[Trigger] Showing Multiboards to specific users.

[Mallaboro]

'lo folks. How can I have my multiboard only show for specific players?

 

[Justify]

Create it for all players, hide it and use this "script":

• Custom Script: if (GetLocalPlayer() == udg_MyPlayer) then
  • GUI-Action for Showing the Multiboard, just like normal
• Custom Script: endif

You need a player variable named "MyPlayer" in this case.

 

[Mallaboro]

Ah, my appreciation.

 

[Mallaboro]

Would this work?

• If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
  • If - Conditions
    • (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Player 1 (Red)
  • Then - Actions
    • Custom script: if (GetLocalPlayer() == udg_All_Players[1]) then
    • Multiboard - Show MainMultiboard
    • Custom script: endif
  • Else - Actions

Difficult to test it with friends at this time of night, and again, my greatest appreciation.

 

[Mooglefrooglian]

Do you have a variable called All_Players that is an array?

If you want player red, in the custom script do:

if GetLocalPlayer() == Player(0) then

In JASS (custom script), players start from 0, not 1.

 

[Mallaboro]

I do have a variable called all_players and yes, it's an array Thanks for the tip, but just out of curiosity, would my earlier post work?

I've just tried this...

• If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
  • If - Conditions
    • (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Player 1 (Red)
  • Then - Actions
    • Custom script: if (GetLocalPlayer() == Player(0)) then
    • Multiboard - Show MainMultiboard
    • Custom script: endif
  • Else - Actions

...which doesn't seem to work.

 

[Mallaboro]

Never mind, it was because I had the trigger initially off. Silly me. Thanks, both of you. I'll now hang my head in shame and start learning JASS.

 

[Justify]

No problem, just an advice:
GetLocalPlayer() always returns the player, on which computer the code is evaluated, meaning, on the computer of red this returns Player(0), for blue (Player(1) ... so that this if is true on some computers and on others it doesn't, thats why this multiboard is only shown to one player. However, this local if statement can cause desyncs, if you create anything inside that influences the game. For example, if you create a unit and someone clicks it, the game desyncs, because on his computer the unit is clicked, on others it doesn't even exist, so he can't click it (can be avoided via locust).
Be sure only to "show" and "hide" stuff that has normaly an option to be "shown" or "hidden" for all players.

 

[Pharaoh_]

• If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
• If - Conditions
  • (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Player 1 (Red)
• Then - Actions
  • Custom script: if (GetLocalPlayer() == Player(0)) then
  • Multiboard - Show MainMultiboard
  • Custom script: endif
• Else - Actions

This trigger already checks for the Player 1 (Red) in the custom script, you don't have to add a GUI condition. It says: "if GetLocalPlayer() == Player(0) then". You see that "if" and "then"? That is the GUI condition in Jass.

So, to get what you want, use this:

• Trigger
• Events
  • Unit - A unit acquires an item
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Custom script: if GetLocalPlayer() == GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()) then
  • Multiboard - Show (MainMultiboard)
  • Custom script: endif