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Mythic_Freak
Mortal

posted 01 February 2009 11:53 AM EDT (US)

So you have a ~~question~~ trigger request?

You can post it here!

Hello and welcome to the Trigger Request Thread (TRT). This thread's purpose is only to place trigger requests and discuss them. If you have unrelated questions or need help with triggers, please use Azur's thread!

Before posting your request, it's always good to read the so-called FAQ.

What is a FAQ?
The term "FAQ" (when pronounced, it rhymes with "back") is an acronym for Frequently Asked Questions.
How do I install a trigger?
When we have finished making your trigger, we'll post the required code here. To install this code you will first of all need to find your way to the AoM installation folder. C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Mythology by default). Now open the trigger folder if you intend to use the trigger in vanilla, or open the trigger2 folder if you use The Titans expansion. Next, open the file called typetest.xml. The only thing left to do is copy the code at the right position and save. If you requested a condition, then place the line above < /Conditions>, if you requested an effect paste it right above < /Effects>. Note the "s" at the end of both tags.

Notes:
1. When copying the trigger from someone please click first and only then copy the required code.
2. If you're still uncomfortable with installing triggers please backup the original typetest file, i.e. copy the original to another folder.
How do I uninstall a trigger?
If a trigger happens to be faulty or if it generates errors you better remove it. Just do as if you were installing a new trigger, but instead of copy-pasting new code, remove the code corresponding with the chosen trigger. Make sure to remove it completely, including the starting < effect > or < condition > tag and the corresponding < /effect > or < /condition > closing tag. Failure to do so properly will cause XML errors in the file making ALL triggers in that file inaccessbile for AoM.
So... How exactly are new triggers made?
AoM has a built-in engine that can parse XS code. Triggers are programmed and interpreted using this language through a series of existing functions. Since there are over 600 functions, and only a few are used by the default triggers, this leaves plenty of room for a whole new set of advanced, useful triggers.
Can I request anything?
Although we can do a lot with today's knowledge, there are still limitation we won't ever get around. So if you think of a cool new trigger, make sure to post a request but don't forget you might get a negative reply. Commonly requested triggers that are not possible include (but are not limited to):
- Modify Unit: change the stats of 1 particular unit.
- Change Playername
- Change Major God
- Transform ALL units on map for player
- I'll add more when I think of them.
I want to learn trigger scripting, how do I do that?
It takes quite some time, but if you really want to learn trigger coding, we recommend fully understanding XS language before you start making triggers. Therefore, go here: Master XS (WIP). If you want to skip all that, and you want to be able to create only simple triggers, read this guide.
Help! My triggers have stopped working!
Triggers Stop Working Guide. Also linking camera tracks, using Run Immediately, sound timers and decimals in conditions like Timer and Distance to Unit effect, might cause this. Moreover, typing an invalid name on the Victory Conditions will cause a trigger block. But post these sort of questions in the Great Question thread.

Resources
Recommended Downloads:

Trigger Loader 2 + Quest Vars (AoM && TT) by invent00r and Mythic_Freak
SomeNewXTriggers 3 (TT) & SomeNewTriggers 4 (AoM) by Reyk
Proactive Triggers (TT & AoM) by invent00r
Advanced Triggers Set (TT) by pftq
New Custom Triggers (TT) by Baseballkid14
Nottud's Latest Triggers by nottud
Conditonal Effects (TT & AoM) by nottud
Angry Levels (TT & AoM) by angryzor
SIMSTools (TT) by angryzor
Target Protounit Query by HailToTheOboe

Miscellaneous:

First TRT by invent00r
Trigger Templates by Mephiles
A list of all guides sorted by Paperfriend

Posting a Request
So you have read the FAQ and want to post a request? OK, go for it, just be sure to use the following format:

Name - This should be as straightforward as possible. Try to comply with today's standards.
Description - Always describe the actions that you want the trigger to perform. 
Example - Optional. An example can be a great help when requesting complex triggers.


[b]Name[/b] - 
[b]Description[/b] - 
[b]Example[/b] -

We might even ignore posts in other formats if we're in a bad mood

Remember that not all triggers are possible but we will try our best.

