Problem with Countdown Timers

[chilla_killa]

Hey Guys,

I'm working on the respawn "system" of my Dead Space map.
The idea is simple: Hero gets killed, countdown timer 20 sec appears, 20 sec later hero gets revived at specific position.

My problem is that I don't know how to indicate the expiration of the timer.
I know there is this event. Timer expires.
But it's specific, not general.
I would have to create a trigger for every single player.
There must be another way.

This what I have till now:
It leaks because of Wait.

Trigger

• RespawnTimerCreation
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Dies
  • Conditions
    • ((Triggering unit) is a Hero) Equal to True
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • 'IF'-Conditions
        • GameMode Equal to 1
      • 'THEN'-Actions
        • Set TempPosition[1] = HeroStartPosition[(Random integer number between 1 and 11)]
      • 'ELSE'-Actions
    • -------- //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --------
    • Set Deaths[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] = (Deaths[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] + 1)
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • 'IF'-Conditions
        • ((Killing unit) is a Hero) Equal to True
      • 'THEN'-Actions
        • Set Kills[(Player number of (Owner of (Killing unit)))] = (Kills[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] + 1)
        • Game - Display to (All players) the text: (PlayerColourName[(Player number of (Owner of (Dying unit)))] + ( has been killed by + PlayerColourName[(Player number of (Owner of (Killing unit)))]))
      • 'ELSE'-Actions
        • Game - Display to (All players) the text: (PlayerColourName[(Player number of (Owner of (Dying unit)))] + ( has been killed by + creeps!))
    • -------- //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --------
    • Countdown-Timer - Start RespawnTimer[(Player number of (Owner of (Dying unit)))] as a Einmalig timer that will expire in 20.00 seconds
    • Countdown-Timer - Create a timer window for (Last started timer) with title Respawn in:
    • Set RespawnTimerWindow[(Player number of (Owner of (Dying unit)))] = (Last created timer window)
    • Countdown-Timer - Hide (Last created timer window)
    • Countdown-Timer - Show RespawnTimerWindow[(Player number of (Owner of (Dying unit)))] for (Owner of (Dying unit))
    • Wait 20.00 seconds
    • Countdown-Timer - Destroy RespawnTimerWindow[(Player number of (Owner of (Dying unit)))]
    • Hero - Instantly revive (Dying unit) at TempPosition[1], Hide revival graphics
    • Camera - Pan camera for (Owner of (Dying unit)) to TempPosition[1] over 1.00 seconds
    • Game - Display to (All players matching ((Owner of (Dying unit)) Gleich (Matching player))) the text: |c000080FFY|c000683...

Can somebody help me with this?
There must be a more comfortable and MUI way.

+rep for every help
chilla_gorilla

 

[Pharaoh_]

Nop if you do this:

• Trigger
• Events
  • Map Initialization
• Conditions
• Actions
  • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Trigger - Add to Trigger3 <gen> the event (Time - RespawnTimer[(IntegerA)] expires)

• Trigger2
• Events
  • Unit - A unit dies
• Conditions
  • ((Triggering unit) is a Hero) Equal to True
• Actions
  • Set TempPosition[Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit))] = (Position of (Triggering unit))
  • Countdown-Timer - Start RespawnTimer[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] as a One-shot timer that will expire in 20.00 seconds
  • Countdown-Timer - Create a timer window for (Last started timer) with title Respawn in:
  • Set RespawnTimerWindow[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] = (Last created timer window)
  • Countdown-Timer - Hide (Last created timer window)
  • Countdown-Timer - Show RespawnTimerWindow[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] for (Owner of (Triggering unit))
  • Set Hero[Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit))] = (Triggering unit)

• Trigger3
• Events
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Custom script: local integer i = 0
  • For each (Integer B) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Custom script: if GetExpiredTimer() == udg_RespawnTimer[GetForLoopIndexB()] then
      • Custom script: set i = i + 1
      • Custom script: endif
  • Custom script: set udg_Integer = i
  • Countdown-Timer - Destroy RespawnTimerWindow[Integer]
  • Hero - Instantly revive Hero[Integer] at TempPosition[Integer], Hide revival graphics
  • Camera - Pan camera for (Player(Integer)) to TempPosition[Integer] over 1.00 seconds
  • Game - Display to (Player Group(Player(Integer)))) the text: |c000080FFY|c000683...
  • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_TempPosition[udg_Integer])

Prefer "Triggering unit" over "Dying unit". It procs faster.
Create an "Integer" variable and call it "Integer" (well, at least this is what I did in my example). :]

 

[chilla_killa]

Hmm that doesn't work for me.
Could you take a look what I made wrong?
The heros are just for testing purposes

 

[Pharaoh_]

Hm, what about now?

