Capturing Control Points

[Levdragon]

Hey,

I was wondering how to make it possible to capture control points. If you know how please send reply to this, and also I am creating a new map calledf, The Battle for Ashenvale Forest and if you would be interested in helping me by creating a custom loading screen (Maybe later custom skins and models if I find someone who can do it) and a custom mini map icon I'd be very grateful.

 

[Vulcansurge]

Ok, a map I know that has control points is Battle Tanks, from about version 8 onwards. Try dling it and opening it. If its protected, try finding their website and asking them nicely to help you out, or search for a control point trigger on these websites: www.hiveworkshop.com www.wc3campaigns.net www.thehelper.net www.wc3sear.ch

 

[Romek]

I'd think they're pretty easily made with GUI (i may be mistaken)

Events:
Unit enters Rect
Conditions:
Owner of triggering unit not equal to controlpointowner[1]
Actions:
Set controlpointowner[1] = owner of triggering unit
[[what you want the point to do]]

Written freehand. Controlpointowner is a player variable with an array size of the amount of points you have.

 

[nomadian]

I did a map with command points. Its not that great but may help in some way:

 

[KiD-X]

just create regions around the capture points, set a tower or something similar in the middle of it (nuetral owned) then create a method of capturing that tower.

A method could be through using an ability with cast time. You can call it "capture point" and set the cast time to say 10 seconds and its target units to mechanical structures. Then trigger it so that when the ability is finished casting on that specific tower, change ownership of that tower to a player on that team.

Another method you could use is just have a hero attack the nuetral tower, and when it is destroyed a tower for that team is created in its place.

There is alot more involved then just this tho, you will have to create a scoring system using varibles so it keeps track of how many capture points a certain team has aquired etc.

good luck with it

 

[Vulcansurge]

GUI is sufficient, but it means you wont be able to capture two control points at once (if they had a timer) and they wouldnt be able to be captured by two units at the same time.

Both KiD-X's methods are great, and I've seen them work well in other maps before. So if your looking for an easy alternative without having to write miles and miles of code, try them.

 

[Advena]

map called The Battle for Ashenvale Forest and if you would be interested in helping me by creating a custom loading screen

I'm on it mate. Just gimme a few minutes


EDIT:
So, here goes:
(note that I only used like an hour in photoshop for this. nothing really fancy)

Spoiler

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The first one is a screenshot from the game (trixed a little with the text coloring there) and the other is a screenshot of how it looked in photoshop when I saved it.

I really wanted to upload the .psd file for you, but it's not just a litle too big for that
The finished .blp file and screenies are all yours tho!



I hope you like it

~

 

[Romek]

I'm on it mate. Just gimme a few minutes


EDIT:
So, here goes:
(note that I only used like an hour in photoshop for this. nothing really fancy)

Spoiler

-

The first one is a screenshot from the game (trixed a little with the text coloring there) and the other is a screenshot of how it looked in photoshop when I saved it.

I really wanted to upload the .psd file for you, but it's not just a litle too big for that
The finished .blp file and screenies are all yours tho!



I hope you like it

~

ooo... thatts pretty cool. i would've used an in-game screenshot.

1 hour for that is quite a long time as well, unless you were thinking of ideas lol

 

[Jigs4w]

mmmm, im at school so i didnt open any pics or maps cuz i cant so i rly dont kno if any1 made this so plz dont get all pissed at me if its posted here, could some1 make a control point with like a bar that slowly fills itself, and when its full you take control of the point? you kno uhhh....floating unit stats or somthing....just like a floating bar next to the circle and when there is only units of one team standing in the circle you start controling it and the bar starts filling itsself
ill find the link what im talkin about lol
augh im sry i cant find it, sry for my rambling, its the thing in ace harts map...that rly small one...hatchery havoc thats it
those floating bars next to ur base

 

[Advena]

1 hour for that is quite a long time as well, unless you were thinking of ideas lol

hehe, kk
I guess I'll blame it on that I couldn't find a decent picture for the background.
And I was messing around quite a lot with the layer-styles of the texts before posting.

 

[Jigs4w]

/cry no1 ever listens to me

 

[Vulcansurge]

I know what you saying jigs4w. That came from a map called Battle Tanks.

It appears the thread starter hasnt replied to any of these posts.

 

[Advena]

It appears the thread starter hasnt replied to any of these posts.

Y, I was thinking about that too.
And even made a loadscreen for the guy

 

[Levdragon]

Apologize

I apologize that I havn't been able to reply but I was on holiday with my parents. Thanks Advena and all the others for your help and effort. I've got the control point system working and now I'm putting the loading screen on. I'll mention all your names on my helping list so everyone knows that you guys helpedf me. I'm now making the rest of the map and soon I'll release a beta version. Thanks again and the loading screen in awesome.

 

[Sinan_029]

This isn't very hard to do... All you need to do is make an event where a unit comes within x range of x unit or enters a small region around the point. Action to wait x seconds, change owner of unit in region to owner of entering unit or unit coming within range.

 

[AceHart]

This isn't very hard to do... All you need to do is make an event where a unit comes within x range of x unit or enters a small region around the point. Action to wait x seconds, change owner of unit in region to owner of entering unit or unit coming within range.

Let's assume the waiting time is 10 seconds.
9.9 seconds later, my unit steps in.
Who'll get it?

 

[Jigs4w]

Let's assume the waiting time is 10 seconds.
9.9 seconds later, my unit steps in.
Who'll get it?

yea, that doesnt work at all.
anyway, could any1 make what i was saying? im sorry i cant describe it well, and i cant make it myself its way to complicated for myself

 

[darkRae]

How's this:
Make an integer variable. Every X seconds, pick every (buildings that are capture-able) and then pick nearby units that isn't owned by the same player who own the building. Then see if there's only that player nearby (for example, only Player 1 units are nearby) then add 1 to that variable. When the variable reaches a certain number, change the ownership and do anything else you want.

But I'm not sure if this can work, and it's definitely NOT MUI

 

[Levdragon]

Got It

Ok I've got it and I've succesfully put on the loading screen and the control points which is taken when attacking it and the attacking player gets it. (After below a certain level of health)