Dialog Issue

[sjakie]

I´m trying to make a dialog. Everything went well, it worked, untill I moved the trigger to an other map. It suddently started acting weird.
My question is:

If a trigger has an event that starts the trigger when a dialog button is clicked and a condition saying the clicked button has to be equal to a variable, but the variable hasent been set yet, would that disable the condition and run the trigger when any dialog button is clicked?

triggers:

Modepick (initialy on)

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Events
    Time - Elapsed game time is 1.00 seconds
Conditions
Actions
    Dialog - Clear RedDialog
    Dialog - Create a dialog button for RedDialog labelled Free For All
    Set FFAbutton = (Last created dialog Button)
    Dialog - Create a dialog button for RedDialog labelled Team Battle
    Set Teambutton = (Last created dialog Button)
    Dialog - Change the title of RedDialog to Pick a game mode:
    Dialog - Show RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)

FFAmode (initialy on)

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Events
    Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for RedDialog
Conditions
    (Clicked dialog button) Equal to FFAbutton
Actions
    Game - Display to (All players) the text: ((Name of (Triggering player)) +  has chosen Free For All Mode!)
    Dialog - Hide RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)
    Dialog - Clear RedDialog
    Trigger - Run Timeset <gen> (checking conditions)

Teammode (initialy on)

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Events
    Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for RedDialog
Conditions
    (Clicked dialog button) Equal to Teambutton
Actions
    Game - Display to (All players) the text: ((Name of (Triggering player)) +  has chosen Team Mode!)
    Dialog - Hide RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)
    Dialog - Clear RedDialog
    Trigger - Run Timeset <gen> (checking conditions)

Timeset (initialy off)

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Events
Conditions
Actions
    Dialog - Change the title of RedDialog to Choose the game len...
    Dialog - Create a dialog button for RedDialog labelled 15 minutes
    Set fifteenminutes = (Last created dialog Button)
    Dialog - Create a dialog button for RedDialog labelled 30 minutes
    Set thirtyminutes = (Last created dialog Button)
    Dialog - Create a dialog button for RedDialog labelled 45 minutes
    Set fourtyfiveminutes = (Last created dialog Button)
    Dialog - Create a dialog button for RedDialog labelled One hour
    Set onehour = (Last created dialog Button)
    Dialog - Show RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)

15minutes (initialy on)

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Events
    Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for RedDialog
Conditions
    (Clicked dialog button) Equal to fifteenminutes
Actions
    Dialog - Hide RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)
    Game - Display to (All players) the text: ((Name of (Triggering player)) +  has chosen the game to last 15 minutes!)
    Trigger - Run Red Dialog <gen> (checking conditions)

30minutes (initialy on)

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Events
    Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for RedDialog
Conditions
    (Clicked dialog button) Equal to thirtyminutes
Actions
    Dialog - Hide RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)
    Game - Display to (All players) the text: ((Name of (Triggering player)) +  has chosen the game to last 30 minutes!)
    Trigger - Run Red Dialog <gen> (checking conditions)

45minutes (initialy on)

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Events
    Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for RedDialog
Conditions
    (Clicked dialog button) Equal to fourtyfiveminutes
Actions
    Dialog - Hide RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)
    Game - Display to (All players) the text: ((Name of (Triggering player)) +  has chosen the game to last 45 minutes!)
    Trigger - Run Red Dialog <gen> (checking conditions)

onehour (initialy on)

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Events
    Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for RedDialog
Conditions
    (Clicked dialog button) Equal to onehour
Actions
    Dialog - Hide RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)
    Game - Display to (All players) the text: ((Name of (Triggering player)) +  has chosen the game to last one hour!)
    Trigger - Run Red Dialog <gen> (checking conditions)

Red Dialog (initialy off)

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Events
Conditions
Actions
    Dialog - Clear RedDialog
    Dialog - Change the title of RedDialog to Choose your race:
    Dialog - Create a dialog button for RedDialog labelled Orc
    Set Redorc = (Last created dialog Button)
    Dialog - Create a dialog button for RedDialog labelled Undead
    Set Redundead = (Last created dialog Button)
    Dialog - Create a dialog button for RedDialog labelled Night Elf
    Set Rednightelf = (Last created dialog Button)
    Dialog - Create a dialog button for RedDialog labelled Centaur
    Set Redcentaur = (Last created dialog Button)
    Dialog - Create a dialog button for RedDialog labelled Quillboar
    Set Redquillboar = (Last created dialog Button)
    Dialog - Create a dialog button for RedDialog labelled Troll
    Set Redtroll = (Last created dialog Button)
    Dialog - Create a dialog button for RedDialog labelled Human
    Set Redhuman = (Last created dialog Button)
    Dialog - Create a dialog button for RedDialog labelled Goblin
    Set Redgoblin = (Last created dialog Button)
    Dialog - Show RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)

