Timer Spawn Guys

[Ghan]

> Wondering how to make the creeps attack all players randomly

So, what are we talking here? Random UNITS from the players? Buildings? What? Heroes? We can tailor a trigger to sort for certain units. I need to know what you need, though.

 

[r2yneth]

Oh, like every player only has a hero - So a hero

 

[Ghan]

This will order the creeps to attack a random unit from all units owned by an enemy of the owner of the creeps. I hope that makes sense.

Timer Spawn
    Events
        Time - TimerVariable expires
    Conditions
    Actions
        Countdown Timer - Hide TimerWindowVariable
        Unit - Create 5 Footman for Player 1 (Red) at (Center of (Playable map area)) facing Default building facing degrees
        Set TempGroup = (Last created unit group)
        Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Set TempGroup2 = (Units in (Playable map area) matching (((Owner of (Matching unit)) is an enemy of (Owner of (Picked unit))) Equal to True))
                Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack (Random unit from TempGroup2)
                Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup2)
        Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)

 

[r2yneth]

Hrm, what is wrong with my triggeR? looks like yours but has more units spawning everywhere

Spawn F
    Events
        Time - TimerVariable expires
    Conditions
    Actions
        Countdown Timer - Hide TimerWindowVariable
        Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
        Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 Copy <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
        Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 Copy 2 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
        Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 Copy 3 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
        Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 Copy 4 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
        Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 Copy 5 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
        Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 Copy 6 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
        Set TempGroup = (Last created unit group)
        Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
        Set TempGroup2 = (Units in Attack place <gen> matching (((Owner of (Matching unit)) is an enemy of (Owner of (Picked unit))) Equal to True))
        Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack (Random unit from TempGroup2)
        Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)

Please correct me if I'm wrong somewhere Thanks in advance!

 

[Ghan]

Set TempGroup = (Last created unit group)

That only gets the most recently spawned units i.e. the last 5.

Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
        Set TempGroup2 = (Units in Attack place <gen> matching (((Owner of (Matching unit)) is an enemy of (Owner of (Picked unit))) Equal to True))
        Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack (Random unit from TempGroup2)
        Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)

This is wrong. It should be this:

Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
  Loop - Actions
      Set TempGroup2 = (Units in Attack place <gen> matching (((Owner of (Matching unit)) is an enemy of (Owner of (Picked unit))) Equal to True))
      Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack (Random unit from TempGroup2)
      Custom Script: call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup2)
Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)

 

[r2yneth]

Oh, so if I wanted to make it spawn everywhere, I would need 6 more triggers?

 

[Ghan]

> Oh, so if I wanted to make it spawn everywhere, I would need 6 more triggers?

Not necessarily. You would just have to set the variable and do the loop each time you created a group of 5 units. It could all be done in the same trigger.

 

[r2yneth]

Do you think you can show me how to do it? (if its not too much trouble)

 

[Ghan]

Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 Copy 6 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
Set TempGroup = (Last created unit group)
Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
  Loop - Actions
      Set TempGroup2 = (Units in Attack place <gen> matching (((Owner of (Matching unit)) is an enemy of (Owner of (Picked unit))) Equal to True))
      Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack (Random unit from TempGroup2)
      Custom Script: call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup2)
Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)
Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 Copy 5 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
Set TempGroup = (Last created unit group)
Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
  Loop - Actions
      Set TempGroup2 = (Units in Attack place <gen> matching (((Owner of (Matching unit)) is an enemy of (Owner of (Picked unit))) Equal to True))
      Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack (Random unit from TempGroup2)
      Custom Script: call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup2)
Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)

Repeat

 

[r2yneth]

Thank you!!!

There is one problem tho

Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack (Random unit from TempGroup2)
      Custom Script: call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup2)
Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)
Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 Copy 5 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
Set TempGroup = (Last created unit group)

How did u get it to go bak to non-loop? For me, all the actions go under the first loop

 

[Ghan]

Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
  Loop - Actions
      Set TempGroup2 = (Units in Attack place <gen> matching (((Owner of (Matching unit)) is an enemy of (Owner of (Picked unit))) Equal to True))
      Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack (Random unit from TempGroup2)
      Custom Script: call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup2)
Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)

See how the custom script is not indented? It's outside the loop. Pretty easy to do.

