Realistic Random Weather/Fog

03-21-2006, 10:23 AM

yeah like the title says, i need this for my map kinda like 1 time its rains for 4 wc3 hours then it get sunshine and normal again.. and maybe after a while it will get windy for maybe 1-8 hours.. u know what i say? i need realistict, random time, random weather! and afther the weather effects have happend it should ALWAYS go back to normal so it looks realistict..

so anyone has an idea how to do this?

03-21-2006, 10:35 AM

Vexorian

It is not that difficult actually.

Trigger:

init

Events

Map initialization

Conditions

Actions

Countdown Timer - Start weathertime as a One-shot timer that will expire in (Random real number between 10.00 and 150.00) seconds

Trigger:

weather

Events

Time - weathertime expires

Conditions

Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

(Random integer number between 1 and 100) <= 60

Then - Actions

Environment - Create at (Playable map area) the weather effect Ashenvale Rain (Heavy)

Else - Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

(Random integer number between 1 and 40) <= 12

Then - Actions

Environment - Create at (Playable map area) the weather effect Rays Of Light

Else - Actions

Environment - Create at (Playable map area) the weather effect Wind (Heavy)

Environment - Create at (Playable map area) the weather effect Ashenvale Rain (Heavy)

Set weffect = (Last created weather effect)

Environment - Turn weffect On

Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)

Trigger - Turn on weatherend <gen>

Countdown Timer - Start weathertime as a One-shot timer that will expire in (Random real number between 10.00 and 50.00) seconds

Trigger (initially turned off):

weatherend

Events

Time - weathertime expires

Conditions

Actions

Environment - Remove weffect

Countdown Timer - Start weathertime as a One-shot timer that will expire in (Random real number between 10.00 and 150.00) seconds

Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)

Trigger - Turn on weather <gen>

Required variables:

Name	Type
weathertime	Countdown timer
weffect	Weather effect

03-21-2006, 11:38 AM	#3
emjlr3	have you looked at my demo map?? it has just what you are looking for, which happens to me the same thing Vexorian just showed you http://www.wc3campaigns.net/showthread.php?t=80192

03-21-2006, 03:03 PM	#4
n00b11	ehm i dl emjlr3's map that will be easier ;p cause i really suck at doing triggers =) thnx anyway for information

03-21-2006, 03:52 PM	#5
Vexorian	you'd eventually have to be kind of good at triggers else you would rely too much on having a team