Variables between two triggers.

[FMAlchemist]

Ok ok here is my trigger.

Spell
    Events
        Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability
    Conditions
        (Ability being cast) Equal to Fireball 
    Actions
        Unit - Create 1 Wisp for Neutral Passive at (Position of (Triggering unit)) facing Default building facing degrees
        Unit - Make (Last created unit) Invulnerable
        Set main_attack[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] = (Last created unit)
        Unit - Create 1 Ex Wisp for Neutral Passive at (Target point of ability being cast) facing Default building facing degrees
        Unit - Make (Last created unit) Invulnerable
        Unit - Add a 1.50 second Generic expiration timer to (Last created unit)
        Set main_attack_target[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] = (Last created unit)
        Unit - Order main_attack[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] to Move To (Position of main_attack_target[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))])
        Trigger - Add to Spell Ex <gen> the event (Unit - A unit comes within 50.00 of main_attack[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))])

Spell Ex
    Events
    Conditions
        (Triggering unit) Not equal to Player_Hero[1]
        (Triggering unit) Not equal to Player_Hero[2]
        (Triggering unit) Not equal to Player_Hero[3]
        (Triggering unit) Not equal to Player_Hero[4]
        (Triggering unit) Not equal to Player_Hero[5]
        (Triggering unit) Not equal to Player_Hero[6]
    Actions
        Unit - Cause (Picked unit) to damage circular area after 0.00 seconds of radius 200.00 at (Position of (Triggering unit)), dealing 100.00 damage of attack type Spells and damage type Fire
        Special Effect - Create a special effect at (Position of (Triggering unit)) using Abilities\Spells\Human\ThunderClap\ThunderClapCaster.mdl

This spell, shoots out a dummy unit as a spell (wisp), and it travells towards the Wisp Ex, and if it encounters a unit while this is happening, then it will cause damange in a small area.

The problem~ i set the variable of the wisp`s with "[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))])", so in the 2nd trigger, this is not valiable, therefor i cannot remove the 2 dummy units.

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[emootootoo]

Oh, just add expiration timers..

 

[FMAlchemist]

sorry~

i should of been more clear on the problem,

when the dummy unit (wisp) comes within 100 range of a unit, it blows up dealing 100 dmg.

i got that to work, BUT i cant remove the wisp, because the variable for the wisp was "[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))])" and its in another trigger. the "triggering unit" is not the same. u get it?

"[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))])", in trigger 1 = the player

"[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))])", in trigger 2 = the unit im attacking, or the unit that came withing 150 range of the dummy spell unit.

so in the first trigger i can remove the wisp fine... but in the 2nd trigger, i cant... is there a way to reffer to another variable from a different trigger? (eg. trigger 2 actions = remove triggering unit of trigger 1)

~~ thats as fine as i can explain my problem :S

thank you though.

 

[darkRae]

Not expiration timers, he may want to remove the unit after it comes within 50.00 range of main_attack[]

What I don't get is the problem.
Don't "Remove Unit" or "Kill Unit" work?

EDIT:
If I remember correctly, if you add an Event with a unit to another trigger, that unit is still carried over.
Like "Add Unit Takes Damage event to Trigger", even though it says Picked Unit (usually) it actually 'brings' the unit to the trigger, not the actual event of "Picked Unit Takes Damage"

For example,
Unit Enters Map
Set LOL = Triggering Unit
Add the event "LOL takes damage" to Trigger2

Since there are lots of units that 'enters the map' so many units are added to Trigger2,
but Trigger2 will fire whenever those unit (who was referred by LOL) takes damage, not just the current LOL.

(yeah, I know, I'm bad at explaining things)

 

[FMAlchemist]

hahaha. i kind of get what u mean, but the problem in those 2 triggers, is...

Set main_attack[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))] = (Last created unit)

"owner of triggering unit" beauce if i place

Unit - Kill main_attack[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))]

intot he second trigger, the "triggering unit" changes therefor the variable is lost. and i dont know how to select that spercific wisp, without that variable...

-i need the "ownder of triggering unit" because its a 6 player trigger, so if 2 people shoot it at once, they would both have different variables.

[edit -- so beacuse of "Trigger - Add to Spell Ex <gen> the event (Unit - A unit comes within 50.00 of main_attack[(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit)))])" the "triggering unit" becomes the unit that comes within range. -- edit]


(if people are finding it hard to picture what im trying to do, examples are like POTM`s arrow in dota, or snipers shooting in elimination tourney, and alot alot mroe games)

~~ rahh this has spell has been bugging me for two days now.

 

[darkRae]

Aaah... now I see what you meant
The 'entering unit' now becomes the Triggering Unit.

I dunno the solution for now, but if I were you I'd try reversing the whole detection stuff.
Instead of checking if a unit becomes in range of main_attack[],
check if main_attack[] is nearby a unit.

Every xxx second (preferrably 0.10 and under) do a For Loop (6 players, so make it run from 1 to 6)
Set UnitGroupVariable = all units owned by Player[Loop Integer] of type Wisp
Pick every units in UnitGroupVariable and do (actions) etc.

Worth a try.

 

[denmax]

Firstly, set (Player Number (Owner of (Triggering Unit)) into a Integer Variable.

Now it woud look like this

main_attack[IntVar] = ...

There you go! ^_^

I recommend setting IntVar at the last part of the first trigger, but main_attack in first trigger will still remain as (Player Number...)

EDIT:

There's no If/Then/Else but I think you can do something like this..

Place this at the very top of the first trigger (CUSTOM SCRIPT!)

local integer udg_IntVar

and put this in the second trigger at the very bottom

null udg_IntVar

PS: THIS THING IS UNTESTED!!!