Redtroll (initialy on)

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Events
    Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for RedDialog
Conditions
    (Clicked dialog button) Equal to Redtroll
Actions
    Dialog - Hide RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)
    Unit - Order Unit to train/upgrade (myhouse) to a Hut

Redcentaur (initialy on)

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Events
    Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for Reddialog
Conditions
    (Clicked dialog button) Equal to Redcentaur
Actions
    Dialog - Hide RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)
    Unit - Order Unit to train/upgrade (myhouse) to a Tent

Redquillboar (initialy on)

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Events
    Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for RedDialog
Conditions
    (Clicked dialog button) Equal to Redquillboar
Actions
    Dialog - Hide RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)
    Unit - Order Unit to train/upgrade (myhouse) to a Tent

Redhuman (initialy on)

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Events
    Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for RedDialog
Conditions
    (Clicked dialog button) Equal to Redhuman
Actions
    Dialog - Hide RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)
    Unit - Order Unit to train/upgrade (myhouse) to a House

Redundead (initialy on)

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Events
    Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for RedDialog
Conditions
    (Clicked dialog button) Equal to Redundead
Actions
    Dialog - Hide RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)
    Unit - Order Unit to train/upgrade (myhouse) to a Ziggurat

Rednightelf (initialy on)

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Events
    Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for RedDialog
Conditions
    (Clicked dialog button) Equal to Rednightelf
Actions
    Dialog - Hide RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)
    Unit - Order Unit to train/upgrade (myhouse) to a Barrow Den

Redorc (initialy on)

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Events
    Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for RedDialog
Conditions
    (Clicked dialog button) Equal to Redorc
Actions
    Dialog - Hide RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)
    Unit - Order Unit to train/upgrade (myhouse) to a Orc Burrow

Redgoblin (initialy on)

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Events
    Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for RedDialog
Conditions
    (Clicked dialog button) Equal to Redgoblin
Actions
    Dialog - Hide RedDialog for Player 1 (Red)
    Unit - Order Unit to train/upgrade (myhouse) to a Laboratory

Ok, let me add this:
-(myhouse) is the house that is upgraded.

-Its the top houseupgrade trigger that is ran first, in this case that would be Troll. So after I pressed FFAmode, a Hut would be made instead if me getting to see the timedialog.

-All variables exist.

 

[Exide]

I believe nothing will happen, if the variables hasn't been set.
When moving triggers from a map to another, there's an option that you can check in WE, under Preferences, called something similar to 'Automatically write unknown variables'. -Check that option, then copy your trigger again, and it should work.

 

[sjakie]

But I DID set the variables (well, they set themselves, but still).
I have a couple of triggers than create a certain house when you press a certain button. After pressing the first button (I have 3 different dialogs) the a house is created, what should happen till after the third dialog.

It always builds the house from the trigger that is the most up in the list, and it appears to run all these triggers from the top to the bottom of the list after I press any dialog button. Because it happens after I press any dialog button, I think its the condition causing the trouble.

 

[Exide]

Show us your triggers, then.

 

[sjakie]

Its kinda late and its kinda much copying and pasting. Ill post them tomorrow

 

[sjakie]

Added the triggers. Since I suck at dialogs, I bet it is something really easy that is going wrong, so you should be able to filter it out right away.

Well.....right away.....have fun reading
Enlighten me please.

 

[mushroom911]

why the spoiler?

and variables dont set themselves u need to recreate them...
thats my only guess atm, recreat teh variables, might want to custom script... nvm

 

[sjakie]

why the spoiler?

and variables dont set themselves u need to recreate them...
thats my only guess atm, recreat teh variables, might want to custom script... nvm

Why the spoiler? You fancy one and a half page if glibberish instead?
But sure, I'll recreate the variables, but the variable list says I already have them so I dont think it will make much difference.

 

[Exide]

Well, it's nothing wrong with your triggers.
So something must've gone wrong during the copy+paste.

