Can't make it work =/

07-17-2006, 07:50 PM

Here I am again ( yea yea i know I will get better but really, tried everything
I can find)

Geez been searching this forum for spawn triggers but no one unfortunately
fits my type of spawn trigger( of what I've seen )

Trigger idea:
A unit enters a location, then creeps spawn. If the unit stays in the location
the creeps will keep spawning but if the unit leaves, the creeps stop spawning
until another unit enters location.

Think I got everything there.

Will appreciate all help, yet again this forum rocks

07-17-2006, 08:27 PM	#2
Rising_Dusk	Well if you're attempting to only create creeps when a unit is in a region, yes that would work. Normally for most creep spawns in most maps they do a periodic timer that has a condition that checks if the unit spawner is alive, then spawns creeps if it is.

07-17-2006, 08:28 PM

Fireeye

You do it with a stating a timer when a unit enters the rect and pause the timer when it leaves.
I attached an example.

Attached Files

Timer.w3m (14.4 KB)

07-17-2006, 08:57 PM

Fallenzeca

oh, forgot one thing >.< now that Rising Dusk mentioned it, the spawns should also only spawn when all the creeps in the location is dead.
I've tried making a trigger, but it doesnt work perfect, it got some flaws.
Trigger:

Trigger:

SpawnRats1

Events

Unit - A unit enters SpawnRookSmaRat <gen>

Conditions

(Unit-type of (Entering unit)) Equal to Adventurer

Actions

Unit - Create 5 Rat for Player 12 (Brown) at (Random point in SpawnRookSmaRat <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees

Trigger - Turn off SpawnRats1 <gen>

This trigger works (got 3 different triggers otherwise i think it won't work)
Trigger2:

Trigger:

ReviveRookRats

Events

Unit - A unit owned by Player 12 (Brown) Dies

Conditions

((Unit-type of (Dying unit)) Equal to Rat) and ((Unit-type of (Killing unit)) Equal to Adventurer)

Actions

Wait 17.00 seconds

Unit - Create 1 Rat for Player 12 (Brown) at (Random point in SpawnRookSmaRat <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees

This one got the flaws i think.
Trigger3:

Trigger:

BlockSpawnRats1

Events

Unit - A unit leaves SpawnRookSmaRat <gen>

Conditions

(Unit-type of (Leaving unit)) Equal to Adventurer

Actions

Trigger - Turn off ReviveRookRats <gen>

Seems like this one won't execute perfectly either

Appreciate all help

07-17-2006, 10:27 PM	#5
Rising_Dusk	Look into a periodic trigger. I havent had a chance, but check out Fireeye's test map, he may explain the periodic bit to you. Basically it should look like this: Trigger: SpawnCrap Events Time - Every 33.0 seconds Conditions (YourUnitSpawner is alive) equal to true Actions Create 2 SomeUnits at SomeLocation for player SomeCreepOwningPlayer

07-18-2006, 04:41 PM	#6
Fallenzeca	Thanks guys, didnt have time to try fire eyes map until now but its great.

07-18-2006, 05:36 PM	#7
Fallenzeca	Trigger: Fibula PS turn off Events Unit - A unit enters Fibula poison spider 1 <gen> Conditions (Number of units in (Units in Fibula poison spider 1 <gen> owned by Player 12 (Brown))) Greater than or equal to 4 Actions Countdown Timer - Pause Timer[1] Will the timer start again if a unit enters the region again and the condition isn't fulfilled?

07-18-2006, 05:48 PM	#8
Fireeye	Uhm..., why did you write the pause trigger? When you want to know if the timer will be runned again, you should post the start trigger.

07-18-2006, 05:56 PM

Fallenzeca

Oh sry >.<

Trigger:

Fibula PS initialization

Events

Unit - A unit enters Fibula poison spider 1 <gen>

Conditions

(Owner of (Entering unit)) Equal to (Random player from (All allies of Player 1 (Red)))

Actions

Set Timer[1] = (Expiring timer)

Countdown Timer - Start Timer[1] as a Repeating timer that will expire in 2.00 seconds

trigger2:

Trigger:

Fibula PS spawn

Events

Time - Timer[1] expires

Conditions

Actions

Unit - Create 1 Poison Spider for Player 12 (Brown) at (Random point in Fibula poison spider 1 <gen>) facing 0.00 degrees

trigger3:

Trigger:

Fibula PS turn off

Events

Unit - A unit enters Fibula poison spider 1 <gen>

Conditions

(Number of units in (Units in Fibula poison spider 1 <gen> owned by Player 12 (Brown))) Greater than or equal to 4

Actions

Countdown Timer - Pause Timer[1]

but these triggers won't work either =/

07-18-2006, 06:26 PM

#10

Fireeye

This set Timer[1] is un-needed and the turn off trigger can not work, because a unit have to enter and in that moment trigger 1 will also be runned.
As i can see you want only to create Units when there are less than 5 units, right?
I'll rewrite the triggers
Trigger 1:

Trigger:

Events

Unit - A unit enters Fibula poison spider 1 <gen>

Conditions

(Owner of (Entering unit) is an ally of Player 1 (Red)) Equal to True

Actions

Countdown Timer - Start Timer as a Repeating timer that will expire in 2.00 seconds

Trigger 2:

Trigger:

Events

Time - Timer expires

Conditions

Actions

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

If - Conditions

MaxUnits less than 5

Then - Actions

Unit - Create 1 Poison Spider for Player 12 (Brown) at (Random point in Fibula poison spider 1 <gen>) facing 0.00 degrees

Set MaxUnits = MaxUnits + 1

Unit Group - Add (Last created unit) to (UnitGroup)

Else - Actions

Do nothing

Trigger 3:

Trigger:

Events

Unit - A Unit dies

Conditions

(Unit-Type of (Dying Unit)) equal to Poison Spider

((Dying Unit) is in UnitGroup) Equal to True

Actions

Set MaxUnits = MaxUnits - 1

Trigger 4:

Trigger:

Unit - A unit leaves Fibula poison spider 1 <gen>

Conditions

(Owner of (Leaving unit) is an ally of Player 1 (Red)) Equal to True

Actions

Countdown Timer - Pause Timer

I hope i didn't forgot anything

07-18-2006, 08:24 PM	#11
Fallenzeca	Wow, really nice and thx alot. Thats the biggest flaw in my map. Sure you got everything there ;) +rep definitely