Modifying in game HP with Triggers

[Uszi]

So I want to do difficulty settings in my game, and on higher difficulties, I want the enemies to move faster, hit harder, and take more damage.

The enemies spawn in waves, btw.

So two ways to do this: Create a unit for each difficulty, so Unit01(easy), Unit01(normal) etc. This is rather tedious.

Or, I thought I could use a trigger like this:

• Modifiy zombies
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit enters (Playable map area)
  • Conditions
    • (Owner of (Entering unit)) Equal to Player 12 (Brown)
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • GameDifficulty Equal to 0
      • Then - Actions
        • Do nothing
      • Else - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • GameDifficulty Equal to 1
          • Then - Actions
            • Unit - Set life of (Entering unit) to ((Life of (Entering unit)) x 1.25)
            • Unit - Set (Entering unit) movement speed to ((Default movement speed of (Entering unit)) x 1.25)
            • Unit - Add CustomDamageBuffAbility1 to (Entering unit)
          • Else - Actions
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • GameDifficulty Equal to 2
              • Then - Actions
                • Unit - Set life of (Entering unit) to ((Life of (Entering unit)) x 1.50)
                • Unit - Set (Entering unit) movement speed to ((Default movement speed of (Entering unit)) x 1.50)
                • Unit - Add CustomDamageBuffAbility2 to (Entering unit)
              • Else - Actions

GameDifficulty is an integer that is set when the host picks a difficulty settign.
0 is easy
1 is normal
etc, etc.

Except it doesn't look like I can use the Unit - Set Life function like that (their HP stays the same). Seems like they are moving faster though.

Is there a function that *does* let me modify their hp, etc in game, so I don't have to trigger it to spawn different custom units for each difficulty?

 

[l1lshadow]

Try using upgrades instead.

 

[Uszi]

Like automatically research a tech upgrade?
Heh, that makes a lot of sense actually.

Thanks.

I was kinda hoping for a 2 page debugging thread like my last one, but the easier the better I suppose.

 

[WolfieeifloW]

I don't believe you can set a unit's max HP without a system.

 

[Uszi]

No, but the upgrade system works for that -- I used the berserker upgrade from the orc tech tree.

Which is actually a nice upgrade, since with one upgrade you can do a lot of different things.

Anyway, this system works out awesome: As the game progressess, I can continue to research upgrades to make the zombies stronger, instead of creating new ones. So with one zombie unit, and a custom upgrade with like 50 levels, I'm good to go.

 

[WolfieeifloW]

Alrighty.

But IIRC, you can't 'down'grade so be careful.

 

[kingkingyyk3]

Use Item Bonus HP ability?

 

[vypur85]

> Use Item Bonus HP ability?

Yes. But manipulate the bug. Look at it in here.