Trigger which ends a Trigger

[LordVladec]

Hi Guys,

I search a solution for the following problem:

Trigger A triggers every X seconds; all actions together have an duration of circa 120 seconds (lot of wait-actions).

Trigger B will be executed if a specific unit enters Area XY; this trigger should deactivate Trigger A (turn off trigger; easy) and cancel all pending actions of Trigger A/stop the execution of Trigger A immediately.

I didn't found any action for this...

Someone can help me how to get such a "'stop-another-trigger'-trigger"? Thanks

 

[Rheiko]

I've got a feeling that first trigger has a lot of bugs since you are using a lot of waits. I doubt there's a simple way to do that, because there is really no action for that. You have to find a workaround somehow and I don't think skip remaining actions would work for this case. Also, posting the triggers would be great.

 

[Wietlol]

You can do a check if trigger A is disabled.
If so, you do "Skip Remaining Actions".
You should do this after every single wait.

But I have to agree with Rheiko that I do not like wait actions...
They are generally bad when you want to have proper accuracy in their duration.

 

[Rheiko]

You can do a check if trigger A is disabled.
If so, you do "Skip Remaining Actions".
You should do this after every single wait.

But he intended to skip remaining actions for the trigger A, If he put it inside the disabled trigger A, it won't work, will it? Or do you plan to put in inside the trigger B? If so, will it work?

 

[Wietlol]

• Trigger A
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • -------- Do Something --------
    • Wait 2.00 seconds
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • ((This trigger) is on) Equal to False
      • Then - Actions
        • Skip remaining actions
      • Else - Actions
    • -------- Do Something --------
    • Wait 2.00 seconds
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • ((This trigger) is on) Equal to False
      • Then - Actions
        • Skip remaining actions
      • Else - Actions
    • -------- Do Something --------
    • Wait 2.00 seconds
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • ((This trigger) is on) Equal to False
      • Then - Actions
        • Skip remaining actions
      • Else - Actions
    • -------- Do Something --------

 

[LordVladec]

Thanks for your help!

here my trigger:

• NEAttack
  • Ereignisse
    • Zeit - Every 1.00 seconds of game time
  • Bedingungen
    • ((AngreifferNE is empty) Gleich True) or ((All units of AngreifferNE are dead) Gleich True)
  • Aktionen
    • Auslöser - Turn off (This trigger)
    • Einheit - Create 1 Bogenschützin for Spieler 11 (Dunkelgrün) at (Center of Elfen Spawn <gen>) facing Vorgabe für Gebäude-Ausrichtung degrees
    • Set AngriffNE[1] = (Last created unit)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[1]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[1] to Bewegen nach (Center of NEWait1 <gen>)
    • Einheit - Create 1 Bogenschützin for Spieler 11 (Dunkelgrün) at (Center of Elfen Spawn <gen>) facing Vorgabe für Gebäude-Ausrichtung degrees
    • Set AngriffNE[2] = (Last created unit)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[2]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[2] to Bewegen nach (Center of NEWait1 <gen>)
    • Einheit - Create 1 Bogenschützin for Spieler 11 (Dunkelgrün) at (Center of Elfen Spawn <gen>) facing Vorgabe für Gebäude-Ausrichtung degrees
    • Set AngriffNE[3] = (Last created unit)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[3]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[3] to Bewegen nach (Center of NEWait1 <gen>)
    • Einheit - Create 1 Jägerin for Spieler 11 (Dunkelgrün) at (Center of Elfen Spawn <gen>) facing Vorgabe für Gebäude-Ausrichtung degrees
    • Set AngriffNE[4] = (Last created unit)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[4]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[4] to Bewegen nach (Center of NEWait1 <gen>)
    • Einheit - Create 1 Jägerin for Spieler 11 (Dunkelgrün) at (Center of Elfen Spawn <gen>) facing Vorgabe für Gebäude-Ausrichtung degrees
    • Set AngriffNE[5] = (Last created unit)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[5]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[5] to Bewegen nach (Center of NEWait1 <gen>)
    • Wait 32.00 seconds
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[1]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[1] to Bewegen nach (Center of NEWait2 <gen>)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[2]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[2] to Bewegen nach (Center of NEWait2 <gen>)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[3]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[3] to Bewegen nach (Center of NEWait2 <gen>)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[4]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[4] to Bewegen nach (Center of NEWait2 <gen>)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[5]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[5] to Bewegen nach (Center of NEWait2 <gen>)
    • Wait 18.00 seconds
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[1]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[1] to Bewegen nach (Center of WaitbeforeBase <gen>)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[2]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[2] to Bewegen nach (Center of WaitbeforeBase <gen>)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[3]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[3] to Bewegen nach (Center of WaitbeforeBase <gen>)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[4]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[4] to Bewegen nach (Center of WaitbeforeBase <gen>)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[5]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[5] to Bewegen nach (Center of WaitbeforeBase <gen>)
    • Wait 18.00 seconds
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[1]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[1] to Angreifen/Bewegen nach (Center of Basis Orcs <gen>)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[2]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[2] to Angreifen/Bewegen nach (Center of Basis Orcs <gen>)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[3]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[3] to Angreifen/Bewegen nach (Center of Basis Orcs <gen>)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[4]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[4] to Angreifen/Bewegen nach (Center of Basis Orcs <gen>)
    • KI - Ignore AngriffNE[5]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[5] to Angreifen/Bewegen nach (Center of Basis Orcs <gen>)
    • Wait 60.00 seconds
    • Auslöser - Turn on (This trigger)

