Classic Broodmother Issue

[CBBPhoenix]

Hi guys I am currently making a Footmen Frenzy style map where one of the heroes is a giant spider (not a word about the Broodmother of DotA) Everything works fine with the wannabe net ability I've made except the fact that I cannot figure how to make a maximum number of webs. I've looked serveral places but I couldn't find any forums where that question was asked; so now I'm asking: how do you create a trigger for adjusting maximum number of webs in playble map area? thanks in advance

 

[kingkingyyk3]

You can use unit indexing system as well.

 

[Moridin]

Edit: Welcome to thehelper.net!

You could trigger the limit? If I remember right, the broodmother in DotA has a limited number of webs and if she creates more, the oldest get destroyed right?

If you've triggered the spell (which I think you did) then it's pretty simple. After the web is created assign the web to a unit array. Something like set Web[Integer] = last created unit, or the like. Make an integer variable that starts at 0. After you set the array variable set the integer to integer + 1. Then just make an If condition before the setting of the array variable saying that
-If integer greater than <your limit here> then
set integer = 0
remove Web[integer]

Remember to keep the If completely seperate from the array variable setting.

Btw, if this is confusing, you could show me your trigger....and I could help you from there.

 

[CBBPhoenix]

Triggers

Well it sounds like the right thing and pretty simple to do actually, might need to open the world editor to understand it completely. Well my triggers is just a periodic event checking how many nets is in playable map area and then if it's more than level of web for the spider, then remove random units matching(unit-type of matching unit = spiderweb). But I'd like to make it remove the first net so there's no chance that the net just cast will instantly disappear :-/. But I'll check if I can make the trigger, else I'll return. Thanks for now

 

[CBBPhoenix]

Fail

It's not working this way for me. But I also added something else because I think that setting the integer to 0 after too many nets have been detected would allow you to just spawn more nets when the amount was exceeded. Or am I mistaken? Posted some screenshots of my fail triggers

 

[W!†A_cRaft]

hmmm too much triggering....

Go for this

Event:
Unit starts the effect of an ability
Condition:
Ability being caste = Web
Action
Set Integer = integer + 1
create 1 web at loc, for player etc
set unit[integer] = last created unit
if (integer > 8) then
unit - remove unit[1]
for each integer A from 1 to 8
   set unit [integer A - 1] = unit [Integer A]

EDIT: also dont forget to reduce the integer you are using to count the webs to 8 again
and you are done