Spawning after last spawns deaths

[bobdakilla]

Spawning times

Well my title pretty much explains it, ive got no code and was looking for a way to automatically start a wave of creeps after the deaths of the last wave. Thats really it, so tips and code are very welcome!

 

[Jindo]

I forget the code but i think it is something like this:

one variable required = level (integer) initial value = 0/1

Events - Player 12 (brown) food limit becomes equal to 0

Conditions - none

Actions - If (level = 1) then do (create (x) (units) at (random point in/center of (region)) facing (???)) else do (if (level = 2 ) then do (create (x) (units)...

and so on until your last level.

Good luck with TD (it is a TD isnt it?)

~Jindo

 

[bobdakilla]

Thanks, nah its not a TD. Its alittle something different, kinda like a survival game.

 

[Dan]

one or two triggers can be used depending on if you plan on changing the waves a lot, then you can make one to set up all levels and one to plan them all, or you can just change them in one trigger. to start waves of different creeps whether it is a TD or anything else its pretty much the same...You will need a variable, one will work, it sets the levels, but two if your planning on changing the creeps in each level a few times, use two or more if you want to change the number of creeps too...

Variables: LEVEL (integer) CREEPS (unit type array of how ever many waves your going to have)

Events:
          Player 12 (brown) food limit becomes equal to 0
Conditions:
Actions:
          if then else multiple conditions
             if: LEVEL is equal to 1 
             then: create x number of CREEPS(1) in center of creepspawn gen
                   set LEVEL to LEVEL + 1
          if then else multiple conditions
             if: LEVEL is equal to 2 
             then: create x number of CREEPS(2) in center of creepspawn gen
                   set LEVEL to LEVEL + 1
          if then else multiple conditions
             if: LEVEL is equal to 3 
             then: create x number of CREEPS(3) in center of creepspawn gen
                   set LEVEL to LEVEL + 1
          if then else multiple conditions
             if: LEVEL is equal to 4 
             then: create x number of CREEPS(4) in center of creepspawn gen
                   set LEVEL to LEVEL + 1
          etc etc etc....

you get it right?

 

[AceHart]

With some small change that trigger gets much more readable:

create x number of CREEPS(LEVEL) in center of creepspawn gen
set LEVEL to LEVEL + 1

 

[Dan]

True...

 

[xPheRe]

Having this vars:
integer CreepLevel
unit-group CreepGroup
unit-type array CreepUnitType
integer array CreepUnitQuantity

you could code something like this:

Init creep respawn
    Events
        Map initialization
    Conditions
    Actions
        -------- Init the array with the creep unit-types
        Set CreepUnitType[0] = <First unit type>
        Set CreepUnitType[1] = <Second unit type>
        Set CreepUnitType[2] = <Third unit type>
        Set CreepUnitType[3] = <Fourth unit type>
        -------- Set the number of units for each unit-type for level 1
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[0] = 2
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[1] = 1
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[2] = 0
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[3] = 0
        -------- Level 2 --------
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[4] = 4
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[5] = 1
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[6] = 0
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[7] = 0
        -------- Level 3 --------
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[8] = 4
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[9] = 2
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[10] = 1
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[11] = 0
        -------- Level 4 --------
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[12] = 6
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[13] = 3
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[14] = 2
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[15] = 0
        -------- Level 5 --------
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[16] = 8
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[17] = 4
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[18] = 2
        Set CreepUnitQuantity[19] = 1
        -------- Level ... --------
        ...
        -------- Creating first respawn --------
        Trigger - Run Creep respawn <gen> (ignoring conditions)

Creep respawn
    Events
        Unit - A unit Dies
    Conditions
        ((Dying unit) is in CreepGroup) Equal to True
        (All units of CreepGroup are dead) Equal to True
    Actions
        Unit Group - Remove all units from CreepGroup
        For each (Integer A) from 0 to 3, do (Actions)
            Loop - Actions
                Unit - Create CreepUnitQuantity[((CreepLevel x 4) + (Integer A))] CreepUnitType[(Integer A)] for Neutral Hostile at (Random point in (Area))
                Unit Group - Add all units of (Last created unit group) to CreepGroup
        Set CreepLevel = (CreepLevel + 1)

You can have any number of unit-types, only changing the "x 4" to the number of unit-types, the range in the For clausule and adding data to the CreepUnitQuantity array.

[EDIT] Sorry, I forgot to incr the CreepLevel var.

 

[bobdakilla]

Allright well thanks for all the input first of all! I was wondering, code doesn't seem to work, any suggestions?

Waves
    Events
        Player - Player 12 (Brown)'s Food max becomes Equal to 0.00
        [B]In the line above, i used food max, food cap, and food used for testing to see if any would work.[/B]

    Conditions
    Actions
        If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            If - Conditions
                Level Equal to 1
            Then - Actions
                Game - Display to (All players) for 3.00 seconds the text: Wave 1!
                Unit - Create ((Number of players) + 1) Orc slave for Player 12 (Brown) at (Player 12 (Brown) start location) facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees
                Set Level = (Level + 1)
            Else - Actions
                Do nothing
        If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            If - Conditions
                Level Equal to 2
            Then - Actions
                Game - Display to (All players) for 4.00 seconds the text: Wave 2!
                Unit - Create 3 Orc slave for Player 12 (Brown) at (Player 12 (Brown) start location) facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees
                Unit - Create ((Number of players) + 1) Water Elemental (Level 1) for Player 12 (Brown) at (Player 12 (Brown) start location) facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees
                Set Level = (Level + 1)
            Else - Actions
                Do nothing

Continues on, and on, and on.....

