How do I remove all NPC's from a map at map initilization?

[Zamiel]

(Yes, I did a search. Yes, I tried a multitude of things.)

How do I remove all NPC's from a map at map initilization?
(I can't use regions; there must be another way.)

So far it seems I have to make all the NPC's on the map the "triggering unit"... Unless I can somehow declare a variable that include all the NPC's on the map? I'm so confused. =(

I also need to remove all NPC buildings as well, but I figure I will be able to figure that part out once I get the first step done. ><

 

[DDRtists]

ummm...why are they there if you dont want them too?


are you talking about the castles and peons?

 

[Bananskral]

(Yes, I did a search. Yes, I tried a multitude of things.)

How do I remove all NPC's from a map at map initilization?
(I can't use regions; there must be another way.)

So far it seems I have to make all the NPC's on the map the "triggering unit"... Unless I can somehow declare a variable that include all the NPC's on the map? I'm so confused. =(

I also need to remove all NPC buildings as well, but I figure I will be able to figure that part out once I get the first step done. ><

If you want to make sure that you dont get any town halls and workers at the beginnning, you just have to make a custom trigger. You could make something simple like this:

Untitled Trigger 002
    Events
        Map initialization
    Conditions
    Actions
        Game - Display to (All players) the text: Welcome to etc.

This trigger displays a text at the start of the mapwhere you could for example present your map. If you want to be certain you could disable the meele triggers or delete thoose already there. Then it is no longer a meele map, and you are free of townhalls and stuff

To DDRtits
You write so much crap. Only write if you think you have a solution, else shut the f&*@ up!

 

[und34d-rul3]

if u dont want the town als and peons its much simpler than what bananskral said, all you do is delete the melle initialization thing and they wont start up, to make no town halls you can just put a starting location ontop of another and townhalls wont come up

 

[AgentPaper]

First of all Bananskral, we do not allow bad language on this site. Secondly, DDRist has a perfectly good question, one I have as well. Thirdly, the help you gave is not only completely useless, but irrelevant. If you keep this up, do not be suprised when you get banned.

Anyway, do you want to make it so all units that are controlled by a player that is not playing to be removed? because there are a lot of people asking for this. Just make a trigger that runs at initialization that checks each player and whether he is playing, and remove all of his units if he isn't. This will remove all of his units, building included.

 

[BlizzScripts]

AgentPaper is right... u not allow to talk like that to no one.
DDRtists post the right thing but Zamiel didnt tell much about it...

 

[Zamiel]

DDRtists:

ummm...why are they there if you dont want them too?

That's not the point. I want them removed by a trigger; removing them manually is not an option.

are you talking about the castles and peons?

No. NPC's = Non player characters. In other words, I was referring to the creeps and the creep buildings (Goblin Laboratory's and such).

Bananskral:

What does a text message have to do with removing creeps? I'm very confused by your post.

und34d-rul3:

That doesn't help. I want to remove the creeps by a trigger.

AgentPaper:

I wanted to just remove creeps.



I apologize if I was vague in my initial post. I should have included more detail. Help me please. =p

 

[AgentPaper]

Try Unit group - Pick all units in (Units owned by(Neutral Hostile) and do actions-
Remove (Picked unit) from the game
Try Unit group - Pick all units in (Units owned by(Neutral Passive) and do actions-
Remove (Picked unit) from the game

Why can't you just get rid of them in WE? There might be a better solution.

 

[Zamiel]

That worked perfectly. I can't believe I didn't find that on my own. Thank you!

It's kind of a secret as to why I have to have it done by triggers. =p

Anyways, I duplicated the trigger for Neutral Passive, and it works, but with one flaw; it also removes the gold mines. What would be the most simple way to avoid this?

Edit - I figured it out. =p

 

[Zamiel]

Next question - how do I reveal the whole map to a player? I did a search in actions and didn't find anything...

(Disabling the fog of war does not reveal the map.)

 

[The Helper]

Please ask different questions in a seperate posts. Please try to be descriptive of what your problem is in the title of the post. Noob has questions or next question are not within the guidelines as post titles. Thanks - help us to help you

 

[AgentPaper]

right nect to remove fog of war is remove black mask, use that one too. for specific players use another one near it, creat visibility modifier, initially on, area playable map area, and for whichever player you want.