[Trigger] How to AI

[Blightsower]

So, i was wondering how your my unis become uncontrolable. By adding ward classification i have managed to hide the command card but still i can command my units. I tried triggering, event is issued order then order unit to stop and accidentally create an infinite loop. How do i do this? Should i create a time that stores the units current order and ignore player command? Or there are better ways?

 

[DEE-BOO]

To make a unit uncontrollable, but still "belong" to you. Just make them an ally with the same team colour and player name and make all bounty go to you.

 

[Blightsower]

I want it to support multiple units. Im thinking of a summoner and his units will move freely something like that. Its like a summoner war harhar

 

[doom_sheep]

it is my understanding that in maps that use it the unit gets the current AI order given to them again when a player gives it one.

to avoid a loop turn the trigger off before any action that would trigger itself, then turn it on again at the end

 

[KILLCIDE]

You can do it the way Castle Fight does it there's an entire post about it, and it seems this guy is confident his way will work. I didn't personally test it out myself though.

 

[Blightsower]

Awesome suggestion guys. I checked the link u gave killcide, that one is similar to what i did but it will crash the map due to an infinite loop in the event with no target as units are given the stop order by default. Removing no target event will make the unit controllable.

Edit: just a hunch, ever wonder why in maps with AI ally that u cant control the AI will walk around your unit in an annoying way? Maybe its because u can control it using right click but the constant movement of th unit cancels your command making you think that its ignoring you. Its just a hunch. Maybe the best way is to index the summoned unit then fire a trigger that gives order depending on the condition, yes?

 

[KILLCIDE]

I managed to get what I think you were asking for to work... it's a little wonky, but it's the best I can come up with ;D

 

[Blightsower]

Wow thanks! Gonna check later, cause im at school and theres no warcraft here.

 

[KILLCIDE]

GIF preview for you then! Like I said it's a little wonky xP especially when you use order(stop).

 

[Blightsower]

Off topic: how do u make hq gifs?

On topic: you set an order to the ward unit and u keep on making the unit do the order on a timer event yes?

 

[KILLCIDE]

On topic: you set an order to the ward unit and u keep on making the unit do the order on a timer event yes?

Noope

Init Events Player - Player 1 (Red) skips a cinematic sequence Conditions Actions Set tempLoc = (Position of Great Hall 0002 <gen>) Unit - Order Knight 0000 <gen> to Attack-Move To tempLoc Keep Order Events Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting an object Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting a point Unit - A unit Is issued an order with no target Conditions (Issued order) Equal to (Order(smart)) Actions Unit - Order Knight 0000 <gen> to Attack-Move To tempLoc

 

[Blightsower]

The knight is an ally? Or the knight belongs to you? If the unit is given a command u cant interrupt it? Whats going on? Why is everything spinning? Whoa whoa...

 

[KILLCIDE]

The knight is an ally? Or the knight belongs to you? If the unit is given a command u cant interrupt it? Whats going on? Why is everything spinning? Whoa whoa...

The knight is my unit. You don't see me selecting it? xP

 

[Blightsower]

The gif doesnt provide a command card so i assume that the unit is ward. Now that u mentioned it, the knight has a selection circle so i think u ve selected it. Whats going on here? What is the order(smart)?

 

[KILLCIDE]

The gif doesnt provide a command card so i assume that the unit is ward. Now that u mentioned it, the knight has a selection circle so i think u ve selected it. Whats going on here? What is the order(smart)?

Yes the unit is a ward. The order(smart) refers to whenever you right click something.

 

[Blightsower]

I see you are executing the previous command whenever the unit is ordered(smart). thank you so much for the help.

 

[KILLCIDE]

I see you are executing the previous command whenever the unit is ordered(smart). thank you so much for the help.

Yup like I said, it just gets buggy when the player spams stop or orders them to move while they're attacking something.

 

[Blightsower]

Now i know haha.

 

[Dr Super Good]

So sad WC3 has no uncommendable unit flag like SC2 has.

Order cancelation is about the best you can do. It is not perfect and will interrupt the unit's current order but since that is detrimental to do usually players will usually leave the unit alone to do whatever your control logic tells it to.

 

[Blightsower]

I agree