[GUI]Stun system v1.6

[Moderator]

09:55, 18th Jul 2012
Magtheridon96: Approved.

Recommended because it's the only GUI resource that provides an instant stun. (Using hoofstomp)

 

[Tank-Commander]

Triggers

• Stun system configuration
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • -------- CONFIGURATION --------
    • -------- The unit-type that cast the stun ability --------
    • Set SS_UnitType_Dummy = Dummy
    • -------- The ability that stuns the target --------
    • Set SS_Ability_Stun = Stun
    • -------- The string order of the stun ability --------
    • Set SS_String_Order = thunderbolt
    • -------- The buff of the stun ability --------
    • Set SS_Buff_Stun = Stunned (Pause)
    • -------- CONFIGURATION --------
    • -------- PRELOAD SYSTEM --------
    • Set TempPlayer = Player 1 (Red)
    • Set TempPoint = (Center of (Playable map area))
    • Unit - Create 1 SS_UnitType_Dummy for TempPlayer at TempPoint facing 0.00 degrees
    • Set TempUnit = (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Add SS_Ability_Stun to TempUnit
    • Unit - Remove TempUnit from the game
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)
    • -------- PRELOAD SYSTEM --------

• Stun system
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.05 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in SS_UnitGroup_Group and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set TempUnit = (Picked unit)
        • Set ID = (Custom value of TempUnit)
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • SS_Real_0000[ID] Greater than or equal to 0.00
          • Then - Actions
            • Set SS_Real_0000[ID] = (SS_Real_0000[ID] - 0.05)
          • Else - Actions
            • Unit - Remove SS_Buff_Stun buff from TempUnit
            • Unit Group - Remove TempUnit from SS_UnitGroup_Group
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • (SS_UnitGroup_Group is empty) Equal to True
              • Then - Actions
                • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
              • Else - Actions

Example

• ESC
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) skips a cinematic sequence
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • -------- ********************************************************************* --------
    • -------- YOU HAVE TO PUT ALL THIS FUNCTIONS INTO YOUR TRIGGER TO MAKE SS WORKS --------
    • -------- ********************************************************************* --------
    • -------- SET THE TARGET OF THE STUN --------
    • Set SS_Unit_Target = (Random unit from (Units in (Playable map area)))
    • -------- SET THE DURATION OF THE STUN --------
    • Set SS_Real_Duration = 1.25
    • -------- SET TRUE/FALSE TO STACK THE STUN --------
    • Set SS_Boolean_Stack = True
    • -------- SET TRUE/FALSE TO SEE THE TEXT --------
    • Set SS_Boolean_Text = True
    • -------- DON'T TOUCH THIS --------
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • SS_Unit_Target Not equal to No unit
      • Then - Actions
        • Set TempPoint = (Position of SS_Unit_Target)
        • Set TempUnit2 = SS_Unit_Target
        • Set ID = (Custom value of TempUnit2)
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • SS_Boolean_Stack Equal to True
          • Then - Actions
            • Set SS_Real_0000[ID] = (SS_Real_0000[ID] + SS_Real_Duration)
          • Else - Actions
            • Set SS_Real_0000[ID] = SS_Real_Duration
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • SS_Boolean_Text Equal to True
          • Then - Actions
            • Floating Text - Create floating text that reads (Substring((String(SS_Real_0000[ID])), 1, 4)) at TempPoint with Z offset 80.00, using font size 10.00, color (70.00%, 70.00%, 100.00%), and 0.00% transparency
            • Floating Text - Change (Last created floating text): Disable permanence
            • Floating Text - Set the velocity of (Last created floating text) to 64.00 towards 90.00 degrees
            • Floating Text - Change the fading age of (Last created floating text) to 1.20 seconds
            • Floating Text - Change the lifespan of (Last created floating text) to 1.75 seconds
          • Else - Actions
        • Unit - Create 1 SS_UnitType_Dummy for Neutral Hostile at TempPoint facing 0.00 degrees
        • Set TempUnit = (Last created unit)
        • Unit - Add SS_Ability_Stun to TempUnit
        • Custom script: call IssueTargetOrder(udg_TempUnit, udg_SS_String_Order, udg_TempUnit2)
        • Unit - Add a 0.50 second Generic expiration timer to TempUnit
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (SS_UnitGroup_Group is empty) Equal to True
          • Then - Actions
            • Trigger - Turn on Stun system <gen>
          • Else - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (SS_Unit_Target is in SS_UnitGroup_Group) Equal to True
          • Then - Actions
          • Else - Actions
            • Unit Group - Add SS_Unit_Target to SS_UnitGroup_Group
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)
      • Else - Actions
        • Game - Display to (All players) the text: You entered an inva...
    • -------- ********************************************************************* --------
    • -------- YOU HAVE TO PUT ALL THIS FUNCTIONS INTO YOUR TRIGGER TO MAKE SS WORKS --------
    • -------- ********************************************************************* --------

