[Trigger] Detect Unit Acquisition?

[Sunchips]

I need to detect when a unit is starting to chase a unit (via acquisition range), in order to add the chasing unit to a unit group so that I can track it as a unit "in combat". I tried to look it up and I think I got close here but the triggers were not thoroughly enough explained for me to comprehend. Could someone explain it a bit more to me? I would be very grateful.

• Events
  • Unit - No unit Acquires a target

Unit - Specific Unit Event

If the unit is a variable, you can use this to register the unit to that event (since that event does not accept variable-type unit).
NOTE: ONLY REGISTER THE UNIT ONCE TO THE EVENT. Registering a unit multiple times to a single event cause instance bugs. How to do this ? Simple. When you want to register, do an IF/THEN/ELSE check, if the unit is not in a Unit Group (variable), add it and register it, if it already enters the unit group, do nothing (literally - leave it blank).

• Trigger - Add to Acquire Target <gen> the event (Unit - Unit Acquires a target)

At the event (different trigger);

• Acquire Target
• Events
• Conditions
• Actions
• -------- ACTIONS HERE --------

 

[Haley]

Download example below

 

[Sunchips]

Download example below

This was very helpful, thanks man! Though I wonder one thing.

If I want the actions to trigger only if the chasing unit is neutral hostile, how do I do? I tried adding

• (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Equal to (==) Neutral Hostile

To the

• Track Acquisition
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • -------- ACTIONS HERE --------
    • Game - Display to (All players) the text: ((Name of (Triggering unit)) + ( is chasing + (Name of (Targeted unit))))

But this only resulted in the trigger not working and I really don't understand why

 

[Haley]

Updated! download the testmap again...

 

[Sunchips]

Updated! download the testmap again...

Wow thanks for the help!