[Solved] Hidden Map

[XScorchX]

Hey There, I need help at a i might say, very easy trigger, but anyways i dont know how to do that, thats my problem:

I wanted to create an RPG Map where you sometimes can find hidden secrets, but when you usual start the map, there is fog of war, meaning you can slightly see the terrain, and so you can see the secrets, what i dont want. I want everything black since begin , you know what you can set too, when playing meele maps, everything black and has to be explored first to create fog of war.

Can someone tell me the trigger for that? and hold it as simple as it can pls.
Thanks.

 

[Maker]

Scenario -> Map options

Untick Masked areas are partially visible.

 

[XScorchX]

Doesnt work,
any other methods?

I want to let it look like, when you do that Setting: (Screen)
And yes my game is german, i want the setting my mouse is at.
And that without doing it, a trigger maybe. "Gelände Verbergen": Hide Terrain.

 

[_PV]

make a trigger like this:

• Visibility modifier
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Visibility - Enable black mask

Should keep the secret's safe
You could also try locking the camera to the hero, this way they can't pan the camera around the map.

• lock camera
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Camera - Lock camera target for Player 1 (Red) to (Triggering unit), offset by (0.00, 0.00) using Default rotation

Hope this helped

 

[XScorchX]

Well that pan camera on the Hero did i already, but basically the secrets are hidden passages between trees, very difficult to see, but you can still see the small rooms behind those with fog of war, so you know theres a secret. and sorry, your method with Enably Black mask doesnt work.

 

[_PV]

easy. Just put some doodads in that passage.
Go to pathing blockers, and fill the passage with Line of sight blockers just 1 line of pathing blockers. like so > Hope It works now

 

[XScorchX]

That Cant work

Here a little Explaination of the Situation:

 

[_PV]

Go to object editor, select the units and doodads in the secret area, and make the value:
Art - Show in fog = false. But now there will be a big empty space on the map and the player will suspect a secret there. Now,Nobody will see the objects in the area but To make it even more hidden, fill that area with trees, then make a trigger (map initialization) which removes the trees and places the secret there. in the fog of war, it will look like this (pictures below.)
Here's a very simple trigger I used to destroy the trees and spawn the secret

• visibility help
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Destructible - Pick every destructible in Region 000 <gen> and do (Destructible - Kill (Matching destructible))
    • Destructible - Create a secret at (Center of Region 001 <gen>) facing (Random angle) with scale 1.00 and variation 0

 

[XScorchX]

Well, as long as no one got other Ideas, i gotta try your one, thank you!

 

[_PV]

^_^ anything to help

 

[gorillabull]

you can create visibility modifiers emitting either visibility or complete darkness over a specific region......

 

[BurningFlyingSheep]

Scenario -> Map options

Untick Masked areas are partially visible.

This is the right answer. You must have got something wrong if it does't work.

 

[XScorchX]

Finally!!

Everything is alright now! BurningFlyingSheep and Maker were right.
But also Big Thanks and +rep to all other who send me ideas!
Now to the point why BurningFlyingSheep and Maker's Idea went wrong first. I had tried to do this before sending that thread too, i tried everything, and forgot to delete the trigger with the action "enable fog of war". Thats why

Scenario -> Map options

Untick Masked areas are partially visible

was invalid.
I gonna release my map on hive when i am finished.

 

[_PV]

Hahaha Oh the trigger prevented black mask xD haha, well, looks like it's solved