this one sends 5 NE units at equal intervals to several positions, on every positon the 5 units wait the defined time (wait XX.XX seconds)

at the time the units should arrive succesfully on the last positon the trigger turns ON again - if the units died on the way to the target a 2nd group will spawn etc. untill the units arrive at the target.

the trigger which should stop the trigger above is this one:

• If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
  • 'IF'-Bedingungen
    • ((AngreifferNE is empty) Gleich True) or ((All units of AngreifferNE are dead) Gleich True)
  • 'THEN'-Aktionen
    • Do nothing
  • 'ELSE'-Aktionen
    • KI - Recycle AngriffNE[1]'s guard position
    • KI - Recycle AngriffNE[2]'s guard position
    • KI - Recycle AngriffNE[3]'s guard position
    • KI - Recycle AngriffNE[4]'s guard position
    • KI - Recycle AngriffNE[5]'s guard position
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[1] to Angreifen/Bewegen nach (Center of Elfen Basis <gen>)
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[2] to Angreifen/Bewegen nach (Center of Elfen Basis <gen>)
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[3] to Angreifen/Bewegen nach (Center of Elfen Basis <gen>)
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[4] to Angreifen/Bewegen nach (Center of Elfen Basis <gen>)
    • Einheit - Order AngriffNE[5] to Angreifen/Bewegen nach (Center of Elfen Basis <gen>)
  • Auslöser - Turn off NEAttack <gen>
  • Einheitengruppe - Add Koreth Skullseeker 0221 <gen> to AngreifferNE

If the Trigger above turns OFF all units get the command to move at area XY; there the AI get free command over hem.
Koreth Skullseeker is a char that can't die, so I add him to the unitgroup to prevent the spawning of the units in later game.

I think your suggested solution won't work because my trigger "always" is OFF, the 'If'-condition will always be true

 

[Wietlol]

Why is it always turned off then?
Isnt it much more convenient if you use "Elapsed gametime is equal to 1 second"?

 

[LordVladec]

hmmm, sounds nice.

I dont' remember that I ever used the 'elapsed gametime'-trigger...

It is right that with this one the action will allways repeat untill I turn Off the Trigger?
(because elapsed gametime is always equal to 1 second? but have to be equal to at least 1 second)

-elapsed gamtime at least 1 second
-create units
-units move to pint A
-wait
-units move to point B
-wait
-end of trigger
-start over if not turned OFF

-> should work like this, right?

 

[Wietlol]

Elapsed gametime is exactly one second.
Every second of gametime is also on that moment and every second after that.

 

[LordVladec]

hm, okay, but I need an trigger which allows a never-ending loop (-> trigger always start over untill I stop him)

If I'm right would a trigger with elapsed game time just fire once on second 1 and don't trigger again (->no loop)

 

[Wietlol]

A trigger that is turned off doesnt loop either.
And as far as I understand it, you never turn it back on.

 

[LordVladec]

I turn the Trigger back On after the last action (wait 60.00 seconds).

After all actions the trigger goes ON, then it checks the event -> every seconds, and restart the whole thing. -> loop

 

[Wietlol]

Then you can still do it with a global variable.
You might need to index them and use an array but the method is the same.