Trigger help please

[Rakaesa]

I know this trigger must be pretty simple, as it's in practically every roleplaying map (Sotdrp, XRP, BSM dnd). Its the 'fa command. You know, you say 'fa ### and the building turns to that amount of degrees. I cant figure out how to do it. I know people don't make the trigger so that it's "Player 1 red says 'fa 001" "Player 1 red says 'fa 002" And all the way up to 360. So whats the proper and short way of doing it?

 

[Moridin]

You use the substring function. Essentially, with the event:

Player - Player types 'fa' as a substring

You can then use the key 3, 6 to get the number inputted after the "fa".
Essentially, substring works like this. It takes a part of the total string. So let's say I put in "fa 250". If I take the substring 3, 6 it takes out the part of the string between the 3rd and the 6th positions. In this case:

1st character - f
2nd character - a
3rd character - <space>
.... and so on

Spaces are counted as characters as well. So once you get the substring, you convert it to an integer and use that instead.

 

[Rakaesa]

Damn that's confusing, I don't think I understand it clearly..Simpler if you can, though i'll take a look at it in world editor right now. Thanks for the help btw.

 

[xXGauntletXx]

Actually, shouldn't you convert the substring to a real, as the facing direction is a real, not an integer?

 

[Rakaesa]

Lol you have to explain to me how to do all of that, NEVER done it before. Sorry if i'm being a pain.

 

[laxperson808]

player 1 types (message) as a substring
condtions
if substing 1-6 = angle_(<--space)
actions
pick every unit seletced by triggering unit and make picked unit face (convert string to real(Entered chat string 7-9)

so if angle (7-9)
or -angle (1-7) (8-10) is typed the number after becomes there angle
angle 006
-angle 130
so on

 

[Rakaesa]

player 1 types (message) as a substring
condtions
if substing 1-6 = angle_(<--space)
actions
pick every unit seletced by triggering unit and make picked unit face (convert string to real(Entered chat string 7-9)

So, I only have to do this once, right? Not for multiple angles or substrings? Thanks for explaining, by the way.

 

[Rakaesa]

Still need some help for this to be explained perfectly clear >_<

 

[trb92]

• Untitled Trigger 001
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing &#039;fa as A substring
  • Conditions
    • (Substring((Entered chat string), 1, 4)) Equal to &#039;fa
  • Actions
    • Set Group = (Units currently selected by (Triggering player)) //Anti-leak
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in Group and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit - Make (Picked unit) face (Real((Substring((Entered chat string), 5, 7)))) over 0.00 seconds
    • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_Group) //Anti-leak

This works for all angles.

 

[Rakaesa]

Okay, thanks a lot. + rep.