problem - random unit of unit type

[J.R.]

Hello everybody, first of all, compliments on the forums, they've been a great help to me since i started playing with the editor. I'll keep this short and to the point;

I have tried to make a trigger that, whenever player1 loses a unit of unit-type, kills a player3's unit of the same unit type. So, i have this trigger:

Event:
- a unit owned by player1 dies

Condition:
-unit type of dying unit equal to (sorcerres)

-Action
-kill random unit from (units owned by player3) of type sorcerres

(of course, each unit type has its own trigger

Now my problem is, that player3's units sometimes die, and sometimes do not. For example, players 1 and 3 start with 5 units. When all five of player1 die, sometimes player3 still has half of them left, and sometimes all of them die.

So, basically, my question would be; is there any chance at all that "random unit from units-of-type" returns as blank, which would explain the problem, or is it something completely different that i haven't thought about?


Any help would be greatly appreciated. Greetings, JR

 

[Rinpun]

It's...random.


I believe you can pick all of the units of one unit-type and kill them. Trying to remember the exact action though.

 

[J.R.]

Maybe i was unclear... i'm trying very hard not to kill all units of that type... if player1 loses X units of that kind, player3 should also lose X units of that type..
so, by my logic, if i pick all units of unit type for player3 and kill a random one, one of them should die. Cause a random unit of five units should be one of those units...right?
or am i very wrong and can a random unit of those five units be no unit?

(i'm starting to confuse myself now...)

 

[XXXconanXXX]

I don't see what's wrong wih it. Seems like it would work. Wha exactly is happening when you try to use it? Sorry if my typing sucks but I'm on my laptop right now and it's hard o type with it on your lap when oyur on your bed hehe.

 

[Rinpun]

Heheh. Maybe that's why my older sister's typing sucks...

Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units owned by Player 3 (Teal) of type Sorceress) and do (Unit - Kill (Random unit from (Random 1 units from (Units currently selected by Player 3 (Teal)))))

Try that. In case you know why I'm editing, it's because I'm trying to determine if it'll work or not. This one should.