Triggering a Patrol action?

[Sajberhippie]

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...

 

[simonake]

You could do a trigger like this one. It's leakless.

• 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.

 

[Sajberhippie]

You could do a trigger like this one. It's leakless.

• 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.

Yes, but they still only go one-way. They'll move to TempLoc2 and stay there. My current trigger looks like this:

• 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)

 

[Sajberhippie]

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[emilemil1]

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.

 

[Sajberhippie]

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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