[Trigger] I need help with this

[Spectre4802]

So, i've got a map going. It's entirely experimental, it's me messing with the Time - Periodical event among other things.

So, the thing i'm confused about is I have a research (that doesn't actually do anything) that says it will spawn more units. Below is the code.

• Spawn
  • Events:
    • Time - Every 9.00 seconds of game time
  • Conditions:
    • None
  • Actions:
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions:
        • (Researched tech-type) Equal to Recruitment
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit - Create 4 Orc Grunts for Player 1 (Red) at (Center of Start <gen>) facing (Center of Tele 1 <gen>)
      • Else - Actions
        • Unit - Create 3 Orc Grunts for Player 1 (Red) at (Center of Start <gen>) facing (Center of Tele 1 <gen>)

Can someone explain to me why this won't work?
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[Maker]

It's
(Researched tech-type) Equal to Recruitment
that makes it bug.

You need to have something about researching in your event. Begins/finishes/cancels research to use that condition.

It works the same way in all cases. All event response thingies look for...things from the event of the trigger.

Are you trying to spawn those units every 9 seconds if you have researched that tech type?

 

[Spectre4802]

No, what it does is spawns 3 units every 9 seconds. What it should do is spawn 4 units every 9 seconds when you research the upgrade. I'm not too sure how to do that though.

 

[Mooglefrooglian]

You are doing it inefficiently. What you want to do is have two triggers. One of them will detect a research finished. If this research is your unit spawning type (condition) then turn on the periodic trigger, which is OFF by default. This periodic then will spawn your units .

 

[Drenith]

i'm no expert at trigger making but personally i'd set a variable for the number of spawned creeps

Trigger1

• Events
  • Unit - A unit Finishes research
• Conditions
  • (Researched tech-type) Equal to Recruitment
• Actions
  • Set spawn_count = 4

Trigger2

• Events
  • Time - Every 9.00 seconds of game time
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Unit - Create spawn_count Orc Grunts for Player 1 (Red) at (Center of Start <gen>) facing (Center of Tele 1 <gen>)

Otherwise if you really want to stick with your method, use this condition

• (Current research level of Recruitment for Player 1 (Red)) Equal to 1

instead of

• (Researched tech-type) Equal to Recruitment

 

[Spectre4802]

I'm having a bit of trouble getting my head around what your saying, Mooglefrooglian. You wouldn't be able to put it in Trigger format, could you?

Wait, nevermind, i think i've got it.

 

[Spectre4802]

• Recruitment Spawn
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes an upgrade.
  • Conditions
    • (Researched tech-type) Equal to Recruitment
  • Actions
    • Trigger - Turn off Spawn 2 (Spawns 3 units every 9 secs)
    • Trigger - Turn on Spawn 3 (Spawns 4 units every 9 secs)

And yes, Spawn 2 is initially on and Spawn 3 is initially off. Am I doing something wrong here? Because it doesn't work.

 

[Drenith]

try

• Events
  • Unit - A unit Finishes research

research, not upgrade