]

Hello there once again,
When i was making a war map, i was thinking about the food cap 300....
so i started searching on net.
the most usefull thing i founded is this: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...-way-have-food-limit-higher-than-300-a-34102/

i have newer tried to make a scoreboard or.... multiboard so can someone teach me how?

 

[horiaonofrei]

Also, the food cap from the multi/scoreboard would increase by 8, creating houses.

 

[Pharaoh_]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/general-mapping-tutorials-278/all-about-multiboards-84942/

 

[horiaonofrei]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/general-mapping-tutorials-278/all-about-multiboards-84942/

That did not helped me at all.
And i still didnt founded a answer...

Edit: I need a multiboard that has a custom population limit.
I mean, that you start with 0/10 (10=food capacity from town hall) (0=number of units).
so if i train 1 man, it would be 1/10.
If i train 9, it would be 10/10.
if i train more than that, it wouldn't let me do anymore.
If i build a farm, it will be 10/16.
Also, if all farms and all town halls are destroyed, it would be 16/0, and in every 30 second, a unit owned by me dies.
Can anybody help me with this thing?

 

[Pharaoh_]

You want someone to teach you how, yet you disregard that tutorial. Oh well.

 

[horiaonofrei]

i just need an answer, mostly i learn by myself.

 

[khamarr3524]

What Pharaoh_ is saying is that. If you don't want to read the tutorial, and "learn by yourself" from it, then no one can help you, and your question is foolish. I read tutorials on multiboards and can now make any kind of multiboard I want to, and make it do what I want to. So if you won't help yourself, no one can help you.

 

[Pharaoh_]

Ok, let's see,
Let's say that your custom food cap is at column 2, row 2 on the multiboard.

• Trigger
• Events
  • Unit - A unit finishes construction
• Conditions
• Actions
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Farm
    • Then - Actions
      • Set FoodCap[(Player number of (Triggering player))] = (FoodCap[(Player number of (Triggering player))] + 6)
    • Else - Actions
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • ((Triggering unit) is A town-hall-type unit) Equal to True
        • Then - Actions
          • Set FoodCap[(Player number of (Triggering player))] = (FoodCap[(Player number of (Triggering player))] + 10)
        • Else - Actions
  • Multiboard - Set the text for Multiboard item in column 2, row 2 to (((String(FoodUsed[(Player number of (Triggering player))])) + /) + (String(FoodCap[(Player number of (Triggering player))])))

• Trigger
• Events
  • Unit - A unit enters (Playable Map Area)
• Conditions
  • ((Triggering unit) is in AlreadyCounted) Equal to False
  • ((Triggering unit) us a structure) Equal to False
• Actions
  • Unit Group - Add (Triggering unit) to AlreadyCounted
  • Set FoodUsed[(Player number of (Triggering player))] = (FoodUsed[(Player number of (Triggering player))] + 1)
  • Multiboard - Set the text for Multiboard item in column 2, row 2 to (((String(FoodUsed[(Player number of (Triggering player))])) + /) + (String(FoodCap[(Player number of (Triggering player))])))

• Tr
• Events
  • Unit - A unit dies
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Set PlayerNumber = (Player number of (Triggering player))
  • If (All conditions are true) then do (Actions) else do (Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • ((Triggering unit) is a structure) Equal to False
    • Then - Actions
      • Set FoodUsed[PlayerNumber] = (FoodUsed[PlayerNumber] - 1)
      • Multiboard - Set the text for Multiboard item in column 2, row 2 to (((String(FoodUsed[PlayerNumber])) + /) + (String(FoodCap[PlayerNumber])))
      • Unit Group - Remove (Triggering unit) from AlreadyCounted
    • Else - Actions
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Farm
        • Then - Actions
          • Set FoodCap[PlayerNumber] = (FoodCap[PlayerNumber] - 6)
        • Else - Actions
          • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            • If - Conditions
              • ((Triggering unit) is A town-hall-type unit) Equal to True
            • Then - Actions
              • Set FoodCap[PlayerNumber] = (FoodCap[PlayerNumber] - 10)
            • Else - Actions
      • Multiboard - Set the text for Multiboard item in column 2, row 2 to (((String(FoodUsed[PlayerNumber])) + /) + (String(FoodCap[PlayerNumber])))

 

[horiaonofrei]

Ok, let's see,
Let's say that your custom food cap is at column 2, row 2 on the multiboard.

