GPS Tracking

[Deathshadow]

Ok i need this item called GPS tracking and when u cast the items ability called GPS tracking on a police car it adds ability track to the unit who casted it and whenever u use track it will ping the minimap where the police car you targeted is. Lasts 3 mins. i tried doing it and came nowhere close to wut it shoulda been it didnt even do anything :/

 

[dividedx]

heres wat i think u should do. make an ability called track and an item called gps with a certain ammount of charges. then the person casts the ability on the police car and when u use the item it pings the car. i think that would be much better. give it a try and if u need help with it ill do so.

 

[Deathshadow]

umm thas wut i said.... exept i want mine to be timed not charges. i need somebody to help me make this tho.

i tried doing it and came nowhere close to wut it shoulda been it didnt even do anything :/

 

[dArKzEr0]

So why don't you post what you HAVE done, so we can point you in the right direction? Read what I posted in your other thread please.

dArKz

 

[NoxMortus]

Do something similar to this but for 2 minutes:

gps
    Events
        Unit - A unit Finishes casting an ability
    Conditions
        (Ability being cast) Equal to gps track
    Actions
        Cinematic - Ping minimap for (Player group((Owner of (Casting unit)))) at (Position of (Targeted unit)) for 1.00 seconds
        Wait 2.00 seconds
        Cinematic - Ping minimap for (Player group((Owner of (Casting unit)))) at (Position of (Targeted unit)) for 1.00 seconds
        Wait 2.00 seconds
        Cinematic - Ping minimap for (Player group((Owner of (Casting unit)))) at (Position of (Targeted unit)) for 1.00 seconds

 

[Deathshadow]

Events
Unit - A unit Finishes casting an ability
Conditions
((Ability being cast) Equal to GPS Tracking ) and ((Unit-type of (Target unit of ability being cast)) Equal to Police Car)
Actions
Cinematic - Ping minimap for (All players matching ((Owner of (Casting unit)) Equal to (Owner of (Casting unit)))) at (Position of (Target unit of ability being cast)) for 2.00 seconds

Im sure this is wayy off course.

o didnt know u posted one. ill try that

 

[NoxMortus]

Ok, that trigger is fne, just put some waits in there so it will last 2 minutes

 

[Deathshadow]

i have no clue wuts wrong with it but keeps pinging center of map.

 

[Husky]

Make sure you did:

(Position of (Target unit of ability being cast))

-Husky

 

[Deathshadow]

yeah i tried that already. :/

 

[AceHart]

> (Owner of (Casting unit)) Equal to (Owner of (Casting unit))

This is always true.
Use "convert player to player-group", with "owner of (casting unit)".

Also, I'm not sure there still is a "target unit" since the event is "finishes"...
Try with "starts the effect".

 

[dividedx]

well my idea is the same, just easier to code. but if u want it timed i cant argue with that, its ur map =/

 

[Im_On_56k]

Untitled Trigger 001
    Events
        Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
    Conditions
        (Ability being cast) Equal to Track
    Actions
        Set Target = (Target unit of ability being cast)
        Set TrackerUnit = (Casting unit)
        Player Group - Add (Owner of TrackerUnit) to Tracker
        For each (Integer A) from 1 to 180, do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Cinematic - Ping minimap for Tracker at (Position of Target) for 1.00 seconds
                Wait 1.00 game-time seconds
        Player Group - Remove (Owner of TrackerUnit) from Tracker

Try this, not sure if it will work or not.

 

[xPheRe]

For each (Integer A) from 1 to 180, do (Actions)
Cinematic - Ping minimap for Tracker at (Position of Target) for 1.00 seconds
Wait 1.00 game-time seconds

I think it's not a good idea to call Wait inside a loop when the counter is a global var (as A or B are)

I would try doing something like this.
Create a variable array of unit-group, name it, for example, TrackedUnits

Here's the code that adds the unit to the TrackedUnits var, then waits, then removes it from the group again.

Events
    Unit - A unit (Starts the effect of an ability)
Conditions
    (Ability being cast) Equal to Track
    (Unit-type of (Target unit of ability being cast)) Equal to Police Car
Actions
    Custom Script - local unit tracked = GetSpellTargetUnit()
    Custom Script - local player tracker = GetOwningPlayer(GetSpellAbilityUnit())
    Unit group - Add (tracked) to (TrackedUnits[Player number of (tracker)])
    Wait 30.0 seconds
    Unit group - Remove (tracked) from (TrackedUnits[Player number of (tracker)])

And here's the ping. Every second loops for all players TrackedUnits and pings them for it.

Events
    Every 1.0 seconds
Conditions
    None
Actions
    Player Group - Pick every player in (All players controlled by a User player) and do
        Unit Group - Pick every unit in TrackedUnits[Player number of (Picked player)] and do
            Cinematic - Ping minimap for (Player group((Picked player))) at (Position of (Picked unit)) for 1.00 seconds

I think it needs WEU

 

[Deathshadow]

well i tried ur thing but couldnt find anything called tracked or track. ill send u map in message.

 

[dividedx]

ur supposed to make the ability...

 

[xPheRe]

well i tried ur thing but couldnt find anything called tracked or track. ill send u map in message.

Track is whatever you've named your ability in the object editor.
tracked and tracker are local variables defined inside the trigger with the custom script local unit tracked=... and local player tracker=...
You need World Editor Unlimited to be able to reference local vars inside a GUI.
When you're asked to select the unit, search for "Advanced - JASS script" and then write down "tracked".
The same when you're asked to selec the player. Instead, write "tracker"

Hope it helps

 

[Deathshadow]

this is the part i couldnt figure out but i have the normaly world editor not unlim.

tracked and tracker are local variables defined inside the trigger with the custom script local unit tracked=... and local player tracker=...

im dlining it now tho.

 

[Deathshadow]

how did u get this??? i couldnt figure out how to get it.

Unit group - Add (tracked) to (TrackedUnits[Player number of (tracker)])

or this

Unit group - Remove (tracked) from (TrackedUnits[Player number of (tracker)])

or this

Unit Group - Pick every unit in TrackedUnits[Player number of (Picked player)]

 

[Deathshadow]

o by the way since u use WEU i dont understand the morph thing described at this link http://umswe.wc3campaigns.com/weu/

this is the first part i ddint understand.
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