Nydus Canal/Waygate help

[stifler101]

I've created a buildable, player-controlled Nydus Canal-like unit. It has an ability based on "Item Build Farm" to create a corresponding exit canal. Both the original and exit buildings have the Waygate ability. I've made a trigger to remove the "Item Build Farm" ability after the exit is built, and I've made another trigger that enables the exit canal and grants teleportation back to the original. The problem I'm having is I can't find a trigger to make units teleport from the original back to the exit.

If you have a better way of doing it, I'm all ears. I want this system to work just like Nydus Canals from StarCraft. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

 

[stifler101]

is this possible?

 

[Jaijaibinx]

as far as I know you cannot use a way gate ability that has not been predefined, therefore, the only way I can suggest doing it is as such:

• Create Canal
  • Events
    • Unit - A begins Construction
  • Conditions
    • Unit-type of (Constructed Structure) is (equal to) (Canal Enterance)
    • Unit-type of (Constructed Structure)) is (equal to) (Canal Exit)
  • Actions
    • -------- //Actions --------
    • if (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
      • Unit-type of (Constructed Structure)) is (equal to) (Canal Enterance)
        • Then - Actions
          • Unit - Set custom Value of (Constructed Structure) to (CanalInteger)
          • Set (CanalInteger) = ((CanalInteger) + (1))
        • Else - Actions
          • Unit - Set custom Value of (Constructed Structure) to ((Custom Value of (Constructing Unit)))

• Teleport System
  • Events
    • Unit - A Unit is given an order targeting a unit
  • Conditions
    • (Ordered unit) is (not equal) to (target of issued order)
  • Actions
    • -------- //Setup Variables --------
    • Set TempPoint = (position of (ordered unit))
    • Set TempPoint2 = (position of (target of issued order))
    • -------- //Actions --------
    • if (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • Distance between (TempPoint) and (TempPoint2) (less than) (250)
      • Then - Actions
        • Set TempGroup = (units in (playable map area) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching Unit) is = (Canal Exit)) And (Custom Value of (matching unit) is equal to (Custom Value of Target unit of issued order))
        • Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
          • Loop - Actions
            • Set TempPoint3 = (Position of Picked Unit)
            • Unit - Move (Ordered Unit) instantly to (TempPoint3)
            • Special Effect - Create a special effect at (TempPoint2) using (Waygate Effect (You need to find this yourself))
            • Special Effect - Destroy (last created special effect)
            • Special Effect - Create a special effect at (TempPoint3) using (Waygate Effect (You need to find this yourself))
            • Special Effect - Destroy (last created special effect)
            • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint3)
          • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)
          • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint2)
      • Else - Actions

Sorry wrote that trigger freehand so it will no be exactly the same in world editor, but you get the idea..? hope this helps, spent about 20 minuets guessing the different actions etc..

You will also need to remove variables but I havent got time to do that

 

[stifler101]

What do you mean by remove the variables?

 

[Jaijaibinx]

ok look at it now, it should work and there should be no leaks

 

[stifler101]

alright, that works. but new problem: with my old triggers disabled, the exit canal just teleports to itself lol. with them enabled along with yours, both canals just teleport to the center of the map

 

[stifler101]

any thoughts on this? it seems like i'm so close!

 

[stifler101]

bump