Detecting heroes XP and picking out the highest/lowest

[Devrak]

So, if you have played Forest CTF you should know that there is a system that picks out the hero with lowest exp and gives him some gold/exp to help him on the way. Just for the sake of balance, keeps it more fun that way. I want to add this system to my own map, since I think I'ts a brilliant idea.
The thing is, I don't know how I would check which players hero that has the lowest exp. Anyone that could push me in the right direction? :nuts:

 

[Yoshii]

So, if you have played Forest CTF you should know that there is a system that picks out the hero with lowest exp and gives him some gold/exp to help him on the way. Just for the sake of balance, keeps it more fun that way. I want to add this system to my own map, since I think I'ts a brilliant idea.
The thing is, I don't know how I would check which players hero that has the lowest exp. Anyone that could push me in the right direction? :nuts:

Its probably done via trigger; each player at start of game start with an interger variable set to 0 assigned to their color; the variable is increase by a number everytime a monster die thus you can keep track of all the heroes experience and pick the lowest one,

edit: probably dont even need togo that far there is an option to set the variable to the experience of the hero then you can just chose
assuming you do it with an array at start of game
example
time elapsed 2minute
pick every unit owned by red matching matching unit is a hero
set var[1]= hero experience of the hero
do it for all player using a loop
then
If var[1]< var[2] and var[1] <var[3] then
add the XP there to red hero
there might be an easier way that I'm forgeting tho

 

[Devrak]

Its probably done via trigger; each player at start of game start with an interger variable set to 0 assigned to their color; the variable is increase by a number everytime a monster die thus you can keep track of all the heroes experience and pick the lowest one,

edit: probably dont even need togo that far there is an option to set the variable to the experience of the hero then you can just chose

Yeah, I know that. But what I am asking is how, when I got all those numbers, should I detect which of those are the lowest?

Edit: Gah, you edited your post. Hmm, I'll check it out if I can see something to get it working.

 

[Devrak]

So this is the only way I could think of, I doubt it works properly though.

• Help The Noob
  • Events
    • Time - Every 100.00 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set XPHero[(Integer A)] = (Hero experience of Heroes[(Integer A)])
    • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • For each (Integer B) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
          • Loop - Actions
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • And - All (Conditions) are true
                  • Conditions
                    • XPHero[(Integer A)] Less than XPHero[(Integer B)]
                    • ((Owner of Heroes[(Integer B)]) slot status) Equal to Is playing
              • Then - Actions
                • Set XInteger[5] = 150
                • Set XInteger[6] = 200
                • Game - Display to (All players) the text: ((PlayerColors[(Player number of (Triggering player))] + ((Name of (Triggering player)) + |r)) + ( has the hero with lowest level, and has been given + ((String(XInteger[5])) + ( gold and + ((String(XInteger[6])) + experience by the merciful gods!)))))
                • Player - Add XInteger[5] to Player 1 (Red) Current gold
                • Hero - Add XInteger[6] experience to Heroes[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))], Show level-up graphics
              • Else - Actions

Waddayathink, does it work? I have no way of testing it right now.

(Sorry for double-post.)

 

[Yoshii]

It doesnt look too bad however; how will the game find the hero to give the XP to? I didnt see any pick player hero action.

 

[Devrak]

It doesnt look too bad however; how will the game find the hero to give the XP to? I didnt see any pick player hero action.

Oops,

"Player - Add XInteger[5] to Player 1 (Red) Current gold
Hero - Add XInteger[6] experience to Heroes[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))], Show level-up graphics "

Should be owner of Heroes[Integer], which are all the heroes stored in the Heroes Unit Array.

 

[Yoshii]

Oops,

"Player - Add XInteger[5] to Player 1 (Red) Current gold
Hero - Add XInteger[6] experience to Heroes[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))], Show level-up graphics "

Should be owner of Heroes[Integer], which are all the heroes stored in the Heroes Unit Array.

you use a single hero per player right? if not that would the XP to all hero owned by the player even tho they cant all be the "lowest" XP hero

 

[Devrak]

you use a single hero per player right? if not that would the XP to all hero owned by the player even tho they cant all be the "lowest" XP hero

Yep, shouldn't be any problems. Guess I'll have to wait and try to get some others to play to see if it works properly. Anyway, can't give you rep right now because I have to spread it out, but I'll give you later on. Thanks.