I need help with these timers with hashable

[alexmantor]

This works like this: if I type "create" it spawn a unit group of footman in a spot, after 5 secons they die. The problem is that the spawned units are added to the same unit group, and as result all the units die at the same time. Even worst, if I create them too fast they die but the next created units wont :/. How I remove the leaks and create different timers with different groups?. I would really apreciate the help.

• hash ini
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Hash board - Create a hashtable
    • Set hashable = (Last created hashtable)

• typed go
  • Events
    • Player - Jugador 1 (rojo) types a chat message containing create as Una correspondencia exacta
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 5, do (Actions)
      • Do: Actions
        • Unit - Create 1 Soldado raso for Jugador 1 (rojo) at (Random point in Región 000 <gen>) facing Vista edificio predeterminada degrees
        • Unit group - Add (Last created unit) to victims
    • Custom script: set udg_Timer = CreateTimer()
    • Custom script: set udg_Id = GetHandleId(udg_Timer)
    • Time - Start Timer as a Un tiro timer that will expire in 5.00 seconds
    • Trigger - Add to timer expired <gen> the event (Tiempo - Timer expires)
    • Hash board - Save Handle Ofvictims as 0 of Id in hashable

• timer expired
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Timer = (Expiring timer)
    • Unit group - Pick every unit in victims and do (Actions)
      • Do: Acciones
        • Unit - Remove (Picked unit) from the game
    • Set victims = (Load 0 of Id in hashable)
    • Custom script: set udg_Id = GetHandleId(udg_Timer)
    • Custom script: call DestroyTimer(udg_Timer)
    • Hash board - Clear all child hashtables of child Id in hashable

My wc3 is in spanish, I tried to translate what i could from the code.

 

[muzzel]

A much simpler solution would be to give the units an expiration timer upon creation, that way you wont need normal timers, groups and hashtables at all.

There is an action "Unit - Add expiration timer", it will simply kill the unit after a specified duration. And it is fully multi instanceable.

 

[alexmantor]

My goal isn't killing the unit group or remove them, it's to do whatever I want with the picked units from the groups after the timers expires, thats why I need the timers for each group

 

[Maker]

Before the loop in typed go trigger:

• Custom script: set udg_victims = CreateGroup()

Load the group in the other trigger, set victims = Load...

Destroy the group after you've used it.

 

[alexmantor]

thnx a looot

 

[muzzel]

If you dont like customscripts you can try this:
http://warcraft.ingame.de/forum/showthread.php?t=211449
Its in german, but google translate is your friend:
http://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwarcraft.ingame.de%2Fforum%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D211449

Its a small script to access Jass timers in GUI. Allows you to create timers, attach data to it, run actions when the timer expires and its fast, full mui and you only have to copy few premade customscriptlines (data is passed via gui variables).
I have no idea if there is a similar script somewhere here on the hive...

Your triggers:

// no need for initialization trigger, you dont need your own hashtable anymore

• typed go
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (red) types a chat message containing create as Una correspondencia exacta
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Custom script: set udg_victims = CreateGroup()
    • Set AAT_Counter = 1
    • Set AAT_Timeout = 5.0
    • Set AAT_Trigger = timer expired <gen>
    • Custom script: call AAT_prepareTimer()
    • Set AAT_store_group = (victims)
    • Custom script: call AAT_pushGroup()
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 5, do (Actions)
      • Do: Actions
        • Unit - Create 1 Soldado raso for Jugador 1 (rojo) at (Random point in Región 000 <gen>) facing Vista edificio predeterminada degrees
        • Unit group - Add (Last created unit) to victims
    • Custom script: call AAT_startTimer()

• timer expired
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Custom script: call AAT_popGroup()
    • Unit group - Pick every unit in AAT_store_real and do (Actions)
      • Do: Acciones
        • Unit - Remove (Picked unit) from the game
    • Custom script: call AAT_deleteTimer()

Ask if you have questions

 

[alexmantor]

mmm I dont event need to add the event to the expire trigger?

 

[muzzel]

nope, this is enough:

• Set AAT_Trigger = timer expired <gen>

(the name of the trigger gets stored internally)

 

[alexmantor]

could you attach the map with the code of the german stuff here pls?.

 

[muzzel]

meeeep

Contains an example spell which teleports the user to the position where he used the spell after 8.5, 17 and 25.5 seconds (3 teleports, 8.5 seconds away from each other).

 

[alexmantor]

bro how I do to copy the variables?. Cuz this is a text code and the editor wont paste the vars.

 

[muzzel]

aint that many, just create them manually

 

[alexmantor]

sorry Im think Im getting annoying but the ATT trigger pop up an error when I try to test the map

 

[muzzel]

and you expect me to help you with that without knowing what kind of error that is?

 

[alexmantor]

no I mean in the map u gave me the teleport thing doesnt work. Or at least when I click it nothing happen

 

[muzzel]

well, dont have a worldeditor installed, but il see if i can find out why its not working...