[Trigger] Copy regions?

[Gjallarhorn]

I need to make a trigger that copies regions in my map, like this:

When the player chooses the race he's going to play with, he'll start the game at a random place, with and environment specific to that race. So I have to "Spawn" all the race's buildings in specific locations with specific distances from each other. That is easy if I have preset regions, then I just spawn each thing in the regions. But as the starting location for each player is going to be random, I was thinking of having pre-designed environments somewhere (not accessible for players) in the map, with the specific regions. Then, when the player chooses his race, I'd have to copy this regions exactly how they are positioned in the pre-designed place, to the place the player is, and then spawn what I want.

So, to make it short, I just need to know how do I copy a preset group of regions to another place.

 

[Element of Water]

You can copy a region to another place, sure. But you can't copy everything in a region without some semi-advanced JASS code, with which you could copy everything except doodads, which can't be referenced by triggers. So, in short, no. It is possible, but very difficult, and you can't copy doodads.

 

[Gjallarhorn]

You can copy a region to another place, sure. But you can't copy everything in a region without some semi-advanced JASS code, with which you could copy everything except doodads, which can't be referenced by triggers. So, in short, no. It is possible, but very difficult, and you can't copy doodads.

I only need to copy the GROUP of regions, with the predetermined placement/distance they are from each other. I can then create everything I need in the new place.

 

[neavea]

in order to pull this off (in gui I have done it as an idea) you make a point, find the offset (x and y) between the center of the region and then create everything using offset. You would have to find the coordinates of all of the objects in the region editor. (try not to think of moving regions to much, more like creating at a point which is x and y away from x and y)

Note that it took me days to do this one... so good luck!

 

[Yixx]

• RegionSet
• Events
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Set TownhallLoc = Center of (CurrentRaceRegion)
  • Set BarracksLoc = TownhallLoc offset by (YourDistance) towards (YourAngle)
  • Set BurrowLoc = TownhallLoc offset by (YourOtherDistance) towards (YourOtherAngle)

• Create
• Events
  • Map Initialization
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Player Group - Pick every player in (All Players)
    • loop
      • Set CurrentRaceRegion = Some Preset Region
      • Trigger - Run RegionSet
      • Create 1 Townhall for Picked Player at TownhallLoc
      • Create 1 Barracks for Picked Player at BarracksLoc
      • Create 1 Burrow for Picked Player at BurrowLoc

Add some if/then/elses to make the race different,,
But that should be something,,
At least, if i understood you right =P

 

[neavea]

thats similar to how i did it... just a lot more simpler!!!

 

[Yixx]

hahah, thanks,, now lets hope Gjallarhorn can use it,,

 

[Element of Water]

Did I understand him wrong? I thought he meant he'd made a load of terrain and doodads and stuff in an area and he wanted them to appear a player's start location, which would be random.

 

[Yixx]

He said nothing about doodads,,
And he might want to do this to make the race in the right region,,

• Set OrcReg[1] = OrcReg1 <gen>
• Set OrcReg[2] = OrcReg2 <gen>
• Set OrcReg[3] = OrcReg3 <gen>
• Set OrcReg[4] = OrcReg4 <gen>

And so for every race and every region for every race

• Player Group - Pick every player in (all Players)
  • loop
    • If (All conditions true) then blah blah
      • If Conditions
        • Race of (Picked Player) equal to Orc
      • Actions - Then actions
        • Set Current RaceRegion = OrcReg[RegionInteger]
        • Set RegionInteger = RegionInteger + 1
        • Trigger - Run RegionSet
        • Do the create Actions
      • Else

And so on for every race
The region integer makes sure no regions is used for 2 players at the same time!

 

[Gjallarhorn]

Did I understand him wrong? I thought he meant he'd made a load of terrain and doodads and stuff in an area and he wanted them to appear a player's start location, which would be random.

Partially... I said I need the "environment". Actually, that means structures, too. Not sure if I was clear enough =p.

In fact, structures are the main part. I'd also like to add some terrain, but not doodads.

Yixx way covers most of my problem . But I still need something for the terrain. Not for the ground, though. To be more specific, I need to spawn cliffs.

 

[Element of Water]

I need to spawn cliffs

One word: IMPOSSIBLE

 

[neavea]

You sure you do not want doodads? The way I made my doodads is"

pick all destructibles in region
create new (destructible type of picked destructible) at (find the x and y then move it all depending on where your stuff are)

 

[Element of Water]

Yeah, that works for a certain type of doodad: the destructible. It doesn't work for normal doodads.

 

[Meticulous]

Is there any reason to use doodads..? Less memory or something? Because I normally just make custom destructibles/dummy units for doodads so they can be moved around or removed completely.

 

[Yixx]

Is there any reason to use doodads..? Less memory or something? Because I normally just make custom destructibles/dummy units for doodads so they can be moved around or removed completely.

Well, that could be something, but you would have to set a lot of variables then!

 

[neavea]

if he wants to do it then it will have to be the way to go...

I have done it countless times and its not all that difficult. usually you only (average maps) use around 20 doodas (not destructible) and you would just copy and paste a bunch of objects in the OE while changing there model and name.