Problem in TD

[Doran05]

Hi

I have problem in tower defense.
Enemy units want to steal children from the center of the map (instead of life). If enemy comes into middle, it persuade one child to follow it back to spawning zone. If they reach it, they both disappear. If player lost all his children (number of children depends on difficulty), game is over. During the wave, player can return one of his child back.
My problems
- when followed unit dies, i want return child back to middle
or
- if followed unit dies, child will stop movement. If another enemy unit come close to it, they will run to spawning zone.
How can it be done?

Thx for help

 

[deathismyfriend]

Possibly something like. Unit in range of child for event. Get closest child to unit. Order child to follow triggering unit.

Now for unit die event order child to move back to child spawn point.

Something like tht should work. Not entirely sure if thts what u want tho ?

 

[Dr Super Good]

When a unit picks up a child you add it to a group (havechild). You also use a hashtable to map the child to the unit (so from the unit you can get the child). When a unit dies and is inside the group (havechild) then you get its child (look it up in the hashtable) and order it to move back.