Edit: Doesn't this just use thunderbolt to stun units, for an indefinately time, and then remove the buff when the timer runs out for how long they have to be stunned? Well I guess it works and it is a good idea. the actual system is really simple though, I guess you could do the same with entangle roots or any other spell similar to it.

 

[KhaosMachine]

@Tank-Commander, if you can edit the triggers to the update triggers, thanks again!

 

[sonofjay]

Simple but I think someone will have a use on this system

 

[Adiktuz]

If I'll use this + your Hunter's mark, I bet they would collide because they both use custom value of unit... also, you're not setting the custom value to any value, wouldn't that make it bug?

Also a system should be usable without copy pasting long code/trigg for every spell that you need it to work on... on your case, the user needs to copy paste those actions on the sample trigger for every spell he wants to have the custom stun, so it defeats the purpose of having a "system"... You should make this "system" usable with maybe just one function call or one trigger evaluation...

anyway, my main concern here is the "system" part...

as for the idea, well its really nothing new... It has always been the answer for custom stuns and is widely used...

 

[MortAr]

What is this I don't even...

 

[Almia]

I like the one system in Mirana Wars by MortAr,if the a unit has been hit by the "Arrow"
a floating text will show up(of how long does the stun will take)

 

[KhaosMachine]

I like the one system in Mirana Wars by MortAr,if the a unit has been hit by the "Arrow"
a floating text will show up(of how long does the stun will take)

With this system if you want can put or not a floating text, you can set the duration of the stun, if it stacks or not, etc... =) Test it

 

[KhaosMachine]

What is this I don't even...

What do you want to say?

 

[Magtheridon96]

Honestly, the best stun to use would be Hoof Stomp.
It's the only instant stun in the game.

The others have a very tiny unnoticeable delay.
Of course, with code, this may be noticeable. (Stun detection systems use orders to detect stuns. Only hoof stomp allows your units to be stunned immediately after. (Meaning no delay)

 

[KhaosMachine]

@Magtheridon96

Old

Honestly, the best stun to use would be Hoof Stomp.
It's the only instant stun in the game.

The others have a very tiny unnoticeable delay.
Of course, with code, this may be noticeable. (Stun detection systems use orders to detect stuns. Only hoof stomp allows your units to be stunned immediately after. (Meaning no delay)

Then, you suggest to change the stun ability from Storm bolt to Hoof stomp?

I changed the ability, take a view now please and tell me what do you think =)


MY OPINION:I THINK A AOE STUN FOR THE STUN SYSTEM ISN'T GOOD, BECAUSE IF YOU TURN THE COLLISION OF AN UNIT AND SET HE POSITION TO THE SAME POSITION OF ANOTHER UNIT, AND THEN I USE THE STUN, THAT TWO UNITS RESULT STUNNED... FOR EXAMPLE(THE 4th SKILL OF THE MAGNATAUR OF DOTA MAP)

 

[Adiktuz]

what's hoof stomp? you mean the AoE stun?

 

[KhaosMachine]

what's hoof stomp? you mean the AoE stun?

Yes he mean it, but test the updated map now, and check the ability (it have 0.01 of AOE, then I create an unit on the target position and he cast the ability, then only stun the target )

 

[Adiktuz]

that's logical since you cannot have two units at the same position unless they have movement type of none, so only one unit will be at that .01 unit AOE...

 

[KhaosMachine]

that's logical since you cannot have two units at the same position unless they have movement type of none, so only one unit will be at that .01 unit AOE...

