Expiration Timer Manipulation

[Kam]

I would like to adjust a units expiration timer when it gets a kill, so:

Unit A ,with an existing 30 seconds left on it's timer, kills unit B and has the point value of unit B added to it's remaining time.

 

[D0W3R]

Imagine that u haven't so what I typed... It were just a fail.
Next time I'll put more consentration on reading what exactly others want

 

[Kam]

Well it's not meant to be a static 30 seconds to start. It could be any number as the expiring unit could get a kill when it has 2 minutes left or 3 seconds left.

 

[ronojales]

i don't think the unit's expiration timer (i'm referring to the blue-shaded area thing) can be changed after it has been set to the unit. i don't know if there's a JASS function to it, too, but anyway, you can use a timer (or an indexing system) to act like the unit's expiration timer. when it kills a unit add more time to the timer (or add more index value to the unit's index which decreases per second) :O

 

[Kam]

I guess I'm not sure of what your doing here. Can you put it in a test map?

 

[Vladadamm]

Hmm, what about pause expiration timer for Xseconds ?

• Actions
  • Unit - Pause the expiration timer for UNIT
  • Wait 1.00 seconds
  • Unit - Resume the expiration timer for UNIT

 

[Kam]

That won't be MUI. This needs to function in a melee setting where there is a possibility for dozens of units doing this.

 

[D0W3R]

unit gets a buff pause unit,
buff expires unpause unit?
But then every unit has to have some kind of ability

 

[Bannar]

You'll need Unit Indexer for that.

The idea is about setting real array variable to your desired 'expiration value' and use loop to make it act as real timer.
So lets say you have set real vairalbe Expiration[(Custom value of <unit>)] = 30.00. Additionaly, add those units to specific group, let's say: ExpirationGroup.

Now, to increase it:

• init
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Dies
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Expiration[(Custom value of (Killing unit))] = Expiration[(Custom value of (killing unit))] + 5.00

^My trigger increases the delay by 5.00 secons.

Loop:

• loop
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.03 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit group - Pick every unit in ExpirationGroup and do Actions
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set key = (Custom value of (Picked unit))
        • Set Expiration[key] = Expiration[key] - 0.03
        • If (All conditions are true) then do (Then - Actions) else do (Else - Actions)
          • If - Conidtions
            • Expiration[key] Less or equal to 0.00
          • Then - Actions
            • // whateveryou want
            • UnitGroup - Remove (Picked unit) from ExpirationGroup
          • Else - Actions

Why '(Custom value of <unit>)' everywhere? Because thats what UnitIndexer is here for