Nice thread idea!

well, anywho....

This has been bothering me for some time. I need to make a guy go to a random place, and i want the tracker to go where he's going.... i don't know how to do a single bit of that. help?

*Feels like a newbie*

I think you can use object in area with hawks as the object and different areas triggering different places for the guy to walk (since hawks are random)

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Are you serious? "Sword of archon"(4.2)

Enraged Orange's idea will get your unit walking all over the map. A timed trigger could deactivate the "Task object" trigger/s, and your unit will stop (wherever), then another trigger fires, tasking the tracker to "location"(unit). In a short time the tracker will find the unit.

Well yeah, when one is activated it would deactivate the others

This is probably the only trigger thing i DON'T know how to do. I never got the random value trigger.

Is there anyway to make a unit's stats default again after adding HP and Attack points?

Add negative HP and Attack points. Or, if it's not renamed, just remove it and make a new one.

Though that brings a problem to my campaign. I have these three Outposts, one of them is Attack Mode, one of them is Defence mode and the last one is default. When you click on one, it will change your stats. Like for Attack Mode, HP is lower but Attack is higher, Defence, HP is higher but attack is lower. Default is normal. The problem is that if I want default, if I lower HP and higher attack, what if I was attack mode last so my HP will be super low and attack super high. See what I mean?

You'll need to do a few extra triggers to detect this. Try creating a unit or flag in a corner of the map, and checking for this unit when you're going back to default. It could be created if you selected attack mode, and removed if you selected defence. So the detection triggers would consist of three triggers:

Trigger 0 [default stance outpost]: Starting Off/On (it depends), Loop off

Condition - Object selected (Default stance outpost)
Effect - Activate Trigger 1
Effect - Activate Trigger 2

Trigger 1 [if attack was on previously]: Starting Off, Loop Off

Condition - Objects in Area - Flag1, whatever
Effect - Deactivate Trigger 2
Effect - Decrease attack
Effect - Increase HP

Trigger 2: Starting Off, Loop Off

Condition - Timer, 1 second
Effect - Deactivate Trigger 1
Effect - Increase attack
Effect - Decrease HP

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Simple enough, really. I hope that helps.

Yes that helped me alot, thanks Mechstra!

Okay, the Modpack Studio refuses to accept I have either game installed (AoK, TC)-I have them legally. Is there any other way I can Install modpacks?

How do you make a good campaign?

Check out http://aok.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/aokcgi/display.cgi?action=ct&f=4,9416,1,all , http://aok.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/aokcgi/display.cgi?action=ct&f=4,26422,1,all and try not to do the things listed in this: http://aok.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/aokcgi/display.cgi?action=ct&f=4,28203,30,10 . Infact, in that last link, you posted in that thread.

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You should post this question in the "modpack discussion" forum.

I fear there is no answer for this...

It is possible to cut a tree without a villager?
Note than for cut I mean have it available as a resource, so still with all the wood. As it happens when you cut it with a villager.

[This message has been edited by fede_histpop (edited 06-01-2003 @ 09:27 AM).]

Hmmmm I'll try this one, use seige onagers, and then put destroy object, I'm not sure if destroy object works with trees, and then for each wood tribute 100 wood.

Trigger 0: Starting On, Loop Off

Condition: Destroy Object - The Tree
Effect: Tribute - Source Player Gaia, Target Player 1, Tribute 100 wood.

And do that for every tree, I find it useless though doing this for every tree.

Sorry, maybe I didn't explained it well. The point is another. I want the image of the cut tree to stay visible. But not just the bottom of the tree, the whole tree cut, as you see it when a villager cut it, and while he gathers the wood.

I have managed to do that several times, but as it is sometime ago, I'm going on recollection here.
Either damage object for the amount of hps that a tree has, or or destroy object. I think it was the first one, though. Select both the area and the object; messing with gaia objects can sometimes cause crashes (though, as far as I know, this doesn't).

Simply use the "Kill Object" effect, with GAIA selected.

Select the tree(s) or the area, but make sure there aren't other GAIA units in the area (if the trees in that area are diverse).

Thanks a lot! I see if it works!!

Could someone tell me how to make text appear on the next line with a Display Instructions effect? I'm too lazy to find the answer myself.

You have to use the Spacebar to move the text to the next line.

How do you stop a song after it was triggered?

@Maxime's question:

Instead you could just press RETURN and when you finish doing the text hold RETURN until you hear a popping sound.
The only problem you'll get is if you have chat going off as well, then you'll see nearly a line of squares.

To stop a song after it's started, you can't use the Play Sound trigger. Use the Display Instructions trigger, and select the sound from the dropdown list to the left. When you want the sound to stop, use the Clear Instructions trigger. The problem is that as long as the sound is playing no other instructions can be displayed.

Clear Instructions can stop sounds? Cool thanks a bunch zyxomma100

Only if you play the counds with the Display Instructions trigger.

Trigger0: Looping Off: Display as Instructions Off... etc...
Effect0: Display Instructions: 0: (no message, unless you want one)
There should be a dropdown box to the left of the text box. Choose the sound from the list.

Later...

Trigger1: (etc)
Effect0: Clear Instructions: 0

The sound will stop, but as long as the sound is playing no other Display Instructions can be used.

That sucks because during the intro I was gonna play the song during the whole thing.

how do i copy and paste a unit or building from one map to another? Like in the eyecandy map, i want the sea tower in my RPG? how do i do this!

Map Copy Help:

There are ten buttons at the top of the editor ( two rows of five).

Select the Terrain button (first row and second over).

Next: At the bottom left of the Editor screen are five Brush Type buttons.

Select Map Copy button (fourth one down).

To the right in Map Copy select the very top button (long slim button).

Once in Copy Mode, drag the cursor and area selector over the object and press the button again.

Press to 'Copy Selected Map Area' in Copy Mode.

Go to Menu and select Edit or Create Scenario and exit to copy into desired scenario.

Once desired scenario is located and/or created use the map copy feature in Paint Mode to transfer the elements.

Note save desired located scenario in another name in case anything goes wrong (menu/save as).

rage furious, that sounds like an idea that I will look foreward too playing. Good idea!

Which one the defence mode, default mode and attack mode? Ya it's kinda complicating, sometimes the units HP won't evan lower.

thx anastasia!

The whole setup sounds interesting. Yes, it will be quite a trigger system to work out, but it's dooable. I'd say, depending on how many upgrades you have, between fifty and a hundred triggers to do it right. Is this a good guess?

I have a question adding on to my last question.

You said no display instructions would work if I used a display instruction effect.

What if I used a Chat effect? It also has those things where you could add voice acting and songs.