Chat Over Unit With Hero Selection System

[NightElf125]

How do I make chat appear over a unit when the unit hasn't already been pre-placed into the map, and is instead created through a hero selection system?

For example, this system is for units that are ALREADY preplaced in the game:

Actions

• Map initialization
• -------- SET VARIABLES --------
  • -------- Setting the unit variable makes it so the chat goes over the exact unit you want it to go over. --------
  • -------- To make it easier, you can make it so when they create a hero, or buy one, it sets the variable to that. --------
  • -------- The system will not work if you don't have it over the correct unit. --------
  • Set c_unit[1] = Footman 0000 <gen>
  • Set c_unit[2] = Footman 0001 <gen>

• Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing <Empty String> as A substring
• Actions
  • Floating Text - Create floating text that reads ((|cffffcc00 + (Name of (Owner of c_unit[(Player number of (Triggering player))]))) + (:|r + (Substring((Entered chat string), 2, 255)))) above c_unit[(Player number of (Triggering player))] with Z offset 0.00, using font size 10.00, color (100.00%, 100.00%, 100.00%), and 0.00% transparency
  • Floating Text - Change (Last created floating text): Disable permanence
  • Floating Text - Change the lifespan of (Last created floating text) to 7.00 seconds
  • Floating Text - Change the fading age of (Last created floating text) to 3.00 seconds
  • Floating Text - Set the velocity of (Last created floating text) to 15.00 towards 90.00 degrees

After a hero in my map is selected, it automatically goes into this unit group:

• Unit Group - Add (Last created unit) to Hero_Selected_Unit_Group

I'm not sure if that above trigger would help though. Anyone have any ideas and see where I'm going with this?

 

[MortAr]

So you need to store the selected hero into a different variable (ex: PlayerHero) which is an array, then use it in the chat "system" and show the text above its head.

 

[NightElf125]

Thanks for the information, and I think I get what you're saying. However could you be more specific and provide an example?

 

[Pharaoh_]

It depends on the way you will create your heroes. If you are buying them, it will look like this:

• Trigger
• Events
  • Unit - A unit sells a unit
• Conditions
  • ((Sold unit) is a Hero) Equal to True
• Actions
  • Set Hero[Player Number of (Owner of (Sold unit))] = (Sold Unit)

If you create them via triggers, it will look like this:

• Trigger
• Events
  • //Your event
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Set Point1 = ((Triggering player)'s Start Location)
  • Unit - Create 1 Paladin for (Triggering player) at Point1 facing default building facing degrees
  • Set Hero[Player number of (Triggering player)] = (Last created unit)
  • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Point1)

 

[NightElf125]

Ah thanks Pharaoh, I +repped you. But for some reason if I dont have the . in front of what I want to say, it cuts off the first letter of the word I type. Any idea as to why?

 

[Pharaoh_]

I don't see any fullstop in the trigger you posted in the first place. Would you mind explaining this?

 

[NightElf125]

Ah never mind, I figured it out, lol. I had to change the ((Entered chat string), 2, 255)))) to ((Entered chat string), 1, 255)))) and that seemed to work.

EDIT: Oh, 1 more thing. How would I change the floating text to have each players names as their player colors?

 

[Cokemonkey11]

make an array like this

colors[0]=|cffff0000
colors[1]=|cff0000ff
colors[2]=|cff00ffff
...

then say colors[<playerID>]+<playerName>+"|r"