Spawn? Spawn!

[Mitzui]

I need opinion from you guys, I don't know which is better spawning system for a hero arena. Here are two system:

Level 1 Creeps Events Time - Elapsed game time is 30.00 seconds Conditions Actions Unit - Create 1 Poring for Neutral Hostile at (Random point in SpawnArea1 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees Unit - Create 1 Poring for Neutral Hostile at (Random point in SpawnArea1 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees Unit - Create 1 Poring for Neutral Hostile at (Random point in SpawnArea1 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees Unit - Create 1 Poring for Neutral Hostile at (Random point in SpawnArea1 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees Unit - Create 1 Poring for Neutral Hostile at (Random point in SpawnArea1 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees Unit - Create 1 Poring for Neutral Hostile at (Random point in SpawnArea1 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees Unit - Create 1 Poring for Neutral Hostile at (Random point in SpawnArea1 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees Unit - Create 1 Poring for Neutral Hostile at (Random point in SpawnArea1 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees Unit - Create 1 Poring for Neutral Hostile at (Random point in SpawnArea1 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees Unit - Create 1 Poring for Neutral Hostile at (Random point in SpawnArea1 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees Unit - Create 1 Poring for Neutral Hostile at (Random point in SpawnArea1 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees Which, every 30, the creeps, changes. Not always poring, so I used elapsed game time.

<[(OR)]>

Creeps Events Time - Every 30.00 seconds of game time Conditions Actions Unit - Create 5 Murloc Nightcrawler for Neutral Hostile at (Center of SpawnArea1 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees Unit - Create 5 Mud Golem for Neutral Hostile at (Center of SpawnArea2 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees Unit - Create 5 Timber Wolf for Neutral Hostile at (Center of SpawnArea3 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees Unit - Create 5 Brigand for Neutral Hostile at (Center of SpawnArea4 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees Not exactly like this, but, I think most of hero arena uses this kind of spawn system like in FoC or BvO

 

[Pharaoh_]

<[OR]>

• T
• Events
  • Map Initialization
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Set UnitTypes[1] = Footman
  • Set UnitTypes[2] = Knight
  • Set UnitTypes[3] = Scarab
  • Set Integer = 1

• Tr
• Events
  • Time - Every 30.00 seconds of game-time
• Conditions
• Actions
  • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 5, do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Set Point = (Random point in (Playable Map Area))
      • Unit - Create 1 UnitTypes[Integer] for Neutral Hostile at Point facing Default facing degrees
      • Unit Group - Add (Last created unit) to CreepGroup
      • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Point)

• Tri
• Events
  • Unit - A unit dies
• Conditions
  • ((Triggering unit) is in CreepGroup) Equal to True
• Actions
  • Unit Group - Remove (Triggering unit) from CreepGroup
  • If (All conditions are true) then do (Actions) else do (Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • (Number of units in CreepGroup) Equal to 0
    • Then - Actions
      • Set Integer = Integer + 1
    • Else - Actions

 

[Mitzui]

oh... thanks! I'll try using that!

btw, what are the variables you use?

and I have 6 Spawning areas.

 

[Marc Mamales]

oh... thanks! I'll try using that!

btw, what are the variables you use?

and I have 6 Spawning areas.

Point = Point
UnitTypes = Unit-Type (Array)
Index = Integer
Integer = Integer
CreepGroup = Unit Group
im not sure ^^

 

[Aycheff]

i dont understand the from each integer A thing. ive never understood this trigger. can someone shed some light?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Its a crap GUI way to do for loops.

A for loop basically will incriment/decriment a counter (integer) through a certain range and for each value execute some code.
Useful for running though arrays or for running code a certain number of times.

Avoid spawning units ontop of eachother, the WC3 displacement algorthim is quite slow and you can easilly cause frames to be skipped creating units ontop of each other.