Unfinished Requests
Unit Patrol by Bingo Little
Army Wander by Endarron
QV Damage Units in QV area by name by mrjonathan0
Unit Heading Towards Unit by dwieeb
Damage units in Area by % (has been done before?) by Steak And Khan
Most Units In Area by Sir_Hans
QV Modify x by satansfall
Move from area to random area by Mister SCP
Set Unit Formation by aZeusDude2
Army Deploy Random Myth Unit by bgan
QV Randomize Series by Alexgd92
Convert all except protounit (or unit) by Joshonator
SET Ambient Colour/Sun Colour/Sun Specular/Terrain Ambient Fade Version by andrewv42
Damage units near army by AJER
QV count units in area with state by AuroraP
QV Grant random resources per stat by AuroraP
Condition: Random Timer by SwordOfValor
Army deploy in line by SwordOfValor
Condition: unit (type/in area) worked on other unit. by WinstonShnozwick
Gruoup selected by Guard of Olympus
Pick Unit by XxXItachiXxX
Modify Protounit All Percent by AuroraP
Random Forest by Bubble Finished Requests
Damage Units near protounit for sneaky_squirrel & mrjonathan0
Move units from area to unit for Azur
Clear Chat History of Player & Chat Contains Anything for Lewonas
QV Change unit type by ID for Yeebaagooon
Move to QV Unit for Yeebaagoon
QV Modify Protounit for Xzyiothe
Player Kill GP Slot for Titanic Kraken
Move all player units for Anstar
Protounit Change Name for Dimir_Guildmage
Shop start/end with max for Mephiles
Diplomacy trigger for Yeebaagooon
Diplomacy both ways trigger for Yeebaagooon
Modify protounit trigger for Yeebaagooon
Convert trigger for Yeebaagooon
Make all units have no bonuses for Brighty
Conditional Army Units in Area for Sneaky_Squirrel
GROUP Select 2 for AuroraP
Send QV Color Chat for Alexgd92
Quest Var xModify for Alexgd92
QV Randomize 4 amounts for Alexgd92
QV Set Population Count for Beelzebub
Units in area of army for SwordOfValor
Damage units in area of army for SwordOfValor
AG with armies for SwordOfValor
Army deploy QV Count for Silicone Ruff Jr
Quest Var set rank for gunner1
Convert units in area to random player for Zorx
Units Change Name By Type for beerad
Army deploy where the units facing for SwordOfValor
Unit Heading Towards Unit for Noble
Convert Random Units In Selection for xEXOLARx
QV Set Units in Area (Center Army) for SwordOfValor
Move Units from Area (action) for SwordOfValor

Enjoy.
Last updated: 03 september 2009

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[This message has been edited by Mythic_Freak (edited 01-16-2010 @ 08:01 AM).]

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HailToTheOboe
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posted 15 August 2009 01:20 AM EDT (US) 651 / 2506

I just double checked by pasting the trigger back into my typetest from the forum and it worked fine for me.

Is it possible there's another trigger in the xml file with a syntax error? Take this one out and see if any of the other triggers show in the list.

A quick way to check if an xml file got broken by a syntax error is opening it in internet explorer.

The Noble One
Mortal

posted 15 August 2009 02:57 AM EDT (US) 652 / 2506

HailToTheOboe: So is it now possible to create the unit heading towards unit trigger?

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sneaky_squirrel
Mortal

posted 15 August 2009 04:27 PM EDT (US) 653 / 2506

I need HELP

Can someone post the:

Conditional effects start
Conditional effects end

I have for some idiotic reason lost these files and cannot progress on my project.

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nottud
Demigod

posted 15 August 2009 05:09 PM EDT (US) 654 / 2506

No such effects as conditional start - the condition itself is the start. Then end trigger is called conditional zend. You might have it but looking in the wrong place as I added the z to put it at the end of the list to make it easier to find.

Here it is anyway:

   <Effect name="conditional zEND">
      <Command>}</Command>
   </Effect>

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sneaky_squirrel
Mortal

posted 15 August 2009 08:05 PM EDT (US) 655 / 2506

The conditional start was the one with the QV as int he condition:

If QV <,=,> X

HailToTheOboe
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posted 15 August 2009 08:10 PM EDT (US) 656 / 2506

Conditional Quest Var Check?

There is no separate "start" for the conditionals, the conditional effect itself is the beginning.
Conditionals work like this:

if (x == true)
{
effect
effect
effect
}

The conditional effect contains the "if (x = true) {" part
and conditional zEnd contains the last "}"

ySearch on the other hand, has separate start and end effects.

sneaky_squirrel
Mortal

posted 15 August 2009 11:55 PM EDT (US) 657 / 2506

Thanks, indeed these triggers are the same as the ones I had, thanks ;p.

Elrich
Hero

posted 16 August 2009 00:41 AM EDT (US) 658 / 2506

still doing that change random unit effect. I just haven't had more than a few minutes at the computer at a time this weekend.