 

[r2yneth]

Lol, how'd u do it? I've been trying the past 7-8 minutes and its not working

OH NVM! just figured it out! thank you!

Hmmm - Its not working
No units are spawning anymore

Spawn Videem
    Events
        Time - TimerVariable expires
    Conditions
    Actions
        Countdown Timer - Hide TimerWindowVariable
        Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
        Set TempGroup = (Last created unit group)
        Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Set TempGroup2 = (Units in Attack place <gen> matching (((Owner of (Matching unit)) is an enemy of (Owner of (Picked unit))) Equal to True))
                Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack (Random unit from TempGroup2)
                Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup2)
        Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)
        Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 Copy 2 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
        Set TempGroup = (Last created unit group)
        Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Set TempGroup2 = (Units in Attack place <gen> matching (((Owner of (Matching unit)) is an enemy of (Owner of (Picked unit))) Equal to True))
                Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack (Random unit from TempGroup2)
                Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup2)
        Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)
        Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 Copy 3 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
        Set TempGroup = (Last created unit group)
        Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Set TempGroup2 = (Units in Attack place <gen> matching (((Owner of (Matching unit)) is an enemy of (Owner of (Picked unit))) Equal to True))
                Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack (Random unit from TempGroup2)
                Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup2)
        Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)
        Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 Copy 4 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
        Set TempGroup = (Last created unit group)
        Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Set TempGroup2 = (Units in Attack place <gen> matching (((Owner of (Matching unit)) is an enemy of (Owner of (Picked unit))) Equal to True))
                Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack (Random unit from TempGroup2)
                Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup2)
        Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)
        Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 Copy 5 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
        Set TempGroup = (Last created unit group)
        Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Set TempGroup2 = (Units in Attack place <gen> matching (((Owner of (Matching unit)) is an enemy of (Owner of (Picked unit))) Equal to True))
                Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack (Random unit from TempGroup2)
                Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup2)
        Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)
        Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 Copy 6 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
        Set TempGroup = (Last created unit group)
        Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Set TempGroup2 = (Units in Attack place <gen> matching (((Owner of (Matching unit)) is an enemy of (Owner of (Picked unit))) Equal to True))
                Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack (Random unit from TempGroup2)
                Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup2)
        Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)
        Unit - Create 5 F for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Region 008 Copy <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
        Set TempGroup = (Last created unit group)
        Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Set TempGroup2 = (Units in Attack place <gen> matching (((Owner of (Matching unit)) is an enemy of (Owner of (Picked unit))) Equal to True))
                Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack (Random unit from TempGroup2)
                Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup2)
        Custom script:   call DestroyGroup(udg_TempGroup)

I'm pretty sure I did everything correct :banghead:

 

[Ghan]

Hm? They don't spawn at all? No units are created? Does the timer expire? Is it the correct timer?

 

[r2yneth]

Nothing spawn at all
The timer does not expire I dunno why :banghead:

 

[Ghan]

At this point, it would much simpler for both of us (and would take less time, too) if you just uploaded your map so that I could do it myself.

 

[r2yneth]

Okay! lol

 

[Ghan]

Hey! How about it! It works! And it's pretty simple, too. Try it out. Go wild. But be careful with the triggers if you don't know what you're doing.

 

[r2yneth]

woo! you're the best! thanks!

Do i copy everything and just change the monsters if I wanted it to be level2/3/4?

 

[Ghan]

> Do i copy everything and just change the monsters if I wanted it to be level2/3/4?

There are ways to condense that as well, but that way will work IF you do a comparison to check which level you're on. Otherwise, it will spawn all of the creep levels each wave.

 

[r2yneth]

I was wondering if you do a sample (whenever you have time on your hands - if you want) that would greatly improve my map