How to figure out an equation?

[Darkness-4ever]

This is equation is needed for a trigger in my map.

I need an equation that will properly space apart units shown on the screen in the correct fashion. Allow me to demonstrate how I need it to work, the X's represent my units and their spacing represents their location.

X
X X
X X X
X X X X

Etecetra, this should be easy but I just can't figure out the formula.
One last thing, I don't need it to display and space apart all of the rows at the same time, but only 1 row depending on the units that are present, for instances 6 units would not be spaced apart between rows 1 - 3 like so

X
X X
X X X

but instead spaced as

X X X X X X

 

[mrzwach]

Can you clarify what you mean by the last part? Do you want them to not be spaced apart if there is less than a minimum number of units, or what?

 

[Statharas]

Awhowhatwhere? I don't get it.

 

[AionCannonzSC2]

Make each row created in an action definition taking the integer parameter for number of units.

each action definition then will have a Y coordinate that is a function of the integer parameter. So if you want each row to be 4 distance apart and the triangle shaped with 2 sloped sides (roughly 60 degrees), and you have a trigger that makes rows 1,2,3 and 5, then it would look like this:

Trigger 1
Events - what you want
Conditions -
Actions -
Action Definition "Row"(1)
Action Definition "Row"(2)
Action Definition "Row"(3)
Action Definition "Row"(5)

Then your Action Definition "Row" would look like this:

***makes sure the "create thread" box is checked***

Row
Parameters - Units (Integer)
Local Variables -
Loop A = 1 (Integer)
Y Inc = 4.0 (Real) **The distance between rows**
X Inc = 4.0 (Real) **The spacing between units in each row**
Y Start = (H + YInc * (Units - 1)) (Real) **H is half your maps Y height**
X Start = (W - (XInc/2) * (Units - 1)) (Real) **W is half your maps X width**
Point = (X,Y)
RowUnit = the unit you want to make (Unit Type)
Actions -
For each integer Loop A from 1 to Units, do actions -
Create 1 RowUnit at Point facing default angle ignoring placement
Set Point = ((X of Point + Xinc),(Y of Point))


So the trigger should do the action definition 4 times, each row beginning at:

1. X = half of map width, Y = half of map height and create 1 unit there
2. X = 2 units left of 1, Y = 4 units above row 1 and create 1 unit there and then 1 unit 4 units to the right of it
3. X = 2 units left of 2, Y = 4 units above row 2 and create 1 unit there, 1 unit 4 to the right, and a third unit 4 to the right
5. X = 4 units left of 3, Y = 8 units above row 3 and create 1 unit there and 4 more units spaced 4 apart


This isnt tested but you can tweak the Local Vars in the action definition to make the spacing different without messing with the actions

 

[Darkness-4ever]

I'll try to see how that works.