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HailToTheOboe
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posted 16 August 2009 01:28 AM EDT (US) 659 / 2506

Quoted from Noble:
HailToTheOboe: So is it now possible to create the unit heading towards unit trigger?

Yep. I've got one that works for me using my updated loader. We just need Mythic_Freak to apply the fix to the real thing so other people can re-download it.

Here is the trigger:

<Effect name="Unit Heading Towards Unit TL">
<Param name="SrcUnit" dispName="Source Unit" varType="unit">default</Param>
<Param name="TrgUnit" dispName="Target Unit" varType="unit">default</Param>
<Param name="Shift" dispName="Angle Offset" varType="string">0</Param>
<Command>trUnitSelectClear();</Command>
<Command>trUnitSelect("%SrcUnit%");</Command>
<Command>trUnitSetHeading(%Shift%+Math_atan2(xsVectorGetX(kbGetBlockPositio n("%TrgUnit%"))-xsVectorGetX(kbGetBlockPosition("%SrcUnit%")),xsVectorGetZ(kbGetBlockPosition("%TrgUnit%"))-xsVectorGetZ(kbGetBlockPosition("%SrcUnit%")))*180.0/PI);</Command>
</Effect>

To make it work properly, you'll have to either wait for a new release of the loader, or make the change yourself like I did.

If you open up your typeLoaderX.xml, search for Math_atan(float n = 0)replace that block of code with this:

<Command>float Math_atan(float n = 0) {</Command>
<Command>      float m = n;</Command>
<Command>      if(n > 1.0) m = 1.0 / n;</Command>
<Command>      if(-1.0 > n) m = -1.0 / n;</Command>
<Command>      float r = m;</Command>
<Command>      <![CDATA[for(i = 1; < 100) {]]></Command>
<Command>      int j = i * 2 + 1;</Command>
<Command>      float k = Math_pow(m,j) / j;</Command>
<Command>      if(k == 0) break;</Command>
<Command>      if(i %mod% 2 == 0) r = r + k;</Command>
<Command>      if(i %mod% 2 == 1) r = r - k;</Command>
<Command>      }</Command>
<Command>      if(n > 1.0 || -1.0 > n) r = PI / 2.0 - r;</Command>
<Command>      if(-1.0 > n) r = 0.0 - r;</Command>
<Command>      return (r);</Command>
<Command>}</Command>

And you'll be set to go.

It might be a good idea to save a copy of the old loader in case something goes wrong.

xEXOLARx
Mortal

posted 16 August 2009 01:55 AM EDT (US) 660 / 2506

ok thanks Elrich.

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Elrich
Hero

posted 16 August 2009 12:22 PM EDT (US) 661 / 2506

   <Effect name="EL Convert Random Unit(s) In Selection">
<Param name="SrcObject" dispName="Unit(s)" varType="unit">default</Param>
<Param name="PlayerID" dispName="Convert to Player#" varType="player">2</Param>
            <Param name="convcount" dispName="Convert this many" varType="string">1</Param>
<Command>for(convcount = 0; > 1){}</Command>
<Command>for(selcount = 0; > 1){}</Command>
<Command>for(idxunit= 0; > 1){}</Command>
<Command>for(unconverted = 0; > 1){}</Command>
<Command> unconverted=1;</Command>
<Command>convcount=%convcount%;</Command>
<Command loop="" loopParm="SrcObject">selcount++;</Command>//count selected units
<Command><![CDATA[ if(selcount < convcount) convcount=selcount;]]></Command>//can't convert more than we have
<Command><![CDATA[while(convcount > 0 && unconverted >0 ) {]]></Command>//while still more to convert and not all have been converted
<Command>trQuestVarSetFromRand("tmprand",1,selcount,true);</Command>//choose a random unit
<Command>trUnitSelectClear();</Command>
<Command>idxunit=0;</Command>//counter for each selected unit
     <Command loop="" loopParm="SrcObject">idxunit++;if(trQuestVarGet("tmprand")==idxunit)trUnitSelect("%SrcObject%");</Command>
     <Command> if(trUnitIsOwnedBy(%PlayerID% ))convcount=convcount;</Command>
     <Command> else {trUnitConvert(%PlayerID% );convcount--;}</Command>
<Command>unconverted=selcount;</Command>//counter for each selected unit
     <Command loop="" loopParm="SrcObject">trUnitSelectClear();trUnitSelect("%SrcObject%");if(trUnitIsOwnedBy(%PlayerID% )) unconverted--;</Command>
<Command> } </Command>   
</Effect>   

