[Trigger] How to continiue a animation?

[Avator]

I've made a map where the Map Initialization contains

• Actions
  • Animation - Change Unit1's animation speed to 0.00% of its original speed
  • Unit - Pause Unit1

I also made a movement trigger

• Move
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) Presses the Up Arrow key
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Unit1 = Unit 0000 <gen>
    • Unit - Unpause Unit1
    • Animation - Change Unit1's animation speed to 100.00% of its original speed
    • Wait 0.10 seconds
    • Animation - Change Unit1's animation speed to 0.00% of its original speed
    • Unit - Pause Unit1

The unit has a destination to move towards, and yes, I do want the unit to move only for 0.10 second every time I press the Up Arrow key.
My question: Every time the unit executes this trigger, the move animation starts over. Is there any way to make the move animation continiue the next time I press the Up Arrow key?

 

[Kwah]

Not that I know of, no simple way at least. You coudl assign a buff to the unit, and check if it has said buff before playing the animation.

 

[Avator]

I don't really get what you mean. I can however tell you that the animation resets each time I start the trigger again. And if I press the button fast enough, the animation does continiue.

 

[-JonNny]

• Move
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) Presses the Up Arrow key
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Unit1 = Unit 0000 <gen>
    • Set Queue[1] = Queue[1] + 1
    • Unit - Unpause Unit1
    • Animation - Change Unit1's animation speed to 100.00% of its original speed
    • Wait 0.10 seconds
    • Set Queue = Queue - 1
    • If Queue[1] equals 0 then
    • Animation - Change Unit1's animation speed to 0.00% of its original speed
    • Unit - Pause Frog1
    • else
    • endif

Does that work? (sry ,i dont remember the correct GUI "If" anymore)
But it should prevent the unit getting paused when this thrigger is executed and not finished before

 

[Avator]

What kind of variable is Queue[1]?

Sorry, I'm not very experienced in Variables

 

[Kwah]

It's a integer array.

 

[-JonNny]

right , a simple integer array (real would be possible too)
you could also use a variable for each player (not array) like you seem to do for each unit (Unit1 instead of an array - so Queue1 , Queue2...)

 

[Avator]

You can talk to me about Array's whatever you want, but I've tried to understand and never have been able to. I simply don't know what they are, what their purpose is and what they do. I simply made the trigger you gave me, and this is the result:

• Move
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) Presses the Up Arrow key
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Unit1 = Unit 0000 <gen>
    • Set Queue[1] = (Queue[1] + 1)
    • Unit - Pause Unit1
    • Animation - Change Unit1's animation speed to 100.00% of its original speed
    • Wait 0.10 seconds
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • Queue[1] Equal to 0
      • Then - Actions
        • Animation - Change Unit1's animation speed to 0.00% of its original speed
        • Unit - Pause Unit1
      • Else - Actions

But now the unit doesn't stop after 0.10 seconds. I want the unit to move for 0.10 seconds, then freezes, and when I press the Up Arrow key again, it continiues the animation for 0.10 again.

 

[-JonNny]

yu forgot the

• Set Queue = Queue - 1

after the wait

its clear the the unit does not stop without that ^^

 

[Avator]

Did you mean

• Set Queue[1] = (Queue[1] - 1)

?

Because I need to enter a value between the [].

 

[-JonNny]

whops , yes i meant that
it just has to be the variable you are using for that - array or not

 

[Avator]

Yes, it worked! Thanks man

 

[-JonNny]

no problem
im here to help

 

[Kwah]

I'll try to give you a little bit of an explanation on arrays. (It's not technically correct in some parts but it'll help you understand)

An array is a collection of variables.
Each variable is: <YourVar> [x]
<YourVar> is set as a normal variable.

So, basically. If you have a variable, Integer[1-12] it is 12 different variables.

To set these seperate variables, just fill in the brackets.

The advantages of an array, are: You can use functions like: Playe Number (Triggering Player) to set [x] = the player number of the triggernng player. If player 1 red types a chat event, it is set to <YourVar> [1], if player two blue <YourVar> [2] and so on.

Get it now?

 

[Avator]

So Array 1 always represents Player 1 in a player Variable?
If so, what do the Array's represent in other Variables?

 

[Kwah]

So Array 1 always represents Player 1 in a player Variable?
If so, what do the Array's represent in other Variables?

Not quite.

The variable is an certain type. For an example we'll say integer. There are anywhere from 1-8191 variables in an array.