When using custom made abilities in triggers, and then removing the ability, the trigger messes up in a way I can't really explain. -What I do about that is to either remove the function using the ability completely, and adding it again, OR double-clicking it and set another ability.
Maybe this is the case for you.. In a weird, sort of way.
Try double clicking on all your variable-dependant functions and change into another variable, then click Ok. Then do it all over and change BACK to the original variable, so that the Editor really understands what variable it should be using.
To be extra sure you might want to save the map in between, as well.

Not sure that will help, though.
Worth a try, anyway.

 

[sjakie]

I remade all the variables, but no difference. I stilll got the same problem. The timedialog still wont even pop up. Not using any custom abilities in it, so that wont be the problem.

 

[ManyTimes]

Hm... Bad way of creating dialogs.
Upload the map...?

Or make it a bit more like this:

Choose Time, only 1 player, player red.

Timer
    Events
        Time - Elapsed game time is 0.10 seconds
    Conditions
    Actions
        Dialog - Change the title of dialogtimer to Set Time
        Dialog - Create a dialog button for dialogtimer labelled 15 
        Set buttons[1] = (Last created dialog Button)
        Dialog - Create a dialog button for dialogtimer labelled 30
        Set buttons[2] = (Last created dialog Button)
        Dialog - Create a dialog button for dialogtimer labelled 45
        Set buttons[3] = (Last created dialog Button)
        Dialog - Create a dialog button for dialogtimer labelled 60
        Set buttons[4] = (Last created dialog Button)
        Dialog - Show dialogtimer for Player 1 (Red)

Sets the time choosen in a real variable named "Real_Time"

TimerChosen
    Events
        Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for dialogtimer
    Conditions
    Actions
        For each (Integer B) from 1 to 4, do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                    If - Conditions
                        (Clicked dialog button) Equal to buttons[(Integer B)]
                    Then - Actions
                        Set Real_Time = ((Real((Integer B))) x 15.00)
                        Game - Display to (Player group((Triggering player//OR All Players))) the text: (Time chosen:  + (String(Real_Time)))
                    Else - Actions

Due to the event in this trigger, this trigger runs also, but with a little wait just for the fun of it...

HeroDialog
    Events
        Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for dialogtimer
    Conditions
    Actions
        Wait 0.10 seconds
        Set heroes[3] = Demon Hunter
        Set heroes[4] = Blademaster
        Dialog - Change the title of dialoghero to Pick a hero!
        Dialog - Create a dialog button for dialoghero labelled DemonHunter
        Set buttons[3] = (Last created dialog Button)
        Dialog - Create a dialog button for dialoghero labelled Blademaster
        Set buttons[4] = (Last created dialog Button)
        Player Group - Pick every player in (All players) and do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Dialog - Show dialoghero for (Picked player)

HeroButtons
    Events
        Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for dialoghero
    Conditions
    Actions
        For each (Integer A) from 3 to 4, do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                    If - Conditions
                        (Clicked dialog button) Equal to buttons[(Integer A)]
                    Then - Actions
                        Unit - Create 1 heroes[(Integer A)] for (Triggering player) at (Center of (Playable map area)) facing Default building facing degrees
                    Else - Actions

This one creates the heroes...for any player..

Edit:Variables used:
buttons - Dialog Buttons, array? Yes
dialogtimer - Dialog, array? No
dialoghero - Dialog, array? No
heroes - Unit-Type, array? Yes
Real_Time - Real, array? No

Yes, you can put trigger 2 and 3 inside one...but don't.
Why I start with "heroes[3]" for the heroes and not 1? To confuse you.

 

[sjakie]

Ok...silly old me thinking dialogs were easy, but theres always someone spoiling the fun
I happened to have followed a wrong tutorial I gues, I'll try to fix em in your way.

 

[ManyTimes]

>>I happened to have followed a wrong tutorial
*Curious* Which one?

>>dialogs were easy
They are.

 

[sjakie]

>>I happened to have followed a wrong tutorial
*Curious* Which one?

>>dialogs were easy
They are.

1: Dunno acualy. I was browsing warcraft sites and happened to pass a dialog tut. I needed a dialog for my map, so I decided to make it. Looked ok and triggers worked, so I didnt suspect it of sucking.

2: In that case you're making it look more difficult than it is, cuz this glibberish made me scratch my head twice.:nuts: