How to make a building detection?

[Martititi]

Hello, (this is my first post )

Well, I'm trying to make a DOTA-like map, and my project is to allow the user to have really different heroes.
For example, some heroes would be like any other hero: they have to go and kill.
Some others will be more subtle, because they can create buildings that will spawn periodically some troops according to the level of technology the player has.

The problem: To spawn creatures, I though I could ask Warcraft III to scan the map in search of buildings, and then order them to produce the unit needed (a bit like the buildings in castle fight if you know the map (although it is not a DOTA map))...
But I do not find the good trigger event, or action or anything that would help me...

I've tried to go on the Internet to look for informations, but I don't find any...
Can someone help me?
Thanks in advance.

 

[_MB_]

isn't the periodical time event good?

 

[Martititi]

Thanks for responding so fast, but I think no...
The fact is that I don't know how to select the buildings in order to order them to produce the new unit.

 

[_MB_]

well, you need 2 triggers:

trigger 1

Event: Building is built

Action: Order proper unit to be trained

trigger 2

Event: Unit is trained

Action: Order the building that trained that unit to train the same unit

(I have been working on something simmilar a way back and I think, that when the unit is built, you need to order it to train two units instead of one for some reason, but I dont remember why, just try it out =) )

 

[Martititi]

That's a good solution.
I think it might work.

However, when the player will research another technology, how can I include it?

 

[_MB_]

ok, you made open WC3 editor =)

EDIT: what should this new technology do? change the building or the unit trained?

 

[Martititi]

Only the unit trained, but I think I will make another trigger saying:

event: the player researched <tecnology>
conditions: none
actions: wait for a unit to be trained
issue order to the building: stop training + start another production

Your solution works perfectly. Thanks for this. =)

 

[_MB_]

if it is all you needed, I am glad to help =)

 

[Martititi]

Is it possible to turn off the sound of the buildings when they produce a unit?
(or decrease the volume a lot)?

 

[GywGod133]

if you need auto detection training or auto training system
Look this

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/spells-569/train-detection-v-0-9-a-248978/

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/spells-569/auto-train-system-v1-0-a-251331/

 

[Martititi]

Thanks for the answer, but the problem was solved.