Help me with the simple spawn striggers...:-)

[lynhbn]

I'm building and trying to combine the waves of spawning into 3 triggers like this:


1/ Set data of monsters, the amount of them...:

• unit
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Tempno = (Center of Region 001 <gen>)
    • Set Tempminh = (Center of Region 002 <gen>)
    • -------- ============wave1======== --------
    • Set unitType1[1] = Ghoul
    • Set unitAmount1[1] = 10
    • -------- ============wave 2 --------
    • Set unitType1[2] = Crypt Fiend
    • Set unitAmount1[2] = 10
    • -------- ============ --------
    • Set unitType1[3] = Skeleton Warrior
    • Set unitAmount1[3] = 10
    • -------- ============ --------

2/ creating monsters :

• spawning
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 1.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Wait 15.00 seconds
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to unitAmount1[int], do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit - Create 1 unitType1[int] for Player 3 (Teal) at Tempno facing Default building facing degrees
        • AI - Ignore (Last created unit)'s guard position
        • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Attack-Move To Tempminh
    • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)

3/ If enemy's units are nearly terminated, this trigger will make the next wave:

• dieAll
  • Events
    • Player - Player 3 (Teal)'s Food used becomes Less than or equal to 5.00
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set int = (int + 1)
    • Trigger - Turn on spawning <gen>

But it doesn't work for me only 1st wave can spawn and the type of monters in this are messy which come from all types I declared above in unit

Hope sb help me!!!

 

[Xonok]

I'm building and trying to combine the waves of spawning into 3 triggers like this:


1/ Set data of monsters, the amount of them...:

• unit
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Tempno = (Center of Region 001 <gen>)
    • Set Tempminh = (Center of Region 002 <gen>)
    • -------- ============wave1======== --------
    • Set unitType1[1] = Ghoul
    • Set unitAmount1[1] = 10
    • -------- ============wave 2 --------
    • Set unitType1[2] = Crypt Fiend
    • Set unitAmount1[2] = 10
    • -------- ============ --------
    • Set unitType1[3] = Skeleton Warrior
    • Set unitAmount1[3] = 10
    • -------- ============ --------

2/ creating monsters :

• spawning
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 1.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Wait 15.00 seconds
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to unitAmount1[int], do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit - Create 1 unitType1[int] for Player 3 (Teal) at Tempno facing Default building facing degrees
        • AI - Ignore (Last created unit)'s guard position
        • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Attack-Move To Tempminh
    • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)

3/ If enemy's units are nearly terminated, this trigger will make the next wave:

• dieAll
  • Events
    • Player - Player 3 (Teal)'s Food used becomes Less than or equal to 5.00
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set int = (int + 1)
    • Trigger - Turn on spawning <gen>

But it doesn't work for me only 1st wave can spawn and the type of monters in this are messy which come from all types I declared above in unit

Hope sb help me!!!

Player - Player 3 (Teal)'s Food used becomes Less than or equal to 5.00
Becomes equal to. That's probably your problem, it doesn't state if it becomes 5 from increasing or decreasing. Thus, it will quickly set int very high and stop spawning.

This is what happens:
Create ghoul
Oh shit, food became less than 5(it's 2)
Lets create crypt fiend(oh shit, it's 5)
Lets create a skeleton(oh shit, it became 5)

 

[Vinz]

By the way, why turn on "spawning" trigger if it's initially already on? Instead of turn on, choose "run" trigger.
Also, remove the event of spawning to make it available for running..

 

[lynhbn]

thks all you guys.

I retain the unit, then modify spawning and dieAll as your solutions:

• spawning
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Wait 15.00 seconds
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to unitAmount1[int], do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit - Create 1 unitType1[int] for Player 3 (Teal) at Tempno facing Default building facing degrees
        • AI - Ignore (Last created unit)'s guard position
        • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Attack-Move To Tempminh

• dieAll
  • Events
    • Player - Player 3 (Teal)'s Food used becomes Equal to 0.00
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set int = (int + 1)
    • Trigger - Run spawning <gen> (checking conditions)

But no unit spawn

help me

 

[Vinz]

maybe remove the 15 second wait?

 

[lynhbn]

maybe remove the 15 second wait?

it is no use

any other solutions please?

 

[Vinz]

remove the wait then make it "equal to 5.00", not 0.00 as you posted previously.

 

[lynhbn]

As you said, when I remove the Event of Spawning trigger, it must depend on dieAll trigger to run.

But you see, the dieAll trigger seems to never fire bcz the Event "Player - Player 3 (Teal)'s Food used becomes Equal to 5" cannot happen at the beginning of the game

 

[lynhbn]

ok, I just did it myself

in the Spawning we have to keep the Event: Map initialization

not to remove it

 

[ap0calypse]

Could you upload the map, please?

That last one should definitely work (tested this myself).
The only thing I changed was that I combined spawning and dieAll, but this should not make any difference whatsoever.

 

[lynhbn]

Could you upload the map, please?

That last one should definitely work (tested this myself).
The only thing I changed was that I combined spawning and dieAll, but this should not make any difference whatsoever.

it's here my dear.

Seems like the trigger "dieAll" only run once, so that there's no wave 3 and wave 4 .... for me

 

[ap0calypse]

It's because the Skeleton Warrior and the Skeleton mage don't cost any food.
Teals food will remain 0, even after spawning the entire wave, therefore "Food becomes 0" will never run again.

Also: organize your objects better!
- All enemy creeps should be under Custom Units - Undead - Melee.
- All player heroes should be under Custom Units - Human - Melee
- All passive buildings should be under Custom Units - Neutral Passive - Melee
(And so on, basically you should give everything its own category)
It makes your life a lot easier.

