Simple Multiboard System v1.3

[Moderator]

12.12
IcemanBo: For long time as NeedsFix. Rejected.

Bribe:

• What happened to players 7 and 8 in the Player Icon trigger?
• Dialog still not MPI.
• Still need to merge all the triggers with "A dialog button is clicked for IconDialog" as an event.
• This:
  
  • Set PlayerNumber[1] = (Player number of (Owner of (Killing unit)))
  • Set PlayerNumber[2] = (Player number of (Triggering player))
  • Set PlayerNumber[3] = (Player number of (Triggering player))
  Is the same as this:
  
  • Set PlayerNumber[1] = 0
  • Set PlayerNumber[2] = 0
  • Set PlayerNumber[3] = 0
  Because it's run during map initialization. You need to physically run this trigger ("Player Number") each time you want to run those variables. And get rid of the "Map Initialization" event because it's useless as you can see now.

Needs fix.

 

[ShiroiSenji]

Well from based on picture it looks all good, would it be possible to make hero icons larger.

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

I dont really now how though. Ok, if I figure it out, i'll put it at the next version. Thanks for your suggestion!

 

[Marcos DAB]

Maybe useful if improved.

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

In what way?

 

[Magtheridon96]

You must use (Triggering Unit) instead of dying unit.
Store triggering unit in a variable and use it so you dont
have to continuously use the function (Triggering Unit)

Trust me. it's faster.

Another thing, the number of columns should be configurable
The number of rows should be equal to the 1 + the number of
players in this case.

Are you kidding me?

• Icon Setting
• Events
  • Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for IconDialog
• Conditions
• Actions
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • (Clicked dialog button) Equal to IconButton[1]
    • Then - Actions
      • Set Icon[1] = ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNRifleman.blp
      • Multiboard - Set the icon for Multiboard item in column 1, row ((Player number of (Triggering player)) + 1) to Icon[1]
    • Else - Actions
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • (Clicked dialog button) Equal to IconButton[2]
        • Then - Actions
          • Set Icon[2] = ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNMarine.blp
          • Multiboard - Set the icon for Multiboard item in column 1, row ((Player number of (Triggering player)) + 1) to Icon[2]
        • Else - Actions
          • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            • If - Conditions
              • (Clicked dialog button) Equal to IconButton[3]
            • Then - Actions
              • Set Icon[3] = ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNGyrocopter.blp
              • Multiboard - Set the icon for Multiboard item in column 1, row ((Player number of (Triggering player)) + 1) to Icon[3]
            • Else - Actions
              • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                • If - Conditions
                  • (Clicked dialog button) Equal to IconButton[4]
                • Then - Actions
                  • Set Icon[4] = ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNHeroMountainKing.blp
                  • Multiboard - Set the icon for Multiboard item in column 1, row ((Player number of (Triggering player)) + 1) to Icon[4]
                • Else - Actions
                  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                    • If - Conditions
                      • (Clicked dialog button) Equal to IconButton[5]
                    • Then - Actions
                      • Set Icon[5] = ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNMortarTeam.blp
                      • Multiboard - Set the icon for Multiboard item in column 1, row ((Player number of (Triggering player)) + 1) to Icon[5]
                    • Else - Actions
                      • ....................

You've got to be kidding ;p
Use a loop (Integer Variable)

You're code should look something like:

what it should probably look like

• For each integer i from 1 to NumButtons
  • Loop
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Clicked dialog button) Equal to IconButton[i]
      • Then - Actions
        • Set Icon[i] = ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNRifleman.blp
        • Multiboard - Set the icon for Multiboard item in column 1, row ((Player number of (Triggering player)) + 1) to Icon[i]
      • Else - Actions

It'll be MUCH more efficient and compact.

SomeCode

• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 1, row 1 to 5.00% of the total screen width
• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 1, row 2 to 5.00% of the total screen width
• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 1, row 3 to 5.00% of the total screen width
• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 1 to 10.00% of the total screen width
• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 2 to 10.00% of the total screen width
• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 3 to 10.00% of the total screen width
• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 3, row 1 to 8.00% of the total screen width
• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 3, row 2 to 8.00% of the total screen width
• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 3, row 3 to 8.00% of the total screen width
• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 4, row 1 to 8.00% of the total screen width
• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 4, row 2 to 8.00% of the total screen width
• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 4, row 3 to 8.00% of the total screen width
• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 5, row 1 to 10.00% of the total screen width
• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 5, row 2 to 10.00% of the total screen width
• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 5, row 3 to 10.00% of the total screen width

The sizes should be configurable here.

Please fix this system.
I'm not going to give you a low rating now because I dont want to ruin
your chance of fixing it.

Good luck :]

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

Thanks for your reply. Gonna fix it. Number of rows is player number + 1 is the row. And I have a question. How do you make it different icons if you just did Set Icon = ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNRifleman.blp?

 

[Magtheridon96]

Hmm..
I made a small mistake.

