Transmutation

[solomon409]

This isnt an very good title, but its like this.

Im created an unit based off the Ancient of Wonders, and i wan tthat unit to basicly kinda change gold to lumber, and vice-versa. I know i cold just make an item that it sells, but i want it to be like this:
Click on Transmute button.---->Wait some time-----> I gain <?> Resources.

I was thinking of using a system of triggers, so that the building trains an dummy unit name "Transmute Gold" which cost gold, and use a system of triggers to make it die on spawn and give me <?> lumber.

I treid to do that, but i blanked out on how.

Also, this building is only abvaiable for one race.

 

[Ramza]

Something like this?

Events
Unit - A unit owned by Player 1 (Red) Sells an item (from shop)

Conditions
(Item-type of (Sold Item)) Equal to *your item*

Actions
Wait X seconds
Player - Add X to Player 1 (Red) Current lumber

 

[Kala]

Or this

• Buy Lumber
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes research
  • Conditions
    • (Researched tech-type) Equal to Convert 50 Gold Into 50 Lumber
  • Actions
    • Player - Add 50 to (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Current lumber

 

[MikeyDN]

Trigger 1

• Events
  • Unit start the effects of an ability
• Conditions
  • Ability equal to <Transmute>
• Actions
• Set variable <casting_unit> = <triggering/casting unit>
  • if/then/else multi
    • Conditions
      • Owner of <casting_unit> current gold greater then or equal to XX
    • Actions then
      • Timer - start timer <timer_transmute> as a one-shot timer that expires in XX seconds
      • Game - Set owner of <casting_unit> current gold to (gold of (owner of <casting unit> - XX))
    • Actions else

Trigger 2

• Events
  • Timer <timer_transmute> expires
• Conditions
• Actions
  • Game - Set owner of <casting_unit> current lumber to (lumber of (owner of <casting unit> + XX))

NOTE: <casting_unit> is a variable that is set in the first trigger.

 

[solomon409]

@All of the above

Noe, its supposed to kinda be seen as the building doing the researches(usin arcane sactum model) because its training a unit.

Mabey make a ablity that causes that unit to self-destruct(doesnt do anything) and a trigger that give the resource when that ability is used?

Also, this building is only available for 1 race

 

[Ramza]

I see.
Then, like you said, you'll need a dummy unit, and a trigger like this:

Events
Unit - A unit enters (Playable map area)

Conditions
(Unit-type of (Entering unit)) Equal to Dummy Unit

Actions
Unit - Remove (Entering unit) from the game
Player - Add X to Player X Current lumber

 

[MikeyDN]

Trigger 1

• Events
  • Unit - A unit Finishes training a unit
• Conditions
  • (Unit Type of (Trained Unit) Equal to <UNIT>
• Actions
  • Unit - Kill (Trained Unit)

Trigger 2

• Events
  • Unit - A unit Dies
• Conditions
  • (Unit-type of (Dying unit) Equal to <UNIT>
• Actions
  • Player add XX to (Owner of (Dying unit)) current lumber

Like this?
And then make your building being able to train a unit and rename the unit just like it looks like it's researching or something.
And remove the model of the unit or give it locust ability or something.


EDIT: Ramza's solution is easier I guess only using 1 trigger.

 

[CoolSoFar]

well I know it's solved already... IMO why can't you just use MikeyDN's 2nd trigger alone??

just make a unit without model, a locust ability, with 1 HP and -10 HP regen
it'll be killed by itself caused of it's -10 HP regen, and when that unit-type died it add gold/lumber

it think it's much more simple that way :/

 

[Ramza]

That's a good one.

Don't forget to hold shift while changing values, Solomon, so you can have negatives.

 

[MikeyDN]

CoolSoFar got the best solution imo

 

[solomon409]

OMg, thanx mon!, you got noe idea how much this helps.