 

[lynhbn]

It's because the Skeleton Warrior and the Skeleton mage don't cost any food.
Teals food will remain 0, even after spawning the entire wave, therefore "Food becomes 0" will never run again.

Also: organize your objects better!
- All enemy creeps should be under Custom Units - Undead - Melee.
- All player heroes should be under Custom Units - Human - Melee
- All passive buildings should be under Custom Units - Neutral Passive - Melee
(And so on, basically you should give everything its own category)
It makes your life a lot easier.

can u show me other way to raise next wave which does not use "Food" value ? or simply help me fix my triggers instead

 

[ap0calypse]

You could use another integer variable. Increase it by 1 every time a unit gets spawned, decrease it by 1 every time a unit dies.

I would still recommend using food though: it's easier and there's nothing wrong with it.
Edit: The problem is this: the skeleton warrior/mage don't cost any food. What's the easy fix to that, you think?

 

[lynhbn]

You could use another integer variable. Increase it by 1 every time a unit gets spawned, decrease it by 1 every time a unit dies.

I would still recommend using food though: it's easier and there's nothing wrong with it.
Edit: The problem is this: the skeleton warrior/mage don't cost any food. What's the easy fix to that, you think?

Don't choose them to spawn, right =.= ?

or modify them in object manager? T.T

 

[ap0calypse]

Don't choose them to spawn, right =.= ?

No, that would be stupid .

or modify them in object manager? T.T

Well yeah, obviously.

The problem: they don't cost any food.
The solution: make them cost food.
It's as simple as that .

 

[lynhbn]

No, that would be stupid .

Well yeah, obviously.

The problem: they don't cost any food.
The solution: make them cost food.
It's as simple as that .

thanks much for you huge enthusiasm ap0

again I want to focus on my Unit trigger

you told in one of my previous thread that

• -------- Level 1 --------
• Set tempInt = (tempInt + 1)
• Set waveCreepType[tempInt] = Peasant
• Set waveCreepAmount[tempInt] = 20
• -------- Level 2 --------
• Set tempInt = (tempInt + 1)
• Set waveCreepType[tempInt] = Footman
• Set waveCreepAmount[tempInt] = 15

.....or sth like this but I suppose we have to declare specific array, such as:

• -------- Level 1 --------
• Set waveCreepType[1] = Peasant
• Set waveCreepAmount[1] = 20
• -------- Level 2 --------
• Set waveCreepType[2] = Footman
• Set waveCreepAmount[2] = 15

so It takes quite long time to input the data to this one

 

[ap0calypse]

Those 2 triggers are exactly the same.
The first one is easier, so use that.

 

[lynhbn]

I know what you mean but I'm still confused

The first one, there's no demarcation between waves, only the comments.

and " Set tempInt = (tempInt + 1)" , why computer is not confused between this one, for example, why it doesnt do for wave 2 before do for wave 1?

Sr I'm hard to explainnnn (

 

[ap0calypse]

The first one, there's no demarcation between waves, only the comments.

Then what's this?

• Set tempInt = (tempInt + 1)

tempInt is set to 0 at the start (this is default).
If you increase it by 1, then tempInt = 1.

That means that this:

• Set waveCreepType[tempInt] = Peasant
• Set waveCreepAmount[tempInt] = 20

Is the same as "waveCreepType[1] = Peasant" and "waveCreepAmount[1] = 20" (because "tempInt" can just be replaced with "1").

Then it increases tempInt again ("Set tempInt = tempInt + 1"). It already was 1, so now it is 2.
When tempInt equals 2, these:

• Set waveCreepType[tempInt] = Footman
  • Set waveCreepAmount[tempInt] = 15

can be seen as "waveCreepType[2] = Footman" and "waveCreepAmount[2] = 15".

 

[lynhbn]

ok I got it. it means the trigger with be read from top to bottom.

hey ap0, the AI guard position remove seems not working fully!

Some of my creeps, (especially the type are neutral hostiles), after destroying some buildings, do not keep walking to next targets to attack, they stand and do nothing

 

[ap0calypse]

That function only prevents computer-controlled units (this does not include neutrals) from not returning to their spawn position.
It can be fixed by giving the units another attack-move command whenever they destroy a building.

 

[lynhbn]

That function only prevents computer-controlled units (this does not include neutrals) from not returning to their spawn position.
It can be fixed by giving the units another attack-move command whenever they destroy a building.

I mean those neutral hostile creeps controlled by computer.

It can be fixed by giving the units another attack-move command whenever they destroy a building.

Can you show me this plz?

 

[Xonok]

I mean those neutral hostile creeps controlled by computer.



Can you show me this plz?

When I need neutral units to not return, then I modify constants. The 2 fields that I modify are
Creep - Guard return distance = 999999
Creep - Guard return time = 999999
Or something like that.

 

[ap0calypse]

I mean those neutral hostile creeps controlled by computer.

Then they're not neutral hostile >__>.
Anyway, I said "it prevents them from returning". This means that it doesn't prevent them from just stopping somewhere along the way.
(this also answers Xonox's reply, as the returning is not the problem).

Can you show me this plz?

• Building Dies
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Dies
  • Conditions
    • ((Triggering unit) is A structure) Equal to True
  • Actions
    • Custom script: set bj_wantDestroyGroup = true
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units owned by Player 3 (Teal)) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack-Move To Tempminh

 

[lynhbn]

Once again thank you !

I've earned so many things