Triggering a Patrol action?

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Sajberhippie

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In my creep spawning system, I've included an order for created units to Patrol to a random location in the map. I want this to be a real patrol route, with the creeps going back and forth. What they do is however the following: They go to the location, turn around, go back, and when they are back at the original place they just stand there. Are there any good ways to solve this? I don't want to use the Wander ability since it's individual, and I prefer to keep them in groups...
 
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You could do a trigger like this one. It's leakless.
Trigger:
  • Spawn
    • Events
      • Time - Every 20 seconds of game-time
    • Conditions
      • none
    • Actions
      • Set TempLoc1 = (Center of (<region>))
      • Set TempLoc2 = (Random point in (Playable map area))
      • Unit - Create 1 Footmen for Joueur 1 (Red) at TempLoc1 facing TempLoc1
      • Unit - Issue (Last Created Unit) to Move-Attack to TempLoc2
      • Custom Script: call RemoveLocation( udg_TempLoc1)
      • Custom Script: call RemoveLocation( udg_TempLoc2)


This would be for the spawn.
 
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simonake said:
You could do a trigger like this one. It's leakless.
Trigger:
  • Spawn
    • Events
      • Time - Every 20 seconds of game-time
    • Conditions
      • none
    • Actions
      • Set TempLoc1 = (Center of (<region>))
      • Set TempLoc2 = (Random point in (Playable map area))
      • Unit - Create 1 Footmen for Joueur 1 (Red) at TempLoc1 facing TempLoc1
      • Unit - Issue (Last Created Unit) to Move-Attack to TempLoc2
      • Custom Script: call RemoveLocation( udg_TempLoc1)
      • Custom Script: call RemoveLocation( udg_TempLoc2)


This would be for the spawn.
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Yes, but they still only go one-way. They'll move to TempLoc2 and stay there. My current trigger looks like this:
Trigger:
  • Creeps
    • Events
      • Time - Every 6.00 seconds of game time
    • Conditions
      • Or - Any (Conditions) are true
        • Conditions
          • (Random integer number between 1 and 300) Greater than or equal to (Count non-structure units controlled by Neutral Hostile (Exclude incomplete units))
          • (Random integer number between 1 and 1000) Equal to 1
    • Actions
      • Set SettingPoint = (Random point in (Playable map area))
      • For each (Integer A) from 1 to 60, do (Actions)
        • Loop - Actions
          • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            • If - Conditions
              • Or - Any (Conditions) are true
                • Conditions
                  • (SettingPoint is visible to Player 1 (Red)) Equal to True
                  • (SettingPoint is visible to Player 2 (Blue)) Equal to True
                  • (SettingPoint is visible to Player 3 (Teal)) Equal to True
                  • (SettingPoint is visible to Player 4 (Purple)) Equal to True
                  • (SettingPoint is visible to Player 5 (Yellow)) Equal to True
                  • (SettingPoint is visible to Player 6 (Orange)) Equal to True
                  • (SettingPoint is visible to Player 7 (Green)) Equal to True
                  • (SettingPoint is visible to Player 8 (Pink)) Equal to True
            • Then - Actions
              • Set SettingPoint = (Random point in (Playable map area))
            • Else - Actions
      • -------- Grass --------
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • (Terrain type at SettingPoint) Equal to Lordaeron Summer - Grass
          • (Random integer number between 1 and 4) Equal to 1
        • Then - Actions
          • Game - Display to (All players) the text: Creeps have spawned...
          • -------- Bandit --------
          • Unit - Create (Random integer number between 1 and 2) Bandit for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
          • Unit - Create (Random integer number between 0 and (Min(10, ((Execution count of (This trigger)) / 20)))) Bandit for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
          • Unit - Create (Random integer number between 0 and (Min(10, ((Execution count of (This trigger)) / 40)))) Bandit for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
          • Unit - Create (Random integer number between 0 and (Min(10, ((Execution count of (This trigger)) / 60)))) Bandit for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
          • -------- Highwayman --------
          • Unit - Create (Random integer number between 0 and 1) Highwayman for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
          • Unit - Create (Random integer number between 0 and (Min(10, ((Execution count of (This trigger)) / 20)))) Highwayman for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
          • Unit - Create (Random integer number between 0 and (Min(10, ((Execution count of (This trigger)) / 60)))) Highwayman for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
          • -------- Lawless --------
          • Unit - Create ((Random integer number between 1 and 3) - 2) Lawless for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
          • Unit - Create (Random integer number between 0 and (Min(10, ((Execution count of (This trigger)) / 40)))) Lawless for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
          • -------- Criminal --------
          • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            • If - Conditions
              • (Random integer number between 1 and 3) Equal to 1
            • Then - Actions
              • Unit - Create ((Random integer number between 1 and 5) - 2) Criminal for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
              • Unit - Create ((Random integer number between 1 and 5) - 2) Criminal for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
              • Unit - Create ((Random integer number between 1 and 5) - 2) Criminal for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
            • Else - Actions
          • -------- Ambusher --------
          • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            • If - Conditions
              • (Random integer number between 1 and 3) Equal to 1
            • Then - Actions
              • Unit - Create (Random integer number between 0 and 1) Ambusher for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
              • Unit - Create (Random integer number between 0 and (Min(10, ((Execution count of (This trigger)) / 40)))) Ambusher for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
              • Unit - Create (Random integer number between 0 and (Min(10, ((Execution count of (This trigger)) / 60)))) Ambusher for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
            • Else - Actions
          • -------- Bandit Lord --------
          • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            • If - Conditions
              • (Random integer number between 1 and ((Execution count of (This trigger)) / 20)) Greater than or equal to 10
            • Then - Actions
              • Unit - Create (Random integer number between 0 and (Min(3, ((Execution count of (This trigger)) / 60)))) Ambusher for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
            • Else - Actions
          • -------- Bandit Mage --------
          • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
            • If - Conditions
              • (Random integer number between 1 and ((Execution count of (This trigger)) / 20)) Greater than or equal to 8
            • Then - Actions
              • Unit - Create (Random integer number between 0 and (Min(3, ((Execution count of (This trigger)) / 60)))) Ambusher for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
            • Else - Actions
          • -------- Lawless Crossbowman --------
          • Unit - Create ((Random integer number between 1 and 3) - 1) Lawless Crossbowman for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
          • Unit - Create (Random integer number between 0 and (Min(10, ((Execution count of (This trigger)) / 40)))) Lawless Crossbowman for Neutral Hostile at SettingPoint facing Default building facing degrees
        • Else - Actions
      • Set TempPoint = (Random point in (Playable map area))
      • Set SettingGroup = (Units within 150.00 of SettingPoint matching ((Owner of (Matching unit)) Equal to Neutral Hostile))
      • Unit Group - Order SettingGroup to Patrol To TempPoint
      • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempPoint)
      • Custom script: call DestroyGroup (udg_SettingGroup)
      • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_SettingPoint)
 
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Since it is creeps i guess you are using Neutral Hostile right?

Make sure to change the guard return distance on gameplay constants, it usually messes these kind of actions up.
 
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emilemil1 said:
Since it is creeps i guess you are using Neutral Hostile right?

Make sure to change the guard return distance on gameplay constants, it usually messes these kind of actions up.
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