[Trigger] Returning unit to original position

[Avator]

I've got 4 units in a turn-based battle. When it's the turn of a unit to perform an action, that unit it marked as the unit variable 'ActiveCharacter'.

Now when a unit attacks, I want the unit to:
-Move to the targeted unit
-Play 1 attack animation
-Move back to the region it came from (yes, it's a region)
-Turn around

I need to know how I can check from which region ActiveCharacter came. Checking the unit itself is going to be hard, since I need the same trigger for enemy units too, which are of random type, can contain double of the same unit-type, and are placed at any of the 4 enemy regions. So checking all that will be a LOT of work. That's why I'm looking for an easier and faster way to do this.

 

[raft_pl]

• Blah
  • Actions:
    • Custom script: set bj_wantDestroyGroup=true
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in your reg <gen> and do Set BattleCharacterPlayer[1] = (Picked unit)

Do it this way. Repeat it for every region in your battle area, whatever. To make it shorter use the godly Integer A loop. (D

• Actions:
  • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 4 do (Actions):
    • Custom script: set bj_wantDestroyGroup=true
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in Your_Reg_PlayerCharacters[(Integer A)] and do Set BattleCharacterPlayer[(Integer A)] = (Picked unit)
  • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 4 do (Actions):
    • Custom script: set bj_wantDestroyGroup=true
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in Your_Reg_EnemyCharacters[(Integer A)] and do Set BattleCharacterEnemy[(Integer A)] = (Picked unit)

Just move the characters to the center of the corresponding rect, and store them to a variable before the battle begins and the units act.

 

[Avator]

That way I've only attached the units and regions to a arrayed variable. The problem is: How do I Make ActiveCharacter go to the region it came from?

 

[raft_pl]

• For each (Integer A) from 1 to 4 do (Actions):
  • If (ActiveCharacter Equal to BattleCharacterEnemy[(Integer A)]) then do:
    • Set TempPoint = (Center of(YourReg_EnemyCharacters[(Integer A)]))
    • Unit - Order ActiveCharacter to move to TempPoint
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)
  • If (ActiveCharacter Equal to BattleCharacterPlayer[(Integer A)]) then do:
    • Set TempPoint = (Center of(YourReg_PlayerCharacters[(Integer A)]))
    • Unit - Order ActiveCharacter to move to TempPoint
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)

Integer A loop for president.

Anyway you could just store the region the unit comes from at the beggining of the action trigger, as i think its more like a cinematic sequence then nothing other will happen during it, meaning the variable wont change during it. After the unit performs its attack, order it to move back to the rect stored at the beggining.

 

[Avator]

All hail the king of Integer A! *kneels*


In honour of your great wisdom of Integer A commands, I grant you: +rep!

 

[raft_pl]

Great is the power of Teh Integer A Lewp!

Lulz

BTW: Realase some info about your FF campaign, screenshots etc D:

 

[Avator]

Today I've officially announced my battle demo. All info can be found here. For remaining information, I refer you to my new forum where all my projects will be displayed with their progress, announced information and places to discuss and download the projects.

Screenshots will be posted as soon as I've got something to make a screenshot of! xD
I don't have any terrain terrained and I'm only working on the triggers, which will take a long, long time. To give you an idea of how long a long, long time is: I still need to create GUI triggers for every single ability of my characters (which are about 100-150 abilities). Also I need to create a multiboard Inventory system for the Item command within the battles (not to mention the item visual and data effects). So I think I got quite some work to do before releasing either the demo or any screenshots. Unless you'd like a screenshot of some GUI triggers xD

 

[darkrider]

Sry for reviving this and i know that it is already solved but i feel i gotta tell you this


DONT USE INTEGER A A LOT

it will screw your spells after a while, then you will start using INTEGER B. But after a while they will screw also.

You can replace integer a and b by using any integer variable you want
for Ie. Integer "I"

Set TempPoint = (Center of(YourReg_EnemyCharacters[(Integer A)]))

would be

Set TempPoint = (Center of(YourReg_EnemyCharacters[udg_I]))

Integer "MY_INTEGER_VAR" would be

Set TempPoint = (Center of(YourReg_EnemyCharacters[udg_MY_INTEGER_VAR]))

etc etc

im trying to prevent you to have the same problem i had long ago

also you will need to replace the integer A in the loop for your variable (it is the third option )

 

[Avator]

Thanks for the warning. I was already looking out to check if 2 Integer x's would be active at the same time.

+rep for the info about other Integers

 

[raft_pl]

Integer A and B were created to make it possible to create such loops:

• For each (Integer A) from 1 to 5 do (Actions)
  • For each (Integer B) from 1 to 10 do (Actions)
    • Unit - Create (Integer A) Footman for (Player(Integer B)) at blah

At least its my interpretation, i've never experienced problems with a massive use of Integer A loops.

 

[darkrider]

then you have never used them for spells in games with 10 guys playing and casting those spells at the same time... try it and later tell me your results

what i said also includes using the same integer variable (any variable used a lot might be given a new value at a time you might not want)

 

[raft_pl]

You're right, i've never used integer A for many players, just because i can't host.
Anyway, i always thought that Integer A is assigned as local for each trigger. Like, you can't refer to Integer A from another trigger, but it gets overwritten in the trigger you're using it in.
Like something between a local and a global.

 

[darkrider]

actually... it is not that hard to see this... just make a couple of periodic event that runs at different intervals all of them using integer A... after a while you will notice weird things

 

[raft_pl]

Too bad i cant test it right now... I'll tell you the results when i'll get on my comp again

 

[darkrider]

np... maybe you will notice better if using floating texts that reads integer a or something like that (i never did this but im sure it is a good way to prove it )

 

[Dynasti]

SUPERMEGAGIANTBLASTASTIC-SOLUTION!!!

• Bleh
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Index is an INTEGER VARIABLE
    • For each (Integer Index) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If you just need the number do this :
        • Player - Set (Player(Index)) Current gold to 1000000000000...
        • Else for array do this:
        • Set YourVariable[Index] = (YourVariableStuff)

 

[raft_pl]

Erm... Wut? Avators problem has been solved already, and now only me and darkrider talk about the use of I A loop, so i have really no idea why you did post here now...

 

[darkrider]

he wrote how to solve the issue of using integer A a lot

(which, btw, ive already commented and told avator how to do it)