[Trigger] Map Initialization race conditions?

[DotAliscious]

How do I know the order in which the triggers will be executed when they share the same event? For instance:

Trigger A: on map intialization, add all heros on the map to udg_GROUP_HEROS.
Trigger B: on map initialization, add spellbook to all units in udg_GROUP_HEROS

Do the triggers execute in the order that I define them? or is it undefined, meaning that I should put all map initialization actions into the same trigger?

 

[deathismyfriend]

put them all in same trigger. Unless its to big. The way you can see how the triggers fire is either put a game message in each trigger and see which displays first. Im betting they display from top trigger down but i never tested it b4.

 

[DotAliscious]

The way you can see how the triggers fire is either put a game message in each trigger and see which displays first.

But if the behavior is undefined, you may see trigger A before trigger B 99 out of 100 times, hence the question.

 

[deathismyfriend]

it is defined because it is written when you save the game. display the messages multiple times to see what i mean.

 

[DotAliscious]

it is defined because it is written when you save the game. display the messages multiple times to see what i mean.

Is there any guarantee in the engine that your triggers of the same event type will execute in some defined order? Your statement is not necessarily related to the question; saving the game has little to do with execution order unless the engine enforces some behavior.

 

[deathismyfriend]

when you save in the WE it compiles the code.

 

[DotAliscious]

when you save in the WE it compiles the code.

Yes, but that doesn't mean that the compiler enforces any particular behavior.

 

[deathismyfriend]

Yes, but that doesn't mean that the compiler enforces any particular behavior.

It has to enforce a certain behaviour otherwise triggers that contain functions to be called by other trigger would not always work.

Function calls have to be in the trigger above. Therefore triggers above are most likely written first.

 

[pOke]

How about adding the spellbook at 0 seconds of elapsed time.