[Trigger] Looking for a custom countdown

[Darkthrone]

I'm working on a map and I can't figure the countdown timer out.

i already made it so that the 1st wave comes when i type -start. the 2nd wave i have to do manual by "-next 1"

on topic, how to make a timer that activates when all off the wave 1 creatures are down and it counts down to wave 2 for example.

Hope someone understands what I mean, most tower defense maps have this system.

Thanks!

 

[The_DooM]

You need to put a variable(Integer Variable) when the wave starts. Set the variable to a number of how many units spawn. Then create a trigger, a Unit dies, then codition, dying unit-type equal to your wave unit, then action Set Your Variable=(Your Variable)-1))
Then an If-then-else
If Your Variable Equals to 0
Start Timer for the next wave. If that is what you meant.
As for the timer to wait, just add a Wait action and instead of the seconds put Remaining Time for Your Timer. ect. Hope it helps

 

[Darkthrone]

Thanks for your response, but this is a bit to hard for me too understand im really beginner with triggering, so if you know a step by step guide about this somewhere i would be very happy.

if you can explain it to me on msn or something like that, that would be very usefull. but thats up to you of course.

 

[The_DooM]

Hm...well here are the triggers, will tell you what to do:

• Events
  • Map initialization
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Set Wave1(Integer Variable) = (20)
  • Set Wave2(Integer Variable) = (30)
  • Set Wave3(Integer Variable) = (40)
  • ect.
  • Countdown Timer - Start Start(Timer Variable) as a One-shot timer that will expire in 45.00 seconds
  • Countdown Timer - Create a timer window for Start with title Will Start in:
  • Wait (Remaining time for Start) seconds
  • Unit - Create 5 Your Units1 for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of (Your Region)) facing Default building facing degrees
  • Countdown Timer - Destroy (Last created timer window)

Wave variables are Integer Variables, Start Variable is a Timer Variable. Then this trigger:

• Events
  • Unit - A unit Dies
• Conditions
  • (Unit-type of (Dying unit)) Equal to Your Unit1
• Actions
  • Set Wave1 = ((Wave1)-1)
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • Wave1 Equal to 0
    • Then - Actions
      • Game - Display to (All players) the text: First Wave Over
      • Countdown Timer - Start Start2 as a One-shot timer that will expire in 45.00 seconds
      • Countdown Timer - Create a timer window for Start2 with title Second Wave in:
      • Wait (Remaining time for Start2) seconds
      • Unit - Create 5 Your Units2 for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of (Your Region)) facing Default building facing degrees
      • Countdown Timer - Destroy (Last created timer window)
    • Else - Actions

ect. Maybe there's a way to do it with less trigger, maybe someone else helps Will need to make 1 trigger for each wave. Hope it helps

 

[Darkthrone]

haha yeah i hope so xD this is hard!

 

[The_DooM]

haha yeah i hope so xD this is hard!

Well, don't have msn atm, only can help you here. Can you send me the map so I can do it, or should I do it on a random map and then send it to you?

 

[Darkthrone]

Here u are, dont pay attention to the overall map please

 

[The_DooM]

Well, here, finished for Wave1, the trigger is named New1. Make New2 and do the same there ect. for each trigger, hope it helps

 

[Darkthrone]

Thanks alot, only i have some problem understanding the wave1=15 etc what that means.. i tried 2 units spawns in 1 wave but it automatically jumps over to the second wave timer after i killed the footmans..

look at the screenshot..

and the other screenshot shows the wave 2 trigger

 

[The_DooM]

Wave1-15 are the number of units that spawn in each wave. Wave1=15 that means when 15 units of that class are killed it will jump to the second wave. You've put Wave1=15 but you also put that in Wave1 it spawn 2x 15 unit which is 30 change the Wave1=30 and when all 30 are dead, the second wave will start ect. It's just a number which shows how many unit should be killed before the second wave if you've put 30 to spawn and Wave1=15 it will start the second wave after the 15 are dead. np for the help

 

[Darkthrone]

Still doesn't work.. i added the attachment maybe you can find out whats the problem.

thanks 1000 times

 

[The_DooM]

Try it now, added an Or-Any condition to New1 which works if any of the units die. Use it also in your next wave triggers.

 

[Darkthrone]

Nice now it works thanks alot! You'll hear when i got more problems

 

[The_DooM]

Nice now it works thanks alot! You'll hear when i got more problems

np

 

[Darkdread]

np

The DooM? I see that you love to help peoples =)!

 

[The_DooM]

The DooM? I see that you love to help peoples =)!

Heh, yeah, when someone needs it, many post and help also