Help with editor stuff

[Melter]

Hi,i'm new and i'm a noob at the editorso could you answer a few questions.When i make a melee map,why does it always say expansion only/units/doodads are being used?Why when i make a trigger it doesn't save?How can i make a trigger that spawns units for ex.20 sec?How can i make Waygates work properly?

 

[Gilles]

1. It says that expansion only units/doodads are being used to let you know that anyone who wants to play the map needs TFT (The Frozen Throne). If they only have RoC (Reign of Chaos) they cannot play.

2. When you make a trigger it doesn't save your map? It's not supposed to, you can simply hit the save button every time you make one, or you can set the World Editor to auto save every X amount of minutes.

3. Make a trigger, go to new event, find "every X seconds" or if you want "for X seconds". Then make a new action that spawn the units. It will be under Units - Create units.

 

[Melter]

1. It says that expansion only units/doodads are being used to let you know that anyone who wants to play the map needs TFT (The Frozen Throne). If they only have RoC (Reign of Chaos) they cannot play.

Well yes i know that,but it doesn't save the map for 2 or more players just for one and i have put the start locations,where they have to be.

 

[MagnusCalgar]

you need to set the player properties
its under the scenario tab

 

[Melter]

Yes i did it and i worked

P.S.2. When you make a trigger it doesn't save your map? It's not supposed to, you can simply hit the save button every time you make one, or you can set the World Editor to auto save every X amount of minutes.
The other way around.When i make a trigger-i delete the melee intialization and i make a trigger but when i save and open the map the trigger category has a red X on it meaning it doesn't function.Why is that?

 

[DesKaladA]

dont doubble poast use the edit button
if i was a mod i'de merge them (but im not go fidget with somting)
you are new so you need to learn

 

[Melter]

That is called quote.

 

[Angelusz]

That is called quote.

Quotes can be inserted in existing posts, as well.
Anyhow, to answer your question; you have to watch out for a few things when the trigger is red.
1) Is it enabled? To check, select the trigger and look right above the white windows in the screen, there's two checkboxes. "Enabled" and "start on". Make sure it's enabled.

2) If you created a trigger pointing at certain entities (units, structures, regions), but removed the entity after that, it can "break" the trigger. E.g. the editor recognises that one of the trigger's entities no longer exists and automatically disables it.

If you still have problems after this, please make a screenshot and upload it so we can see what exactly it is that you're looking at. Good luck!

 

[Melter]

Well,the triggers are alright,but how can i automatically order a spawned unit to go to a specific location?

 

[Eleandor]

Unit - issue "unit" an order targetting a point; then you select a point (region) and an order (e.g. Attack - Move)

 

[Melter]

Unit - issue "unit" an order targetting a point; then you select a point (region) and an order (e.g. Attack - Move)

Mm,yes it works.I've got another question,though.How can i make the Waygate teleport units?

 

[Eleandor]

you create a region somewhere on the map; then you doubleclick your waygate in the terrain editor, and you set its destination to the region you made...

 

[Drakosa123]

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[Melter]

How do i remove the line of sight blocker?

 

[Just_Spectating]

do you mean black mask? visibility-Disable blackmask

 

[Melter]

do you mean black mask? visibility-Disable blackmask

i don't know what a black mask is but the thing is called Line of Sight Blocker located in the Pathing Blockers.

 

[YoshiRyu]

Line of Sight Blocker are doodads, to remove it, just select it and press del
(you've to be on the doodads layer of course)

 

[Melter]

Line of Sight Blocker are doodads, to remove it, just select it and press del
(you've to be on the doodads layer of course)

Thanks it worked.I have a bigger problem this time.I need to make a timer.

 

[dofys]

Here's a sample timer trigger I made.

• Events
  • Time - Elapsed game time is 5.00 seconds
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Countdown Timer - Create a timer window for timer with title Creep Spawn
  • Countdown Timer - Start timer as a One-shot timer that will expire in 30.00 seconds
  • Wait (Initial time for (Last started timer)) seconds
  • Unit - Create 1 Footman for Player 1 (Red) at (Center of (Playable map area)) facing 180.00 degrees

timer is a Timer-type variable where as Wait (Initial time for (Last started timer)) seconds will wait for the timer to expire, which is in 30 seconds. Thus, firing up the action trigger of creating a Footman at the center of the map. Hope this helps!