SpartanWho
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Hey guys and gals!
My friends and I became very interested in creating maps like Enfo's Team Survival and Towe Defense, and I've found it enjoyable to do. So, I thought I'd make a tutorial on how to pull these things off!
So... Let's begin!
Chapter One: Finding Inspiration
A lot of people NEVER include this step in tutorials, but, for me, it's the most difficult one. The way I always find my inspiration is just natural. I'm usually hanging out with friends of playing WC3 online and I think, "Wouldn't it be cool if..." and, BAM, you've got an idea! Inspiration isn't something you can look for, it'll come find you. You just need to wait for it.
Chapter Two: Let's Start With Terrain!
Next, you're going to have to create some terrain for your map to be played in. I'm not going to post any screenshots as to what I prefer to use, it's a personal preference for the creator. Take a look at some of the maps like Enfo's and TDs to find what works and what doesn't.
Chapter Three: Now Begins The Hard Part (Sorta)
Okay, now that we've got some terrain to play in, we need something to PLAY. We can start with the Wave Spawning Triggers. My method consists of four different triggers that all interact.
We'll start with the Creeps Initalization:
Now, let's explain this Trigger:
1) Map Initalization - Runs this trigger ONLY when the Game starts
2) Wait 20.00 Game-Time Seconds - Inital Delay to allow Race/Hero Selection, etc.
3) Set Round = 1 - Round is an Integer Variable
4) Set Creeps_Alive = 20 - This assumes you're spawning 20 Creeps. Creeps_Alive is a Real variable
5) For Each (IntegerA) from 1 to 20, do Actions - This does the below actions 20 times (change the second number to the number of creeps you want to spawn)
6) Wait 0.75 Game-Time Seconds - Spaces out the Creeps to prevent movement glitches
7) Unit - Create 1 Creeps[Round] for Player 5(Yellow) at (Center of Spawn <gen>) Facing Default Building Facing Degrees - Due to the loop 20 times, this will create 20 creeps from the Index [Round] of the Unit-Type Array called Creeps.
Now, that was just the inital spawning of Creeps. We'll have to write ANOTHER trigger to make the rest of the Creeps spawn.
Chapter 4: Creep Spawning Part 2
The trigger for spawning creeps from then on out is:
I won't bother disecting this one, as the entire system is explained later and it's essentially the same as the first trigger.
Chapter 5: Creep Spawning Management
Well now the Creeps will spawn the first time, but the triggers aren't complete. Now we need a way to keep the number of Creeps recorded and keep the Round increasing when all of the Creeps are dead.
This trigger manages the number of Creeps alive and the variable Round:
This is a pretty simple Trigger. Basically, when a Creep Unit (Player 5) dies, then subtract one from Creeps_Alive, then check if Creeps_Alive is equal to zero (remember it was originally set to 20). If Creeps_Alive is equal to 0, then add one to Round.
Chapter 6: Defining Creeps
This is an easy trigger. It deines the Indexes for the Unit-Type Array Creeps.
Here it is:
From there, just define as many Creep types as you want to have in waves.
Chapter 7: How It All Works
Now, let's UNDERSTAND how all of this works. Since when all of the creeps are dead, the round increases, and the Creeps spawned are equal to the Index Round, which in an Integer! Now, the type of creeps spawned will change every wave!!!
This was my first tutorial and I'll be expanding on it soon, but, in the meantime, please give me any comments and criticism you may have!
Best Regards,
SpartanWho
My friends and I became very interested in creating maps like Enfo's Team Survival and Towe Defense, and I've found it enjoyable to do. So, I thought I'd make a tutorial on how to pull these things off!
So... Let's begin!
Chapter One: Finding Inspiration
A lot of people NEVER include this step in tutorials, but, for me, it's the most difficult one. The way I always find my inspiration is just natural. I'm usually hanging out with friends of playing WC3 online and I think, "Wouldn't it be cool if..." and, BAM, you've got an idea! Inspiration isn't something you can look for, it'll come find you. You just need to wait for it.
Chapter Two: Let's Start With Terrain!
Next, you're going to have to create some terrain for your map to be played in. I'm not going to post any screenshots as to what I prefer to use, it's a personal preference for the creator. Take a look at some of the maps like Enfo's and TDs to find what works and what doesn't.
