Spawned units

[Just_Spectating]

Im making a TD and stumbled onto this problem


One of my waves has the Spawn Spiderlings Ability

How do i keep the spawned units moving on the path?

 

[xD.Schurke]

just create the spiders with a trigger, and add them to the unitgroup and order the group to move

 

[Just_Spectating]

its not that easy.


They walk on a path, and if you kill them they have to continue the path, however it will always depend on where you kill them because it will be a different part of the path.

 

[RunBa]

create regions... do not use spawn ability.
use

• Unit - unit dies
• Unit - Create unit at position of dying unit
• unit - order last created unit to move to...

I think that's it...
if that's what you want...

 

[Squiggy]

• Events
  • Unit - A unit enters (Playable Map Area)
• Conditions
  • (Entering Unit) equal to *spiderling*
• Actions
  • If
    • (Region 1) contains (Entering Unit) equal to true
  • Then
    • Set temppoint = destination
    • Unit - Order (Entering Unit) to move to temppoint
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_temppoint)
  • Else
    • same for the rest of the regions

Or use a periodic trigger which orders all units in a certain region to move to your destined point

 

[Numerion]

or make
event:
unit dyis
condition:
diyng unit equal to yourunit
action:
create your new unit
order last created unit to move to region end

 

[Just_Spectating]

im sorry but if it was that easy i wouldnt be asking now would i?...


Heres an example of your triggers..


O = Regions for path.
- = path
. = no path
x = dies



O--------O
............-
............-
O--------O
-...........
-...........
O--X----O


if unit dies at X then it would move to the next O..
how ever if X was
say..


O--------O
............-
............X
O--------O
-...........
-...........
O--------O

There, then it has to move to the next O but not the last O.

and X can be anywhere...

 

[GhostWolf]

The hell was that?

Anyway, since it seems like you have multiple regions in each important curve, or something like that, record where each of the units are (only for that wave, for efficiency) and then order based on that.
You simply add to an integer or something like that a value whenever a unit of that type (or whatever you are "listening" to) passes one of your "check points".

 

[Just_Spectating]

could you give me a demonstration?

 

[GhostWolf]

No.

1a) Create a unit array and set all the units in the wave into it.
1b) Set each of the wave units custom value to something different from the others (with a loop).

2a) This is only for 1a. Skip to 3.
2b) Create a integer array with the default of 0.

3) If a unit enters a region, you set the integer array's slot (if you skipped from part 2a, do the same thing but with the unit's custom value) that represents that unit to its value plus one.

4) When a unit dies, you check what the value is and you order the created spawns to move to the next region.

For example, if the integer is equal to 4, you order them to move to region 5.

 

[Just_Spectating]

ok so..


The wave.

Integer A from 1 - 5
Create 1 unit type of X at blah.
Set custom value of unit to 1
wait 2 seconds.

other trigger.

Unit enters region x Set custom value of unit to custom value of unit +1


Another trigger.

Unit spawns a summoned unit
summoning unit type = x
custom value of summoning unit = 1

move spawned unit to region x.


Repeat for every friggen region?

 

[Squiggy]

I've undesrtood it like whenever a unit enter the map, set its' custom to 1 and whenever it enters a region set the custom to +1.
Then, when the unit spawns spiders, check the summoner's custom and if i.e. custom = 2, move the spiderlings to region 2..
But don't know if it's right