Attack nearest

[CommanderZ]

How do I order unit to attack it's nearest enemy unit?

 

[AceHart]

You could order it to attack-move to a random unit around it.

That's not exactly what you're looking for,
but, it's very simple and almost as good as the real thing.

Why would you need that?

 

[phyrex1an]

Ordet the unit to attack move to the position your unit stands on
Unit - Order <Unit> to attack move to position of <same unit>

I think it will attack the nearest unit in its range.

 

[CommanderZ]

No, it's not it. I need something, what will order unit on the nearest unit and the target may be veeery distant and i don't know its position.

 

[CommanderZ]

I remember sometning like i want appeared in Tower Wars - attacking creeps are runnig directly on the nearest towers, but is seems, that the map is protected

 

[godslayerz]

I think he wants NPC creeps to move to and attack what ever is the nearest PC hostile unit.

Kinda like that map in Frozen Throne where you have to protect the center and the enemy keeps throwing more and more units at you.

Is that what you were looking for ComanderZ?

 

[AceHart]

It's probably worth a try to give your computer units an insanely high acquisition range and sight.
If they can see all across the map...

 

[CommanderZ]

I think he wants NPC creeps to move to and attack what ever is the nearest PC hostile unit.

Kinda like that map in Frozen Throne where you have to protect the center and the enemy keeps throwing more and more units at you.

Is that what you were looking for ComanderZ?

No, in this case you (the mapmaker) know WHERE the target is, so you sey "send the creeps into the middle", it's simple

I'll try as said AceHeart, insanely high aq range and command "Order Unit Attack-move to position of the same unit"

 

[ThE-eNiGmA]

Whoa, there is a way to find the distance between units. Look for the right unit that has the least distance, and voila.

 

[phyrex1an]

Whoa, there is a way to find the distance between units. Look for the right unit that has the least distance, and voila.

You mean "Math - Distans between points"?.
A trigger with that condition that is runned a lot will cause massive memory leak if you use that you have to use custom script. And a pick every unit in entire map. Doesnt sound very effective to me.

And if you order the unit to attack its target directly and it is a forest between them? The unit will go around whole the forest to reach its target. If its work it is better to use

<insanely high aq range and command "Order Unit Attack-move to position of the same unit"

 

[CommanderZ]

The solution via distance I tried a few weeks ago. Unplayable.

 

[CommanderZ]

And if you order the unit to attack its target directly and it is a forest between them? The unit will go around whole the forest to reach its target. If its work it is better to use

forests are not problem. there arent any on my map

 

[CommanderZ]

I tried it. Max aq range is 20000 (its huge number, but it's still not enough for map with one dimension 192 or larger. its from one unit standing at the edge of map to cca 70% of map width) drains cpu time very much (computing target for 20 units blocked my Athlon 2500+ for 2 seconds, even if there were only one possible targed. When there were 600 possible targets, the computer got frozen. :banghead:

It's not a solution.

 

[AceHart]

If we knew something about the general layout or gameplay of your map,
someone might come up with something else...

 

[CommanderZ]

Okay, it is mass TD. Function we are looking for is one of those, which i need for the core. Then i can start filling with data (more towers, more waves, more promotions). The nuke is experimental and will apear later in game.