Periodic Floating Text

Hey,

I'm wondering, is it possible to create floating text above a unit every t seconds after its construction? In my game, the player constructs Farms, which generate resources every 5 seconds. What I want to do is display the text '+25' (in green, doesn't really matter) after every 5 seconds of resource generation. It looks great and reminds the user where all his money is coming from. This effect can be seen in Battle for Middle Earth 2. In fact what I'm aiming for is an exact replication of that effect.

I honestly have no idea where to start. The event is what is troubling me. A periodic event wouldn't work because the text would appear regardless of whether or not a Farm has been constructed, and there is no unit for which the floating text may be given reference for its position. What should I do?

I would really appreciate some help on this as I am just thoroughly stumped,
Thanks!

start from forum search may be?

Try something like this:


If that doesn't work, try and see if the below works(the difference is, instead of using "Pick every unit in group", it loops through the group. Basically the same thing but there are some cases where "Pick every unit in group" might not work)

Hidden information: Trigger: Floating Text Events Time - Every 5.00 seconds of game time Conditions Actions Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_FarmGroup) Set FarmGroup = (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Farm)) For each (Integer A) from 1 to (Number of units in FarmGroup), do (Actions) Loop - Actions Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Float_TextPoint) Set FarmUnitPick = (Random unit from FarmGroup) Set Float_TextPoint = (Position of FarmUnitPick) Unit Group - Remove FarmUnitPick from FarmGroup Player - Add 25 to (Owner of FarmUnitPick) Current gold Player - Add 25 to (Owner of FarmUnitPick) Current lumber Floating Text - Create floating text that reads +25 at Float_TextPoint with Z offset 0.00, using font size 12.00, color (20.00%, 100.00%, 20.00%), and 0.00% transparency Floating Text - Change (Last created floating text): Disable permanence Floating Text - Set the velocity of (Last created floating text) to 80.00 towards 90.00 degrees Floating Text - Change the lifespan of (Last created floating text) to 2.00 seconds Floating Text - Change the fading age of (Last created floating text) to 1.00 seconds

Note about Floating Text:
"Change (Last Created floating text): Disable permanence: This needs to be done or else the floating text won't disappear. You should put that just after you put the trigger to create the floating text..

Thanks for the help and quick response. I tested it and it works perfectly.