Shallow/Deep Water detection

[ThE-eNiGmA]

I wouldn't be posting this unless I couldn't find this in the editor. For my ability Bombing Run, I decided to add an effect. But to make it look realistic, it would require a condition: Cliff at location of casting unit = deep or shallow water. It would add a ripple effect to the explosions, but it would have to be on water. While it would be even more realistic if i set the location equal to units being bombed...thats a bit more work than I really want to go to. Well, can anybody tell me if there is a condition that will detect something like that?

 

[Demonfaze]

From what I know I don't think there is any way to detect types of terrain :-(

But if its a small map I guess you could use regions...

 

[lordloki]

Untitled Trigger 001
Events
Unit - A unit Is attacked
Conditions
(Terrain type at (Position of (Triggering unit))) Equal to Lordaeron Summer - Dirt
Actions



Now you cannot select water but what you could do is pick a terrain tile and line the area's of your water with it as well as line the water's bottom... Maybe a specific dirt tile you're not already using... then if the mob is on that terrain... BOOM! all you need is pick the tile.. change what i have given ya there.. add in your effect action and Voila!

Hope it works

L.

 

[ThE-eNiGmA]

Oh theres a way. But I am more concerened with cliffs...which you cant seem to detect.
(edit) whoops. Btw, I already thought of THAT. But I didn't want to resort to that. In any case, the effect is not necessary. Although, i might try it out just to see what it would look like, on land as well as water. I just tried the ability out...it finally works, and looks VERY impressive. A couple of drawbacks i have to fix, though...like targeting corpses... I should probably make it target a point rather than a unit, but I was desperate to get it to work.

 

[lordloki]

as long as your using a specific tile when you create the cliffs that should fall under the same thing, you could of course use more than one tile and make a couple triggers to follow those rules.

 

[Demonfaze]

lordloki: Wow I never knew about that condition before, though I have never needed to use it. Where do you find that under?

theEnigma: I think its fine if it detects what tile because it looks a lot nicer in most cases if the water is a different tile than the land.

 

[sqrage]

okay demon the point of that post was....?

on topic: i think you should just go with Rects(regions) it wouldnt be that annoying

 

[ThE-eNiGmA]

oohhh yes it would. It is not exactly an orderly map...

 

[Demonfaze]

The point of the post was to find out where to find the condition that he posted so that I and probably others would be able to make use of it. It was also telling him that he should go along with the terrain way as water looks nicer if its a different tileset than the land, for example, sand in the water.

 

[lordloki]

Its Terrain - Type Comparison

 

[Demonfaze]

Hmm...I guess it isn't in UMSWE or WEU... because somehow I cannot find it! :banghead:

 

[lordloki]

In your Trigger Editor.. Click New Comparison, you'll find it.

 

[Demonfaze]

Sorry I still can't find it :banghead:

 

[lordloki]

Like this...

 

[ThE-eNiGmA]

Believe me, i looked there. But cliffs are different than terrain. I cant use the terrain because, for example, i use sand for beaches. Just wouldnt work.

 

[lordloki]

If I am not mistaken there are 2 Main Tiles that are used in maps... generally the Cliff Tile is some sort of dirt... would probably be the 1st tile used.. Now I am sure this would probably be annoying if you have used this tile elsewhere. Buf if for say you have used grass, and dirt was the Main Tile... it might work...

You could also import another dirt type... change the current terrain using the Main tile to your imported one, then it might work....

Just thinking outloud here....
Anything is better than regions if your map is not made for it.