Closest Tree?

[Spellbound]

Rrrright, so this is a question I asked before, but for some reason replicating the same instructions bugged out... mostly because GetClosestWidget doesn't seem to work anymore?

I'm trying to make a unit harvest a tree (all done via triggers), and once the harvesting is complete, the unit picks the nearest tree and repeats. I copied the code for GetClosestWidget and IsDestructableTree, but when I save with JNPG (5d), it tells me this:

error

I'm also encountering some weird issues like the target tree not dying. I'm using Eat Tree as my base spell to target the tree, and store that tree in a variable with the custom value of the havester. The custom eat tree is removed and channeling ability is added to be ask when the harvester moves over the tree. When the channeling finishes, the tree is destroyed and lumber is harvested. Kill destructible doesn't seem to work though. I'm using Bribe's Unit Indexer.

Concerning the GetClosestWidget, I need it to pick up the nearest tree that isn't dead. Preferably a tree that isn't already being targeted/worked on by another harvester.

 

[Maker]

Show your code that uses GetClosestWidget. Maybe you are missing "requires GetClosestWidget".

 

[Spellbound]

I haven't used GetClosestWidget in anything yet. I merely imported it into my map and got that error when I tried to save. I made a trigger called GetClosestWidget, turned it to custom script, deleted everything inside, and copied the GetClosestWidget v3.0.1.3 snippet and pasted it in.

 

[Maker]

It works for me.

Try disabling the custom race library, maybe you are missing an endif there.

 

[Spellbound]

Disabled Custom Race System library and it still gives me the same error. Maybe my JNPG's version is outdated? I'm using 5d. Should I get 2.0?

 

[Spellbound]

Bump. Can anyone help? I really need this to work.

 

[Maker]

I'm using 5d also I think, so it should not be the problem.

Upload the map to pastebin and send me the link, I'll take a look.

 

[Spellbound]

Alright, I'll PM it to you.

EDIT: right, so JNPG was the issue. I used JNPG 2.0 to save my map and it did so without any issue.

Now, can anyone tell me how to use this library? I need a custom script to pick out the nearest living tree and order my harvester to target it.

 

[Spellbound]

Sorry to do that, but, Bump?

EDIT: Got it to work, but for some reason the tree being harvested won't die?

 

[Lender]

Got it to work, but for some reason the tree being harvested won't die?

that could be an issue of the destructables health or the secondary damage of your harvester (where trees allowed as targets).

 

[Spellbound]

Well I stored the tree in a variable with the custom value of the harvester as the array (I'm using Bribe's Unit Indexer), and then using Kill Destructible, but nothing is happening. I tried picking the destructible or creating a unit with a modified eat tree to right-click on it - nothing worked. The only workaround I found that worked was to make a unit cast a custom Force of Nature at the tree's location. In the end this worked in my favour because the way I had triggered the harvesting, two harvesters could technically harvest the same tree once each (checking if the tree was alive after an alotted time did not work as well), so instead I made the FoN spawn a custom unit that provided the player with lumber as it entered the map.

I spose this thread can be closed now. Thankyou to both of you who took the time to respond