Selecting monsters from a pool

[Kino]

This is probably a very simple system, but Ive been brainfarting for the last few hours on how to set this up.

Need a system that selects a new monster 'faction' each wave
For example...

Wave	Possible Factions
1	Gnolls, Kobolds
2	Orc, Human
3	Orc, Human, Troll
4	Orc, Human, Undead
5	Demons

- Wave count affects the faction type available to spawn (eg. Orc can spawn as either wave 1-3)

 

[Uncle]

Edit: Misunderstanding.

 

[Kino]

Spoiler: Triggers

• wave setup
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set VariableSet WaveUnitType1[1] = Peasant
    • Set VariableSet WaveUnitType2[1] = Footman
    • Set VariableSet WaveUnitType3[1] = No unit-type
    • Set VariableSet WaveUnitCount1[1] = 5
    • Set VariableSet WaveUnitCount2[1] = 5
    • -------- You can leave WaveCount3 unassigned since WaveUnitType3 = No Unit-Type --------

• wave spawn
  • Events
    • Time - Every 30.00 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set VariableSet CurrentWave = (CurrentWave + 1)
    • -------- -------------- --------
    • -------- Wave Unit-Type 1 --------
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • WaveUnitType1[CurrentWave] Not equal to No unit-type
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit - Create WaveUnitCount1[CurrentWave] WaveUnitType1[CurrentWave] for Neutral Hostile at (Center of (Playable map area)) facing Default building facing degrees
      • Else - Actions
    • -------- -------------- --------
    • -------- Wave Unit-Type 2 --------
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • WaveUnitType2[CurrentWave] Not equal to No unit-type
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit - Create WaveUnitCount2[CurrentWave] WaveUnitType2[CurrentWave] for Neutral Hostile at (Center of (Playable map area)) facing Default building facing degrees
      • Else - Actions
    • -------- -------------- --------
    • -------- Wave Unit-Type 3 --------
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • WaveUnitType3[CurrentWave] Not equal to No unit-type
      • Then - Actions
        • Unit - Create WaveUnitCount3[CurrentWave] WaveUnitType3[CurrentWave] for Neutral Hostile at (Center of (Playable map area)) facing Default building facing degrees
      • Else - Actions

And if you wanted to spawn multiple waves at multiple regions you could use a Loop and Region Arrays:

• For each (Integer A) from 1 to TotalPlayers, do (Actions)
  • Loop - Actions
    • Set VariableSet TempPoint = SpawnRegion[IntegerA]
    • Unit - Create WaveUnitCount1[CurrentWave] WaveUnitType1[CurrentWave] for Neutral Hostile at TempPoint facing Default building facing degrees

Or a PlayerGroup approach since it's easier to manage which players have left the game.

• Player Group - Pick every player in ActivePlayers and do (Actions)
  • Loop - Actions
    • Set VariableSet TempPoint = SpawnRegion[Player number of picked player]
    • Unit - Create WaveUnitCount1[CurrentWave] WaveUnitType1[CurrentWave] for Neutral Hostile at TempPoint facing Default building facing degrees

Im mostly asking how to set up the faction index not how to actually spawn a unit.
Sorry for not being clear enough (Ive rewritten the first post to better explain the question)

 

[Uncle]

Alright, I managed a little system using a Hashtable.

Spoiler: Triggers

• Faction Setup
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Hashtable - Create a hashtable
    • Set VariableSet FactionHashtable = (Last created hashtable)
    • -------- --------- --------
    • -------- Set Factions --------
    • Set VariableSet TotalFactions = 7
    • -------- --------- --------
    • Set VariableSet Gnolls = 1
    • Set VariableSet Kobolds = 2
    • Set VariableSet Orc = 3
    • Set VariableSet Human = 4
    • Set VariableSet Troll = 5
    • Set VariableSet Undead = 6
    • Set VariableSet Demons = 7
    • -------- --------- --------
    • -------- Set Faction Names (Unneeded but I use this in the Faction Spawn example) --------
    • Set VariableSet FactionNames[Gnolls] = Gnolls
    • Set VariableSet FactionNames[Kobolds] = Kobolds
    • Set VariableSet FactionNames[Orc] = Orc
    • Set VariableSet FactionNames[Human] = Human
    • Set VariableSet FactionNames[Troll] = Troll
    • Set VariableSet FactionNames[Undead] = Undead
    • Set VariableSet FactionNames[Demons] = Demons
    • -------- --------- --------
    • -------- Save Factions --------
    • -------- 0 = Number of Factions Used For This Wave --------
    • -------- 1+ = The Faction --------
    • -------- --------- --------
    • Set VariableSet WaveIndex = (WaveIndex + 1)
    • Set VariableSet FactionCount = 2
    • Hashtable - Save FactionCount as 0 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.
    • Hashtable - Save Gnolls as 1 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.
    • Hashtable - Save Kobolds as 2 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.
    • -------- --------- --------
    • Set VariableSet WaveIndex = (WaveIndex + 1)
    • Set VariableSet FactionCount = 2
    • Hashtable - Save FactionCount as 0 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.
    • Hashtable - Save Orc as 1 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.
    • Hashtable - Save Human as 2 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.
    • -------- --------- --------
    • Set VariableSet WaveIndex = (WaveIndex + 1)
    • Set VariableSet FactionCount = 3
    • Hashtable - Save FactionCount as 0 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.
    • Hashtable - Save Orc as 1 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.
    • Hashtable - Save Human as 2 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.
    • Hashtable - Save Troll as 3 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.
    • -------- --------- --------
    • Set VariableSet WaveIndex = (WaveIndex + 1)
    • Set VariableSet FactionCount = 3
    • Hashtable - Save FactionCount as 0 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.
    • Hashtable - Save Orc as 1 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.
    • Hashtable - Save Human as 2 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.
    • Hashtable - Save Undead as 3 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.
    • -------- --------- --------
    • Set VariableSet WaveIndex = (WaveIndex + 1)
    • Set VariableSet FactionCount = 1
    • Hashtable - Save FactionCount as 0 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.
    • Hashtable - Save Demons as 1 of WaveIndex in FactionHashtable.

• Faction Spawn
  • Events
    • Time - Every 3.00 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • -------- Increase the Wave Count --------
    • Set VariableSet CurrentWave = (CurrentWave + 1)
    • -------- --------- --------
    • -------- Load the FactionCount saved in our Hashtable --------
    • Set VariableSet FactionCount = (Load 0 of CurrentWave from FactionHashtable.)
    • -------- --------- --------
    • -------- Choose a random number based on how many Factions the Current Wave uses --------
    • Set VariableSet RandomNumber = (Random integer number between 1 and FactionCount)
    • -------- --------- --------
    • -------- Load a random Faction using this random number --------
    • Set VariableSet LoadedFaction = (Load RandomNumber of CurrentWave from FactionHashtable.)
    • -------- --------- --------
    • -------- Loop through all of the possible Factions, finding whichever one is equal to our LoadedFaction --------
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to TotalFactions, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • LoadedFaction Equal to (Integer A)
          • Then - Actions
            • Game - Display to (All players) for 30.00 seconds the text: (Spawn Faction + FactionNames[LoadedFaction])
            • -------- 1 = Gnolls --------
            • -------- 2 = Kobolds --------
            • -------- 3 = Orc --------
            • -------- 4 = Human --------
            • -------- 5 = Troll --------
            • -------- 6 = Undead --------
            • -------- 7 = Demons --------
          • Else - Actions

So once you have LoadedFaction you can do something like "If LoadedFaction equal to Orc then Create Orc Units"

 

[Kino]

Its ok, I already found a solution.
EDIT: Your solution is better.