Trigger Trouble

[l)emonStorm]

I am making a capture the flag map and have this trigger

return alliance flag
    Events
        Unit - A unit Acquires an item
    Conditions
        (Item-type of (Item being manipulated)) Equal to Alliance Flag
        ((Owner of (Item being manipulated)) is an ally of Player 1 (Red)) Equal to True
    Actions
        If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            If - Conditions
                ((Item being manipulated) is in Alliance Flag <gen>) Equal to True
            Then - Actions
                Item - Remove (Item being manipulated)
                Item - Create Alliance Flag at (Center of Alliance Flag <gen>)
                Quest - Display to (Player group((Owner of (Item being manipulated)))) the Quest Update message: Unable to pick up y...
            Else - Actions
                Item - Remove (Item being manipulated)
                Item - Create Alliance Flag at (Center of Alliance Flag <gen>)
                Quest - Display to (All players) the Secret message: The Alliance has re...
                Set Flag_Returns[(Player number of (Owner of (Item being manipulated)))] = (Flag_Returns[(Player number of (Owner of (Item being manipulated)))] + 1)
                Leaderboard - Change the value for (Owner of (Item being manipulated)) in Leaderboard_returns to Flag_Returns[(Player number of (Owner of (Item being manipulated)))]
                Leaderboard - Show Leaderboard_returns
                Wait 10.00 seconds
                Leaderboard - Hide Leaderboard_returns

However, if the item is in the alliance flag region, it is still doing the then actions. I've tried so long to fix this but nothing is working! Please help me. :banghead:

 

[Rad]

...If you tell us what it does then we can probrably help better. I dont want to waste 10 minutes figuring out what its supposed to do exactly.

 

[l)emonStorm]

it is kind of complicated but if a unit dies with the flag, the flag is dropped somewhere in the map (wherever the unit died). I then want an ally of the unit who was carrying it to be able to pick it up, or an enemy of the unit to be able to make the flag instantly return back to his base by selecting the flag (kind of like CTF in Halo). However, because i am keeping track of how many returns each player has gotten, i dont want a player to be able to pick up his own flag while it is still in his base. This is what i am having trouble with - it gives the player credit for returning the flag when in my trigger it shouldnt.

 

[the Lumpy]

((Item being manipulated) is in Alliance Flag <gen>) Equal to True[/QUOTE]
Maybe that should say "Equal to False".

 

[l)emonStorm]

no, its supposed to be true

 

[the Lumpy]

However, if the item is in the alliance flag region, it is still doing the then actions.

Well, your trigger says that "If the flag is in the region then do the then actions".

 

[l)emonStorm]

sry if i was unclear i meant it is doing the else actions

 

[the Lumpy]

It's probably the condition that's the problem. The item might not count as being in a region if it just got picked up. To test this try putting a "Game - Display text message . . ." thing to tell you what the condition evaluates to.

 

[l)emonStorm]

yeah u were right. thx a lot. I changed my trigger to say hero manipulating item instead of item, so it works now