Good way to start Jassing?

[lh2705]

Hey, I'm just curious to know..

What's a good way to start Jassing?
as in applying Jass into triggers. ?

I've read most of the JASS tutorials, but I still can't apply them. I can read some of the triggers, but I can't write them.

Suggestions are very much appreciated

 

[Uberplayer]

First of all, you should read Introduction Jass tutorials (last intro what you should read is Vexorian's. I thought that it was a lil bit harder than the others).

Then just start playing around with the triggers and such a things and ask stupid questions in this forum

 

[lh2705]

Yeah, I read it sometime ago..
I also tried playing around with the triggers, but they just ended up with insane errors.. haha..

 

[~GaLs~]

Converting GUI codes to JASS and starts learning how to simplifieng them...Replacing all those BJ's...

When you are familar with it, you will be able to write it
I don't knw what way you wanna start, but i start it off like this....

Getting NewGenJass WorldEditor and TESH would greatly helps you on it...

Cheers...
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[Rheias]

> as in applying Jass into triggers. ?

Read this tutorial I made while ago for some tips on how to learn Jass.

If you got the basics down start converting GUI triggers to Jass and read them until you got it all. Then start doing triggers alone. After a while stop using BJs and move natives and instead of Locs use reals. And then you can get started with the harders things.

Make sure you got TESH / JassCraft / Jass Editor / etc.

 

[lh2705]

Ahh.. Thanks alot for your kind suggestions will check the tut out Rheias, Thanks.

Converting just makes my eyes bleed lol..even harder to read the codes..than those JASS spells, anyways, will do check the stuff out.

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[Uberplayer]

You should not convert triggers with if-then-else conditions. They kill you when you convert them.

 

[waaaks!]

heres a good tip in starting jass...

dont use systems when just starting....you must use basic jass as first time, and when u already know jass, even basics, like what the function needs, then u can start to put systems in ur map...

i just realized that i was wrong on studying jass, because i first download systems even if i dont know jass....well systems are your tool to make ur coding faster....

like me, i dont know jass functions at all....i just convert actions or conditions to jass and start coding it....

also if u start jassing always get Jass craft of ur side for free functions library...just search the functions u want use in jass craft...but some functions in jass craft cant be implemented in WE, or gives u error because there are caster system and cscache funtions in jasscraft...i also recommend caster system and cscache, caster system has fast functions....and also u can use all functions in jass craft because u have caster system and cscache already in ur map...

 

[Waaaaagh]

The number one thing I remember from my starting days - InitTrig's looked like freaking Chinese.

function InitTrig_Kill takes nothing returns nothing
    set gg_trg_Kill = CreateTrigger(  )
    call TriggerRegisterAnyUnitEventBJ( gg_trg_Kill, EVENT_PLAYER_UNIT_SPELL_EFFECT )
    call TriggerAddAction( gg_trg_Kill, function Trig_Kill_Actions )
endfunction

Yeah. Chinese.

 

[PurgeandFire]

Converting GUI codes to JASS and starts learning how to simplifieng them...Replacing all those BJ's...

When you are familar with it, you will be able to write it
I don't knw what way you wanna start, but i start it off like this....

Getting NewGenJass WorldEditor and TESH would greatly helps you on it...

Cheers...
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I hate blueserver...You do?

Well, you don't really want to learn vJASS in the beginning. It is way to confusing if you don't know JASS.

The number one thing I remember from my starting days - InitTrig's looked like freaking Chinese.

function InitTrig_Kill takes nothing returns nothing
    set gg_trg_Kill = CreateTrigger(  )
    call TriggerRegisterAnyUnitEventBJ( gg_trg_Kill, EVENT_PLAYER_UNIT_SPELL_EFFECT )
    call TriggerAddAction( gg_trg_Kill, function Trig_Kill_Actions )
endfunction

Yeah. Chinese.

Lol... Yeaa..

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To learn JASS, get JASSCraft and read Daelin's moving from GUI to JASS tutorial, or read Ghan_04's JASS (Concise) introduction. (Sorry, I don't have the linkies. =] )

Lol, I didn't see you for a while lh2705, damn; its hard to spell your name.

Happy JASSing.

 

[Squll2]

Yeah. Chinese.

you just keep thinking that..

i advise not reading the real thing if u think jass is bad

heres a example..

/:.//.'":;/ (not a real symbol.. but you get the idea lol)

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Ontopic:

also i found with learning jass, that downloading tinki3's jass spells and reading them, helps, because they are very clear - of course after youve read a few tuts ^^ also look for IkilledKennies Classroom it was very helpful

 

[waaaks!]

its better to learn jass first than GUI

because GUI will mess on ur mind when thinking jass...

 

[Tinki3]

>What's a good way to start Jassing?

Create a simple spell in the GUI, convert it.
Look at what the code turns into - JASS;

"Triggering unit" becomes "GetTriggerUnit()"
"Target Unit Of Ability Being Cast" becomes "GetSpellTargetUnit()".

What I found most helpful when I first started to learn, was to memorize those
basic unit-function conversions, as they will most likely be what you'll use most when spell-making in JASS.

And what do you do after?
Learn how to handle your local variables;

Get the local handle vars system, and practise using the way of timers.
That will be the 2nd most useful thing you'll need to memorize, and you'll be using timers alot when spell-making in JASS.

Obviously in between the learning process you should read a few tutorials here and there, to expand your knowledge of JASS.
I highly advise you to download JASS Craft;

It will be the 3rd most useful and helpful thing that will happen to you when JASSing.
At first, when you launch it, it won't seem useful at all, believe me on that one.

Though, once you start moving away from those ghastly BJs, you'll move closer to JC.

And what for the conclusion?
Not much - just the odd "yea, just keep reading those tutorials and she'll be right".

Personally, from me: once you think you don't need to convert a GUI trigger to know what it looks like in the JASS form any longer, start writing them yourself, from scratch.

 

[TheDamien]

I agree with Tinki. The best way to learn, I find, is to look at example code and triggers that have been converted to custom text (Edit > Convert to Custom Text).Everyone learns differently, however, so you might want to try all the methods suggested so far to see which one suits you best.

 

[Tinki3]

>Everyone learns differently

QFT.

Though, IMHO, doing what is said yourself works best.

 

[lh2705]

Ah..thank you guys for your kind suggestions

Yea, I got JASScraft..will start practicing soon...Thanks all

>PurgeandFire
Yea, been quite inactive for sometime..didn't have enough time/out of creativity for spells ..

 

[Sim]

I myself think reading tutorials is the key, but it's maybe just because I like learning while reading.

Try some things out. Convert a few triggers, look up some functions in JASSCraft. Try to create a few simple things. Try to make a non-MUI spell MUI using JASS.

Read Tutorials