[Trigger] Unit counter

[Nortander]

Hi everyone!

To make a map of mine a little more interesting for advanced players, I try to add optional missions which work like achievements (for additionnal rewards, or fun).
For instance, I imagined a subsidiary quest for which the player must not lose more 200* minions. (It is the first time your hero works as a commander for his big boss's army and he doesn't want to disappoint).

*The number is not important in itself, it has to be rather big but, as I have not finished the map yet, I don't know for sure whether it's gonna be difficult, so I can always change it.

So, I found out how to actually count the lost units with a trigger, but I can't find how to display the number of remaining units to the player (as an indication).
I guess it has something to do with the "counter" thing and I tried to do something with timer windows but it didn't work...
I know it's possible since I have seen it quite a few times in various campaigns but I have no clue how to proceed

Anyway, here's the trigger I use to count the dead units:

• CompteMortsReprouves
  • Evénements
    • Unité - A unit owned by Joueur 2 (Bleu) Meurt
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set ReelReprouvesMorts = (ReelReprouvesMorts + 1.00)
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • Si - Conditions
        • ReelReprouvesMorts Supérieur ou égal Ã* 200.00
      • Alors - Actions
        • Quête - Flash the quest dialog button
        • Quête - Mark QuetePremiereImpression as Raté
        • Quête - Display to (All players) the Quête ratée message: |cffffcc00Quête op...
      • Sinon - Actions
        • Do nothing

Could you guys help me please? I'd really appreciate any help


PS: Sorry, it looks like there is an issue with how the trigger displays to you. I use the French version of the editor, that might be why :/

 

[Chaosy]

Sorry but the code is unreadable, english editor plz.

Anyway to get the remaining number of units:
event: unit died
actions:
set counter = counter + 1
set remaining = 250 - counter

Or set counter to 250 at init and then do:
event: unit died
actions:
set counter = counter - 1
when counter is 0 250 units have died

 

[Nortander]

Sorry but the code is unreadable, english editor plz.

- Sorry, don't really know how to do better than that :/ But, I'll try to give English names to things in the future.
Anyway, this trigger was just meant to show what I already have
(Each time a unit owned by player 2 dies, it adds "+1" to what I had called "ReelReprouvesMorts" [=RealDeadUndeads], until it comes to 200 or more, and the mission is failed).
This part works, but I don't know how to display the result in a counter window, in real time.
I think that's what you tried to explain, but I didn't really get it.

Anyway to get the remaining number of units:
event: unit died
actions:
set counter = counter + 1
set remaining = 250 - counter

- Could you give a few more explanations please? I'm really confused about that
Thaaaaaaanks!!! )

 

[Chaosy]

• trigger
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit owned by Player 2 (Blue) Dies
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set counter = (counter + 1)
    • Set remaining = (250 - counter)
    • Game - Display to (All players) the text: (String(remaining))

event: unit died
actions:
set counter = counter + 1
set remaining = 250 - counter

Not much to explain to be honest.

 

[Nortander]

Thanks! I try and I'll tell you what!

 

[Nortander]

Okay! Now I know why I didn't understand! It's just because I had never used the "string" thing before ^^ Took me some time to figure out how to do that.

So, this works, and I'll keep it if I don't find another way, but that's not really what I had in mind O
I was rather thinking of a 'timer' window to display the number, instead of messages in game. It's more aesthetic and it does not cause flood it too many units die quickly
Sorry, my bad. I guess I am not really understandable :/
Do you know how to do that?

Anyway, thank you a thousand times for this already!!

 

[Chaosy]

Lookup how to use multiboards then, there should be a tutorial if you google it.
And then use that instead of the message.

 

[Nortander]

Thanks! I'll check it out!

Have a great day! (-^_^-)