Picking units in circular sector?

[Panda]

I'm trying to make a spell that picks units in a circular sector and kills them, however I'm having some trouble. The spell is a non targeting spell (based on roar).

Here's the trigger:

• Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • (Ability being cast) Equal to Shove
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • Shove_Customvalue Less than 100
    • Then - Actions
      • Set Shove_Customvalue = (Shove_Customvalue + 1)
    • Else - Actions
      • Set Shove_Customvalue = 1
  • Set Shove_Caster[Shove_Customvalue] = (Triggering unit)
  • Set Shove_Angle[Shove_Customvalue] = (Facing of Shove_Caster[Shove_Customvalue])
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in (Playable map area)) and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • (Angle from (Position of Shove_Caster[Shove_Customvalue]) to (Position of (Picked unit))) Less than or equal to (Shove_Angle[Shove_Customvalue] + 60.00)
          • (Angle from (Position of Shove_Caster[Shove_Customvalue]) to (Position of (Picked unit))) Greater than or equal to (Shove_Angle[Shove_Customvalue] - 60.00)
          • (Unit-type of (Picked unit)) Equal to Gnoll
          • (Distance between (Position of Shove_Caster[Shove_Customvalue]) and (Position of (Picked unit))) Less than or equal to 500.00
        • Then - Actions
          • Unit - Kill (Picked unit)
        • Else - Actions

The important part is the 2 conditions:

• (Angle from (Position of Shove_Caster[Shove_Customvalue]) to (Position of (Picked unit))) Less than or equal to (Shove_Angle[Shove_Customvalue] + 60.00)
  • (Angle from (Position of Shove_Caster[Shove_Customvalue]) to (Position of (Picked unit))) Greater than or equal to (Shove_Angle[Shove_Customvalue] - 60.00)

Whenever I try the map it seems to only kill the gnoll from certain angles, even though I'm facing the gnoll.

I have searched the forums but I haven't found anything that helped me to make it succesful. I've messed around with this spell, trying to get it right for hours thus it's starting to piss me off a lot. Help is appreciated

 

[canons200]

do like this

Set P_1 = (Position of triggering unit)
Set UG_1 = (Units within 600.00 of P_1)
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (UG_1)) and do (Actions)
Loop - Actions

and remove the point and unitgroup leak

 

[Panda]

do like this

Set P_1 = (Position of triggering unit)
Set UG_1 = (Units within 600.00 of P_1)
Unit Group - Pick every unit in (UG_1)) and do (Actions)
Loop - Actions

and remove the point and unitgroup leak

No offense but you basically just rewrote what I already got.

According to my knowledge the trigger I wrote should work, however it only works from certain angles .. =(

 

[canons200]

I can't get what you want, anyway. Degree is 0 to 360 but facing is (-180) to 180

 

[Happy]

im not sure but try that...

make 2 if/then/else and use

• (Angle from (Position of Shove_Caster[Shove_Customvalue]) to (Position of (Picked unit))) Less than or equal to (Shove_Angle[Shove_Customvalue] + 60.00)

for one and

• (Angle from (Position of Shove_Caster[Shove_Customvalue]) to (Position of (Picked unit))) Greater than or equal to (Shove_Angle[Shove_Customvalue] - 60.00)

for the other...

i say this because all conditions you added have to be true and these 2 conditions cant be true at the same unit...if you use 2 if/then/else it should/could be fixed...

 

[vypur85]

> Degree is 0 to 360 but facing is (-180) to 180

Facing is between 0 to 360 degrees. 'Angle between points' is between -180 and 180 degrees.

Set Shove_Caster[Shove_Customvalue] = (Triggering unit)
Set Shove_Angle[Shove_Customvalue] = (Facing of Shove_Caster[Shove_Customvalue])
[B]Set AngleX = (Angle from (Position of Shove_Caster[Shove_Customvalue]) to (Position of (Picked unit)))
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    If - Conditions
        AngleX Less than 0.00
    Then - Actions
        Set AngleX = AngleX + 360.00
    Else - Actions[/B]
Unit Group - Pick every unit in [B](Units within 500.00 of Position of (Triggering unit) matching Unit-Type of (Matching unit) Equal to Gnoll[/B] and do (Actions)
    Loop - Actions
        If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            If - Conditions
                [B]AngleX[/B] Less than or equal to (Shove_Angle[Shove_Customvalue] + 60.00)
                [B]AngleX[/B] Greater than or equal to (Shove_Angle[Shove_Customvalue] - 60.00)
            Then - Actions
                Unit - Kill (Picked unit)
            Else - Actions

Try the above. I can't really be sure if this is the solution though.

 

[canons200]

Facing is between 0 to 360 degrees. 'Angle between points' is between -180 and 180 degrees.

oh, i reverse them =.='

 

[Panda]

> Degree is 0 to 360 but facing is (-180) to 180

Facing is between 0 to 360 degrees. 'Angle between points' is between -180 and 180 degrees.

Set Shove_Caster[Shove_Customvalue] = (Triggering unit)
Set Shove_Angle[Shove_Customvalue] = (Facing of Shove_Caster[Shove_Customvalue])
[B]Set AngleX = (Angle from (Position of Shove_Caster[Shove_Customvalue]) to (Position of (Picked unit)))
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    If - Conditions
        AngleX Less than 0.00
    Then - Actions
        Set AngleX = AngleX + 360.00
    Else - Actions[/B]
Unit Group - Pick every unit in [B](Units within 500.00 of Position of (Triggering unit) matching Unit-Type of (Matching unit) Equal to Gnoll[/B] and do (Actions)
    Loop - Actions
        If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            If - Conditions
                [B]AngleX[/B] Less than or equal to (Shove_Angle[Shove_Customvalue] + 60.00)
                [B]AngleX[/B] Greater than or equal to (Shove_Angle[Shove_Customvalue] - 60.00)
            Then - Actions
                Unit - Kill (Picked unit)
            Else - Actions

Try the above. I can't really be sure if this is the solution though.

Thanks a lot, just what I was looking for