[Trigger] Multiple Units - Issue Commands

[Darein]

I figured out how to issue commands between units for a cinematic I am making, but I don't know how to issue orders to an entire group of units (about 10-12 units I need to charge towards another group of units).

It seems I only know how to send one unit at a time, which is very pain-staking.

Here's what I've got for the first unit at the moment:

So what obvious thing am I missing.

 

[Mechanical Man]

Unit Group - Issue order ...

 

[Unhit]

At first, you do "Unit Group - Pick every unit..." and then "Unit - Issue Order..."
I wouldn't use "Unit Group - Issue Order" because it seems it has a maximum number of 12 (I never used it myself, but the function comment says so - and picking every unit and ordering it works for sure on the other hand), but if you don't need to order more than 12 units that should do.

 

[Eleandor]

"Unit Group - Pick every unit..." and then "Unit - Issue Order..." can cause problems. If you use less than 13 units, prefer to use "unit group - issue order"

 

[PurplePoot]

And how can that cause problems, Elenai?

 

[Darein]

Okay, my problem was I didn't know how to make Unit Groups. I played around with it some more though and got this:

This enables me to move a full group of units at a time

Does anyone know how to post my triggers as actual text? Because it is kind of annoying needing to go to Photobucket to post, and I've seen other people doing it.

 

[Eleandor]

select the trigger (rightbottom window, not the left window or the comments window) in the trigger editor and select "copy as text". Then, write

• and [./trigger] (without dot) around the text you copied/pasted.

 

[Waldbaer]

If you don't have to do this often, it's probably easier just to make a region containing the units and then instead of adding each unit to a group variable just use "Pick every unit in (Units in Region) and do...", maybe with a condition if there may be also other units in the region.
Technically, your solution is better, because it does not leak, but I think you should be allowed to be as lazy as everybody else (if you already knew the thing I suggested, just ignore the post).

 

[Darein]

At first, you do "Unit Group - Pick every unit..." and then "Unit - Issue Order..."
I wouldn't use "Unit Group - Issue Order" because it seems it has a maximum number of 12 (I never used it myself, but the function comment says so - and picking every unit and ordering it works for sure on the other hand), but if you don't need to order more than 12 units that should do.

Ah, I tried doing this, and it still won't command more than 12.

• Unit Group - Pick every unit in UGcinema_bad and do (Unit Group - Order UGcinema_bad to Attack-Move To (Position of Forest Troll Warlord 0097 <gen>))

There are still stragglers at the back of my group. Is there a better way to do it (other than just making more unit groups for each group of 12 units)?

 

[Unhit]

you have to select "Unit - Order (Picked Unit) to...". The way you did it, it orders 12 units in the group (because you used that very function!) for every unit in the group. I'll try to make it more clear:
The action "Pick every unit in group" picks every unit in a group and basically calls a function with that unit as a parameter (the thing in brackets, in your case (Unit Group - Order UGcinema_bad to Attack-Move To (Position of Forest Troll Warlord 0097 <gen>)). This should be changed to

• Unit - Order Picked Unit to Attack-Move To (Position of Forest Troll Warlord 0097 <gen>)

so that the whole action looks like

• Unit Group - Pick every unit in UGcinema_bad and do (Unit - Order Picked Unit to Attack-Move To (Position of Forest Troll Warlord 0097 <gen>))

"Picked Unit" always refers to a unit called by a unit group call, just like picked player works for a player from a player group (in your other thread).

 

[Darein]

Alright, thanks a bunch, you guys are a great help. So easy to change too.