Creating a new resource system for a specific unit

[TehSDragon]

I'm trying to create a new resource (other than mana) for a specific unit. It'll still function much like mana (needed to use spells, will diminish on use, can be regenerated, etc.)

My question is, is it possible to set a maximum amount of mana for that specific unit? Like, his mana cannot exceed a certain threshold (say 300 Mana), and he'll have increased mana regeneration (and other good stuff to compensate for his mana roof) - is this possible to be triggered, if not done normally through OE?

 

[deathismyfriend]

u can trigger mana regeneration and max mana but the max mana has to be preset to a value equal to or higher than the number u want. so if u are going with 300 max mana the mana max has to be set to 300 or higher in OE.

to make the trigger u use a periodic trigger and check if the mana of that unit is less than 300. in the then block u set the units mana to mana + whatever amount u want which u can manipulate the amount there.

 

[TehSDragon]

u can trigger mana regeneration and max mana but the max mana has to be preset to a value equal to or higher than the number u want. so if u are going with 300 max mana the mana max has to be set to 300 or higher in OE.

to make the trigger u use a periodic trigger and check if the mana of that unit is less than 300. in the then block u set the units mana to mana + whatever amount u want which u can manipulate the amount there.

Wouldn't that reset the unit's mana back to maximum value? At least, that's what happened when I tried triggering it (made the mistake of trashing the trigger though, so I can't replicate it)

-Edit-

I redid the trigger - my bad, I had forgotten to set Max Mana = 300 in OE. Heh.

-Edit-

Okay now I can't seem to do the periodic trigger anymore. How do you make it? I set the event to be every second but idk what conditions to set

• Events
  • Time - Every 1.00 seconds of game time
• Conditions
• Actions
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • (Mana of (Triggering unit)) Less than 200.00
    • Then - Actions
      • Unit - Set mana of (Triggering unit) to ((Mana of (Triggering unit)) + 10.00)
    • Else - Actions
      • Unit - Set mana of (Triggering unit) to 200.00

Something like that, right? (Changed it to 200, decreasing mana costs in the process)

 

[deathismyfriend]

no it wont. u do set mana of unit equals mana of unit plus 1.
the condition is there so it wont set the mana over 300 or whatever u pick its max value to be.

Edit: there is no triggering unit in ur trigger that is what is messing up. also in the else dont set the mana to 200. in the then block after u add mana check if the current mana of the unit is over 200. in that then block set the mana to 200.

also for future reference. whenever u use something twice or more store it into a variable and use the variable.

 

[TehSDragon]

no it wont. u do set mana of unit equals mana of unit plus 1.
the condition is there so it wont set the mana over 300 or whatever u pick its max value to be.

Edit: there is no triggering unit in ur trigger that is what is messing up. also in the else dont set the mana to 200. in the then block after u add mana check if the current mana of the unit is over 200. in that then block set the mana to 200.

That's the thing, what do I replace by "triggering unit"? Idk what to use otherwise, cuz I want it to apply to a specific unit and not every unit on the map

-Edit-

I changed the trigger around, splitting it into two - tell me if it makes sense (don't wanna crash my WC)

• Events
  • Time - Every 1.00 seconds of game time
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Blade Dancer)) and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • (Mana of (Picked unit)) Less than 200.00
        • Then - Actions
          • Unit - Set mana of (Picked unit) to ((Mana of (Picked unit)) + 10.00)
        • Else - Actions

• Events
  • Time - Every 0.05 seconds of game time
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Blade Dancer)) and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • (Mana of (Picked unit)) Greater than or equal to 200.00
        • Then - Actions
          • Unit - Set mana of (Picked unit) to 200.00
        • Else - Actions

 

[deathismyfriend]

it will work but it isnt efficient.

u should make another trigger that fires when unit enters playable map area.
for the actions add the unit to a group. call the group something like manaUnitGroup.
thats all for that trigger.

now to fix this trigger. change it to this.

• Events
  • Time - Every 1.00 seconds of game time
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Blade Dancer)) and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Set tempUnit = (Picked unit)
      • Set tempReal = (Mana of tempUnit)
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • tempReal Less than 200.00
        • Then - Actions
          • Set tempReal = tempReal + 10.00
          • Unit - Set mana of tempUnit to tempReal)
          • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            • If - Conditions
              • tempReal Greater than 200.00
            • Then - Actions
              • Unit - Set mana of tempUnit to 200.00
            • Else - Actions
        • Else - Actions

 

[TehSDragon]

it will work but it isnt efficient.

u should make another trigger that fires when unit enters playable map area.
for the actions add the unit to a group. call the group something like manaUnitGroup.
thats all for that trigger.

Okay, I did that, but I don't seem to be using it anywhere?

• Events
  • Unit - A unit enters (Playable map area)
• Conditions
  • (Unit-type of (Entering unit)) Equal to Blade Dancer
• Actions
  • Unit Group - Add (Entering unit) to BladeDancerGroup

now to fix this trigger. change it to this.

• Snip

Like this?

