Detect unit Death w/ reincarnation

[Just_Spectating]

i gave a unit reincarnation and need the event "unit dies" event.

however, when you kill the unit, it will not activate the trigger. is there anyway to detect when a unit dies if it has reincarnation? (the reincarnation has a 0 cooldown so it reincarnates forever)

 

[Shyhalu]

Try catching the use of the ability instead of the unit death.

 

[M4stah]

Won't Generic unit event-Unit dies event +
Condition triggering unit has ability Reincarnation

Do the job?

 

[Sparten1one7]

No that won't because if it reincarnates, it's not dead, so yea, you would detect if the unit begins the effect of a ability, with the condition being that reincarnate ability. Then just put in your actions as normal.

 

[Megafyr]

Life of unit is equal to 0, unit has ability. I'd try it like that.

 

[Just_Spectating]

there is no generic event "unit life = 0"

and the "begins affect of ability" didnt work.

 

[l0git3c]

Trigger 1
Event - Unit enters playable area
Condition - Entering unit Equal to Your Hero
Action - Set Hero[Player number of Owner of Entering Unit] = Entering Unit

Trigger 2
Event - Every 0.1 second
Action
Set HeroHPPlayer1 = Life of [Hero[1]]

Trigger 3
Event - HeroHPPlayer1 becomes Less than or equal to 0.00
Action
Do your action here

 

[Vegavak]

What are you trying to do when you detect the reincarnation death? Knowing this will help figure out what you need to do.

 

[Just_Spectating]

there are buildings all over the map, and when they die, i use reincarnation to revive them after a certain amount of time,

when they die, i want random types of villagers to be created where the building died, as if they where inside.

 

[l0git3c]

Trigger 1
Event - Unit enters playable area
Condition - Entering unit Equal to Your Building
Action - Set Building[Player number of Owner of Entering Unit] = Entering Unit

Trigger 2
Event - Every 0.1 second
Action
Set HeroHPPlayer1 = Life of [Building[1]]

Trigger 3
Event - Elapsed game time is 0.5 second
Action
Set Villager[1]=Your Villager
Set Villager[2]=Your Villager
Set Villager[3]=Your Villager
etc..

Trigger 4
Event - HeroHPPlayer1 becomes Less than or equal to 0.00
Action
Set tempPoint = Position of Dying Unit
Create 1 Villager[Random number between 1-3] at tempPoint unit facing default
Create 1 Villager[Random number between 1-3] at tempPoint unit facing default
Create 1 Villager[Random number between 1-3] at tempPoint unit facing default
Custom Script : RemoveLocation (udg_tempPoint)

 

[Just_Spectating]

im almost sure that trigger wont work because it wont beable to set one variable for several units.

 

[Vegavak]

You shouldn't be using reincarnation if you just want to rebuild them. That's stupid.

Use a trigger that detects when a unit dies, checking if that unit is a building, or a building of type <type>, and then set point = position of (dying unit), WAIT X seconds, and create 1 (dying unit) at point.

A unit dies
(dying unit) is a building
Set point = position of (dying unit)\
<Create Whatever Villagers at point>
Wait X seconds
Remove Villagers
Create 1 (dying unit) at point
Call RemoveLocation( udg_point )

 

[Just_Spectating]

yeah? and what if another building dies when that one is still dead?

 

[Maximilianx]

That wouldn't be a problem as long as you use local variables :X

 

[Just_Spectating]

well, its fine, ive found my own way to solve this.

Thanks for any help that might have helped me in any way

+rep if you helped

 

[Vegavak]

yeah? and what if another building dies when that one is still dead?

Then the trigger runs again?

You don't know how triggers work, do you. That's how most creep respawn systems work. Just because the trigger has run once and is waiting doesn't mean it can't run again for a different dying unit. Christ.

 

[Just_Spectating]

you'd need a global variable to work it, else it isnt MUI

did you even test out your own trigger?

 

[Just_Spectating]

ok MASTER vegavak, man of all knowing triggers.....


I should just always listen to you because you are teh best at all triggers huh.

im just a foolish little noob that doesnt no SHIT HUH?

 

[Vegavak]

you'd need a global variable to work it, else it isnt MUI

did you even test out your own trigger?

Why did you bother asking for help if you aren't going to accept it?

 

[Just_Spectating]

Exactly!

your trigger didnt even work!

Which is WHY i said there needs to be a Global VARIABLE which IS WHAT I DID

 

[Vegavak]

Exactly!

your trigger didnt even work!

Which is WHY i said there needs to be a Global VARIABLE which IS WHAT I DID

Works fine for me.

I just edited my creep respawn trigger to include buildings and tested it. Works perfectly.

 

[Elenai]

Lets keep calm here fellows.

 

[Element of Water]

Vegavak - you're wrong. It won't be MUI. If a unit dies, then you store its location in a variable, then create it again x seconds later, and the trigger fires again during the wait, the new building will be created in the wrong place.

 

[Just_Spectating]

Vegavak - you're wrong. It won't be MUI. If a unit dies, then you store its location in a variable, then create it again x seconds later, and the trigger fires again during the wait, the new building will be created in the wrong place.

it works with global variables

 

[Zack1996]

Give the building the skill based off the Hydra's skill that spawn stuff and use the respawn system in this tutorial if you want, just change it slightly.
Revival System

 

[Element of Water]

it works with global variables

When I say "variable" in GUI I mean "global variable", since there are no other kinds of variable in GUI. It does not work with global variables at all.