Shoot, I think I may have run into something I can't do in GUI

[Nureru]

I have some abilities put into an array, and after I randomly picked a number I want the unit to cast the ability from the array at that number. I.E. if SpellArray[0] was Acid Bomb, and I picked 0, I want to order the unit to cast Acid Bomb, but if SpellArray[1] was Thunder Clap, and I picked 1, I want to order the unit to cast Thunder Clap.

Is there any way for me to do this? WC3 has an idiotic method of ordering units to cast spells.

 

[Kahiera]

does the unit have those spells?

 

[Nureru]

The unit is going to have whatever spell I pick. The spell array itself is dependent on what unit it is, so if the unit only has one spell the array will be 1 spell large and that will be picked every time.

 

[kaboo]

i dont think this is even possible, maybe if only one hero had the skill to cast random spell

 

[Nureru]

Kind of what I was afraid of. I guess I'm going to have to do it the long way.

 

[perkeyone]

it is possible
but not using the array
and not an a way that is convenient

you would have to code the entire process

 

[Jak-Skell]

So if I understand, you want to click a spell, and it casts a random spell from a list?

 

[ZugZugZealot]

The "which order" for issue order doesn't take variables in GUI. So it would require a long list of if then else, or doing it in Jass where it takes "whichOrder" as a string for a parameter which would allow an array.

 

[Nureru]

The "which order" for issue order doesn't take variables in GUI. So it would require a long list of if then else, or doing it in Jass where it takes "whichOrder" as a string for a parameter which would allow an array.

that's kind of what I figured. I can't work jass out though, so I guess I'm doing it the long way.

 

[ZugZugZealot]

Uses a small amount of Jass, which is limited to the issue order action and location leak removal as GUI custom script.

Explaining the cast types...
0 = Issue order no point
1 = Issue point order
2 = Issue target order

• Init
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit - Create 1 Water Elemental (Level 1) for Player 1 (Red) at (Center of (Playable map area)) facing Default building facing degrees
    • Set tempUnit = (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Add War Stomp (Neutral Hostile 1) to tempUnit
    • Set castType[0] = 0
    • Set abilityOrder[0] = stomp
    • Unit - Add Web to tempUnit
    • Set castType[1] = 2
    • Set abilityOrder[1] = web
    • Unit - Add Shockwave (Neutral Hostile) to tempUnit
    • Set castType[2] = 1
    • Set abilityOrder[2] = shockwave
    • -------- ... --------

• Trigger
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is attacked
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set tempAttacker = (Attacking unit)
    • Set tempRandom = (Random integer number between 0 and 5)
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • castType[tempRandom] Equal to 0
      • Then - Actions
        • Custom script: call IssueImmediateOrder( udg_tempAttacker, udg_abilityOrder[udg_tempRandom] )
      • Else - Actions
    • -------- End If --------
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • castType[tempRandom] Equal to 1
      • Then - Actions
        • Set tempPoints[0] = (Position of tempAttacker)
        • Set tempPoints[1] = (tempPoints[0] offset by 50.00 towards (Facing of tempAttacker) degrees)
        • Custom script: call IssuePointOrderLoc( udg_tempAttacker, udg_abilityOrder[udg_tempRandom], udg_tempPoints[1] )
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation( udg_tempPoints[0] )
        • Custom script: call RemoveLocation( udg_tempPoints[1] )
      • Else - Actions
    • -------- End If --------
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • castType[tempRandom] Equal to 2
      • Then - Actions
        • Custom script: call IssueTargetOrder( udg_tempAttacker, udg_abilityOrder[udg_tempRandom], GetTriggerUnit() )
      • Else - Actions
    • -------- End If --------

 

[Nureru]

Here's the trigger I tried using
Custom script: call IssueTargetOrderById( udg_unit_list[1], udg_SpellArray[udg_temp_count], udg_temp_unit )

When I used IssueTargetOrder it complained about it being an integer, but it liked that all right. However, the unit just kind of stands there.

Here's the full trigger if it helps

• Cast Spell on Enemy
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set temp_point = (Position of unit_list[1])
    • Set temp_real = 2000.00
    • Set temp_group = (Units within temp_real of temp_point matching ((((Matching unit) belongs to an enemy of (Owner of unit_list[1])) Equal to True) and (((Matching unit) is alive) Equal to True)))
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in temp_group and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set temp_point_2 = (Position of (Picked unit))
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (Distance between temp_point and temp_point_2) Less than temp_real
          • Then - Actions
            • Set temp_unit = (Picked unit)
            • Set temp_real = (Distance between temp_point and temp_point_2)
          • Else - Actions
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation( udg_temp_point )
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation( udg_temp_point_2 )
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Number of units in temp_group) Greater than 0
      • Then - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • debug Equal to True
          • Then - Actions
            • Game - Display to (All players) the text: Executing AI routin...
            • Game - Display to (All players) the text: (Approaching target: + (Proper name of temp_unit))
          • Else - Actions
        • Set temp_count = (Load SpellSelected of (Key ActiveUnit) from Enemyspells)
        • Custom script: call IssueTargetOrderById( udg_unit_list[1], udg_SpellArray[udg_temp_count], udg_temp_unit )
      • Else - Actions
        • Trigger - Run End Turn <gen> (ignoring conditions)
    • Custom script: call DestroyGroup( udg_temp_group )

I really want to get this working so I can go back to doing less frustrating things

 

[Kahiera]

there's no trigger for the trigger

or is it ran by another trigger?

 

[ZugZugZealot]

[ljass]IssueTargetOrder()[/ljass] Takes a string as an order... For the strings you use, you need to goto the spell in object editor, and use the value from Text - Order String - Use/Turn On

Ability codes != Order codes...

If you want to use ById function then you'd need to know what the integer value of each spell's order is...

• AnyOrder
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order with no target
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting a point
    • Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting an object
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Custom script: call BJDebugMsg( OrderId2String(GetIssuedOrderId()) + " is " + I2S(GetIssuedOrderId()) )

Anyways, I couldn't find the GUI function to display orders as integers, so I wrote it in custom script. You can use this to see what the integer value of each unit order is. Though I suggest you just use the string method instead, which you can find where the string values as said above.