• Events
  • Time - Every 1.00 seconds of game time
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Blade Dancer)) and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Set BladeDancerUnit = (Picked unit)
      • Set BladeDancerMana = (Mana of BladeDancerUnit)
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • BladeDancerMana Less than 200.00
        • Then - Actions
          • Unit - Set mana of BladeDancerUnit to (BladeDancerMana + 10.00)
        • Else - Actions

• Events
  • Time - Every 0.05 seconds of game time
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Blade Dancer)) and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Set BladeDancerUnit = (Picked unit)
      • Set BladeDancerMana = (Mana of BladeDancerUnit)
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • (Mana of BladeDancerUnit) Greater than or equal to 200.00
        • Then - Actions
          • Unit - Set mana of BladeDancerUnit to 200.00
        • Else - Actions

Note, I still split it into two mostly cuz I want the 200+ check to fire faster (every 1 second makes it weird to see his mana pop back up to 400 and then down to 200 and then back to 400 when I have an INT-based item equipped)

 

[deathismyfriend]

put it back to one trigger and use the 0.03 second timer. it is ok to use and u will not see the numbers change.
put it exactly how i had it.

in the unit enters playable map trigger never use entering unit. change it to triggering unit. it is both faster and more efficient.

 

[TehSDragon]

put it back to one trigger and use the 0.03 second timer. it is ok to use and u will not see the numbers change.
put it exactly how i had it.

in the unit enters playable map trigger never use entering unit. change it to triggering unit. it is both faster and more efficient.

Well I tried merging the triggers and now the mana regen heals 10 mana every 0.05 seconds, meaning I have like 200 mana regen every second. Uh... xD

Are you sure it changes nothing?

 

[deathismyfriend]

it changes the speed at which the trigger fires. so instead of adding 10 every second u add 0.3125 every 0.03 seconds. dont use .05 for this use 0.03 for the trigger

 

[TehSDragon]

it changes the speed at which the trigger fires. so instead of adding 10 every second u add 0.3125 every 0.03 seconds. dont use .05 for this use 0.03 for the trigger

Oh, well, that's logical, I should've realized that. xD

• Events
  • Time - Every 0.03 seconds of game time
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Blade Dancer)) and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Set BladeDancerUnit = (Picked unit)
      • Set BladeDancerMana = (Mana of BladeDancerUnit)
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • BladeDancerMana Less than 200.00
        • Then - Actions
          • Set BladeDancerMana = (BladeDancerMana + 0.30) ----------------- (10.00 / (100.00 / 3.00))) <-- I'm assuming this result is just 0.3
          • Unit - Set mana of BladeDancerUnit to BladeDancerMana
          • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            • If - Conditions
              • (Mana of BladeDancerUnit) Greater than or equal to 200.00
            • Then - Actions
              • Unit - Set mana of BladeDancerUnit to 200.00
            • Else - Actions
        • Else - Actions

Is this what you meant?

 

[deathismyfriend]

yes that will work

 

[TehSDragon]

yes that will work

Alright thanks!

My only beef is with the "unit entering playing area" thing. What was the point of it if I'm not using it? ._.

 

[deathismyfriend]

i didnt see that u werent using it. u need to change this.

• Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Blade Dancer)) and do (Actions)

to this

• Unit Group - Pick every unit in BladeDancerGroup and do (Actions)

then u will be using it properly

 

[TehSDragon]

i didnt see that u werent using it. u need to change this.

• Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Blade Dancer)) and do (Actions)

to this

• Unit Group - Pick every unit in BladeDancerGroup and do (Actions)

then u will be using it properly

Okay so I'm using this

• Events
  • Time - Every 0.03 seconds of game time
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in BladeDancerGroup and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Set BladeDancerUnit = (Picked unit)
      • Set BladeDancerMana = (Mana of BladeDancerUnit)
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • BladeDancerMana Less than 200.00
        • Then - Actions
          • Unit - Set mana of BladeDancerUnit to (BladeDancerMana + 0.30)
          • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            • If - Conditions
              • BladeDancerMana Greater than or equal to 200.00
            • Then - Actions
              • Unit - Set mana of BladeDancerUnit to 200.00
            • Else - Actions
        • Else - Actions

But when I buy an INT item, my mana goes up to 265 and doesn't come back down. =/

 

[deathismyfriend]

sry that was my fault i placed the second ITE in the first one.
change it to this.
lol im doing this on my phone so sry i got some of the things mixed up lol
here this will work for u

• Events
  • Time - Every 0.03 seconds of game time
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in BladeDancerGroup and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Set BladeDancerUnit = (Picked unit)
      • Set BladeDancerMana = (Mana of BladeDancerUnit)
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • BladeDancerMana Less than 200.00
        • Then - Actions
          • Unit - Set mana of BladeDancerUnit to (BladeDancerMana + 0.30)
        • Else - Actions
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • BladeDancerMana Greater than 200.00
        • Then - Actions
          • Unit - Set mana of BladeDancerUnit to 200.00
        • Else - Actions

 

[TehSDragon]

sry that was my fault i placed the second ITE in the first one.
change it to this.
lol im doing this on my phone so sry i got some of the things mixed up lol
here this will work for u

• Events
  • Time - Every 0.03 seconds of game time
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in BladeDancerGroup and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Set BladeDancerUnit = (Picked unit)
      • Set BladeDancerMana = (Mana of BladeDancerUnit)
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • BladeDancerMana Less than 200.00
        • Then - Actions
          • Unit - Set mana of BladeDancerUnit to (BladeDancerMana + 0.30)
        • Else - Actions
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • BladeDancerMana Greater than 200.00
        • Then - Actions
          • Unit - Set mana of BladeDancerUnit to 200.00
        • Else - Actions

Lol I knew something was off =P thanks! Other than the fact that the blade dancer's maximum mana exceeds 200, his current mana never does, which is okay I guess.

 

[deathismyfriend]

ok lol glad to help. u should check out my tutorial things a GUIer should know. it can help u with a lot more for triggering.

 

[DivineLight]

hey, deathismyfriend.. why don't you make GUI class?
since there is Jass class and Terrain class.. so why GUI don't?