Trigger to skip current action.

[Spartipilo]

Hi, i'm making an RPG that features A LOT of talking with NPC's. I though about a trigger that Skips to the next dialog when Esc (or any other set) key is pressed, but never found the way to do it, so i made a "ChatSpeed" ability, and custom commands to modify its lvl, and set the "Wait" duration between text to the lvl of that ability.

BUT

What i really want is setting the "Wait" duration between text blocks to: (Until the Player presses 'A' Key) The unit is paused, so pressing 'A' has no effect at all)

• Roger 1
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Sells an item (from shop)
  • Conditions
    • (Selling unit) Equal to Roger 0000 <gen>
    • (Item-type of (Sold Item)) Equal to Talk
    • ((Buying unit) is A Hero) Equal to True
  • Actions
    • Unit - Pause (Buying unit)
    • Camera - Set (Owner of (Buying unit))'s camera Distance to target to 1200.00 over 0.50 seconds
    • Camera - Pan camera for (Owner of (Buying unit)) to (Position of (Buying unit)) over 0.50 seconds
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 1 to Hi! Whats your name...
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 2 to ...
    • Wait (Real((Level of Chat speed for (Buying unit)))) seconds
    • Camera - Pan camera for (Owner of (Buying unit)) to (Position of (Selling unit)) over 0.50 seconds
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 2 to Hi! I'm |cffffd700R...
    • Wait (Real((Level of Chat speed for (Buying unit)))) seconds
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 2 to Some texts are shor...
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 1 to ...
    • Wait (Real((Level of Chat speed for (Buying unit)))) seconds
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 2 to Some will be really...
    • Wait (Real((Level of Chat speed for (Buying unit)))) seconds
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 2 to Type '|cffffd700cs+...
    • Wait (Real((Level of Chat speed for (Buying unit)))) seconds
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 2 to The min speed is -|...
    • Wait (Real((Level of Chat speed for (Buying unit)))) seconds
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 2 to You can check your ...
    • Wait (Real((Level of Chat speed for (Buying unit)))) seconds
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 2 to Notice that your un...
    • Wait (Real((Level of Chat speed for (Buying unit)))) seconds
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 2 to You should also che...
    • Wait (Real((Level of Chat speed for (Buying unit)))) seconds
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 2 to Now we're done, go ...
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 1 to Ok...
    • Wait (Real((Level of Chat speed for (Buying unit)))) seconds
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 2 to Follow the path to ...
    • Camera - Pan camera for (Owner of (Buying unit)) to (Position of (Buying unit)) over 0.50 seconds
    • Camera - Set (Owner of (Buying unit))'s camera Distance to target to 2000.00 over 0.50 seconds
    • Unit - Unpause (Buying unit)

Any help around?

 

[Dr Super Good]

(Until the Player presses 'A' Key) The unit is paused, so pressing 'A' has no effect at all)

You will have to force the player to select a unit with an ability with hotkey "A". Then when you detect that ability being cast you skip the wait. This could be done by looping with a wait until a global boolean variable is true. Then you set it to false and move onto next wait.

 

[Spartipilo]

Could yo do a basic demo? I get the idea but don't know how to do it :$

 

[Dr Super Good]

globals
    boolean array ABeenPressed
endglobals

function WaitForA takes integer p returns nothing
    loop
        exitwhen ABeenPressed
        call TriggerSleepAction(0.0)
    endloop
    set ABeenPressed = false
endfunction

where p is the player slot number.

You set the global boolean true when the A dummy ability is pressed at the inder of the player number.

You just call the function when ever you want to wait until A is pressed.

Ofcourse remember that the unit the player has selected bust be able to cast the "A" dummy ability.

 

[Spartipilo]

Ok, so, that makes the Boolean true, and then it requires to be set to "True" again when the next wait action is?... BTW, i don't undertand very much of jass =/ If you can give me a simple Copy/paste/Modify version, would be a lot better.. I'm already ashamed for being so dumb, but i would love a demo map =/ :$

 

[mckill2009]

try this...

• Chat 1 Buy
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Sells an item (from shop)
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • -------- dialog 1 here... --------
    • Wait 2.00 seconds
    • Trigger - Turn on Chat 2 <gen>

Chat 2 wont fire if ESC key is not pressed, so you are forced to press this

• Chat 2
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) skips a cinematic sequence
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
    • -------- dialog 2 here... --------
    • Wait 2.00 seconds
    • Trigger - Turn on Chat 3 <gen>

Chat 3 wont fire if ESC key is not pressed, so you are forced to press this

• Chat 3
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) skips a cinematic sequence
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
    • -------- dialog 3 here... --------
    • Wait 2.00 seconds
    • Trigger - Turn on Chat 4 <gen>

and so on...

 

[Spartipilo]

IT would require TONS of triggers. I stick to the "ChatSpeed" ability then, and make the "Wait" duration the same as the "Ability lvl". I tryed a whole day to make a unit with the 'A' function to Skip the current text, but I never made it work... neither understood what Dr Super Good gently tried to explain to me.