The number afterward in brackets specifies which variable out of the possible variables it is.

If we say <YourVar> [1] = 5
We can also say <YourVar> [2] = 9

These are seperate variables.

The trick is that you can go like this.

<YourVar> [Player Number of Triggering Player] = 5

Then whatever player triggers this event, the variable in the array with the player number matching theirs, becomes equal to five.

Get it?

 

[Avator]

So actually instead of making a new variable about the same thing, I copy the variable X times (X Array's) and give every copy a different value. Then I call the Variable type and the number attached to the value I want.

Hurray, I get it! (unless I'm again missing the point )

 

[Kwah]

You kind of get it. That will help you. Just think about the player number thing for a while, it'll allow you to set them too. Send me a PM in 24 hours reminding me to give you rep, for getting it and I will. Atm, I have given out too much.

 

[Avator]

I get your example now too. Thank major time!
If I remember it in 24 hours, I'll certainly PM you. I can use the rep, then I can finally give other people rep for helping me out!

 

[Kwah]

Actually you need ten first. But, your good with your problem right? Has it been solved adequatly?

 

[Avator]

Ok, it seems the problem is still there. I changed the movement speed and now I see that the unit animation still resets. Only when I press the Up Arrow key fast enough to follow up the previous action, it continues the animation. If I wait just a little bit more or less, the animation is reset.

 

[Kwah]

Ok, I finally have enough rep to give rep to others, so both of your got a very well earned rep+!

No.

DO NOT TRIPLE POST. Delete two of them, and make them into one post, using the edit button. Also, I would delete the first two entirly. The're off topic.

But anyway, as to your problem:

Are you waiting the exact right amount of time? (From the model viewer in the editor it will tell you what that is.)

 

[Avator]

Sorry about the triple post. They're deleted.

And if you mean the animation time; That's what I want to continue. I press the Up Arrow key and the animation shows for the first 0.10 seconds, then freezes. I want the next time I press the Up Arrow key, to have animation continue, starting at 0.10 seconds and playing another 0.10 seconds.

 

[I34w90_238j]

No.

Variables are commonly used to store values for later use in triggers. For example you have killed a unit. And you want to know how many units you killed in total. Then you store a value in your variable, and use it again later, for example for a leaderboard.

That's how Tower Defenses (TDs) work.

Array Variables are multiple variables with the same name. If you set a variable's array to 1, it will be 8192. If you set the array to 8192<Infinite then it won't let you. If you uncheck the "Array" box, then it is a single variable.

Array Variables are used, for example, to store how many units each player has killed.
You use event "Unit dies" and put this action at the If: "UnitsKilled[(Player Number of (Owner of (Killing Unit)))]"

I suppose you don't know about Loop A and Loop B. That's how you use it:
For each Integer A from 1 to 12 do If UnitKills[(Integer A)] Equal to ### then do Player - Victory <convert player index to player> Player[Integer A]

Seriously, open a couple of already existing maps as the point of reference.

[Off-Topic] Dang it >< One rep less for Necropost!! DAMN

• Map Intialization
• Events
  • Map Intialization
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Animation - Set unit's animation to 0%
  • -----The animation speed affects only the unit's stand and death animaions. Unit keeps walking with the speed you put at Object Editor at Animation - Walk Speed and Animation - Run Speed-----

• Events
  • Player - Player[1] presses Up Arrow key
  • Player - Player[2] presses Up Arrow key
  • Player - Player[3] presses Up Arrow key
  • Player - Player[4] presses Up Arrow key
  • Player - Player[5] presses Up Arrow key
  • Player - Player[6] presses Up Arrow key
  • Player - Player[7] presses Up Arrow key
  • Player - Player[8] presses Up Arrow key
  • Player - Player[9] presses Up Arrow key
  • Player - Player[10] presses Up Arrow key
  • Player - Player[11] presses Up Arrow key
  • Player - Player[12] presses Up Arrow key
• Conditions
  • UnitIsMoving Equal to False
• Actions
  • Unit - Unpause Unit
  • Unit - Order unit to move to (Position of Unit offset by (0, 100))
  • Set UnitIsMoving = True
  • -----UnitIsMoving. That is a variable and its type is Boolean.-----
  • Wait 0.1 seconds
  • Unit - Pause Unit
  • Set UnitIsMoving = False

That is the problem in your trigger. No need to bitch everyone for rep, nor to swear, or shout, or ask anymore question again and again.

 

[Huurka]

Why the hell did you revive it?