[General] Expiration timer to building

[akaiharuki]

I created a building and use action

• Unit - Add a 15.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)

to make it temporal but nothing happens. Are there any ways to add expiration timer to a building?

 

[udg_Potato]

I created a building and use action

• Unit - Add a 15.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)

to make it temporal but nothing happens. Are there any ways to add expiration timer to a building?

Not sure why that doesn't work, but you can always create a trigger with Timer that runs for 15 seconds.

Then create another trigger to check if the Timer expired, and kill / remove your desired building.

Maybe if you show us the full trigger I can see the context a bit further so I can help you out.

 

[Chaosium]

Just tested it and it works, the only thing is that the expiration bar doesn't show up as opposed to units, but the building gets destroyed nevertheless

Even changing the constant "Building status display" to true doesn't show the bar, so I suppose that's just some quirk related to buildings

 

[akaiharuki]

Maybe if you show us the full trigger I can see the context a bit further so I can help you out.

Here you go, I wait for 15 seconds but nothing happens. I intend to use Timer but Expiration Timer will be neater.

• Swap cast
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Swap
  • Actions
    • Set SwapPoint[0] = (Target point of ability being cast)
    • Set SwapPoint[1] = (Position of (Triggering unit))
    • Unit - Move (Triggering unit) instantly to SwapPoint[0]
    • Unit - Create 1 Ancient Protector for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at SwapPoint[0] facing (180.00 + (Facing of (Triggering unit))) degrees
    • Unit - Move (Last created unit) instantly to SwapPoint[1]
    • Unit - Add a 15.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_SwapPoint[0])
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_SwapPoint[1])

 

[udg_Potato]

Here you go, I wait for 15 seconds but nothing happens. I intend to use Timer but Expiration Timer will be neater.

• Swap cast
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Swap
  • Actions
    • Set SwapPoint[0] = (Target point of ability being cast)
    • Set SwapPoint[1] = (Position of (Triggering unit))
    • Unit - Move (Triggering unit) instantly to SwapPoint[0]
    • Unit - Create 1 Ancient Protector for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at SwapPoint[0] facing (180.00 + (Facing of (Triggering unit))) degrees
    • Unit - Move (Last created unit) instantly to SwapPoint[1]
    • Unit - Add a 15.00 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_SwapPoint[0])
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_SwapPoint[1])

Are you registering Last Created Unit in the trigger where it is created via variable? Try setting a variable for Last Created Unit, i think the problem is just that the unit isn't registered and then last created unit doesn't occur.

 

[akaiharuki]

Are you registering Last Created Unit in the trigger where it is created via variable? Try setting a variable for Last Created Unit, i think the problem is just that the unit isn't registered and then last created unit doesn't occur.

I also registered it to a variable but nothing happens to the Ancient Protector building. I guess I must use Timer

 

[Uncle]

I think it does get the Expiration Timer, it just doesn't display it because Buildings don't display Buffs. You need to go into Gameplay Constants and enable Buildings - Status Display.

Unrelated, why can't you just create the Tower at SwapPoint[1]? I don't understand the need for this:

• Unit - Move (Last created unit) instantly to SwapPoint[1]

If moving the caster interrupts the spell (moving issues a Stop order), I suggest using SetUnitX/Y:

• Set Variable Caster = (Triggering unit)
• Custom script: call SetUnitX( udg_Caster, GetLocationX( udg_SwapPoint[0] )
• Custom script: call SetUnitY( udg_Caster, GetLocationY( udg_SwapPoint[0] )

This will move the units without any interruptions while also ignoring collision.

But be aware of weird side effects, I noticed these functions acting funny in the more recent patches.

 

[akaiharuki]

If moving the caster interrupts the spell (moving issues a Stop order), I suggest using SetUnitX/Y:

Thanks, this works as well and the expiration timer really kills the tower. The debuff is still not shown though but it doesn't matter much.

 

[Uncle]

Thanks, this works as well and the expiration timer really kills the tower. The debuff is still not shown though but it doesn't matter much.

Did you change the Gameplay Constant? Status Display is the name.

 

[Chaosium]

The constant doesn't seem to affect the expiration bar, might be only to display buffs in the building status bar then