Strange issue

[Aly]

It's kind of hard to explain what's happening; but I'll try my best to sum it up.

I'm not quite sure what's causing it; but my map won't recognize the (All Players) call in GUI. Strangely enough; it's JUST one map. My other maps work fine with it.
It's not a giant issue since I typically store my player groups in variables; but it's rather irritating when I want to make a quick trigger to test something.

Anyone know how to fix this?

 

[Accname]

I would assume that you destroyed the (all players) force which is a preset force in every map.

 

[Aly]

I would assume that you destroyed the (all players) force which is a preset force in every map.

Hey there! We meet again it would seem, heh.

Anyway; I don't think I did -- although it -IS- a possibility. In all of my triggers the only Force I destroy is "call DestroyForce( udg_TempPlayerGroup )" I believe. I use TempPlayerGroup for... Well, temporary player groups.

Is that the issue?

 

[Accname]

If you ever set "TempPlayerGroup = (all Players)" and then destroy it, then yes, thats the issue.

 

[Aly]

Oh... Wow... Thanks; that helps alot! I'mma check and see if I can find the offending trigger then. I'm fairly sure I've done that at some point.
Should I just not destroy player groups then, do you think?

 

[vypur85]

Only All players should not be destroyed. It doesn't leak anyway.

Other player groups ought to be destroyed...
For example:
All player matching (Triggering player)
All player matching (Player 1)
etc...

Just not All players.

 

[Accname]

You should destroy objects when you have created them before.
So, for example, if you convert a single player to a player group, then you have to destroy it.
If you pick all players matching XXX then you have to destroy that group as well, and so on.

But the All-Players group is a preset group that already exists. You do not create anything if you use it, and thus you should not destroy it.
Its not always easy to know when something is created and when it is not; blizzard was not putting much effort into making that clear to the end user. In fact, blizzard didnt put much effort into the editor in the first place, so strange things happen every once in a while.

 

[Aly]

I see. Well, thank you both. I greatly appreciate it. Seems like it works now that I removed my Set Variable (TempPlayerGroup) = (All Players), Remove (Light Blue) from (TempPlayerGroup). Seems as though (All Player)s now work.