[Trigger] Variable events?

[Vellu]

I was playing with the Galaxy Editor and noticed that you can't fire a trigger with variables. For example, I have a variable that counts kills, and then have a trigger that, let's say, raises enemy unit's maximum HP when the kill count-variable's value is ten. Or am I doing it wrong? Is there any other way to do things when a variable's value is X?

 

[Frozenwind]

Haven't checked the events, but this is an alternative:

event
   time elapsed is 0.00seconds
conditions
local variables
actions
    wait until variable >= 10 checking every 0.5 seconds
    "your actions"

 

[Vellu]

I'll try that tomorrow. Thank you.

 

[Monsterous]

Or do a periodic timer, say every 0.5 seconds checking the condition that Variable >= 10

Essentially the same thing, but incase map initialization fails. (Assuming 0 seconds passed is map initialization, i dont know.)

 

[Frozenwind]

map init = loading screen
elapsed game time 0.00sec = in-game

 

[Viikuna]

Dude, if you are the one setting the variable, you can easily just do some function which both sets the variable, evaluates related triggers and runs them if needed.

somthing like:


funtion ModifyVariable
- loops through all trigges in array and evaluates and maybe runs them too
- modifys your variable

function RegisterVariableEvent
- is used to add your trigger to array, this is your custom register event thingy

 

[Monsterous]

map init = loading screen
elapsed game time 0.00sec = in-game

And thus i learn something new :O

 

[Vellu]

Dude, if you are the one setting the variable, you can easily just do some function which both sets the variable, evaluates related triggers and runs them if needed.

somthing like:


funtion ModifyVariable
- loops through all trigges in array and evaluates and maybe runs them too
- modifys your variable

function RegisterVariableEvent
- is used to add your trigger to array, this is your custom register event thingy

I've never touched functions. Should I learn how to use 'em?

 

[Sevion]

I've never touched functions. Should I learn how to use 'em?

Yes, yes, and yes.

 

[Viikuna]

Im just starting to learn Andromeda now, so I dont really know too much about scripting in sc2, but back in the days of wc3 modding, the events used to trigger before the actual thingy "happens".

Example being: unit takes damage -event triggers just before the damage is actually dealt, so you can do stuff before damage being dealt ( for example prevent damage if you want ) or stuff after damage being dealt ( with help of 0 sec wait/timer ).


This is why something like this is how Id do it:


public class killCounter{
unit killer;
int count;
public killCounter( unit whichUnit ){
unit=whichUnit;
count=0;
}
public add( int value ){

// do those trigger executing thingies.

// for( int i=TriggersInArray;i=0;i--){
// if evaluate Trigger {
// execute Trigger;
// }
// }

set count=count+value
}

}

 

[Sgqvur]

Use the same event you in which you increment the kills count and put there a check to see if killscount >= 10 then do this else DoNothing(xD) maybe?

Btw there is such an event in warcraft 3:
[lJASS]native TriggerRegisterVariableEvent takes trigger whichTrigger, string varName, limitop opcode, real limitval returns event[/lJASS]
It works for reals only but kills count can be a real right? (3.1459 kills )

PS: Its kinda funny they made replay rewinding but forgot about things like this.