Left click event?

11-12-2006, 04:07 PM	#1
Exilus	is there any possible way to make an event based on "left click"? selection is disabled in my map. my map's a shooter. you currently use right click to move and have to click F+click to fire, wich is really annoying to do. is there any possible way i could make it you just need to left click to trigger the shooting?

11-12-2006, 04:26 PM	#2
Fireeye	There are 2 ways. 1st way is to make a periodic event, but it's nasty way. 2nd way is using Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting an object

11-12-2006, 04:39 PM

Exilus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fireeye

unit Is issued an order targeting an object

no...my map is a shooter map...when you click somewhere on the map you shoot. its not an object. its a point. secondly, your founction of issued an order is for right click, not left click.

11-12-2006, 04:46 PM	#4
Rising_Dusk	Or you could use the selection event. Quasi-slow response on Bnet, but that's the nicest way to go about it.

11-12-2006, 05:13 PM

skatj

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exilus

no...my map is a shooter map...when you click somewhere on the map you shoot. its not an object. its a point. secondly, your founction of issued an order is for right click, not left click.

If you already had arrow keys to move couldnt you just use the unit is issued an order targeting a point(move) then it would fire?

11-12-2006, 06:00 PM	#6
TaintedReality	Yes, using trackables. You would have to create trackables all over the map in order to be able to detect where the player clicks. Here's a tutorial on using trackables. http://www.wc3jass.com/viewtopic.php?t=1997

11-12-2006, 06:09 PM

Exilus

Quote:

Originally Posted by TaintedReality

Yes, using trackables. You would have to create trackables all over the map in order to be able to detect where the player clicks. Here's a tutorial on using trackables.

http://www.wc3jass.com/viewtopic.php?t=1997

allright.thanks.

but im really not familiar with jass =/ ill try to learn, tough.
itll also be very laggy if i have to put 12 (one for each player) on every single points of the map =/
ill wait to see all solutions before i take one.

11-12-2006, 06:14 PM

Exilus

Quote:

Originally Posted by skatj

If you already had arrow keys to move couldnt you just use the unit is issued an order targeting a point(move) then it would fire?

i dont have arrow keys to move. also, if i right clicked, the unit would move there AND shoot, as the default for right clicking is move.

11-12-2006, 09:58 PM

Anitarf

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exilus

i dont have arrow keys to move. also, if i right clicked, the unit would move there AND shoot, as the default for right clicking is move.

Well, you can always counter that with triggers.

The problem with trackables is, they can't tell you if it was a left or a right click that clicked them, however I've heard that if they intercept a click then the order that should be issued by it isn't issued so you can't differentiate between the two mouse buttons this way either.

11-12-2006, 11:13 PM	#10
wyrmlord	If you weren't using right-click for moving, that could much more easily be used in an event for firing. You just have a few events for when a unit is issued an order targeting a point, object, etc. And then make the condition check the order to see if it is the "smart" order.

11-13-2006, 02:57 PM

#11

The)TideHunter(

And trackables can never be removed, as blizzard dident make a function to do so.
The only 4 functions there is, is:

JASS:

native CreateTrackable      takes string trackableModelPath, real x, real y, real facing returns trackable
constant native GetTriggeringTrackable takes nothing returns trackable
native TriggerRegisterTrackableHitEvent takes trigger whichTrigger, trackable t returns event
native TriggerRegisterTrackableTrackEvent takes trigger whichTrigger, trackable t returns event

Register trackable Hit, is when you click on that trackable.
Register trackable track is when you mouse over the trackable.

You can use any model for a trackable.
KaTTaN made a bombing type map, where you click the terrain and it makes an explosion there. He uses 128x128 invisable models. I dont have the link but if you search you might find it.