help with making an event

Hi i was wondering if anyone here could help me with a trigger. I'm trying to make one that makes it so whenever a unit type comes within a range of building type it activates the trigger but i can't seem to figure out how to do an event like that

I'd assume you'll have to do it by dynamically creating regions whenever a building of your unit-type enters the map area. How you'd go about doing that, however, is beyond me, since I don't understand the difference between a region and a rect (which is what you'd be dynamically creating).

For this, you're going to need a real JASS-er.

Alternatively, I suppose you could run a constant check around each of these units to simulate the event... let me think about that.

Ok thanks man

Try this on for size; an example for when a Footman comes within 200.00 of a Guard tower:
The only downside to it is that once a Footman comes near a guard tower, the trigger no longer fires for any more footman coming near that tower until all footman near it move away.

My first attempt This is what I'd originally tried, though it leaks 2 x (Number of footmen on map) regions. Ouch. That, and it doesn't work completely properly. Trigger: Untitled Trigger 001 Copy Events Time - Every 0.25 seconds of game time Conditions Actions Set Check_Group[1] = (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Footman)) Set Check_Group[2] = (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Guard Tower)) Unit Group - Pick every unit in Check_Group[2] and do (Actions) Loop - Actions Set Check_Integer = (Check_Integer + 1) Set Check_Point[Check_Integer] = (Position of (Picked unit)) Set Check_Unit[Check_Integer] = (Picked unit) Set Check_Integer = 0 Unit Group - Pick every unit in Check_Group[1] and do (Actions) Loop - Actions For each (Integer A) from 1 to (Number of units in Check_Group[2]), do (Actions) Loop - Actions If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions) If - Conditions ((Region centered at Check_Point[(Integer A)] with size (400.00, 400.00)) contains (Picked unit)) Equal to False Then - Actions Unit Group - Remove Check_Unit[(Integer A)] from Near_Group Else - Actions For each (Integer A) from 1 to (Number of units in Check_Group[2]), do (Actions) Loop - Actions Custom script: call RemoveLocation( udg_Check_Point[GetForLoopIndexA()] ) Custom script: set udg_Check_Unit[GetForLoopIndexA()] = null Custom script: call DestroyGroup( udg_Check_Group[1] ) Custom script: call DestroyGroup( udg_Check_Group[2] ) -------- The above part removes units from "Near_Group"; these two sections are not the same -------- Set Check_Group[1] = (Units in (Playable map area) matching ((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Footman)) Set Check_Group[2] = (Units in (Playable map area) matching (((Unit-type of (Matching unit)) Equal to Guard Tower) and (((Matching unit) is in Near_Group) Equal to False))) Unit Group - Pick every unit in Check_Group[2] and do (Actions) Loop - Actions Set Check_Integer = (Check_Integer + 1) Set Check_Point[Check_Integer] = (Position of (Picked unit)) Set Check_Unit[Check_Integer] = (Picked unit) Set Check_Integer = 0 Unit Group - Pick every unit in Check_Group[1] and do (Actions) Loop - Actions For each (Integer A) from 1 to (Number of units in Check_Group[2]), do (Actions) Loop - Actions If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions) If - Conditions ((Region centered at Check_Point[(Integer A)] with size (400.00, 400.00)) contains (Picked unit)) Equal to True Then - Actions Unit Group - Add Check_Unit[(Integer A)] to Near_Group -------- Do your actions here -------- Game - Display to (All players) the text: Entering! Else - Actions For each (Integer A) from 1 to (Number of units in Check_Group[2]), do (Actions) Loop - Actions Custom script: call RemoveLocation( udg_Check_Point[GetForLoopIndexA()] ) Custom script: set udg_Check_Unit[GetForLoopIndexA()] = null Custom script: call DestroyGroup( udg_Check_Group[1] ) Custom script: call DestroyGroup( udg_Check_Group[2] )

Ok thanks, i'll try that

>>Pyrogasm

Would you not just use the event

"A unit comes within range of x of Your_Unit"

Example



That should work...

I interpreted what he wrote as "I need a trigger to run when a unit comes near it" I'm quite sure if that's what he meant or not though

You could make events for the trigger to fire, but only if the units were pre-placed . If the units can be created in-game, then there's no way to add an event to the trigger this.

Even this does not work, because you can't select "Triggering Unit" for the unit to add the action for:

Can't you use Entering Unit?

Does actually work

As I use it in my ORPG

Adding the event
Say the unit's name was Rock 001
When you actually add the event, it adds a unit comes within 200 of (Rock 001 <gen>)

To Any trigger, it does work because I use it in my ORPG to "display" the damage delt, each attack, in which it works perfectly


Not so, cause this will work


TheTrig

The trigger "TheTrig" would kill any unit that came near the footman, originally created in the trigger above "TheTrig", test it if you dont belive me ^_^

I really don't believe you, but I suppose I should take your word for it. The reason I'm saying it won't work is because the "A Unit comes within range of Unit" event requires a unit variable (The 'pick a unit' button) to work.

GetLastCreatedUnit() (Otherwise known as "last created Unit") is not a variable, it is a function.

It does work. The event requires a unit. GetLastCtraedUnit() returns a unit. Everything is kosher. But that being said, it only takes a single unit. That means if GetLastCreatedUnit() starts returning a different unit, the event won't update. It will still reference the unit set to the event.

The problem that appears is that many events (1 for each unit that appears in your map) will be on the same trigger. And events take up memory.

Yes, but thats only when manually selecting the event

When you "add" from a trigger it works

I have done this millions of times, in maps such as Mythical Fr0st Maker, Even my ORPG which is fully working, and many other maps...



Which is basically saying, A unit comes within range of (That specific frogman)

Test it, it works 100%, preferably not that trigger... lol

Thats how escape maker works, when a unit is trained, it adds trigger, that a unit comes within X of that unit...

Sue me and my pessimism. Here's what it breaks down to:

• Mythic Fr0st is a smart man.

• I am a dumb man.

Naa your not dumb

* << not a man yet

lol