Using the catalog

[HL.Clockwork]

Hi, i have seen some suggetions to use the catalog funktions to solve some issuses. example set or get unit values.

is there any nice tut about this?

i would like to know: how can i exatly set or get data values of units.
set weap dmg or get weap dmg? maybe an example codequote with some extended explanatory notes.

thanks

 

[Ancanus]

I originally learned it from here.

 

[HL.Clockwork]

first, thank you


this is what i try to get the path of the effect damage.

• Variable - Set dmg 2 = (Count of values in Effects "MK_DMG" "CEffectDamage_Amount" for Player Any Player)

but it does not work ;(

MK_DMG is the id of my effect. using the number seems to be gone, the editor shows a list. and the last field should be right to refer to the amount.

Error.msg ingame: Trigger Error in `gt_funktionname_Func`: Catalog field "could not be read (Core: a required object could not be found)

 

[Ancanus]

Haven't tried this but in my experience, you do not write in what's behind the _, so in your case, it would be just Amount instead of CEffectDamage_Amount.

 

[HL.Clockwork]

Haven't tried this but in my experience, you do not write in what's behind the _, so in your case, it would be just Amount instead of CEffectDamage_Amount.

works, thanks

but now i see the next problem, game crashes. Is the use of catalog funktion limited ?

• testcrit
  • Events
    • TriggerAddEventUnitDamaged(null, c_unitDamageTypeAny, c_unitDamageEither, "MK_DMG")
  • Local Variables
    • attacker = null <unit>
    • dmg_int = 0 <int>
    • dmg_string = "" <string>
    • rnd = 0 <int>
    • crit_dmg = 0.0 <fixed>
  • Conditions
    • Comparison((UnitGetType((EventUnitDamageSourceUnit()))), ==, "Marine")
  • Actions
    • SetVariable(attacker, (EventUnitDamageSourceUnit()))
    • SetVariable(rnd, (RandomInt(0, 100)))
    • SetVariable(dmg_string, (CatalogFieldValueGet(c_gameCatalogEffect, "MK_DMG", "Amount", (UnitGetOwner(attacker)))))
    • SetVariable(dmg_int, (StringToInt(dmg_string)))
    • SetVariable(crit_dmg, (ArithmeticReal((IntToFixed(dmg_int)), *, 0.5)))
    • TriggerDebugOutput(1, (CombineText("Damage from Catalog: ", (IntToText(dmg_int)))), true)
    • IfThenElse()
      • if
        • Comparison(rnd, <=, 20)
      • then
        • CatalogFieldValueSet(c_gameCatalogEffect, "MK42Crit", "Amount", (UnitGetOwner(attacker)), (FixedToString(crit_dmg, 2)))
        • UnitCreateEffectUnit(attacker, "MK42Crit", (EventUnit()))
        • TriggerDebugOutput(1, (CombineText("Crit DMG:", (FixedToText(crit_dmg, c_fixedPrecisionAny)))), true)
      • else

game crashes after random amount of attack from the unit.

 

[Ancanus]

Could you repost that without using Raw Mode? It's very hard for me to read what's going on.

 

[HL.Clockwork]

oh sorry

• test crit
  • Events
    • Unit - Any Unit takes Fatal or Non-Fatal Any damage (from MK42 Machinegun effects)
  • Local Variables
    • attacker = No Unit <Unit>
    • dmg_int = 0 <Integer>
    • dmg_string = "" <String>
    • rnd = 0 <Integer>
    • crit_dmg = 0.0 <Real>
  • Conditions
    • (Unit type of (Damaging unit)) == Marine
  • Actions
    • Variable - Set attacker = (Damaging unit)
    • Variable - Set rnd = (Random integer between 0 and 100)
    • Variable - Set dmg_string = (Value of Effects "MK_DMG" "Amount" for player (Owner of attacker))
    • Variable - Set dmg_int = (Integer(dmg_string))
    • Variable - Set crit_dmg = ((Real(dmg_int)) * 0.5)
    • Debug - Display ("Damage from Catalog: " + (Text(dmg_int))) as debug output using Type 1, and Do display it in the game window
    • General - If (Conditions) then do (Actions) else do (Actions)
      • If
        • rnd <= 20
      • Then
        • Catalog - Set value of Effects "MK42Crit" "Amount" for player (Owner of attacker) to (String(crit_dmg) with 2 decimal places)
        • Environment - Create Elite Squad MK42 Machinegun (Crit) on (Triggering unit) from attacker
        • Debug - Display ("Crit DMG:" + (Text(crit_dmg) with Any Precision decimal places)) as debug output using Type 1, and Do display it in the game window
      • Else