[Trigger] Pick units

[MajorKaza]

Hi there,

What is wrong with this line:

Pick every unit in (Region centered at(Target of Ablility being cast) with size (510, 510))

1. There is at last 1 unit in casted area for sure
2. Nothing is picked at all

Map attached.

Thanks for any suggest.

 

[Nichilus]

First of, if you don't save the target point in variable and then you don't use the point variable in the line you posted, you will leak that location.

Second - why don't you use "Unit in range" option instead of "Unit in region" when picking units? Makes more sense and it doesn't have to use any dynamically created regions.

 

[MajorKaza]

Hi there,

I've changed as suggested and what I get:

On first cast, no unit is picked.
On second: All units picked, no effect applied
On 3rd: All units picked, effect applied
On 4th: no unit picked...

Any idea what is going on?

 

[IcemanBo]

Use [TRlGGER] YourCode [/TRlGGER] to post your triggers.

How to easily post triggers

 

[Nichilus]

What is the problematic trigger? I won't go through each of your triggers to just find the problem.

 

[DysfunctionaI]

• Wait 0.10 game-time seconds

You can't use a wait action in a loop like that.

 

[MajorKaza]

• Wait 0.10 game-time seconds

You can't use a wait action in a loop like that.

Oh.

so how to add delay?

• Unit Group - Pick every unit it Ranage (510) from (Target of Ability being cast))
  • Actions
    • Unit - Create 1 (Caster) for (Owner of (Casting Unit) at (Position of (Casting Unit)
    • Unit - Add (Death Coil) to (Last Created Unit)
    • Unit - Order (Last Created Unit) to (Undead - Death Coil) targeting (Picked Unit)
    • Wait - Delay

 

[DysfunctionaI]

Well, it will get a lot more complicated. You need to use timers and dynamic indexing.

What effect are you trying to achieve? The way I see it now is:

- unit casts aoe spell
- effected enemies are death coiled 1 by 1, randomly

What's wrong with having them all death coiled at the same time? Not saying you have to do this, just trying to find the easiest way.

 

[MajorKaza]

Wanted to get some timed effect like with rain of fire. :/ But at all I can remove delay.

 

[DysfunctionaI]

If you're up for it, you can do it. Here's a tutorial on indexing:

https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums...-gui-user-should-know-233242/#Section 2 Ch 12

So you basically have 2 triggers. The first trigger is run when the unit cast's the spell "starts the effect of an ability". That's where you set all the variables for the spell, like damage, time, etc.

The 2nd trigger is the timer. It runs periodically and is turned on the by first trigger. This trig does all the actions for the spell, by reading all the variables set in the first trigger.

The tutorial shows you how to set up the indexing so that the spell is multi-unit instance, or MUI. That's why you can't use a 'wait' action in your original spell, because the variables won't be saved after the wait has ended, which is why it needs to be done with 2 triggers, and indexing.

 

[MajorKaza]

Hi there,

I have removed wait, and stored both casting and tmp unit as variables, and same effect. Or rather less, cause I've get no effect (even at multiple cast). Any other idea?

 

[Maker]

Post the trigger.

 

[MajorKaza]

• Unit Group - Pick every unit it Ranage (510) from (Target of Ability being cast))
  • Actions
    • Unit - Create 1 (Caster) for (Owner of (Casting Unit) at (Position of (Casting Unit)
    • Unit - Add (Death Coil) to (Last Created Unit)
    • Unit - Order (Last Created Unit) to (Undead - Death Coil) targeting (Picked Unit)
    • Wait - Delay

Now it looks like this:

• Set tmp_casting = Casting Unit
• Unit Group - Pick every unit it Ranage (510) from (Target of Ability being cast))
  • Actions
    • Unit - Create 1 (Caster) for (Owner of (Casting Unit) at (Position of (tmp_casting)
    • Set tmp_caster = Last Created Unit
    • Unit - Add (Death Coil) to (tmp_caster)
    • Unit - Order (tmp_caster) to (Undead - Death Coil) targeting (Picked Unit)

 

[MajorKaza]

Any idea?

 

[Maker]

Did you try debug messages. Is it a dummy unit issue? Use a variable for the target unit of ability being cast. Post the full trigger.

https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/miscellaneous-tutorials-456/how-easily-post-triggers-163285/