[Solved] How to check if building is training a specific unit?

[raypack]

As title says, any way to check if a building is training a specific unit-type?
Will appreciate if I can also check if certain building of an AI is training a specific unit-type.

Example: check if arcane sanctum is training a sorceress

 

[Chaosium]

You could have two triggers like this

• Training Start
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins training a unit
  • Conditions
    • (Trained unit-type) Equal to Sorceress
  • Actions
    • Unit - Set the custom value of (Triggering unit) to 1

• Training End
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes training a unit
  • Conditions
    • (Trained unit-type) Equal to Sorceress
  • Actions
    • Unit - Set the custom value of (Triggering unit) to 0

Then you can easily check for X building's custom value to see what they're doing. If you're using CV for something else, I'd use a dummy ability like claws of attack and check whether they have this ability or not

 

[Uncle]

You could have two triggers like this

• Training Start
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins training a unit
  • Conditions
    • (Trained unit-type) Equal to Sorceress
  • Actions
    • Unit - Set the custom value of (Triggering unit) to 1

• Training End
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes training a unit
  • Conditions
    • (Trained unit-type) Equal to Sorceress
  • Actions
    • Unit - Set the custom value of (Triggering unit) to 0

Then you can easily check for X building's custom value to see what they're doing. If you're using CV for something else, I'd use a dummy ability like claws of attack and check whether they have this ability or not

I would use a Unit Indexer, it's this but objectively better. Infinite custom values as opposed to one at a time per unit.

 

[raypack]

Thank you!

 

[Pyrogasm]

That will fail if training two consecutively, actually. Instead of setting CV (or whatever using indexer) to 1 or 0, just increment the value by +1 and -1. Then check if > 0. Give the second trigger the Cancels Training event, too.

 

[Nichilus]

It will not fail. The 'Unit - A unit Begins training a unit' fires when building starts training a unit, not when unit has been added to train queue

 

[raypack]

Thanks guys!
I honestly only need this for the AI, and the AI only has 1 unit in the queue from my observations.
I want to make some experimentations with the AI using a plethora of different methods to improve the gameplay experience of the player.

It is incredible how many options and alternatives exist to do one specific task.

 

[Pyrogasm]

It will not fail. The 'Unit - A unit Begins training a unit' fires when building starts training a unit, not when unit has been added to train queue

My mistake, then, but it will still fail upon cancelling the unit mid-training because the cancel event is not used. Generally, “is a sorceress in the queue” is a different question than “is a sorceress being trained right specifically now,” and I assumed the first was desired. What do you actually want to check, raypack?

Yes, I am aware a CPU is never going to cancel their training queue so that wont matter.

 

[raypack]

My mistake, then, but it will still fail upon cancelling the unit mid-training because the cancel event is not used. Generally, “is a sorceress in the queue” is a different question than “is a sorceress being trained right specifically now,” and I assumed the first was desired. What do you actually want to check, raypack?

Yes, I am aware a CPU is never going to cancel their training queue so that wont matter.

Well, I need the "is a sorceress being trained right specifically now" since it is for the AI.
But if it's a solution that answers both questions, then even better.