Man if I turn off the collision of 2 units, and I set the position of they at THE SAME X POINT, when I use the stun system on an unit, the other will be stunned too...

 

[Adiktuz]

and same X but different Y????? or X is already a point and not the x coordinate?

anyway, then don't turn it off... you know the limitations so just don't go over those limitations...

 

[iAyanami]

I thought setting the respective cast animation time to 0 makes Storm Bolt instant cast?

 

[Tank-Commander]

There's still a slight delay regardless of that

 

[xorkatoss]

awesome system, i could use this in my map thnx!! 5/5 +rep

 

[Magtheridon96]

The solution is to move the unit to the corner of the world bounds along with the stun dummy, stun that unit, then move it back to it's original location. c:

Really, it's still fine the way it is now.
It would just be better if it were using Hoof stomp since the unit will have the stun order id directly after it is cast.

 

[KhaosMachine]

Ok I'll fix tomorrow

 

[KhaosMachine]

Updated

 

[Losam]

I Have a Quest for You:

If I Did For A Buff Use the Same Base, But Characteristics of different (such as name and icon Buff) A Serious Error would occur on your system?

 

[Losam]

I Have Made A test of this type System Based on Her (I Do not Have Stolen Your System, but we had similar concepts), A Grave Error occurred on my system).

 

[KhaosMachine]

I Have a Quest for You:

If I Did For A Buff Use the Same Base, But Characteristics of different (such as name and icon Buff) A Serious Error would occur on your system?

No!, you can use a copied buff or same buff with your own effects, attachpoints and can change the description of the buff without problems...

But you have to configure the buff of the spell in the ability editor and if you make a new buff. configure the trigger with that buff

 

[NightElf125]

An important thing to note about this system that took me a bit to debug the source of a problem, where you cannot destroy the trigger in which this function/actions exist. Most people destroy their map initialization trigger to improve map performance, and only have 1 initialization trigger as it prevents the big problems with multiple initialization triggers. So I was destroying the trigger with these functions, and it rendered the whole system useless and not working. Not sure if there's a way you could fix this? You definitely should if you can or at least edit the test map and put the event as time elapsed equal to 0 instead of map init.

 

[KhaosMachine]

An important thing to note about this system that took me a bit to debug the source of a problem, where you cannot destroy the trigger in which this function/actions exist. Most people destroy their map initialization trigger to improve map performance, and only have 1 initialization trigger as it prevents the big problems with multiple initialization triggers. So I was destroying the trigger with these functions, and it rendered the whole system useless and not working. Not sure if there's a way you could fix this? You definitely should if you can or at least edit the test map and put the event as time elapsed equal to 0 instead of map init.

A tip for you: destroy triggers don't make a better performance, because it is used only at the initialization of the map..

 

[NightElf125]

That's not what I've heard, they remain there and still take up memory or degrade performance by their presence. Especially if they are really long and have a lot of things set.

 

[Magtheridon96]

They take up 4 bytes of memory. That's practically nothing compared to a location's 361 bytes.

Plus, you can combine your map init triggers.

edit

Especially if they are really long and have a lot of things set.

No.
A 1-line trigger takes up the same space as a 10000-line trigger.

The amount of spaces they take up depends on the number of conditions and actions registered.
In GUI, it will always be either 1 or 0 conditions since they're merged, and 1 or 0 actions.

 

[NightElf125]

Ah well thanks for informing me of that, 4 bytes is still better than nothing better to destroy it then always leave it there. Off topic: I private messaged you Mag!

 

[Losam]

Nice Work.

 

[Sunchips]

For some reason the framerate drop radically whenever a unit is stunned. Why is this?

 

[KhaosMachine]

For some reason the framerate drop radically whenever a unit is stunned. Why is this?

Sorry bro, I was far from the forum for a time

The first time you use the spell, ever you'll have low FPS. Maybe I have to update the system for preload the spell at the start of the initialization.

 

[Sunchips]

Sorry bro, I was far from the forum for a time

The first time you use the spell, ever you'll have low FPS. Maybe I have to update the system for preload the spell at the start of the initialization.

Hah better late than never I guess

 

[KhaosMachine]

hahaha sure bro, abrazo from argentina XD, i'm a ghost