• Trigger
• Events
  • Unit - A unit finishes construction
• Conditions
• Actions
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Farm
    • Then - Actions
      • Set FoodCap[(Player number of (Triggering player))] = (FoodCap[(Player number of (Triggering player))] + 6)
    • Else - Actions
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • ((Triggering unit) is A town-hall-type unit) Equal to True
        • Then - Actions
          • Set FoodCap[(Player number of (Triggering player))] = (FoodCap[(Player number of (Triggering player))] + 10)
        • Else - Actions
  • Multiboard - Set the text for Multiboard item in column 2, row 2 to (((String(FoodUsed[(Player number of (Triggering player))])) + /) + (String(FoodCap[(Player number of (Triggering player))])))

• Trigger
• Events
  • Unit - A unit enters (Playable Map Area)
• Conditions
  • ((Triggering unit) is in AlreadyCounted) Equal to False
  • ((Triggering unit) us a structure) Equal to False
• Actions
  • Unit Group - Add (Triggering unit) to AlreadyCounted
  • Set FoodUsed[(Player number of (Triggering player))] = (FoodUsed[(Player number of (Triggering player))] + 1)
  • Multiboard - Set the text for Multiboard item in column 2, row 2 to (((String(FoodUsed[(Player number of (Triggering player))])) + /) + (String(FoodCap[(Player number of (Triggering player))])))

• Tr
• Events
  • Unit - A unit dies
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Set PlayerNumber = (Player number of (Triggering player))
  • If (All conditions are true) then do (Actions) else do (Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • ((Triggering unit) is a structure) Equal to False
    • Then - Actions
      • Set FoodUsed[PlayerNumber] = (FoodUsed[PlayerNumber] - 1)
      • Multiboard - Set the text for Multiboard item in column 2, row 2 to (((String(FoodUsed[PlayerNumber])) + /) + (String(FoodCap[PlayerNumber])))
      • Unit Group - Remove (Triggering unit) from AlreadyCounted
    • Else - Actions
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Farm
        • Then - Actions
          • Set FoodCap[PlayerNumber] = (FoodCap[PlayerNumber] - 6)
        • Else - Actions
          • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            • If - Conditions
              • ((Triggering unit) is A town-hall-type unit) Equal to True
            • Then - Actions
              • Set FoodCap[PlayerNumber] = (FoodCap[PlayerNumber] - 10)
            • Else - Actions
      • Multiboard - Set the text for Multiboard item in column 2, row 2 to (((String(FoodUsed[PlayerNumber])) + /) + (String(FoodCap[PlayerNumber])))

Nice triggers you got there, shame you couldn't have show me the variables or test map......sssSSSss....
Sorry if this is like a BUMP-like post, but couldnt get the variables......

 

[Pharaoh_]

I don't see it as a bumping of the thread by the way
Variables are:
FoodUsed[] and FoodCap[]: Integers with array ticked.
PlayerNumber: Integer
AlreadyCounted: Unit Group

 

[horiaonofrei]

When you said Let's say that your custom food cap is at column 2, row 2 on the multiboard.;
You refer to the multiboard from the tutorial?
If yes, from what part?

 

[Pharaoh_]

No, your own multiboard. Multiboard is an actual board, with columns and rows. You will organize them to include every player in the multiboard.
For example, Row 2 will include player 1 (red), Row 3 will include player 2 (blue), etc. Columns-wise, Column 1 will include e.g. Gold of the respective player, Column 2 the Fake population system, etc.

 

[Dr Super Good]

The food limit is there for a reason.
If you have 300 units at once, your map is probably going to be unplayable as WC3 is not designed to support that many per player (especially if moving).

Do be aware that multiboard GUI actions take a lot of opperations due to unefficient underlying mechanics so avoid setting too many elements at once. The reason for this is because each multiboard manipulation involves itterating through all elements and then generating a pointer to that specific element, modifying it and then releasing it.

 

[horiaonofrei]

Sorry for being necro, but just to tell.
@Dr Super Good
I know, but well, I wanna use units with more than 8 food.
That's the reason.

About the topic...
A, test map, please?
I'm planning something pretty "scripted".