Need Basic Poison Effect

[diggoran]

I'm trying to make my first fully functional TD and I'm having a hard time with my Poison Tower. So far my coding is as such:
<> If a unit is attacked by Poison Tower then add this unit to a unit array
<> If a unit is in the unit array, subtract 10 hp every 0.5 seconds.
I'll copy over the actual code later.

 

[X-maul]

couldnt you just remake the poison sting ability?

 

[diggoran]

That's the ability I'm using now, unfortunately, it does little damage and I cant modify it cause I only have ROC. I need a trigger-based way around this.

 

[Flare]

does RoC even have the required events/conditions/actions?

easiest solution would be to buy TFT. its about 10 euro (here, in Ireland anyway, but most games are overpriced here anyway xD) and thats not a huge amount to dish out.

 

[diggoran]

I was considering that. I feel it can be done with triggers but mine dont seem to work at all. Let me dig out that code for you.

Add to Poisoned Red
     Events
          Unit - A unit owned by Player 1 (Red) Is attacked
     Conditions
          (Unit-type of (Attacking Unit)) Eqaul to Poison Tower
     Actions
          Seleciton - Select (Triggering Unit)
          Set Poisoned(NumberPoisoned) = (Units currently selected by Player 1 (Red))
          Set NumberPoisoned = (NumberPoisoned + 1)

Poison Effect
     Events
          Time - Every 0.50 seconds of game time
     Conditions
     Actions
          For each (Integer A) from 0 to (NumberPoisoned), do (Unit Group - Pick every uint in Poisoned[(Integer A)] and do (Unit - Set life of (Picked Unit) to ((Picked Unit) - 10.00)))

2 Variables used:
Variable Name -- Variable Type ----- Initial Value
NumberPoisoned -- Integer ------------ 0
Poisoned --------- Unit Group Array --- (None)

Also, I don't like how while playing it selects the attacked unit and it keeps you from building new towers or buying new creeps. Almost certain selection is not best.

BTW I'm in America and after exchange, I'd need about 35 euros.

 

[hell_knight]

just buy tft for gods sake

it will save you SO MUCH trouble

dont use a unit array add to unit group.
pick every in unit group deal damage and in the first trigger add a wait then remove from unit group.

 

[diggoran]

just buy tft for gods sake

it will save you SO MUCH trouble

Please don't tell me how to spend my money.

Thanks for your reccomendations, though. I didn't realize I was using a unit group array; would a plain unit group variable work better? (I want to put the effected units into a common group and do damage repeatedly for a set time to all of them.)

 

[Slapshot136]

why not save red's original selection, then do what you do there (i still dont see the point of it.. but w/e works i guess) and then select the original units back?

or, something like periodically pick every unit with the poison buff and make them take X damage?

 

[diggoran]

something like periodically pick every unit with the poison buff and make them take X damage?

That sounds like a good idea. Can you show me an example of a trigger recognizing if a unit has a buff and then take action?

BTW this tower upgrades from a 10 second poison, to 20 sec, to 30. It needs to be changeable in how long to effect the unit.

Great idea though; it sounds do-able!