[General] How to get building unit?

[Chaosy]

Basically I just want to get the unit that is constructing the building.

I use the

Unit - A unit Begins construction

Triggering unit refers to the constructed building thus I got no clue how to get the builder.

 

[Wietlol]

You have to store the unit when he is ordered to construct a building.

 

[Chaosy]

Was thinking of that but that's just.. ew..
Luckily there is only one unit in my map who is supposed to build so I can make it work but I cringe every time -.-

 

[Wietlol]

There are more things that are just... "ew".
Still everyone uses them.

 

[SAUS]

Would it be possible to detect it on:
"A unit enters <Playable map area>"?

Then you'd check if it is a building. Not sure if that's what you want and also note that this event might fire very often...

 

[Chaosy]

That would not help me get the builder. That would just get the building.

 

[SAUS]

What is the triggering unit for "unit starts construction"? Is that the building? That would be what I got confused by lol. I thought you wanted to get the unit being built.

Just reread your main post and that answered my question lol. My B.

 

[Chaosy]

I reread my post as well and can understand that you thought it was a grammar error. Edited it slightly to prevent further complications.

 

[Wietlol]

It is a bug because the constructing structure is pointing at the structure and according to all logic in WC3 (and there is not much) the triggering unit would be the builder... however, yea it doesnt.

 

[PublishedShadow]

Since Warcraft likes to make things difficult and if you still wanted to use the 'Unit Begins Construction Event', technically this should be your building unit.
It wouldn't really work with powerbuilding obviously, but hey, it's the thought that counts right? I guess you could also do a condition check to make sure the picked unit's order is a build order and then set the unit variable if you wanted the extra check.

So yeah storing the ordered unit is ew, but then again this is probably more ew...

EDIT*
Oh, also this might not even work. I didn't actually test it...

• Trigger
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins construction
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set TempPoint = (Position of (Triggering unit))
    • Set BuildingUnits = (Units within 120.00 of TempPoint matching (((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Peasant) and ((Matching player) Equal to (Owner of (Triggering unit)))))
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in BuldingUnits and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set YourBuilder = (Picked unit)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)
    • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_BuildingUnits)

 

[Chaosy]

That is better since it's in a single trigger at the very least.

 

[PublishedShadow]

That was my thought... It may not be the simplest way, but at least you can keep it within one trigger.