Making egg sacks spawn spiders

[Marshmalo]

You know in the human campaign, theres one dungeon map where a bunch of egg sacks spawn spiders if you don't kill them in time. I've been trying to do something like this myself and this is the best I can come up with, as you can see it's not realy very reliable and I'm sure it leaks or soemthing.

Imagine this times like however many egg sacks I have and its gunna be one hell of a trigger, is there a better way of doing this?

• Events
  • Unit - A unit enters region <gen>
• Conditions
  • ((Triggering unit) is A Hero) Equal to True
• Actions
  • Wait 30.00 seconds
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • (Egg Sack 2660 <gen> is alive) Equal to True
    • Then - Actions
      • Destructible - Kill Egg Sack 2660 <gen>
      • Unit - Create 3 Spider for Player 4 (Purple) at (Center of Zul Egg spawn 1 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
    • Else - Actions
      • Do nothing

 

[Mage_Goo]

Try This

• Spawn Spiders
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit enters Region <gen>
  • Conditions
    • ((Triggering unit) is A Hero) Equal to (==) True
  • Actions
    • Wait 30.00 seconds
    • Destructible - Pick every destructible in <Region of Egg Sack> and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Multiple Functions If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (Destructible-type of (Picked destructible)) Equal to (==) Egg Sack
            • ((Picked destructible) is alive) Equal to (==) True
          • Then - Actions
            • Unit - Create 3 Spider for Player 1 (Red) at (Position of (Picked unit)) facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees
          • Else - Actions

You just need to add region to you egg sack, and this trigger leak one position.

 

[Marshmalo]

nice! I'll try that and let you know how I get on, thanks
ps: but what do you mean by leaks one position?

 

[TheBlooddancer]

Unit - Create 3 Spider for Player 1 (Red) at (Position of (Picked unit)) facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees.

That leaks. Save that point in a variable. Then clear it afterwards.

 

[Airandius]

Also it would be best to turn off the trigger Mage Goo made at the moment it starts. (Before the 30sec wait.)

Or else the player can go to that place, kill eggs then after 25sec go back to region and enter it again and loop starts all over again, or at least is major fucked up.

 

[Dynasti]

• Spawn Spiders
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit enters Region <gen>
  • Conditions
    • ((Triggering unit) is A Hero) Equal to (==) True
  • Actions
    • Wait 30.00 seconds
    • Destructible - Pick every Destructible in <Region of Egg Sack> and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Multiple Functions If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • (Destructible-type of (Picked destructible)) Equal to (==) Egg Sack
          • ((Picked destructible) is alive) Equal to (==) True
        • Then - Actions
          • Set MyLocation = (Position of (Picked unit))
          • Unit - Create 3 Spider for Player 1 (Red) at (MyLocation) facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees
          • Custom script: call DestroyLocation(udg_MyLocation)
        • Else - Actions

Fixed the leak

 

[Marshmalo]

Ok guys I don't know what I'm doing wrong, the editor won't accept my trigger for some reason, it comes up with a message "line201:expected "endif" the it highlights this costum script part " Call DestroyLocation(udg_MyLocation)".

Have I written the costum script wrong or is the variable wrong? I set it as a point and named it "mylocation". This is the first time I'm trying to use variables, heres mt trigger so far:

• Spider Spawn
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit enters region <gen>
  • Conditions
    • ((Triggering unit) is A Hero) Equal to True
  • Actions
    • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
    • Wait 30.00 seconds
    • Destructible - Pick every destructible in Zul Egg Spawn 2 <gen> and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • ((Picked destructible) is alive) Equal to True
            • (Destructible-type of (Picked destructible)) Equal to Egg Sack
          • Then - Actions
            • Set Mylocation = (Position of (Picked unit))
            • Unit - Create 5 Spider for Player 4 (Purple) at Mylocation facing Default building facing degrees
            • Custom script: Call DestroyLocation(udg_MyLocation)
          • Else - Actions

 

[IncubiProtocoL]

Looks like it doesn't like custom script inside a GUI loop. try putting the destroy action outside of the loop.

• Destructible - Pick every destructible in Zul Egg Spawn 2 <gen> and do (Actions)
• Loop - Actions
• If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
• If - Conditions
• ((Picked destructible) is alive) Equal to True
• (Destructible-type of (Picked destructible)) Equal to Egg Sack
• Then - Actions
• Set Mylocation = (Position of (Picked unit))
• Unit - Create 5 Spider for Player 4 (Purple) at Mylocation facing Default building facing degrees
• Else - Actions //Not here inside the else actions.
• ....................................................................
• Custom script: Call DestroyLocation(udg_MyLocation)

 

[Airandius]

Ok guys I don't know what I'm doing wrong, the editor won't accept my trigger for some reason, it comes up with a message "line201:expected "endif" the it highlights this costum script part " Call DestroyLocation(udg_MyLocation)".

Have I written the costum script wrong or is the variable wrong? I set it as a point and named it "mylocation". This is the first time I'm trying to use variables, heres mt trigger so far:

• Spider Spawn
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit enters region <gen>
  • Conditions
    • ((Triggering unit) is A Hero) Equal to True
  • Actions
    • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
    • Wait 30.00 seconds
    • Destructible - Pick every destructible in Zul Egg Spawn 2 <gen> and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • ((Picked destructible) is alive) Equal to True
            • (Destructible-type of (Picked destructible)) Equal to Egg Sack
          • Then - Actions
            • Set Mylocation = (Position of (Picked unit))
            • Unit - Create 5 Spider for Player 4 (Purple) at Mylocation facing Default building facing degrees
            • Custom script: Call DestroyLocation(udg_MyLocation)
          • Else - Actions

U made some mistakes:

1) Variable: MyLocation (In custom script.) does not equal Mylocation.
2) It's call not Call as far as I know.

EDIT:

IncubiProtocoL --> Fail =D You can use it in loops.

 

[Marshmalo]

Arg I'm sick of this trigger, I've tried it with casings fixed but it still won't work, the rest of the trigger works fine including the variable its just the "call DestroyLocation(ugd_Mylocation)" that the editer won't allow.

I guess it will just ahve to leak till I can work out whats wrong with it, thanks anyway though guys

 

[Yixx]

i always thought it was: call RemoveLocation(udg_MyLocation) ??
Maybe that is it..
Dunno, ima noob at Jass and stuff..

 

[Airandius]

i always thought it was: call RemoveLocation(udg_MyLocation) ??
Maybe that is it..
Dunno, ima noob at Jass and stuff..

True that, I forgot to notice.

EDIT: Your fixed trigger:

• Spider Spawn
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit enters region <gen>
  • Conditions
    • ((Triggering unit) is A Hero) Equal to True
  • Actions
    • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
    • Wait 30.00 seconds
    • Destructible - Pick every destructible in Zul Egg Spawn 2 <gen> and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • ((Picked destructible) is alive) Equal to True
            • (Destructible-type of (Picked destructible)) Equal to Egg Sack
          • Then - Actions
            • Set Mylocation = (Position of (Picked unit))
            • Unit - Create 5 Spider for Player 4 (Purple) at Mylocation facing Default building facing degrees
            • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Mylocation)
          • Else - Actions

EDIT2: I think it still leaks a group, not sure with destructibles though.

 

[Marshmalo]

ZOMG. it works. thanks Airandius! that must have been it cos it will accept it now.