TD help

[hunter50775]

hi, ive just started working on a td and figuring out how to do the unit spawns and movement but i dont understand how to make towers and have a unit able to build them, also, i have the set amount of lives to 30, but i can make it so u can loose lives, any help would be nice, thanks

 

[Shados]

Walk before you run, my friend. If you are learning to trigger but do not know how to do one of the most basic things in the WE, namely making units build other units, then I suggest you stop with the triggers and read a begginer's tutorial on the Object Editor.

In any case, to make one unit build another all you have to do is open the object editor, select your builder unit and scroll down to the field called "Techtree - Structures Built", double-click on it and simply add/remove the units/buildings you want to build, but note their command buttons have to be in the right place.

For help with command button placement here's a snippet from my upcoming Object Editor guide:

(Integer Value) Art – Button Position (X): Sets which column in the lower-right command button area the unit’s button is in, ranges from 0-3 (left to right) (Also see: [url=http://www.forums.hiveworkshop.com/showthread.php?t=6260]Hero Skill Grid Tutorial[/url].)
(Integer Value) Art – Button Position (Y): Sets which row in the lower-right command button area the unit’s button is in, ranges from 0-2 (top to bottom) (Also see: [url=http://www.forums.hiveworkshop.com/showthread.php?t=6260]Hero Skill Grid Tutorial[/url].)

 

[Ralle]

I love snippets
I think I will write a detailed TD guide inspired of your idea ofcourse

 

[Archian]

that's a good idea ralle, you should go ahead and do that.
actually i've been working on a tutorial like that myself.

 

[Shados]

Lol, good idea. How about you write a detailed GUI trigger guide listing what each and every GUI function does + general help?

 

[Bob27]

Lol, good idea. How about you write a detailed GUI trigger guide listing what each and every GUI function does + general help?

ohh can I do that. Something else thats completly pointless to take up all of my time

Ok well that is actualy a pretty good idea I supose, probably will actualy make something like that, and maybe I could also do the WEU Advanced Triggers as well.

 

[Shados]

ohh can I do that. Something else thats completly pointless to take up all of my time

Ok well that is actualy a pretty good idea I supose, probably will actualy make something like that, and maybe I could also do the WEU Advanced Triggers as well.

Go ahead .

 

[Darkdraak]

Bob, our clan already has started working on it some time ago, you can help us if you wish, or completely start it on your own.
anyways take a look here:
Triggers
Other stuff
Our database of advanced tutorials

Please take a look and maybe its an idea to share this project with the hive. Any suggestions are welcome and you can add parts if you wish.
Note: Ignore the shoutbox its still under construction (or just spam in there thats why it is there).

 

[Shados]

lol Dardraak, your clan seems even slower than me, as I took a look at their ability section and not much has been done .

 

[Bob27]

yea I think i'll just make it myself

 

[Darkdraak]

The trigger section is pretty far, but we are a clan that have pretty busy clan members, noone has much time

 

[hunter50775]

ok, thanks, i will work on it when i get home, i'm at work right now, it seams pretty simple, but for the triggers i was using a turorial by...someone....cant find name now, but if i do i will put it in so you know where i am getting my basic info from

 

[hunter50775]

and what about the loosing lives part, if it helps you any, i got my basic info from a tutorial called Basics of a TD by ragingspeedhorn

 

[Shados]

Just make a trigger that whenever a unit owned by the creep's team enters the area they're trying to get to, and you do something like this:
Set Life to (current value of Life - 1).

 

[Darkdraak]

Life being an integer variable

 

[Ralle]

yeah we should have a dictionary at the hive

 

[hunter50775]

ok, i have Lives = (Lives - 1) and it doesnt do anything, the amount of lives just stayes the same

 

[Shados]

That doesn't tell us much, please in future post the entire trigger, to do this just right-click on your trigger and select "Copy as Text" and post it using the trigger tags (as in, [triggerD]your copied trigger[/triggerD], without the D's, of course).

 

[hunter50775]

Ok, this is what i got......


Untitled Trigger 002
Events
Unit - A unit enters Region 001 <gen>
Conditions
(Owner of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Player 12 (Brown)
Actions
Unit - Remove (Triggering unit) from the game
Set Lives = (Lives - 1.00)
Game - Display to (All players) the text: Life Lost

 

[Shados]

Well, other than replacing Triggering Unit with Entering Unit I don't see anything wrong with it (and I think triggering unit would work anyway =/ ), also, you're meant to use the

• tags lol.[/COLOR]

 

[hunter50775]

ok, well, it sill doest work when i change that, is there a way i can put the file here so one of u can take a look at it for me, other than the life thing i'm ok, but my spawn trigger isnt working right, it keeps spawing the second wave over and over again, i know why but dont know how to make it right, if one of you look at it, thatd be cool, but other-wise, thanks for your help so-far

 

[Shados]

Sure, just upload your map in the maps section (click the button marked "Resources" at the top of the pag) and link us it.

 

[hunter50775]

ok, ill put it there when i get home from work

 

[hunter50775]

ok, i put it in, allthough i cant find it..i tried to put it in again but it said it all ready exists so it is here somewhere, i just guessed it needed to be approved or checked for viruses or something, but if u cant find it just tell me, it is the only map i have on the site

 

[hunter50775]

ok, well since no one is helping, i have a new question, i figured out a spawning that works,not what i want, but o-well, ok, new question, it is prob easy but i cant figure it out, i need to know how to size down a tower, i know it is in the art section of the object editor but can figure it out, i want the ancient protector the size of guard tower,

 

[Hemlock]

Art - scaling value