Detect unit has upgraded

[I N V I C T U S]

How to detect unit(Structure) is upgrading? So I tried everything in Conditions, Trained Unit, Constructed Unit but it won't detect that the unit upgraded.

 

[polardude]

will you can do like this

• upgreade
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes construction
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Unit-type of (Constructed structure)) Equal to Castle
      • Then - Actions
      • Else - Actions

or

• upgreade 2
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins construction
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Castle
      • Then - Actions
      • Else - Actions

it depahps on what you need it for

 

[I N V I C T U S]

It doesn't work, I tried it both of it, its doesn't refer as Training unit, researching unit or constructing unit. The Worse part no Upgrading Unit or Upgrading Structure reference.

 

[polardude]

what is it you are try to do when you have detect Structure ?

 

[I N V I C T U S]

Well there is group of dummy units, these invisible dummy units are called mechanical gears or parts... I am not using gold because gold and lumber are ammunition for my map. After the unit upgrades it Subtract the Group of Dummy units, sadly I only find more frustration than solution.

 

[polardude]

i think if you post your trigger we can find out what when worng

 

[I N V I C T U S]

Events
Unit-A unit Begins Construction

Conditions
(Unit-Type of (Constructing Structure) Equal to Auto Turret

Actions
Unit-Remove (Random unit from MechanicalParts[1]) from the Game


MechanicalParts[1] is a variable for the Unit Group

 

[polardude]

use Unit - A unit Finishes construction,
This will work if the upgraded unit appears as a (constructed structure) But this only works if the original structure is upgraded into Auto Turret

 

[I N V I C T U S]

Still it won't work.

 

[polardude]

(Constructed structure) not (Constructing structure) if still not work try out Triggering unit

• Event:
  • Unit - A unit Finishes construction
• Condition:
  • (Unit-type of (Constructed structure)) Equal to Auto Turret
• Action:
  • Unit - Remove (Random unit from MechanicalParts[1]) from the game

 

[I N V I C T U S]

Nope nothings happening.

 

[polardude]

lets us try with a debug messages to see what happens

• Events
  • Unit - A unit Finishes construction
• Action
  • Game - Display to (All players) the message: (Unit-type of (Triggering unit))

If nothing shows up when you upgrade a turret to Auto Turret, then the event is NOT firing, that confirms the upgrade doesn’t trigger it.

If it does show Auto Turret then your original trigger should be working.

after this test If it doesn’t fire we can switch tactics
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the new tactics is that we will detect When Auto Turret Appears
Create a Unit Group variable called AutoTurretTracker and initialize it empty

• Events
  • Time - Every 0.50 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
    • (Number of units in AutoTurretTracker) < (Number of units of type Auto Turret owned by Player 1)
• Action
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit of type Auto Turret owned by Player 1 and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • (Picked unit is in AutoTurretTracker) Equal to False
        • Then - Actions
          • Unit - Add Picked unit to AutoTurretTracker
          • Unit - Remove (Random unit from MechanicalParts[1]) from the game
        • Else - Actions
          • Do nothing

 

[I N V I C T U S]

I found solution, basically the Unit is a Concrete Hub and it doesnt really do anything, Since the Unit only has upgrade why not just use reference the Unit is Ordered and use if then statement, by using If Ordered unit is equal to the type of unit that has been upgraded then the action will execute as it was desired. I hope anyone in the future is helped by this method. Another Thing to Note Use a Wait Action at least 0.01 in order for it to be executed, anyway Thanks for help. and I also dont know why Wait works and if doesnt have wait it doesnt work which can be stupid but all in all It did what it was intended to do.

 

[Tristronic]

...and I also dont know why Wait works and if doesnt have wait it doesnt work which can be stupid but all in all It did what it was intended to do.

I would guess that's because a unit doesn't do something when it is ordered to do it, it does it after it has been ordered to do it.

So you order it to upgrade, at that moment it is doing nothing - so its 'current order' is null, or 'stop'.
0.01 seconds (or maybe only 0.00 seconds) later, it will actually start doing the order and its order will be the name of the upgraded unit.

Just a theory, an educated theory.

Nice solution btw.

 

[I N V I C T U S]

Lastly I forgot to mention this, this is important... The first condition should be the ordered unit equal to scout tower, then put wait action, next is if then else statement, Ordered Unit equals to Guard Tower, below your condition is your action. If you referred the Ordered unit equals to The Guard Tower alone the action ofc would loop because the Guard tower is the one being ordered now, not the scout tower sorry for late information.

 

[Duckfarter]

Triggering unit is a general event response/reference for the unit that triggers the event. Triggering unit can be used for Upgraded/Upgrading unit.

 

[I N V I C T U S]

Sadly it doesnt work which is really strange, I tried that.

 

[Duckfarter]

Use the event A unit Begins an upgrade, remove all conditions and display unit type of triggering unit.