 

[chilla_killa]

Didn't change anything oO
No unit gets respawned.
And it always moves to the same position.

 

[TheGoldenGoblin]

Hi^^ Do this:

• Untitled Trigger 003
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Dies
  • Conditions
    • ((Dying unit) is A Hero) Equal to True
  • Actions
    • Hashtable - Create a hashtable
    • Set Hash = (Last created hashtable)
    • Set Dying_Hero[1] = (Triggering unit)
    • Set Dying_Point[1] = (Position of Dying_Hero[1])
    • Countdown Timer - Start Timer[0] as a One-shot timer that will expire in 6.00 seconds
    • Set Timer[0] = (Last started timer)
    • Hashtable - Save Handle OfTimer[0] as (Key Timer[0]) of (Key (Last started timer)) in Hash
    • Trigger - Turn on Untitled Trigger 004 <gen>

• Untitled Trigger 004
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.04 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Remaining time for Timer[0]) Less than 0.01
      • Then - Actions
        • Hero - Instantly revive Dying_Hero[1] at Dying_Point[1], Hide revival graphics
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Dying_Point[1])
        • Hashtable - Clear Hash
        • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
      • Else - Actions

I don't know how to remove ''Dying_Hero[1]'' in Custom script, so if you do that it will be compleated, else this is it^^

 

[chilla_killa]

I found this in a map of Cloudwolf:

• Death
  • Ereignisse
    • Einheit - A unit Stirbt
  • Bedingungen
    • ((Triggering unit) is Ein Held) Gleich True
  • Aktionen
    • Countdown-Timer - Start death_timer[(Player number of (Triggering player))] as a Einmalig timer that will expire in (3.00 x (Real((Hero level of (Triggering unit))))) seconds
    • Countdown-Timer - Create a timer window for (Last started timer) with title ((Name of (Triggering player)) + Revives)
    • Set death_window[(Player number of (Triggering player))] = (Last created timer window)
    • Wait until ((Remaining time for death_timer[(Player number of (Triggering player))]) Kleiner gleich 0.00), checking every 1.00 seconds
    • Countdown-Timer - Destroy death_window[(Player number of (Triggering player))]
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • 'IF'-Bedingungen
        • Or - Any (Conditions) are true
          • Bedingungen
            • (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Gleich Spieler 1 (Rot)
            • (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Gleich Spieler 2 (Blau)
            • (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Gleich Spieler 3 (Blaugrau)
            • (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Gleich Spieler 4 (Lila)
            • (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Gleich Spieler 5 (Gelb)
      • 'THEN'-Aktionen
        • Kamera - Pan camera for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) to (Center of Alliance Respawn <gen>) over 2.00 seconds
        • Held - Instantly revive (Triggering unit) at (Center of Alliance Respawn <gen>), Zeigen revival graphics
      • 'ELSE'-Aktionen
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • 'IF'-Bedingungen
        • Or - Any (Conditions) are true
          • Bedingungen
            • (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Gleich Spieler 6 (Orange)
            • (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Gleich Spieler 7 (Grün)
            • (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Gleich Spieler 8 (Rosa)
            • (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Gleich Spieler 9 (Grau)
            • (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Gleich Spieler 10 (Hellblau)
      • 'THEN'-Aktionen
        • Kamera - Pan camera for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) to (Center of Horde Respawn <gen>) over 2.00 seconds
        • Held - Instantly revive (Triggering unit) at (Center of Horde Respawn <gen>), Zeigen revival graphics
      • 'ELSE'-Aktionen

Does this leak or is it MUI?

• Wait until ((Remaining time for death_timer[(Player number of (Triggering player))]) Kleiner gleich 0.00), checking every 1.00 seconds

His locations are leaking, aren't they?

 

[MortAr]

Maybe use a custom integer timer with a simple indexing could be a better solution.

 

[chilla_killa]

Can I use CloudWolf's solution?
Isn't his wait action leaking?

 

[Maker]

Here you go. The heroes now respawn indefinitely.

I keyed the hero to the timer.

I wasn't sure what you wanted to do with the respawn location, so I just made the hero spawn at their starting location. If you want to change that, just save the point to a hashtable or to an array. The

• Set TempPosition[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] = HeroStartPosition[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))]

line leaks now.

The windows are also shown to P1 to show it works.

 

[Pharaoh_]

chilla_killa, no, that action doesn't leak, but it's definitely not MPI.

 

[chilla_killa]

Thanks Maker, it works now.
That thing with HeroStartPosition is a random out of 11 regions around the map.
But it's allright now

Thanks for all who tried to help me.
All get credits and rep