[JASS] Players Non-Existent But Showing Up

[zachhandley]

Hey there,
I have this problem, in the beginning of my map I loop through the players there, and give them units if they're there. I tried both using the

GetPlayers()

native, as well as the

(GetPlayerController(Player(i)) == MAP_CONTROL_USER)

functions.

Why is it that it still creates things for the players that are non existent? Is it something to do with the forces? What could it be? It's very aggravating. If you want the whole Map Init trigger I'll post it but it's a lot of things you wouldn't understand, (My own variables).

Is there something I'm missing?
Thanks!
- Zach

 

[PurgeandFire]

Use:

(GetPlayerController(Player(i)) == MAP_CONTROL_USER) and GetPlayerSlotState(Player(i)) == PLAYER_SLOT_STATE_PLAYING

The first expression checks if the player is a user (as opposed to a computer or empty slot), the second expression checks if the player is actually playing.

 

[zachhandley]

Just because I don't want to spam the forms I have one more question. Is there a way to set a countdown timers time to expire?

 

[PurgeandFire]

Just because I don't want to spam the forms I have one more question. Is there a way to set a countdown timers time to expire?

Not really (at least, there is no native for that).

If you know which function it is going to call, you can always pause it and then start it again with a 0 second duration, but otherwise you'll need something else.

If you elaborate a bit on what you're trying to do, maybe there is a better option.