Warchasers Monster Spawning...

[AaronPwner]

I copy/pasted it into my map (I know that is "wrong" but I already made my own trigger which works the same, but this one is better.), however, it is not working. I re-created all the required variables and regions, selected the unit-types and spawn locations...

Help?

• Initialize Monster Spawners
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set NumSpawners = 2
    • -------- Redone Spawning system array based --------
    • -------- Note that 'frequency' controls how often the monster spawns. --------
    • -------- 1 frequency is 0.5 seconds. 4 frequency is 2 seconds. 8 frequency is 4 seconds --------
    • -------- By default it is 4 (2 seconds) --------
    • For each (Integer A) from 0 to NumSpawners, do (Set Frequencies[(Integer A)] = 8)
    • For each (Integer A) from 0 to NumSpawners, do (Set MaxMonsters[(Integer A)] = 7)
    • For each (Integer A) from 0 to NumSpawners, do (Set EnableSpawners[(Integer A)] = True)
    • Set MonsterSpawners[0] = Spirit Portal 0027 <gen>
    • Set SpawnTypes[0] = Lesser Dark Minion
    • Set EnableSpawners[0] = False
    • Set MonsterSpawners[1] = Spirit Portal 0032 <gen>
    • Set SpawnTypes[1] = Lesser Dark Minion
    • Set EnableSpawners[1] = False
    • Set MonsterSpawners[2] = Spirit Portal 0031 <gen>
    • Set SpawnTypes[2] = Lesser Dark Minion
    • Set EnableSpawners[2] = False
    • -------- Set initial frequencies --------
    • For each (Integer A) from 0 to NumSpawners, do (Set InitialFrequencies[(Integer A)] = Frequencies[(Integer A)])
    • Trigger - Run Initialise Monster Groups <gen> (ignoring conditions)
    • Trigger - Turn on Monster Spawn Sweep <gen>
    • Trigger - Turn on Monster Spawn Death <gen>

• Enable Spawn Set 1
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit enters StartMonsterSpawnersSet1 <gen>
  • Conditions
    • ((Owner of (Entering unit)) is in Playersgroup) Equal to True
  • Actions
    • Set EnableSpawners[0] = True
    • Set EnableSpawners[1] = True
    • Set EnableSpawners[2] = True

• Initialise Monster Groups
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • -------- I only trust 'set variable' to initialise an Array type --------
    • For each (Integer A) from 0 to NumSpawners, do (Trigger - Run Set Up One Monster Group <gen> (ignoring conditions))

• Set Up One Monster Group
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit - Create 1 SpawnTypes[(Integer A)] for Player 12 (Brown) at (Position of MonsterSpawners[(Integer A)]) facing Default building facing degrees
    • Set MonsterGroups[(Integer A)] = (Last created unit group)

• Monster Spawn Sweep
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.50 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • For each (Integer A) from 0 to NumSpawners, do (If (((MonsterSpawners[(Integer A)] is alive) Equal to True) and ((Number of units in MonsterGroups[(Integer A)]) Less than MaxMonsters[(Integer A)])) then do (Trigger - Run Spawn One Monster <gen> (ignoring conditions)) else do (Do nothing))

• Monster Spawn Death
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit owned by Player 12 (Brown) Dies
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • For each (Integer A) from 0 to NumSpawners, do (If (((Dying unit) is in MonsterGroups[(Integer A)]) Equal to True) then do (Unit Group - Remove (Dying unit) from MonsterGroups[(Integer A)]) else do (Do nothing))

• Spawn One Monster
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • -------- Addition for turning them on and off --------
    • If (EnableSpawners[(Integer A)] Equal to False) then do (Skip remaining actions) else do (Do nothing)
    • -------- I spawn one monster every time 'frequency' gets to zero --------
    • Set Frequencies[(Integer A)] = (Frequencies[(Integer A)] - 1)
    • If (Frequencies[(Integer A)] Not equal to 0) then do (Skip remaining actions) else do (Do nothing)
    • -------- I restore the frequency --------
    • Set Frequencies[(Integer A)] = InitialFrequencies[(Integer A)]
    • Unit - Create 1 SpawnTypes[(Integer A)] for Player 12 (Brown) at (Position of MonsterSpawners[(Integer A)]) facing (Random real number between 0.00 and 360.00) degrees
    • Unit Group - Add all units of (Last created unit group) to MonsterGroups[(Integer A)]
    • -------- We could even play a special effect, here. --------
    • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the origin of (Last created unit) using Abilities\Spells\Undead\AnimateDead\AnimateDeadTarget.mdl

 

[Rushhour]

Sorry but throwing 6 triggers in here is somehow confusing. Could you explain what it should do, what doesn't work. Add some DebugMessages/Game-Display Text to (all Players) to check if a trigger is actually fired, takes the right units, and so on

Edit: One thing for the last trigger: It uses the Loop-Integer A, but I don't see a Loop 0o

 

[AaronPwner]

It is supposed to spawn monsters at intervals, and it doesnt, I'll go do some debug messages.

 

[AaronPwner]

Wow, I'm an idiot. The initializing trigger was never run, because there was no event. (It was normally supposed to be run by a "Run Trigger ()" action, but I removed it when I first created the map, as I didn't have the trigger yet!)

 

[Rushhour]

Yea and create a loop for the last trigger
Loop-For each integer from LoopA to <whatever> do
... (your actions here)