[Trigger] Making unit go behind itself

[Null]

I want that when a unit is attacked, it will go in the oposite direction of the attacker, but idk how to do that with triggers. Pls help me!

 

[Linaze]

So illustrated on a 2D environment, you want to achieve something like this?

Pre attack scenario, x, y being units <> being facings.
.......x><y..........

Post attack scenario:
...y>x>..............

 

[Null]

Before: ..........Y>.....<X.........
After: ..<Y............<X...........

 

[MyPad]

Get the angle from the position of the attacked unit to the position of the attacker. Add the resulting angle by 180° (pi if radians), and project the resulting angle from the position of the unit by a certain distance.

In pseudo-code:

angle = atand(GetUnitY(targ)-GetUnitY(source), GetUnitX(targ)-GetUnitX(source))
-- Depending on the result, add by pi or 180
angle = angle + 180
-- angle = angle + pi
targLoc = PolarProjection(GetUnitLoc(targ), angle, dist)

 

[Linaze]

Get the angle from the position of the attacked unit to the position of the attacker. Add the resulting angle by 180° (pi if radians), and project the resulting angle from the position of the unit by a certain distance.

In pseudo-code:

angle = atand(GetUnitY(targ)-GetUnitY(source), GetUnitX(targ)-GetUnitX(source))
-- Depending on the result, add by pi or 180
angle = angle + 180
-- angle = angle + pi
targLoc = PolarProjection(GetUnitLoc(targ), angle, dist)

Would we not be able to use the attacking unit's facing angle here? I believe it's safe to assume that the attacking unit must face the target unit?

 

[MyPad]

Under most circumstances, using the attacker's facing angle would suffice. The snippet above is likely more robust, since it doesn't depend on a unit's facing angle.

 

[Null]

I only know easy triggers

 

[Warseeker]

Easy trigger?

• Move
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is attacked
  • Conditions
    • (Triggering unit) Equal to Paladin 0000 <gen>
  • Actions
    • Set Temp_Point = (Position of (Attacked unit))
    • Unit - Order (Attacked unit) to Move to (Temp_Point offset by 256.00 towards (Facing of (Attacking unit)) degrees)
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Temp_Point)

However, you need a use DDS instead of A unit is attacked event as it's not reliable.

 

[Zwiebelchen]

Isnt that exactly what the "can flee" tag in object editor does?

Add the worker classification to the unit and enable "can flee" and it should do exactly what you want.

 

[Uncle]

I think he wants the attacked unit to blink behind the attacker like a counter-attack move.

Set the position of the attacker as Point A (variable), then set Point B using Point with polar offset:
Set Point B = Point A offset by -100 towards facing of attacker's degrees.

Then move the attacked unit to Point B.