[Stop Time] Basic, Fast and Easy

[MetalWarrior]

Hi there! This is my Stop Time ability! I suggest it to someone here so I decided to give it as a Tutorial too for those who want it!

For the Stop time you only need an "Unit Group" Variable and nothing else. Call it as you like but I'd call it StopUnits. No other group are necesarry cause no other unit will be able to use the ability as they will be stuck too.

Use the ability Thunder Clap and change the values to make it damageless.

Now in a Trigger do this:

Event
A unit (Finnish casting an ability)
Condition
(Ability being cast) Equal to (Your ability based on Thunderclap)
Actions
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in(Playable map area)) and do (Unit Group - Add (Picked Unit) to (StopUnits))
Unit Group - Remove (Casting Unit) from (StopUnits)
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Stop Units) and do (Animation - Change (Picked Unit)'s animation speed to 0.00% of its original speed)
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Stop Units) and do (Unit - Pause (Picked Unit))
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Stop Units) and do (Unit - Pause the expiration timer for (Picked Unit))
Wait (Duration of the Stop Time ability you want) seconds
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Stop Units) and do (Unit - Unpause (Picked Unit))
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Stop Units) and do (Unit - Unpause the expiration timer for (Picked Unit))
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Stop Units) and do (Animation - Change (Picked Unit)'s animation speed to 100.00% of its original speed)
Unit Group - Remove all units from (StopUnits)


And you have your Stop Time!
This ability maygive problem to map using trigger to spawn unit as they will need to stop those trigger with this Stop Time trigger. But still I think it will be easy for them to figure a way out.

From MetalWarrior

 

[Shados]

Why don't you use a loop instead of lots of "Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Stop Units) and do"? Would be easier to write.

-*meow*

 

[MetalWarrior]

Simply cause the loops create awfull lag...

 

[Mini-Me]

Simply cause the loops create awfull lag...

Since when?

Im not an expert on leaks, but in your way you pick the units the unit group 7 times, doesnt that create a position leak each time the unit is picked? But on the loop it would create a position leak only once. Not sure about this, but my point is; loops are better.

 

[MetalWarrior]

Loop are not better they cause bug when more than 1 are running in the same time, (Since the start of Warcraft III editor). And it's a little more laggy than no Loop.

Anyway, even if Loops create no lag or have no bug, this trigger still work perfectly on map with no spawning. And tell me why it would make a position leak in 0.001 second if the unit is paused? I'm sorry but I don't think my spell as any leak except for map that have triggers to spawn creep which will need to be stopped. But it will still be easy to find a way out of this...

 

[Mini-Me]

Well the question of mine did not actually require an answer since i know for a fact loops are not 'buggy'. I've run 7 loops at the same time (every 0.05 sec) and they have never bugged. And where do you base the assumption that a loop is laggy? Loops are just a way to do something multiple times in one line. Using the create unit action 10 times in a row and using one loop (that runs 10 times) to create one unit is the same.

You kinda lost me with your second paragraph. Maybe you are not quite sure what leaks are, here's a good tutorial about them: http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php?t=27242

 

[MetalWarrior]

You mean that the fixed version of my spell would be:

Event
A unit (Finnish casting an ability)
Condition
(Ability being cast) Equal to (Your ability based on Thunderclap)
Actions
Set StopUnits = (unit in (Units in(Playable map area))
Unit Group - Remove (Casting Unit) from (StopUnits)
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Stop Units) and do (Animation - Change (Picked Unit)'s animation speed to 0.00% of its original speed)
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Stop Units) and do (Unit - Pause (Picked Unit))
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Stop Units) and do (Unit - Pause the expiration timer for (Picked Unit))
Wait (Duration of the Stop Time ability you want) seconds
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Stop Units) and do (Unit - Unpause (Picked Unit))
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Stop Units) and do (Unit - Unpause the expiration timer for (Picked Unit))
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Stop Units) and do (Animation - Change (Picked Unit)'s animation speed to 100.00% of its original speed)
Custom Script: call DestroyGroup(udg_StopUnits)


Is that what you mean about leaks? Cause it's new for me then...

 

[Mini-Me]

Well almost (was bored so i re-created your trigger with leaks fixed)

• time freeze
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set StopUnits = (Units in (Playable map area))
    • Unit Group - Remove (Casting unit) from StopUnits
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in StopUnits and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set TempPoint = (Position of (Picked unit))
        • Animation - Change (Picked unit)'s animation speed to 0.00% of its original speed
        • Unit - Pause (Picked unit)
        • Unit - Pause the expiration timer for (Picked unit)
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)
    • Wait 3.00 seconds
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in StopUnits and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set TempPoint = (Position of (Picked unit))
        • Animation - Change (Picked unit)'s animation speed to 100.00% of its original speed
        • Unit - Unpause (Picked unit)
        • Unit - Unpause the expiration timer for (Picked unit)
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)
    • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_StopUnits)

You should read the tutorial which I gave a link in my previous post to learn about leaks and how to fix them. Not every leak need to be cleaned, but especially in spells which you use multiple times in a game, its important to clean the leaks.

 

[MetalWarrior]

Well I understand much of it but why do you need a Point Varaible? (TempPoint)

 

[Mini-Me]

Well like i said, read the tutorial. Im sure they are explained there lot better than what i could explain.

 

[Archian]

Read the rules.

~Moved to Tutorial Submission.

 

[MetalWarrior]

Sorry, I will read all rules to be sure to be correct in the future. I don't want any trouble...

 

[1)ark_NiTe]

I think I'm going to have to use this afterall Metal, since I ran into TONS of problems with simply using Thunder Clap how that guy suggested in your other post in my thread.

 

[Wolverabid]

This is far to brief to be a tutorial and the trigger contains leaks.

~ Thread moved to Spells and Systems.

 

[The_wand_mirror]

Eh ..

Events
- When some unit dies,someone types something or whatever
Conditions
Actions
Pause game

And you stopped time