CreateUnit won't create my unit

10-14-2009, 03:45 PM

Okay so my CreateUnit function has gone against me.

JASS:

scope Beastmaster initializer onInit
    
    function actionOfDoom takes nothing returns nothing
        //KillUnit( GetTriggerUnit( ) )
        BJDebugMsg("Creating unit, attempt 1")
        BJDebugMsg(GetUnitName(CreateUnit(GetTriggerPlayer(), 'hpea', 0, 0, 0)))
        BJDebugMsg("Attempt 2")
        BJDebugMsg(GetUnitName(CreateUnitAtLoc( GetTriggerPlayer(), 'hpea', GetRectCenter(gg_rct_Spawn), 0 )))
        BJDebugMsg("Attempt 3")
        CreateNUnitsAtLoc( 1, 'hpea', GetTriggerPlayer(), GetRectCenter(gg_rct_Spawn), 0 )
    endfunction
    
    function onInit takes nothing returns nothing
        trigger daTriggerOfDoom = CreateTrigger( )
        TriggerRegisterEnterRectSimple( daTriggerOfDoom, gg_rct_Beastmaster )
        TriggerAddAction( daTriggerOfDoom, function actionOfDoom )
    endfunction
endscope

Just prints out (null)
Any idea why the hell wc3 is against me? :(

10-14-2009, 04:01 PM	#2
chobibo	Try CreateUnit(player, unitId, x, y, facing) instead of CreateNUnitsAtLoc().

10-14-2009, 04:17 PM

aualin

Quote:

Originally Posted by chobibo

Try CreateUnit(player, unitId, x, y, facing) instead of CreateNUnitsAtLoc().

That's what

JASS:

BJDebugMsg(GetUnitName(CreateUnit(GetTriggerPlayer(), 'hpea', 0, 0, 0)))

is for
Just didn't bother checking what's in the unit group, cause it's probaly pretty empty anyway...

10-14-2009, 04:24 PM	#4
chobibo	Oh sorry I didn't understand. EDIT: So the problem is you can't create units right?

10-14-2009, 04:52 PM

aualin

Quote:

Originally Posted by chobibo

Oh sorry I didn't understand.

EDIT: So the problem is you can't create units right?

Yea, just returns null...

10-14-2009, 04:59 PM	#6
Anitarf	That's because you are using GetTriggerPlayer in a trigger with a non-player event, so it returns null instead of a player. Trying to create a unit for a null player fails and so the CreateUnit function returns null as well.

10-14-2009, 04:59 PM	#7
Rising_Dusk	GetTriggerPlayer() is null in that event response. You should use GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()) instead.

10-14-2009, 05:15 PM

aualin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anitarf

That's because you are using GetTriggerPlayer in a trigger with a non-player event, so it returns null instead of a player. Trying to create a unit for a null player fails and so the CreateUnit function returns null as well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rising_Dusk

GetTriggerPlayer() is null in that event response. You should use GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()) instead.

This is one of the duuh... moments. Thanks a lot for the help :)
Worked like a charm.