Traps?

[dem0n]

I see that you can set traps on the maps such as "side fire trap" and "frost trap", etc.. but don't see any way of making them do anything. I don't see anywhere in any of the code anything for detecting if a unit is in a trap when it goes off.

Anyone know how to do this?

 

[lazarusxl]

Good question for the FAQ.
I have wondered this too several times.

The only guess how to make it work is to make a trap region and a trigger like this:

event:
the unit enters (your trap region)

actions:
create (your trap type) at coordinates (...) facing (...) building degrees. or: make (select your trap on the map) visible

wait 0.2 seconds //the trap fire animation will be displayed once

set unit current life to (current life - trap damage)

remove (last created destructable?) from the game. or: make (select your trap on the map) invisible

This is for side traps.

(An easier way is to just create an explosion at the position of the triggering unit and reduce the triggering unit's hitpoints.)

I hope this is of use to you.

 

[phyrex1an]

their is a good exampel in the free trigger code.

 

[dem0n]

Why does someone always reply with "There is a good example in the free trigger code", yet I have looked through it several times and never see any such examples.

There is no trap example in the free trigger code.. at least none that have to do with what I'm asking.

I'm not trying to make some kind of hidden trap. That would be easy. I'm trying to use the visual cinematic traps that are included, so that people can see them going off and attempt to avoid them.

If they get caught by one, I would like it to cause some effect, such as damage on the fire traps and slow movement on the frost traps.

Thanks.

 

[Shadowy Fear]

Well, we are just saying that there IS a great example by Mind of a damaging fire trap there --- I believe its on the first page. ANYWAYS, heres what I would do -

E: Every Five Seconds
C: N / A
A: create fire (I find that the fire one works better for my purposes instead of the fire trap) at center of [your trap region]

set last created doodad to (oh yes, go and add a special effects variable array too) [special effects array] [1]

sound - play fire burst

unit - pick every unit in [your trap region] and do set life of picked unit to life of picked unit - [how much damage you want unit to take]

wait 0.35 seconds

Remove [special effects array] [1]

Thats how you would create a damaging fire trap - you can even add other things to trigger it, like presssing a button or killing a lever. I used the above for my map actually. Hope this helps ;D
I find this easier to do than synchronizing it to the premade traps; you can still synchronize it to those if you want it, but this will give you roughly the same effect, abit bigger AOE and less fancy. I hope this will work for your purposes

 

[phyrex1an]

And if you still not found the exampel it is in post number 8
And if you want a preplaced doodad to make a effect use
Animation - Play the <Stand> animation for all doodads of type <Trap Side Frost> within (your area)

 

[dem0n]

Got it, thanks a lot for your help!

 

[Shadowy Fear]

Thats what were here for glad to help you ----------- you know it took me about an HOUR to get my frost trap right lol ... at first, if you stepped on the button then the guy stepping on to the button was killed while a perpetual flame burned in my other region lol so dont feel bad if you dont get it right the first time