Raising Terrain?

[InfinateAnswers]

First of all, hey whats up long time no see. Now for my question:

I got back 2 days ago and started working on my map this morning, ive seen in many games where people increased or decreased the terrains height in a certain spot, i cannot find how to do this... anyone know?

 

[The_DooM]

This?:

• Environment - Create a 1.00 second Permanent crater deformation at (Center of (Your Region)) with radius 512.00 and depth -100.00

Didn't test it so. Hope it helps

 

[InfinateAnswers]

No thats a crater, i acualy need the ground to raise a level down and up

 

[D4RK_G4ND4LF]

open the tool palette (the one with units and stuff)
select terrain palette
select raise

if you want it to be flat you can use the plateu function

blizzard made a max angle limit for terrain so it can only be / and not |
but if you import a custom miscdata.txt (google, forum search) it will be fixed

 

[Bribe]

I'm assuming this guy want to do it in-game, not just from the editor itself.

This is the wrong forum, either way. Triggers & Scripts is not for creating a trigger.

 

[InfinateAnswers]

okay then...

• Sorceress death
  • Events
    • Unit - Sorceress 0025 <gen> Dies
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Environment - Change terrain type at (Center of Region 062 <gen>) to Lordaeron Summer - Grass using variation -2 in an area of size 5 and shape Square
    • Environment - Change terrain type at (Center of Region 063 <gen>) to Lordaeron Summer - Grass using variation 1 in an area of size 2 and shape Square

There now it belongs here, it wont lower or raise terrain.

 

[Bribe]

The only terrain that can be raised/lowered I've seen is elevators. You can use an MPQ extractor on one of Frozen Throne's Undead campaigns to see how Blizzard did it (when Arthas goes through the caves).

 

[D4RK_G4ND4LF]

the terrain in wc3 is grid-based (as in most other games) so you can change the terrain at every grid node to raise the whole terrain around it

function RaiseTerrain takes real x, real y, real x2, real y2, real height returns nothing
    local real y0 = y
    local real r = 32.00

    loop
        exitwhen x > x2

        set y = y0
        loop
            exitwhen y > y2
            call TerrainDeformCrater(x, y, r, -height, 1, true)
            set y = y + r
        endloop

        set x = x + r
    endloop
endfunction

note that you might hit the operation limit for very big regions
(there are workarounds for it)

this code will change the terrain level like this:

      x2/y2
  +----+
  |    |
  |    |
  |    |
  +----+
x/y

 

[InfinateAnswers]

the terrain in wc3 is grid-based (as in most other games) so you can change the terrain at every grid node to raise the whole terrain around it

function RaiseTerrain takes real x, real y, real x2, real y2, real height returns nothing
    local real y0 = y
    local real r = 32.00

    loop
        exitwhen x > x2

        set y = y0
        loop
            exitwhen y > y2
            call TerrainDeformCrater(x, y, r, -height, 1, true)
            set y = y + r
        endloop

        set x = x + r
    endloop
endfunction

note that you might hit the operation limit for very big regions
(there are workarounds for it)

this code will change the terrain level like this:

      x2/y2
  +----+
  |    |
  |    |
  |    |
  +----+
x/y

Im only making a 3x3 square and a 1x3 rectangle go up and down, is there a way i could instead of using a full jass function, make it into a custom script? If not could i have just this 1 jass statement in my triggers and the rest GUI?

 

[Garfield1337]

I think you can paste it in the map custom script (In triggers editor,click on the map name and paste the jass code there). Then you can call D4rk_G4ND4LF's function whenever you want in a GUI trigger by creating Custom Script action and typing 'call RaiseTerrain(x,y,x2,y2,height)'. And of course typing parameters to your choice. Since GUI uses locations,you can get their X-s and Y-s by using GetLocationX/Y(Location name).

 

[InfinateAnswers]

but can that custom script be associated with a region, or will i have to predetermine the coordinates of the spots i wish to change in a variable?

 

[Garfield1337]

It can be associated with a region.

• Set Region = Your Region
• Set Height = How much you want to raise terrain
• Custom script: call RaiseTerrain(GetRectMinX(udg_Region),GetRectMinY(udg_Region),GetRectMaxX(udg_Region),GetRectMaxY(udg_Region),udg_Height)

You just need to set Region and Height,no need to change custom script.

 

[InfinateAnswers]

okay so i need his jass function for that custom script to work right?

 

[Garfield1337]

Yes you do. Just copy his JASS function in Map Custom Script as explained before.

 

[InfinateAnswers]

Kk all done now im going to test it and tell you what happens.

Error: Expected a Name for

• Custom script: call RaiseTerrain(GetRectMinX(udg_Terrain_Dec_Region),GetRectMinY(udg_Terrain_Dec_Region),GetRectMaxX(udg_Terrain_Dec_Region),GetRectMaxY(udg_Terrain_Dec_Region),udg_Dec_Integer)

 

[Garfield1337]

Oh i forgot to tell you that height variable has to be real variable,not integer.
Also here's a test map to show you how it should be done:

 

[InfinateAnswers]

It didnt work... Neither the decrease in terrain, nor the increase worked.

Heres the map link My map

And look at it its under
Boss>Sorceress Death

 

[Garfield1337]

Have you done everything as in my test map?
Check following things:
- Did you copy whole D4RK G4ND4LF's function in map custom script.
- Do names of variables match the ones in brackets when calling RaiseTerrain function.
- Is height variable real.

And don't double post

 

[InfinateAnswers]

Double post what are you talking about? and i put the map in that last post of mine, so look at it if u want.

 

[Garfield1337]

Either you merged the posts or i made a lapsus...
About the problem,it actually works,but you set the height change to a too small value so it's unnoticable. If you would set it,for instance,to atleast 200,it would be noticable.

 

[InfinateAnswers]

ohhh i thought the number ment how many raises of terrain it would do. Like the tool to increase terrain 1 click is up 1 level.

 

[Garfield1337]

Note that this doesn't increase/decrease cliff level,only terrain height.

 

[InfinateAnswers]

.... yeah i need cliff level... if you look at where the regions are youd see...

 

[Garfield1337]

I'm not sure if that's possible using triggers,but there might be some function i'm not aware of...

 

[InfinateAnswers]

Ill just flatten it, lower the terrain of a land bridge, put pathing blockers, and when the sorceress dies destroyer the blockers, and raise the terrain.

 

[Fingolfin]

I don't understand why you are making such a big thing out of this; i did this in a map once, i think all i had to do was insert a negative value in the "create terrain deformation" action. I can check the map if you can't get it to work.

 

[D4RK_G4ND4LF]

you don't have to use the JASS function if you don't want to (though it is easier and faster)
there is a GUI function to do the same with locations
just set all locations to values which are multiple of 32 to change the height of the grid nodes

if you want to do something with destructables instead you can use a line of custom script to place them at different heights
http://wiki.thehelper.net/wc3/jass/common.j/CreateDestructableZ
e.g. you could make a model (or find it somewhere) with terrain texture and change the height of it so it fits your needs

I don't understand why you are making such a big thing out of this; i did this in a map once, i think all i had to do was insert a negative value in the "create terrain deformation" action. I can check the map if you can't get it to work.

which is exactly the same as what I posted already