[Trigger] Selection system request

[klemen]

I need a trigger, that select all units of the same type, after a player select some unit.

ex: You select a footman and then trigger automaticaly adds all footmens (if possible in range around the selected one) to your selection.

I was triing to do it by myself but it just didn't work out.

 

[Yixx]

Here you go:

• Events
  • Player - Player 1 (Red) Selects a unit
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Temploc1 = (Position of (Triggering unit))
    • Set TempGroup = (Units within 500.00 of Temploc1 matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to (Unit-type of (Triggering unit))))
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Selection - Add (Picked unit) to selection for (Owner of (Triggering unit))
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Temploc1)
    • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)

Yes, triggering unit works (look it up in the Trigger Editor when you select the Event)
Hope it helped =)

This way SHOULD automatically select every unit of the same type as the selected unit!

 

[klemen]

Ok I will try it. I though the action won't see the event unit as triggering. I will tell you if it works.

 

[Yixx]

I thought that also before, but when you select the event, you can see in grey letters under it that you can refer to the selected unit with Event Response - Triggering Unit

 

[klemen]

Units are selected properly, but in few seconds, my game freezes. I hope you will find the problem.

• Player 1 Selection
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) Selects a unit
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set SelectionGroup[1] = (Units within 1000.00 of (Position of (Triggering unit)) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to (Unit-type of (Triggering unit))))
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in SelectionGroup[1] and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Selection - Add (Picked unit) to selection for Player 1 (Red)
        • Unit Group - Remove all units from SelectionGroup[1]

Trigger might count his own action as the event and responding with the same actions again and again, this could cause overflow, but this is more like stupid idea. I hope you have better solution.

Btw, I didn't determine the point, but this shouldn't be a problem afterall.

 

[Yixx]

Maybe 1 idea:
turn the trigger off before you do any actions:
Then turn it on again when all actions done,,
That MIGHT help,, dont know,,

 

[klemen]

But actions can't be made if you turn trigger off before they even start. What you mean?

 

[Yixx]

hahaha, yes it will ^^
It will turn itself off (meaning it cant START anymore,)
But it will still run the remaining actions,,
And the last action is turn on, which means it can Start agian,,
so AFTER you selected all the units, it gets turned on again,, ^^

-Yixx,-

 

[klemen]

I will try tomorrow.