[General] Copy to all chapters

[Aeroblyctos]

Hey.

I wonder if there's a way to copy a code to all chapters? I mean I've a campaign and I have to copy all triggers to all chapters every time I release a new version. That's pretty tiresome as the there are so much chapters and triggers to be copied.

So I'm looking for a solution to lighten my burden.

 

[rulerofiron99]

File -> Export triggers

 

[Aeroblyctos]

I wonder where's such a button?

 

[rulerofiron99]

In your trigger editor, select File (top left) and Export All Triggers.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Does it replace the old triggers with new ones?

 

[rulerofiron99]

Yes.

The solution you're looking for is to place all triggers into a trigger category, and copying that into your new map, making sure the "Automatically create unknown variables" is enabled on your editor.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

If there's a same named trigger you're gonna copy what happens?

 

[hamza_tm]

The current problem is like this:

At the moment in the campaign Aeroblyctos is opening a map, then selecting one trigger category (which holds a bunch of global triggers he wants in every map of the campaign) and selecting copy.

Then he opens the next map in the campaign, and pastes it there.

He does the same thing for every single map in the campaign.

There are about 10 maps, and each one takes a good five or so minutes to load, making this job take about an hour! Is there a quicker way to either:

copy one trigger category to all maps in one go
or
set a bunch of triggers as global so they will be used in multiple maps and only one place needs to be updated.

 

[rulerofiron99]

Nope, that's the way. It's not even that bad - for only 10 maps it should be finished in less time than taken to post here?

 

[Adiktuz]

@hamza - Global trigger?

 

[hamza_tm]

Nope, that's the way. It's not even that bad - for only 10 maps it should be finished in less time than taken to post here?

Takes an hour mate, five minutes lo load each map.

@Adiktuz thanks! Exactly what we need, how do you make them?

 

[rulerofiron99]

So you could have been done one day and 3 hours ago...

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Yes but I have to do that every time I release a new version. Do that like 100 times and you'll get bored.

What about the way to code the basic triggers to a notepad and then import the file? Something like dota does.

 

[Adiktuz]

@Hamza - I was asking what a global trigger is because AFAIK you cannot make global triggers, at least not using the trigger editor...

if its scripts, yeah I think you could make external scripts and import it at the Campaign Import blahblah and just add a trig in each map which adds the script to that map [maybe via LUA or whatever]

 

[hamza_tm]

@Hamza - I was asking what a global trigger is because AFAIK you cannot make global triggers, at least not using the trigger editor...

if its scripts, yeah I think you could make external scripts and import it at the Campaign Import blahblah and just add a trig in each map which adds the script to that map [maybe via LUA or whatever]

Sounds like a plan! Thanks mate.

Go on Aero do your research

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Well... I don't even know where to begin... I just heard that it's made like that in DOTA.