Chapter Three: Now Begins The Hard Part (Sorta)
Okay, now that we've got some terrain to play in, we need something to PLAY. We can start with the Wave Spawning Triggers. My method consists of four different triggers that all interact.
We'll start with the Creeps Initalization:
Trigger:
- Events
- Map Initilazition
- Conditions
- Actions
- Wait 20.00 Game-Time Seconds
- Set Round = 1
- Set Creeps_Alive = 20
- For Each (IntegerA) from 1 to 20, do Actions
- Loop - Actions
- Wait 0.75 Game-Time Seconds
- Unit - Create 1 Creeps[Round] for Player 5(Yellow) at (Center of Spawn <gen>) Facing Default Building Facing Degrees
- Loop - Actions
Now, let's explain this Trigger:
1) Map Initalization - Runs this trigger ONLY when the Game starts
2) Wait 20.00 Game-Time Seconds - Inital Delay to allow Race/Hero Selection, etc.
3) Set Round = 1 - Round is an Integer Variable
4) Set Creeps_Alive = 20 - This assumes you're spawning 20 Creeps. Creeps_Alive is a Real variable
5) For Each (IntegerA) from 1 to 20, do Actions - This does the below actions 20 times (change the second number to the number of creeps you want to spawn)
6) Wait 0.75 Game-Time Seconds - Spaces out the Creeps to prevent movement glitches
7) Unit - Create 1 Creeps[Round] for Player 5(Yellow) at (Center of Spawn <gen>) Facing Default Building Facing Degrees - Due to the loop 20 times, this will create 20 creeps from the Index [Round] of the Unit-Type Array called Creeps.
Now, that was just the inital spawning of Creeps. We'll have to write ANOTHER trigger to make the rest of the Creeps spawn.
Chapter 4: Creep Spawning Part 2
The trigger for spawning creeps from then on out is:
Trigger:
- Events
- Game - Creeps_Alive becomes Equal to 0.00
- Conditions
- Actions
- Wait 5.00 Game-Time Seconds
- Set Creeps_Alive = 20
- For Each (IntegerA) from 1 to 20, do Actions
- Loop - Actions
- Wait 0.75 Game-Time Seconds
- Unit - Create 1 Creeps[Round] for Player 5 (Yellow) at (Center of Spawn <gen>) facing Default Building Facing Degrees
- Loop - Actions
I won't bother disecting this one, as the entire system is explained later and it's essentially the same as the first trigger.
Chapter 5: Creep Spawning Management
Well now the Creeps will spawn the first time, but the triggers aren't complete. Now we need a way to keep the number of Creeps recorded and keep the Round increasing when all of the Creeps are dead.
This trigger manages the number of Creeps alive and the variable Round:
Trigger:
- Events
- A Unit Owned by Player 5 (Yellow) Dies
- Conditions
- Actions
- Set Creeps_Alive = (Creeps_Alive - 1.00)
- If (All Conditions Are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
- If - Conditions
- Creeps_Alive Equal to 0.00
- Then - Actions
- Set Round = (Round + 1.)
- Else - Actions
- Do Nothing
- If - Conditions
This is a pretty simple Trigger. Basically, when a Creep Unit (Player 5) dies, then subtract one from Creeps_Alive, then check if Creeps_Alive is equal to zero (remember it was originally set to 20). If Creeps_Alive is equal to 0, then add one to Round.
Chapter 6: Defining Creeps
This is an easy trigger. It deines the Indexes for the Unit-Type Array Creeps.
Here it is:
Trigger:
- Events
- Map Initalization
- Conditions
- Actions
- Set Creeps[1] = Peasant
- Set Creeps[2] = Militia
- Set Creeps[3] = Peon
- ...
From there, just define as many Creep types as you want to have in waves.
Chapter 7: How It All Works
Now, let's UNDERSTAND how all of this works. Since when all of the creeps are dead, the round increases, and the Creeps spawned are equal to the Index Round, which in an Integer! Now, the type of creeps spawned will change every wave!!!
This was my first tutorial and I'll be expanding on it soon, but, in the meantime, please give me any comments and criticism you may have!
Best Regards,
SpartanWho
