Check Whether Defend is On/Off

[akrep_ve_su]

I need a trigger that checks if Defend ability is on or off and do actions with if/then/else. But since Defend has no buff or anything, I am not sure how can I check whether it is on or off.. Any help? =)

 

[Grey Nightmare]

If you have one unit only, you could use a boolean variable;

When an ability is cast
if ability is equal to defend
then set 'defendon' equal to true

And just compare the trigger with that, but if you have multiple units you'd probably have to check movement speed or something a tad more complex.. Or add a dummy buff to any unit that activates it?

 

[baassee]

Or you do the same but you index every single unit into some sort of a system (just built on GN's idea).

 

[akrep_ve_su]

I already have such system. A dummy spell with 0 sec duration adds the buff.. And it is removed when un-defend is cast. But problem is with that. Altough there is nowhere in trigger that removes all buffs or that specific buff, the buff somehow gets removed from unit when using other abilities -or doing nothing at all- (a really weird bug; same happens with a sprint spell. When unit reloads its weapon while sprinting, it disables sprint -returning to normal speed- but effect stays-)
Edit: I was referring to buff method =)

 

[baassee]

Then the ability you based your dummy ability sucks or you messed up the object editor. Use tornados slow aura buff as an example.

Yet I would go with storing this into a hashtable or index it.

 

[akrep_ve_su]

I might use indexing since I don't understand how hashtables work. Other than that, map started to screw up after I tried Vexorian Optimization thing. (I mean all kind of weird bugs I have never seen before)

 

[baassee]

Weird bugs such as? Don't blame the Optimizer. There are only two known bugs at the moment (what I can remember), ExecuteFunc and Compression Names (screws up UnitAlive native).

 

[akrep_ve_su]

Dropped items are unpickable, leave a SFX instead; previously working spell starts to malfunction. Unit group actions are applied on non-matching units. All started after optimization, that's why I am blaming it. Did I say the tooltip missing buff icons on units randomly appear from time to time? And no there is not a empty buff string in the map; icons of those who have buff and proper settings show up on unit status. These kind of weird things =)

 

[baassee]

Then you used it wrong.

 

[akrep_ve_su]

It said "This optimizes that"; I said "Cool!" I hit the optimize button and the map've never been the same... =D

 

[Bribe]

Weird bugs such as? Don't blame the Optimizer. There are only two known bugs at the moment (what I can remember), ExecuteFunc and Compression Names (screws up UnitAlive native).

TriggerRegisterVariableEvent is also destroyed, which is a key component in a nice chapter I'm planning to add to my Triggering tutorial.

 

[baassee]

TriggerRegisterVariableEvent is also destroyed, which is a key component in a nice chapter I'm planning to add to my Triggering tutorial.

It does? Oh well I don't use it that often anyway, worse with UnitAlive native.

 

[Bribe]

Yeah which means you can't use Nestharus' Event (light version) which is just such a great library.

 

[baassee]

Only applies to the light version? Else I have to remake a lot of stuff now...

 

[Bribe]

Heavy Event is the only one that doesn't use TriggerRegisterVariableEvent iirc, but it's a lot slower because it doesn't.

 

[baassee]

Faster than J4L's anyway or?

 

[Bribe]

According to his tests, it's around twice as fast.

 

[baassee]

According to his tests, it's around twice as fast.

Why doesn't this suprise me at all. And what would the light version be? Trice as fast?

EDIT:

Wait a second Bribe. All 3 versions uses that event?!