Associating regions

[pride2518]

How do I associate region ''Red'' with player 1?

 

[AoW_Hun7312]

You can do this in various ways, but I think the easiest is an array. Create a global region array variable. Set each value in your map initialization trigger.

• Actions
  • Set MyRegion[1] = <region1>
  • Set MyRegion[2] = <region2>
  • etc.

Congratulations, you can now use player numbers to get the corresponding region.

 

[pride2518]

what type of variable?

 

[AoW_Hun7312]

what type of variable?

Create a global region array variable.

It should be in the list of variable types.

 

[pride2518]

Sorry, not used to arrays.

So I just have to set

• Set RegionAR [1] = Red<gen>

?

 

[AoW_Hun7312]

Yes, that should be fine. Just continue doing that for all of the regions you have.

 

[hopy]

what type of variable?

It's a Region variable with an Array, size is equal to the amount of regions you want.

It can be used in triggers like:

• Oblivion
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to Oblivion [Fire Lord]
  • Actions
    • Set MyRegion[1] = Red Region
    • Set MyRegion[2] = Blue Region
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 2, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set Point = (Center of (MyRegion[Intreger A]
        • Unit - Create 1 Dummy Unit for (Owner of (Triggering unit)) at Point facing Default building facing degrees
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Point)

 

[Ashlebede]

Don't forget setting the array size to 12... and don't use 1 as first index, but 0 (you have to then use arithmetics to do (Player Number of Player) - 1. You don't want to waste 8180 times the size of a handle-type variable on your RAM, though I ain't sure whether all the 8192 are initialized by default... so 12 should be the array size.

 

[Romek]

> Don't forget setting the array size to 12...
It doesn't make a difference. The 'array size' simply determines the number of arrays which are initialized to the 'default' value you enter. 0 (if it's allowed) or 1 are ideal, as the map doesn't need to go through a fairly large loop to initialize arrays when it's loading, and all the indices can be used anyway.

> and don't use 1 as first index, but 0 (you have to then use arithmetics to do (Player Number of Player) - 1
There's no need to do that either.
That one little slot in the array won't make any difference, but will ease coding.

> You don't want to waste 8180 times the size of a handle-type variable on your RAM
All array's have a size of 8191, regardless of what the GUI says.