-------- Events, every 1 second of game-time --------
Custom script: set bj_wantDestroyGroup = true
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Playable Map Area) matching (Unit-type of (Matching Unit) equal to TANK) and do (Actions)
Loop - Actions
Player - Modify (Owner of (Picked Unit)) current lumber: subtract 1
Thanks, is there a way to add that when the oil runs out, the player cant construct more vehicles?What happens if the player doesn't have any lumber to pay the upkeep? Something like this rudimentary trigger should work.
The above trigger subracts 1 oil per tank per second, but if you change the number subtracted or the event repeat period you can change the amount of upkeep. This trigger is can also be slightly abused when run at slower frequencies by timing your lumber expenses to happen just before the upkeep lumber is subtracted. I wouldn't really worry about that since it's not a huge deal but if you find people abusing it there are ways to resolve it.
-------- In a Map Init Trigger --------
Set OIL_POINT = Center of (Oil spot <gen>)
Player Group - Pick every player in (All Players) and do (Actions)
Loop - Actions
Set OIL_PLAYER = (Picked Player)
Set TempInt = (Player number of OIL_PLAYER)
Set HasOil[TempInt] = true
Unit - Create 1 OIL_DUMMY for (Picked Player) at OIL_POINT facing Default Building Facing degrees
Set OilUIUnit[TempInt] = (last created unit)
Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_OIL_POINT)
-------- Periodic Actions --------
Player Group - Pick every player in (All Players) and do (Actions)
Loop - Actions
Set OIL_PLAYER = (Picked Player)
Set TempInt = (Player number of OIL_PLAYER)
Set OIL_AMOUNT = (OIL_PLAYER current lumber)
If (All conditions are true) then do (Actions) else (actions)
If - Conditions
OIL_AMOUNT less than OIL_THRESH //maybe this is 1, idk
HasOil[TempInt] equal to true
Then - Actions
Set HasOil[TempInt] = false
Unit - Change owner of OilUIUnit[TempInt] to (Neutral Passive) without changing color
Else - Actions
If (All conditions are true) then do (Actions) else (actions)
If - Conditions
HasOil[TempInt] equal to false
((Picked Player) current lumber) greater than LUMBER_THRESH //maybe this is 1, idk Then - Actions
Set HasOil[TempInt] = true
Unit - Change owner of OilUIUnit[TempInt] to OIL_PLAYER without changing color
Ok, I'll try to use this when I get back, thanks!First, make a new unit called "More Oil" and make sure every vehicle your players can build has the "More Oil" unit listed as a "techtree requirement". You'll make 1 of these units for all players in a hidden part of the map (the units should have no model, attack, etc. and either Ghost (visible) or Locust abilities) and change their owner to Neutral Passive at any time they shouldn't be able to build because they're out of oil, then change the owner back when they should. While NP owns the unit it doesn't work as a tech requirement so you can't build any oil-needing things.
Another sort of periodic trigger with a higher frequency (say, every 0.25 seconds) can run this.
Can you send a map file with this as an example? I don't really get what you mean... xdFirst, make a new unit called "More Oil" and make sure every vehicle your players can build has the "More Oil" unit listed as a "techtree requirement". You'll make 1 of these units for all players in a hidden part of the map (the units should have no model, attack, etc. and either Ghost (visible) or Locust abilities) and change their owner to Neutral Passive at any time they shouldn't be able to build because they're out of oil, then change the owner back when they should. While NP owns the unit it doesn't work as a tech requirement so you can't build any oil-needing things.
Another sort of periodic trigger with a higher frequency (say, every 0.25 seconds) can run this.
Thanks, but why doesn't the Oil start draining when I have peasants?
Because I didn't program it to do that, and if you'd looked at the triggers you'd have seen that. I'm not making a system for your map for you dude, I'm helping you get over these speedbumps by throwing code at you that you can implement yourself. 3 of my posts ago in this thread I wrote exactly how to subtract oil for each unit each player has. All you need to change is the "matching" condition to check against Anicents as I've done below, instead of checking its unit type. "Give a man a fish and he's full for a day, teach a man to fish and he is full for a lifetime." I'm teaching you to fish here, bud. If you run into problems add some "Game - Display <message>" commands to help debug what's happening.
Events
Unit - A unit enters (playable map area)
Conditions
((Triggering Unit) is an Ancient) equal to true
Actions
Set TempUnit = (Triggering Unit)
Set OIL_PLAYER = Owner of TempUnit
Set TempInt = Player Number of (OIL_PLAYER)
If (All conditions are true) then do (Then actions) else do (Else actions)
If - Conditions
OIL_HAS[TempInt] equal to false
Then - Actions
Unit - For TempUnit, OIL_MOVEABIL, Disable ability: True, Hide UI: False
Unit - Add TempUnit to OIL_DISABLEGROUP[TempInt]
Else - Actions
-------- also need a death trigger --------
Events
Unit - A unit dies
Conditions
((Triggering Unit) is an Ancient) equal to true
Actions
Set TempUnit = (Triggering Unit)
Set OIL_PLAYER = Owner of TempUnit
Set TempInt = Player Number of (OIL_PLAYER)
If (All conditions are true) then do (Then actions) else do (Else actions)
If - Conditions
(TempUnit is in OIL_DISABLEGROUP[TempInt]) equal to true
Then - Actions
Unit - For TempUnit, OIL_MOVEABIL, Disable ability: false, Hide UI: False
Unit - Remove TempUnit from OIL_DISABLEGROUP[TempInt]
Else - Actions
-------- Need this to be done on map init --------
Custom script: set udg_OIL_MOVEABIL = 'Amov' //change the variable name if you don't call it OIL_MOVEABIL like I did
-------- Then the periodic trigger again with bits that disable movement --------
Player Group - Pick every player in (All players) and do (Actions)
Loop - Actions
Set OIL_PLAYER = (Picked player)
Set TempInt = (Player number of OIL_PLAYER)
Set OIL_AMOUNT = (OIL_PLAYER Current lumber)
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
OIL_HAS[TempInt] Equal to True
OIL_AMOUNT Less than OIL_THRESHOLD
Then - Actions
Set OIL_HAS[TempInt] = False
Unit - Change ownership of OIL_UIUNIT[TempInt] to Neutral Passive and Change color
Custom script: set bj_wantDestroyGroup = true //this auto-cleans a group leak in the line below this
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units Owned by OIL_PLAYER matching (((Matching unit is an Ancient) equal to true)) and ((Matching unit is in group OIL_DISABLEGROUP[TempInt]) equal to false)) and do (Actions)
Loop - Actions
Unit - For (Picked unit), Ability OIL_MOVEABIL, Disable ability: True, Hide UI: False
Unit - Add (Picked unit) to OIL_DISABLEGROUP[TempInt]
Else - Actions
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
OIL_HAS[TempInt] Equal to False
OIL_AMOUNT Greater than or equal to OIL_THRESHOLD
Then - Actions
Set OIL_HAS[TempInt] = True
Unit - Change ownership of OIL_UIUNIT[TempInt] to OIL_PLAYER and Change color
-------- no bj_wantDestroyGroup set here because we don't want to destroy OIL_DISABLEGROUP --------
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (OIL_DISABLEGROUP[TempInt]) and do (Actions)
Loop - Actions
Unit - For (Picked unit), Ability OIL_MOVEABIL, Disable ability: false, Hide UI: False
Unit Group - Clear OIL_DISABLEGROUP[TempInt]
Else - Actions
