If you could one trigger Event/Condition/Action in the Editor? What would it be?

[SpasMaster]

Title says it. If you could add one Event/Condition/Action, what would you pick?

I'd go for either a properly working version of

[trigger=""]Events
Unit - A unit Is attacked
Conditions
Actions
[/trigger]

Or a simple action to detect the armor of a unit and store it into a variable. Just as we have ones for Health/Mana/Attributes.

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Note: Don't suggest improved editors or the use of Jass over GUI. The thread is what GUI trigger Event/Condition/Action would you add, not other ways to accomplish your desired one.

 

[Lordkoon]

I would add an Action that sets multiple target bounce of chain spells to True. Avoiding some triggering. And a detection that can store each unit hit.(altho I think something like that can be done)

 

[Linaze]

native AddMoneyToAccount takes string currency, integer whichAccount, real amount returns boolean

 

[Ender]

I would want a couple, SetUnitAttackRange, SetUnitAttackSpeed, Set/GetUnitArmor(though the set is better) , IsPointPathable(u,x,y)// the sad thing is blizzard could have given us access to these without much coding on their part.

but SetUnitAttackRange would be my pick(all the other can be done)

@linaze i could use that one too.

 

[Dr Super Good]

I'd go for either a properly working version of

But it is working properly... "Attack" is not "damage"...

WC3 needs SC2 GUI. It would make GUI programming acceptable.

 

[Aradar]

I would want a couple, SetUnitAttackRange, SetUnitAttackSpeed, Set/GetUnitArmor(though the set is better) , IsPointPathable(u,x,y)// the sad thing is blizzard could have given us access to these without much coding on their part.

but SetUnitAttackRange would be my pick(all the other can be done)

@linaze i could use that one too.

this is what I would enjoy having.

 

[Radicool]

But it is working properly... "Attack" is not "damage"...

WC3 needs SC2 GUI. It would make GUI programming acceptable.

Well, I found moving onto Starcraft 2 from Warcraft 3 impossible. I will never, never try it again. It was too stressful to do the things that is too simple in Warcraft 3. Everything was in the object editor for WC3, now everything is in 60 different places for SC2. Warcraft 3 was like learning to ride a bike. SC2 is like learning to fly a jet plane. I know it allows you to do more, but I found it allows me to do less.

This is from somebody that doesnt know much at all about programming. I think the story is different for somebody with your knowledge of computers, programming, etc.

 

[rulerofiron99]

GetMousePosition

Runners up:
CastSpellTargettingUnit/Point/None
UnitAddBuff

 

[Dr Super Good]

Warcraft 3 was like learning to ride a bike.

More like learning to keep warm by burning trees, eventually something bad will happen as a result.

SC2 is like learning to fly a jet plane.

Actually SC2 is a lot more intuitive than WC3. It does not have the hundreds of stupid game bugs that make no sense.

I found it allows me to do less.

Only when it comes to dynamic triggers and damage systems, SC2 lacks dynamic memory allocation in triggers and also lacks a half-complex damage system.

 

[rulerofiron99]

Actually SC2 is a lot more intuitive than WC3. It does not have the hundreds of stupid game bugs that make no sense.

The trigger editor yes, the object editor hell no. One had to read a (lengthy) tutorial just to make a unit.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Well WC3 does not even let you make a unit, it just lets you make a slightly different existing unit... Let us not go down this route.

Proper bank-like file IO would be useful without limits and proper binary formating (no XML garbage).

 

[edo494]

If I could add one thing, I would add
Generic Unit Event - Unit Takes Damage

 

[Ender]

@ edo494 there are work arounds for that.

 

[edo494]

yes, but having it in engine itself would be great and I know there are systems for that

 

[Kitabatake]

I'd want a "GetLocationZ()" function that ignores water surface height.

Or some actions that would allow modifying the tooltips/names of abilities/units/items during gameplay.

Or just a "Wait" action that was reasonably accurate.

 

[Doomlord]

If only AddSpecialEffect could take a z-axis value and life would be much easier. And yeah I know you can use some kind of "invisible platform" for that but meh, a native would save so much time.

Oh and also a GroupPickRandomUnit that uses one single efficient loop.

EDIT: A function for getting a unit's attack damage (average value). That is a must-have!

 

[rulerofiron99]

I'd want a "GetLocationZ()" function that ignores water surface height.

You can use a water model instead of actual water.

 

[Kitabatake]

You can use a water model instead of actual water.

Yeah but that also means some extra hassle in making all floating units "fly" along that model.

 

[Ironside]

I'd add Internet communication support (sockets and stuff).

 

[SpasMaster]

I'd add Internet communication support (sockets and stuff).

This does not fit the Events/Conditions/Actions theme... :/

Stick to the thread topic.

 

[Ironside]

This does not fit the Events/Conditions/Actions theme... :/

Stick to the thread topic.

In that case,

Action:

CreateSocket(string IP, integer Port, bool IsReader, integer[] data, string[] params)

 

[edo494]

but you cant pasd whole array to function
and createsocket itself would be pretty useless wont it?

 

[Ironside]

but you cant pasd whole array to function
and createsocket itself would be pretty useless wont it?

That's just the name, what it would do is Open communication, to IP on port, the boolean decides if it reads data or writes it, the data is the data and params could be some extra data parsed.

 

[Wazzz]

i would add hashtables

 

[edo494]

globals
    hashtable h = InitHashtable()
endglobals

hm....but they are ingame already

 

[Wazzz]

you're welcome