I need either to queue orders better or a new method

01-14-2007, 04:19 PM

So a TD... yeah, I know, but bear with me. The towers can all get individual speed damage range and splash upgrades which affect which towers that tower can upgrade to. Each tower at the next tier has a different combination of speed damage splash and range that it can research. Also, when a tower upgrades to a new one at the next tier, it retains whatever speed, damage range splash bonuses it had. This means the strength of the next tier is relative to the power of the current tier, so setting a constant unit cost for the upgrade won't work numbers-wise. I catch the order from a multiply leveled Charge Gold and Lumber (TowerAbilUsed[x]) and then actually build the towers using these:

Trigger:

Ghost Building Copy

Events

Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability

Conditions

Actions

For each (Integer A) from 1 to 16, do (Actions)

Loop - Actions

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

If - Conditions

(Ability being cast) Equal to TowerAbilUsed[(Integer A)]

Then - Actions

Unit - Hide (Triggering unit)

Unit - Create 1 Circle of Power for (Owner of (Casting unit)) at (Position of (Casting unit)) facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees

Unit Group - Add (Triggering unit) to HiddenUnits

For each (Integer B) from 0 to 100, do (Actions)

Loop - Actions

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

If - Conditions

OrderLoc[(Integer B)] Equal to OrderLoc[((Integer B) + 1)]

Then - Actions

Set OrderLoc[(Integer B)] = (Casting unit)

Set OrderCode[(Integer B)] = TowerToBuild[(Integer A)]

Custom script: exitwhen 1 == 1

Else - Actions

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

If - Conditions

(RunQueue <gen> is on) Equal to False

Then - Actions

Trigger - Run RunQueue <gen> (ignoring conditions)

Trigger - Turn on RunQueue <gen>

Else - Actions

Custom script: exitwhen 1 == 1

Else - Actions

Trigger:

RunQueue

Events

Conditions

Actions

Unit - Remove (Find the first unit next to (Position of OrderLoc[0]) that matches ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Circle of Power)) from the game

Unit - Order The Upgrade Fairy 0000 <gen> to (Order(OrderCode[0])) (Position of OrderLoc[0])

Wait until ((Order(OrderCode[0])) Not equal to (Current order of The Upgrade Fairy 0000 <gen>)), checking every 0.10 seconds

For each (Integer B) from 0 to 36, do (Actions)

Loop - Actions

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

If - Conditions

OrderLoc[(Integer B)] Not equal to OrderLoc[((Integer B) + 1)]

Then - Actions

Set OrderCode[(Integer B)] = OrderCode[((Integer B) + 1)]

Set OrderLoc[(Integer B)] = OrderLoc[((Integer B) + 1)]

Else - Actions

Custom script: exitwhen 1 == 1

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

If - Conditions

OrderLoc[0] Not equal to No unit

Then - Actions

Trigger - Run (This trigger) (ignoring conditions)

Else - Actions

Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)

Unit - Order The Upgrade Fairy 0000 <gen> to Move To ((Center of (Playable map area)) offset by (CirclePosX, CirclePosY))

This works as long as you don't issue multiple upgrade commands simulataneously, as in, select multiple units and click the upgrade button once. If you do them serially it's fine. So I either need to find a way to properly queue those simulataneous commands OR find a new way to charge varying amounts of money for the same upgrade. Lemme know if I wasn't clear enough. Thanks.