error when removing unit?

[MissKerrigan]

Hello,

I made a trigger that spawns a unit and after 60 game seconds it removes the unit
But what happens if the unit got killed in the meantime?
Does the computer recieves an error now?

MissKerrigan

 

[X-maul]

No, the engine can remove a dead unit from the game aswell as a living unit.
What you could do to not use any unnecessary actions, would be to check if the unit is dead before you remove it from the game.

 

[MissKerrigan]

well it's about a bonus in the game

If nobody pickes up the bonus, it will be removed from the game after 60 game seconds
But the bonus will be removed from the game also if someone does pick it up

 

[X-maul]

well it's about a bonus in the game

If nobody pickes up the bonus, it will be removed from the game after 60 game seconds
But the bonus will be removed from the game also if someone does pick it up

I asume you store your unit an a variable. So removing it after 60 seconds would not be a problem at all.

I asume the bonus unit is something like the minerals in the campaign, so removing them wont remove the bonus minerals (or whatever they give) when it's removed from the game.

 

[MissKerrigan]

what I'm trying to say is that if a player picks up the bonus the bonus will be removed

For example if it's a treasure that gives the unit 2x movement speed for 10 seconds then the treasure disappears

But after 60 seconds the computer get's another message 'remove treasure from the game' while there is no more treasure

 

[X-maul]

So to put an end to it:
Remove the unit after 60, if it gives you an error (which I doubt it will).
Put an If/Then/Else and see if the unit is dead - if it isnt remove it.

 

[MissKerrigan]

- I get no error, I just was wondering what would happen if the computer get's an order to remove a unit from the game which isnt there anymore

- can't find any trigger that only removes the unit if it is still in the game

(my last reply now)

 

[hopy]

- I get no error, I just was wondering what would happen if the computer get's an order to remove a unit from the game which isnt there anymore

It doesn't, it has no problem with removing a unit that's dead, be it selected from the origonal map or in a variable.

- can't find any trigger that only removes the unit if it is still in the game

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You need an if trigger to check if the unit == alive, and if it is remove it.

 

[X-maul]

- can't find any trigger that only removes the unit if it is still in the game

(my last reply now)

Did you even read my reply?

 

[MissKerrigan]

last replay now