 

[AgentPaper]

it should be food used is equal to 0, and you might want to have another event that goes at 5 or 10 or however long you want to run the first level, since it starts at 0 and doesnt "become" 0.

 

[bobdakilla]

Ok, i understand the food used = 0; but the rest im not sure on could you or anyone else expand on that?

 

[bobdakilla]

Well is there a way i can set food used= 5 in all the triggers or something so that when all the spawns are killed it will goe to 0 and when it goes to the next trigger it will add up the food again, right?

 

[ShaiTan-Enk]

Make sure that all the creeps have a food number, as in they use food. That way when the last one dies, food used will become 0. In free triggers I have a map where I did that exact thing. The triggers for it are currently disabled because I changed the way my TD works, but they're still there, in case you want an example. Good luck with your survival map =)

 

[bobdakilla]

Thank You! I apperciate the comment! Ill give it a try.

 

[F864FG]

I have a question, i understand how to make level 1- level 30. what what trigger do i use to start level 1? to make the creeps?(how do i make level 1 start so it'l run threw level 30)

 

[Myzteryz]

At the beggining do this

set (level variable) = Level variable +1

so that will start level 1

 

[F864FG]

It's not working, and this is what I have

Set level
Events
Time - Elapsed game time is 0.10 seconds
Conditions
Actions
Set Level = (Level + 1)

Levels
Events
Player - Player 12 (Brown)'s Food used becomes Equal to 0.00
Conditions
Actions
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
Level Equal to 1
Then - Actions
Unit - Create 1 Footman for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of purple <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
Unit - Create 1 Footman for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Red Spawn <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
Unit - Create 1 Footman for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of blue1 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
Unit - Create 1 Footman for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of purple <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
Set Level = (Level + 1)
Else - Actions
If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
Level Equal to 2
Then - Actions
Unit - Create 1 Knight for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of purple <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
Unit - Create 1 Footman for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of Red Spawn <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
Unit - Create 1 Footman for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of blue1 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
Unit - Create 1 Footman for Player 12 (Brown) at (Center of purple <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
Else - Actions
Do nothing

 

[AgentPaper]

ok scrap that first trigger, and add to the second the event after .01 secs elapsed time and make sure the variable lvl is set to be at 1 by default.

 

[bobdakilla]

Well im kinda stuck again. I have 2 triggers now b/c i decided it would make it easier to see what im doing. One is "Start" and the other, "waves"...

Start
    Events
        Time - Elapsed game time is 10.00 seconds
    Conditions
    Actions
        Game - Display to (All players) for 3.00 seconds the text: Wave 1!
        Unit - Create ((Number of players) + 1) Orc slave for Player 12 (Brown) at (Player 12 (Brown) start location) facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees
        Set Level = (Level + 1)

Waves
    Events
        Player - Player 12 (Brown)'s Food used becomes Equal to 0.00
    Conditions
    Actions
        If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            If - Conditions
                Level Equal to 1
            Then - Actions
                Game - Display to (All players) for 4.00 seconds the text: Wave 2!
                Unit - Create 3 Orc slave for Player 12 (Brown) at (Player 12 (Brown) start location) facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees
                Unit - Create ((Number of players) + 1) Water Elemental (Level 1) for Player 12 (Brown) at (Player 12 (Brown) start location) facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees
                Set Level = (Level + 1)
            Else - Actions

It seems to work till the wave in the trigger "Start" is killed(also in this trigger Set Level= Level + 1 to start the wave in the "waves" trigger above), when that happens all my creeps are spawned! Whats going on if my code seems to be right?

 

[Sheep_Quest]

Another Way you could make this

    Events
        Player - Player 12 (Brown)'s Food used becomes Equal to 0.00
        Time - Elapsed game time is X seconds
    Conditions
    Actions
        If (LEVEL Greater than 0) then do (Game - Display to (All players) the text: (Level  + ((String(LEVEL)) +  Compleated Next lvl in (X) seconds))) else do (Do nothing)
        Set LEVEL = (LEVEL + 1)
        Countdown Timer - Start Timer as a One-shot timer that will expire in X seconds
        Countdown Timer - Create a timer window for (Last started timer) with title Next lvl in
        Wait X seconds
        Countdown Timer - Destroy (Last created timer window)
        For each (Integer A) from 1 to (The number of creeps you want), do (Unit - Create 1 MonsterType[LEVEL] for Player 12 (Brown) at (Random point in (Your Region)) facing Default building facing degrees)

For this i have used 3 Variables
-MonsterTypes (Unit type-array)
-Level (Timer)
-LEVLE (integre)

This way players will have x seconds before first wave starts and you will only need 1 trigger to spawn each round if you want diffrent kinds of monsters at the same time just add another MonsterType (unit type-array)

But you will also need a second trigger to set up the monsters that spawn each round witch could look like this

    Events
        Map initialization
    Conditions
    Actions
        Set MonsterType[1] = Peasant
        Set MonsterType[2] = Footman
        Set MonsterType[3] = Knight
        Set MonsterType[4] = Rifleman

this would make first round spawn peasants nxt round footmen and so on
Hope this can help if you not already have found a solution to your problem

 

[xPheRe]

I would do something like

Event
    Time elapsed is 30 seconds
Conditions
    None
Actions
    Run Next Level trigger ignoring conditions

And then in the "Next Level" trigger, spawn the creeps, and so on...