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[HoboJoe_5]

Hey in my game i have a silly ability called insult. Basically its like cripple but i want it to make a text message that acually says Player 1 called player 2 a fat lard or something like that. Now my problem is i dont' want it to say the same thing each time does anyone know how i can have like a pool of insults an have one be selected randomly each time the spell is used. Thanks in advance

 

[DM Cross]

I'm not quite sure how you'd do this, but if you could set the messages to an array, you can have it pick a random one and have it say that.

 

[HoboJoe_5]

blah sorry about the nooby question but i don't usually use arrays how to you set an array like 1 as player 1 and 2 as player 2 or w/e

 

[DM Cross]

With the Set Variable action.

 

[HoboJoe_5]

thanks. i don't think i am gonna have the insult be a message (to much work and i want to have this map done in like an hour an i still have other stuffto do) but knowing how to set the array well be good for future refferance.

 

[DM Cross]

For even better reference then my big mouth, check this out:
http://www.world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net/variables.php

 

[IceHeart]

lol or ill post it for you now that im back

Variables: Taunt (string) array 1

Taunt
    Events
        Map initialization
    Conditions
    Actions
        Set Taunt[1] = <Your Tuant>
        Set Taunt[2] = <Your Tuant>
        Set Taunt[3] = <Your Tuant>
        Set Taunt[4] = <Your Tuant>
        Set Taunt[5] = <Your Tuant>

Taunt Message
    Events
        Unit - A unit <begins casting an ability>
    Conditions
    Actions
        For each (Integer A) from 1 to 5, do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Game - Display to (All players) the text: Taunt[(Integer A)]

for mine base the taunt ability off wind walk and set all values to 0 so this will work without messing anything up.

Im almost 100% sure this will work

 

[the Lumpy]

No, that would show all the messages instead of a random one. You need to use "Random Integer between 1 and 5" instead of using a loop and "integer A".

 

[IceHeart]

ok so then the trigger would look like this

Taunt Message
    Events
        Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
    Conditions
    Actions
        If ((Random integer number between 1 and 5) Equal to 1) then do (Game - Display to (All players) the text: Taunt[1]) else do (If ((Random integer number between 1 and 5) Equal to 2) then do (Game - Display to (All players) the text: Taunt[2]) else do (Do nothing))

 

[phyrex1an]

Taunt Message
    Events
        Unit - A unit Begins casting an ability
    Conditions
       - Some condition -
    Actions
       Game - Display to (All players) the text: Taunt[(Random integer number between 1 and 5]

 

[the Lumpy]

If ((Random integer number between 1 and 5) Equal to 1) then do (Game - Display to (All players) the text: Taunt[1]) else do (If ((Random integer number between 1 and 5) Equal to 2) then do (Game - Display to (All players) the text: Taunt[2]) else do (Do nothing))

That wouldn't work either because you will get a different random integer in every If action. Phyrex1an's trigger works, though.

 

[team.ism]

Um wouldn't the condition have to be

(Ability being cast) equal to <ability>?

 

[Persen]

Um wouldn't the condition have to be

(Ability being cast) equal to <ability>?

Exactly.