Salvage Structure ability

[KnowItAllDM]

Hey, all. I've got a problem that I can't seem to find the solution for. I need an ability that will destroy the structure that used the ability, and give roughly 40% of the building's total cost (in gold and lumber) to the owner of the building.

There doesn't seem to be a trigger integer that I could use with a Dummy Ability like I'd hoped something like:

Unit-Cost of Unit in [gold/lumber].

So if anyone has any ideas, let me know.

 

[ronojales]

you could use If-Then-Else.

 

[defskull]

I have created a simple system for you, if you don't understand how to manipulate them, do ask

 

[Destroyer25]

Something like this should work.

• SalvageStructure
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • Or - Any (Conditions) are true
      • Conditions
        • (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Equal to SalvageAbility(Doesn't have to have a function, just give it a name)
  • Actions
    • Unit - Kill (Triggering unit)
    • Player - Add X to Player (Color) Current gold
    • Player - Add X to Player (Color) Current lumber

Just calculate what 40% of the gold and wood cost is then put in that amount as the X value.

 

[defskull]

It is easy as that, but it would require a good and decent system to keep track of each building (you can use my system, first you have to set it up to have an ordered list of buildings, making your work easier)

 

[ronojales]

what's the difference between
A. setting GoldCost, LumberCost, GoldRealValue and LumberRealValue separately
B. setting GoldCost/LumberCost = some value x ValueModifier
..?

 

[defskull]

Because, it is for showing it separately via Floating Text.
Check the FloatingText variable (string)

GoldCost is for the initial gold cost of the building
GoldRealValue is the actual value when the GoldCost is multiplied by 0.40 (40% from original gold cost)

 

[ronojales]

my eyes are got crazy from looking at the Floating text line XD
but yeah, i got what you mean.

maybe you can also simplify the variables GoldRealValue and LumberRealValue to

Trigger

• For each (Integer A) from 1 to MaxBuilding, do (Actions)
  • Loop - Actions
    • Set GoldRealValue[(Integer A)] = ((Real(GoldCost[(Integer A)])) x ValueModifier)
    • Set LumberRealValue[(Integer A)] = ((Real(LumberCost[(Integer A)])) x 0.40)
    • Set FloatingText[(Integer A)] = ((|cffffcc00+|r + (|cffffcc00 + ((String((Integer(GoldRealValue[(Integer A)])))) + |r ))) + (|cff00FF00+|r + (|cff00FF00 + ((String((Integer(LumberRealValue[(Integer A)])))) + |r))))

but meeeeh. it's just the same anyway X3

 

[defskull]

Everyone has their own perspective and ways.

So . . .

 

[Dr Super Good]

Or you could just upgrade to SC2 where you can get the cost of buildings via triggers and there even is salvage building functionality demonstrated without script (for the bunker).

Anyway, many people in the past created systems to automatically detect the cost of certain buildings. The best systems I think use a map save time macro to read the costs from the object editor and hard code them into some JASS script system for more efficiency. If you just want 1 building to be salvagable, it is best to hard code a script just for that building than use a whole cost detecting system.

 

[ronojales]

ahh, so there's already a system like that? i was thinking (well before answering KnowItAllDM's question) if there's a way to actually detect the cost of a building or unit without having to set it into variables, even if using some JASS.

 

[defskull]

Is there vJASS script that can read cost of a building ?
If it has, it is definitely more efficient since it's a custom-script, not self-made variable setup

 

[Dr Super Good]

My version of the map "Green Circle TD" used such a system which detected building costs during play. A more efficient macro solution probably exists like those used for various attribute systems.

 

[KnowItAllDM]

Thanks all for your help. I've gotten it working a different way, though. I decided to allow the unit that constructed the building to utilize a modified Pillage ability that only works on player owned units, so that they can tear down the buildings. Though the Salvage system provided by defskull might come in handy later.