unit spawn after construction

[Mechcash]

Hello

Has somebody an idea on how to make a trigger, which makes that after a building is constructed some units spawn and patrol around its location.
I don't mean "automatic unit construction", I want the units to spawn around the building. The issue is, since there is no condition like "after a building has finished constructing" I don't know what condition to use to initiate the following "spawn" action.

Thanks!

 

[Cheshire]

since there is no condition like "after a building has finished constructing"

events - generic unit event- a unit finishes construction.

 

[Mechcash]

events - generic unit event- a unit finishes construction.

I don't think this applies to buildings being constructed. I believe this won't detect buildings. This is linked to units in a building being constructed.

 

[Cheshire]

nope. this event is exactly for buildings. try it. the way to match the unit to it (besides triggering unit - don't remember if that targets the building or builder) is constructed structure.

Edit: yeah, triggering unit is also the building.

Edit: here you go:

• spawn patrol
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes construction
  • Conditions
    • (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Farm
  • Actions
    • Set VariableSet BuildingLoc = (Position of (Triggering unit))
    • Set VariableSet Angle = 0.00
    • Set VariableSet PatrolRoute[0] = (BuildingLoc offset by 500.00 towards Angle degrees.)
    • Set VariableSet PatrolRoute[1] = (BuildingLoc offset by 500.00 towards (Angle + 120.00) degrees.)
    • Set VariableSet PatrolRoute[2] = (BuildingLoc offset by 500.00 towards (Angle + 240.00) degrees.)
    • Unit - Create 1 Archer for Player 1 (Red) at PatrolRoute[0] facing Default building facing degrees
    • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Patrol To PatrolRoute[1]
    • Unit - Create 1 Archer for Player 1 (Red) at PatrolRoute[1] facing Default building facing degrees
    • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Patrol To PatrolRoute[2]
    • Unit - Create 1 Archer for Player 1 (Red) at PatrolRoute[2] facing Default building facing degrees
    • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Patrol To PatrolRoute[0]

check out the attached map

 

[Mechcash]

nope. this event is exactly for buildings. try it. the way to match the unit to it (besides triggering unit - don't remember if that targets the building or builder) is constructed structure.

Edit: yeah, triggering unit is also the building.

Edit: here you go:

• spawn patrol
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes construction
  • Conditions
    • (Unit-type of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Farm
  • Actions
    • Set VariableSet BuildingLoc = (Position of (Triggering unit))
    • Set VariableSet Angle = 0.00
    • Set VariableSet PatrolRoute[0] = (BuildingLoc offset by 500.00 towards Angle degrees.)
    • Set VariableSet PatrolRoute[1] = (BuildingLoc offset by 500.00 towards (Angle + 120.00) degrees.)
    • Set VariableSet PatrolRoute[2] = (BuildingLoc offset by 500.00 towards (Angle + 240.00) degrees.)
    • Unit - Create 1 Archer for Player 1 (Red) at PatrolRoute[0] facing Default building facing degrees
    • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Patrol To PatrolRoute[1]
    • Unit - Create 1 Archer for Player 1 (Red) at PatrolRoute[1] facing Default building facing degrees
    • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Patrol To PatrolRoute[2]
    • Unit - Create 1 Archer for Player 1 (Red) at PatrolRoute[2] facing Default building facing degrees
    • Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Patrol To PatrolRoute[0]

check out the attached map

Awesome, thanks I'll try it ! Seems like I was wrong there, sorry mate

 

[Cheshire]

Awesome, thanks I'll try it ! Seems like I was wrong there, sorry mate

no worries. note that I didn't deal with leak removal bc I was lazy

 

[Mechcash]

no worries. note that I didn't deal with leak removal bc I was lazy

Could you explain to me why you set an variable specifically for the angle? Is it nessecary or could I just use 0.00 degrees directly? Just curious

 

[Cheshire]

I don't know if it was really necessary. this way you can customize it easily (by just altering that variable you can move all the points if you want to). Also the main reason I did it is bc the angles in wc3 confuse me. I think it doesn't have a full 360 degrees but rather 180 degrees plus 180 negative degrees or something like that. so by doing it this way I hoped that it would internally transform it into the right amount of degrees. Again, maybe not necessary at all.

[the reason I think it works like this - once I tested it with a trigger where I print out the angle between two units, and even though I walked all around the other unit - I think the output was always a positive value under 180]