Count Laps Trigger

[The_Elder]

This is gonna be my 3rd map and i understand the triggers pretty well. I just couldnt figue this one out.

In new map aka Hero Deathmatch. 10 players compete in a race to a teleporter at the top of a maze. The trigger i would like to have will count how many times a player has gone through the teleporter. And then the first one to 8 wins the game. But then theres a twist the last person each round to make it through the teleporter is dropped from the game finally getting it down to 3 people.

This is the first time ive ever had to use forum for help and i hope it will help.

The_Elder

 

[AceHart]

Is this "teleporter" triggered or automatic (waygate)?


An integer array, of size 10.
Every time a teleporter is used:
Set Laps[Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit))] = Laps[Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit))] + 1
IF Laps[Player ...] equal to 8 THEN victory.

To find the "last player", hm...
Have some integer set to the number of players.
Count the times a teleporter is used (reset this variable to 0 each round).
IF count = number of players THEN you were the last one.

Depends a bit on the precise details of your map.

 

[The_Elder]

The Teleporter is a regioned waygate. It teleports your character back to your starting point hope that helps.

 

[AgentPaper]

i have a position trigger in my map that sets each player to a position in the multiboard based on their points, the basic trigger is this:

Set Position
    Events
        (your event here)
    Conditions
    Actions
        Set PlayersPlaying = (Number of players in (All players matching (((Matching player) slot status) Equal to Is playing)))
        For each (Integer A) from 1 to PlayersPlaying, do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Set Position[(Integer A)] = PlayersPlaying
                For each (Integer B) from 1 to PlayersPlaying, do (Actions)
                    Loop - Actions
                        If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                            If - Conditions
                                (Player((Integer A))) Not equal to (Player((Integer B)))
                                (point type variable array)[(Integer A)] Greater than (point type variable array)[(Integer B)]
                            Then - Actions
                                Set Position[(Integer A)] = (Position[(Integer A)] - 1)
                            Else - Actions
                        If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

^ That sets the position

                            If - Conditions
                                Position[(Integer A)] Equal to PlayersPlaying
                            Then - Actions
                                (action that happens to last player)
                            Else - Actions

^That does something for whoever is in last place

i hope this helps, and note that if you use this trigger too often it will lag severly since its running 2 layers of loop at the same time.

 

[The_Elder]

Cool trigger and i may use but not really what im looking for. once i get this last trigger i can finally call the game done after 4 weeks of hard work. But once again looking for a Lap counter for my map. (Read above statement)

 

[AgentPaper]

oh i see what you mean, i read it wrong. have a trigger like this

Lap Eliminiation
    Events
        Unit - A unit enters Region 000 <gen>
    Conditions
    Actions
        Set MadeIt[(Player number of (Owner of (Entering unit)))] = True
        Set PlayersThrough = (PlayersThrough + 1)
        If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            If - Conditions
                PlayersThrough Equal to ((Number of players in (All players matching (((Matching player) slot status) Equal to Is playing))) - 1)
            Then - Actions
                For each (Integer A) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
                    Loop - Actions
                        If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                            If - Conditions
                                MadeIt[(Integer A)] Equal to False
                            Then - Actions
                                Game - Defeat (Player((Integer A))) with the message: Defeat!
                            Else - Actions
                        Set MadeIt[(Integer A)] = False
                Set PlayersThrough = 0
            Else - Actions

that will defeat the player who doesnt make it through when everyone else has, feel free to change it to fit your map.

 

[The_Elder]

Thanks that will work i think.
For the Varibles what are they set to, Intenger, boolean ect and arrays?

 

[AgentPaper]

well which did you not find? i may have used a weu trigger (oops!) but i dont think i did.

 

[The_Elder]

Im having trouble with this one line its under If Conditions. I cant get it to match what you have given me. And just to make sure the varibles are MadeIt= Boolean Array(10) and PlayersThrough=Intenger?

 

[AgentPaper]

yes the MadeIt variable is an array sized 10 (or however many players your map can have) that is boolean and is set to true when the player makes it. the playersthrough is an integer, and is set one higher each time a player makes it through. once the amount of players is only 1 more than the amount of playersthrough, it will run the trigger. hope that helps

 

[The_Elder]

Yea it does thanks.

 

[The_Elder]

Still having problems with one line of trigger. The only line in the Category If Conditions. I cant get that one. Can you guide me through it?

 

[SilverHawk]

It needs to be an integer comparison. Select the variable for the left side, then select "Number of players in player group matching condition". For the player group, select "All players", and for the condition, select "Player Slot Status Comparision". Then for player, select "Matching player", and for the slot status, select "Is playing".

 

[The_Elder]

That gets me there but then im left with this
PlayersThrough Equal to (Number of players in (All players matching (((Matching player) slot status) Equal to Is playing)))

and im missing that -1 at the end (See agentpaper post)

 

[SilverHawk]

Ah, sorry about that. Didn't see it. Edited it.

It needs to be an integer comparison. Select the variable for the left side. For the right side, selecet arithmetic. Choose subtraction for the operation, and 1 for the right value. For the left value, select "Number of players in player group matching condition". For the player group, select "All players", and for the condition, select "Player Slot Status Comparision". Then for player, select "Matching player", and for the slot status, select "Is playing".