My to-do list

So I posted this on another site and got a bit of help there and some help here, well here's my list that I need accomplish. I've been updating this list regularly for things I need and things I finish. Any help would be wonderful.

• [5/1] - Special units/abilities created
• [X] - Make a unit spawn for each player every 2 seconds
• [X] - Ensure the unit does not spawn for non-existant players
• [X] - Making barracks able to create different units
• [X] - When barracks creates a unit, the unit is teleported to another region
• [X] - When barracks creates a unit..
• - [X] A timer is activated
• - [X] 10 buildings in 2 areas (5 per area) are given to the player who built it
• - [X] When the timer ends the buildings are reverted to neutral player
• - [X] No other player can build this unit and take control of the buildings as the timer is active
• - [X] When the timer ends the timer window is removed
• [X] - Every 50 kills (of any enemy unit), the player is granted 1 mineral
• [ ] - Create a door
• - [ ] Make the door open once a unit is created
• - [ ] Make the created units icon disappear and replace with another icon
• - [ ] Make the door close once the other unit is created
• [ ] - Change error message for a lack of enough Terrazine gas
• [X] - Make a duplicated unit be part of another unit group (I.E. double clicking the original wont also select the duplicated unit)
• [X] - Create a button that...
• - [X] Deselects units for specific player
• - [X] Selects unit for specific player
• [/] - Create a leaderboard for kills
• [X] - Create some kind of psionic effects on a Zergling model to differentiate it from others

So here are the parts I'm currently looking for help with:

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Originally Posted by Artanis186

• [ ] - Change error message for a lack of enough Terrazine gas
• Get more special unit ideas

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Currently I got a button that deselects units and selects a unit, but I can't find a way to make the button deselect only for the clicker and select a different building for each player (and only for the person that clicks the button).

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Ensure the unit does not spawn for non-existant players

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You can check this with the condition player->status of player == unused.

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Every 50 kills (of any unit), the player is granted 1 mineral

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Make a new variable called "kills". Make a new trigger with event "unit dies". Have a condition that says "triggering player == (enemy player)", and increase the variable. Then when the variable gets to over 50, you add a resource and set it back to zero.

If you don't want to do it that way, you might also find this condition useful: general->player score value (enemy units killed), which just tells you how many enemy units you killed.

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but I can't find a way to make the button deselect only for the clicker

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Try to make use of "triggering player".

But I haven't messed around with UI stuff yet. Sorry. :$

Thanks for the help. The unit spawning is now working.

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Originally Posted by Gradius

Make a new variable called "kills". Make a new trigger with event "unit dies". Have a condition that says "triggering player == (enemy player)", and increase the variable. Then when the variable gets to over 50, you add a resource and set it back to zero.

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I believe I've done what you're saying, but after killing exactly 50 unit, there is no effect. Here's my triggers:

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8...enshot11vd.png

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4...eenshot12v.png

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Originally Posted by Gradius

Try to make use of "triggering player".

But I haven't messed around with UI stuff yet. Sorry. :$

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I tried that, not sure if it's working or not, since I don't really have the ability to test it.

I see the problem. In the first one, there is no triggering player, but there is a triggering unit. I meant to say check for the player of the triggering unit. Sorry :[

I think the condition "agent of player for unit" does that.

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Originally Posted by Gradius

I see the problem. In the first one, there is no triggering player, but there is a triggering unit. I meant to say check for the player of the triggering unit. Sorry :[

I think the condition "agent of player for unit" does that.

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I found that condition, but honestly... I have no idea how to set it up. :|

One other thing that would probably work is when you hit new condition, use the first condition that comes up! Owner of unit. Just go down and set the bottom value equal to the player number of the enemy. Just replace that with the condition you have in the first trigger.

Still no dice. Maybe changing it from triggering unit to something else?