Wtvr you want the icons to be should be in a pre-defined variable
So the action would be like this:
Set Icon = IconArray

Make the IconArray consistent with the dialog buttons so that it could work.

For example, IconArray[1] would be referring to something similar to Dialog button #1
IconArray[2] would be referring to something similar to Dialog button #2.

One other thing, you should merge the Kill and Death triggers because they have the EXACT same events and conditions.

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

Thanks. I already merged the kill and death and gonna edit the icon setting. Thanks!
EDIT:
What should I do about the width of the multiboard?

EDIT 2:
Updated the Map.
Changes:
- Merged Kill and Death
- Made Icon Setting short.

 

[Magtheridon96]

Multiboard widths should be stored in variables so users can easily configure them.
It's not that critical, but it's better ;P

One small fix: Instead of Integer A, create an integer variable and use the the Integer Variable action.
Integer A can cause some wierd bugs sometimes ;p

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

Ok, ok. Gonna fix it. But how will players configure them?

 

[Magtheridon96]

Not players, users. (The people who are going to put the code in their maps)

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

Ok. Ill make the sizes variables. Thanks. You really helped my system!
EDIT:
Couldnt rep you... Need to spread.
EDIT 2:
Updated! Changed Icon Setting Loop.

 

[Magtheridon96]

To FURTHER increase efficiency:

• Set Kills[(Player number of (Owner of (Killing unit)))] = (Kills[(Player number of (Owner of (Killing unit)))] + 1)
  • Multiboard - Set the text for Multiboard item in column 3, row ((Player number of (Owner of (Killing unit))) + 1) to (String(Kills[(Player number of (Owner of (Killing unit)))]))
  • Set Deaths[(Player number of (Triggering player))] = (Deaths[(Player number of (Triggering player))] + 1)
  • Multiboard - Set the text for Multiboard item in column 4, row ((Player number of (Triggering player)) + 1) to (String(Deaths[(Player number of (Triggering player))]))

Store the player numbers in a variable


AND

• Icon Cancel
  • Events
    • Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for IconDialog
  • Conditions
    • (Clicked dialog button) Equal to IconButton[8]
  • Actions
    • Dialog - Hide IconDialog for (Triggering player)

• Icon Back
  • Events
    • Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for IconDialog
  • Conditions
    • (Clicked dialog button) Equal to IconButton[13]
  • Actions
    • Trigger - Run Icon Command <gen> (checking conditions)

Merge these 2 triggers.

You should use something like this:

• Events
  • Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for IconDialog
• Conditions
• Actions
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • (Clicked dialog button) Equal to IconButton[8]
    • Then - Actions
      • Dialog - Hide IconDialog for (Triggering player)
    • Else - Actions
      • If - Conditions
        • (Clicked dialog button) Equal to IconButton[13]
      • Then - Actions
        • Trigger - Run Icon Command <gen> (ignoring conditions)
      • Else - Actions

And notice how it should be (ignoring conditions) -- Its faster this way

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

Updated. But I didnt change the triggers in the main post. I did what you said.

 

[Magtheridon96]

Updated. But I didnt change the triggers in the main post. I did what you said.

Most people like me don't even bother to download the spells
We just look at the triggers

I think updating the description is just as important as updating the
system/spell because the moderators usually base their rating on the
posted code

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

Ok gonna update.

 

[Marc Mamales]

Can you make it 12 players? (6 vs 6) add team 1 and team 2

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

Okay. Try to work on it. Next version.

 

[mckill2009]

you should learn how to use loops in your multiboard to avoid those long trigger in the setting-up trigger...

also this...

• Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard)

should be this...

• Multiboard - Set the width for (Multiboard)

example of loops...

• For each (Integer A) from 1 to 3, do (Actions)
  • Multiboard - Set the width for (Multiboard) item in column 1, row Integer A to MultiboardWidth[1]% of the total screen width

Integer A can be used if you only use it one time or instant, like setting up Multiboard but if you're updating it, then that can cause problems...

 

[Magtheridon96]

Or better yet, use Integer Variable
It can't cause bugs like (Integer A) can.

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

Okay. I never knew how to use loops. Gonna implement it.

 

[ShiroiSenji]

Also i think it would be better if you would set the multiboard icons to hero icons. You just gotta do a trigger, Hero being equal to Death Knigth Arthas, then it picks the icon of arthas and sets it as icon on multiboard. Also making it work on AOS type of games would be nice, i could use this sort of multiboard but i would need 2 teams for it.

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

Multiobard for AoS where there are 2 teams would be better but I do not know how to do it. Tried learning but didn't understand though. For the hero selection, you can just make a trigger which checks it then sets the icon string variable to the heroes icon.

 

[ShiroiSenji]

Multiobard for AoS where there are 2 teams would be better but I do not know how to do it. Tried learning but didn't understand though. For the hero selection, you can just make a trigger which checks it then sets the icon string variable to the heroes icon.

Maybe i can lend my multiboard so u can study on it.

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

Help would be very much appreciated.
I can also try to figure it out.