 

[R@i_no_Wyrm]

Dang~ I think he works all day because he wants to make it available to any hero so even if he store it at intvar, the intvar is only one!
Maybe this worth a try (wait; you have pick the correct unit right? it's not in the trigger...)

Unit - Kill main_attack[(Player number of (Owner of (Picked unit)))]

Hey wait~ First I need the full trigger (who's being picked)? If you pick the wisp, so this one should work.

 

[denmax]

Dang~ I think he works all day because he wants to make it available to any hero so even if he store it at intvar, the intvar is only one!
Maybe this worth a try (wait; you have pick the correct unit right? it's not in the trigger...)

Unit - Kill main_attack[(Player number of (Owner of (Picked unit)))]

Hey wait~ First I need the full trigger (who's being picked)? If you pick the wisp, so this one should work.

Then what's Picked Unit in the second trigger then?

Okay, firstly, I set intvar into a global local, making it possibly a MUI spell .

Anyway, the usage of (Triggering Unit) makes "stuff" MUI.

 

[R@i_no_Wyrm]

Err... here. I think he wants this to be multi casted at the same time; but if you use your trigger, only 1 owner will be stored. He's going to make -sh I think. Read post #5.

 

[Sooda]

> (Ability being cast) Equal to Fireball

If your Fireball does constant damage (Isn' t hero ability). Get with math function distance between two points. Like between A and B where A is caster position and B is target position. Don' t forget to remove leaks with custom script:

custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_yourPointVariableName)

Add 'udg_' suffix before your variable name. I assume your missile (dummy unit move speed is constant - max move speed). Do simple math to get expiration timer time: distance between points A and B / move speed of dummy unit = expiration timer time. From Object Editor add to dummy unit Immolation (Neutral Hostile) custom version what does 100 damage per second. Order your 'missile' to move where was target. Add to that 'missile' timer time as a expiration time. Store point of ability being cast to variable, afer unit ordering you can clean that variable to avoid memory leaks. You got now MUI ability with easy triggering.

 

[R@i_no_Wyrm]

wow, nice suggestion. But only mentioning 1 thing : Immolation with 1s damage time is too random and quite hard to damage! Should set it to 0.1 damage delay and 10 damage won't you think?

 

[denmax]

wow, nice suggestion. But only mentioning 1 thing : Immolation with 1s damage time is too random and quite hard to damage! Should set it to 0.1 damage delay and 10 damage won't you think?

A stuck-up can really pwn the guy . Maintain it just to be safe...

 

[darkRae]

I'm confused.
Why are we using Immolation now?
He wanted a unit to move to target location and explode dealing damage around the exploding location.
If you use Immolation, it will damage every enemy unit the unit touches.

How about using 'AOE Damage On Death' or 'Kaboom' ability? (like the one Clockwerk Goblin has)
And give it expiration timer with (Distance/Speed) seconds.
So it'll die and deal damage.

Have another trigger that fires when a unit dies.
Check if the Dying Unit is a Wisp, then create SFX (and destroy it)

 

[denmax]

Why not just cast Kaboom! to the unit than dividing Distance and Speed? There's a possibility that the target will move farther or nearer..

 

[FMAlchemist]

hahas, good ideas, i was about go to test it out.

but then i relized what my main problem was.

how to trigger a spercific wisp dye`ing (or using KABOOM), if i cant get the variable that i made the wisp as. u know?

there, is one way around all this, which is to make a variable for each player, and a trigger for each player, but there has got to be an easier way.

::refresh u guys on my what i want::
- units summon, unit made into a variable of the player number.
- unit moves from casting unit, to were ability was being casted at.
- any unit comes within 150 range of this unit, will cause the unit to explode dealing 100 damage in a small area.

::refresh on my problem::
- in the 2nd trigger, i cannot select the spercific unit that was being made

the problem is the dam variable. is there another way to set a unique variable for the same thing? rather then "var(player number of triggering unit)".

~~ thanks for all your ideas

edit:

by the way

Unit - Cause (Picked unit) to damage circular area after 0.00 seconds of radius 200.00 at (Position of (Triggering unit)), dealing 100.00 damage of attack type Spells and damage type Fire

"picked unit" is my attempt to pick the spercific wisp, but giving up, and clicked that ranodmly. ... has nothing to do with anything.

 

[R@i_no_Wyrm]

(hmm... I don't understand what you mean. Maybe post your full triggers?)

 

[FMAlchemist]

i did post my two triggers in post #1.

i was just saying my problem again, because people seemed to forget what my problem was, and that is the variable i had made my wisp in the first trigger that i cannot get to in the seconds trigger, because the "owner of triggering unit" has changed. :. leaving a complete lost in that variable.

and because that, i cannot make a trigger for it to die, in collision with another unit, and exploding if theres any other unit behind it. you see? i can get everything to work, except for the wisp dyeing on impact.

so far, the wisp just walks through the unit, explode, and keeps walking pass the unit. when i want it to die when it first collides with another unit.

you get it... ?

thats why KABOOM wont work, because it will just explode where its ordered to explode, not when it comes in contact with another unit.

its not the damage thats the problem, dont worry about that, its the fact that i cannot kill my own wisp when it comes in contact with another unit.

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[denmax]

As I said, set an integer to a local and make that local integer into (Player Number (Owner of (Triggering Unit) in the first trigger and use that local integer to the second trigger, also to null it.

There was an AI tut made by Andrewgosu(?) and has locals and MUI in it, you should look for it..

 

[FMAlchemist]

so.... this spell will require some JASS?