The following works just fine for me:

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    Events
        Unit - Any Unit dies
    Local Variables
    Conditions
        (Owner of (Triggering unit)) == 15
    Actions
        Variable - Modify Kills: + 1

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Then this one

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    Events
        Unit - Any Unit dies
    Local Variables
    Conditions
        (Owner of (Triggering unit)) == 15
    Actions
        Variable - Modify Kills: + 1

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If you didn't want to have a separate trigger for each player you can do the following:

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    Events
        Unit - Any Unit dies
    Local Variables
    Conditions
    Actions
        General - If (Conditions) then do multiple (Actions)
            If Then Else
                General - Else if (Conditions) then do (Actions)
                    Else If
                        (Owner of (Killing unit)) == 1
                        KillsP1 == 50
                    Then
                        Variable - Set KillsP1 = 0
                        Player - Modify player 1 Minerals: Add 1
                General - Else if (Conditions) then do (Actions)
                    Else If
                        (Owner of (Killing unit)) == 2
                        KillsP2 == 50
                    Then
                        Variable - Set KillsP2 = 0
                        Player - Modify player 2 Minerals: Add 1

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Then you would need to make the first trigger like it is, but have it change the variable for the corresponding player. I can post what it should look like if you need me to.

Edit: here it is

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    Events
        Unit - Any Unit dies
    Local Variables
    Conditions
    Actions
        General - Else if (Conditions) then do (Actions)
            Else If
                (Owner of (Killing unit)) == 1
            Then
                Variable - Set KillsP1 = 0
                Variable - Modify KillsP1: + 1
        General - Else if (Conditions) then do (Actions)
            Else If
                (Owner of (Killing unit)) == 2
            Then
                Variable - Set KillsP2 = 0
                Variable - Modify KillsP2: + 1

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Originally Posted by Adam_Ant

Edit: here it is

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    Events
        Unit - Any Unit dies
    Local Variables
    Conditions
    Actions
        General - Else if (Conditions) then do (Actions)
            Else If
                (Owner of (Killing unit)) == 1
            Then
                Variable - Set KillsP1 = 0
                Variable - Modify KillsP1: + 1
        General - Else if (Conditions) then do (Actions)
            Else If
                (Owner of (Killing unit)) == 2
            Then
                Variable - Set KillsP2 = 0
                Variable - Modify KillsP2: + 1

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Wouldn't this make kills stay at 1 for each kill?

And for a unit that has splash damage, if he kills multiple people at once, will each kill still be accounted for?

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Originally Posted by Artanis186

Wouldn't this make kills stay at 1 for each kill?

And for a unit that has splash damage, if he kills multiple people at once, will each kill still be accounted for?

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Yes it would! Get rid of the "set kills to 0" action... I copy pasted from the other trigger lol (that gets me into trouble with my maps all the time!)

And, as far as I know it counts each kill, but an easy way to check would be to nuke all kinds of units at once, and have an action that converts the variable "kills" into a text message in that trigger.

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Originally Posted by Adam_Ant

Yes it would! Get rid of the "set kills to 0" action... I copy pasted from the other trigger lol (that gets me into trouble with my maps all the time!)

And, as far as I know it counts each kill, but an easy way to check would be to nuke all kinds of units at once, and have an action that converts the variable "kills" into a text message in that trigger.

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Thought so, I didn't even put them in as I went. Tested with 5 of my splash guys on exactly 50 lings and it worked perfectly. Now I need to find out how to make a leaderboard and change the Terrazine gas error message. Any clue on that?

Yes, I did figure out how those work. I don't have time to write it out right now unfortunately but I've got a TD map posted in the following thread that has one in it. If you still have questions I'll answer them later today/tonight.


http://sclegacy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3848

Thanks. I'm in progress with the leaderboard, so far I don't have any problem with it. But for the kill rewards, I am also able to kill my own units to add to the kill count, I don't want this. How would I ensure only enemy kills count?

If your event is "Unit Dies"
Make a condition "Owner of (triggering unit) == 1"

Hmm, do you mean I should make the condition "Owner of (triggering unit == <enemy number>"? And if so, would I have to make 1 for each enemy?

Yes, you're right on both points. Depending on how organized you want everything you could do an "If then else" for each enemy and wrap all of those into an "Or" but it might just be easier to follow if you made it separate triggers.