<Effect name="EL Convert QV Random Unit(s) In Selection">
<Param name="SrcObject" dispName="Unit(s)" varType="unit">default</Param>
<Param name="PlayerID" dispName="Convert to Player#" varType="player">2</Param>
<Param name="qvconvcount" dispName="QV with no to convert" varType="string">QV1</Param>
<Command>for(convcount = 0; > 1){}</Command>
<Command>for(selcount = 0; > 1){}</Command>
<Command>for(idxunit= 0; > 1){}</Command>
<Command>for(unconverted = 0; > 1){}</Command>
<Command> unconverted=1;</Command>
<Command>convcount=trQuestVarGet("%qvconvcount%");</Command>
<Command loop="" loopParm="SrcObject">selcount++;</Command>//count selected units
<Command><![CDATA[ if(selcount < convcount) convcount=selcount;]]></Command>//can't convert more than we have
<Command><![CDATA[while(convcount > 0 && unconverted >0 ) {]]></Command>//while still more to convert and not all have been converted
<Command>trQuestVarSetFromRand("tmprand",1,selcount,true);</Command>//choose a random unit
<Command>trUnitSelectClear();</Command>
<Command>idxunit=0;</Command>//counter for each selected unit
     <Command loop="" loopParm="SrcObject">idxunit++;if(trQuestVarGet("tmprand")==idxunit)trUnitSelect("%SrcObject%");</Command>
     <Command> if(trUnitIsOwnedBy(%PlayerID% ))convcount=convcount;</Command>
     <Command> else {trUnitConvert(%PlayerID% );convcount--;}</Command>
<Command>unconverted=selcount;</Command>//counter for each selected unit
     <Command loop="" loopParm="SrcObject">trUnitSelectClear();trUnitSelect("%SrcObject%");if(trUnitIsOwnedBy(%PlayerID% )) unconverted--;</Command>
<Command> } </Command>
</Effect>

[This message has been edited by Elrich (edited 08-22-2009 @ 10:01 AM).]

Elrich
Hero

posted 16 August 2009 12:36 PM EDT (US) 662 / 2506

Above is the convert unit in two versions. Here's how to use it:

Unit(s): choose one or more units (up to 30) to create the group
Convert to Player#: what player to convert them to
(first version of the effect)
Convert this many: number of units in the group to convert
(QV version)
QV with no to convert: the quest var that hold the number that should be converted.

This effect will count how many units you have selected and randomly choose from the group to convert as many as you specified to the player you specified. The advantage of the QV version is that you can change how many of the group are converted at will in the game. The only thing that might confuse the result is if the units you have selected are already owned by the player # you specified.

[This message has been edited by Elrich (edited 08-16-2009 @ 12:48 PM).]

SwordOfValor
Knight

posted 16 August 2009 12:39 PM EDT (US) 663 / 2506

A modification of the trigger by pftq I believe is needed!
Qv set units in area(army)

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HailToTheOboe
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posted 16 August 2009 12:59 PM EDT (US) 664 / 2506

Count the dead units in the area in a qv

cool. I didn't even realize that unit queries could check the unit state.
There is a lot to be learned from pftq triggers, I should spend a bit of time looking at them.
But holy carp they are the hardest thing in the world to read. blargs zweeps vrooms and fwehhos everywhere.

You should give trigger coding a try for yourself sometime sword, a lot of these little modifications are not hard at all once you get the hang of it and being able to create your own tools is incredibly useful.

<Effect name="QV Set Units in Area (Center Army)">
      <Param name="SrcArmy" dispName="Center Army" varType="group">0,0</Param>
      <Param name="FromPlayer" dispName="Player (99 for ALL)" varType="string">99</Param>
      <Param name="UnitId" dispName="Unit Type ID (Optional)" varType="string">-1</Param>
      <Param name="unitstate" dispName="State ID (2=Alive, 255=Any, 4=Dead...)" varType="string">2</Param>
      <Param name="actionid" dispName="Action ID (Optional)" varType="string">-1</Param>
      <Param name="Dst" dispName="Radius" varType="string">10</Param>
<Param name="QVName" dispName="QV" varType="string">QV1</Param>
      <Command>trQuestVarSet("convarea", 0);</Command>
<Command>trQuestVarSet("ffweho",0);</Command>
<Command>trQuestVarSet("lastpl", xsGetContextPlayer());</Command>
<Command>for(id=0;>1) {}</Command>
   <Command>for(Pid=xsVectorGetX(vector(%SrcArmy%,0));>Pid+1){} for(Aid=xsVectorGetY(vector(%SrcArmy%,0));>Aid+1){}</Command>
   <Command>xsSetContextPlayer(Pid); id = kbArmyGetUnitID(Aid,0);</Command>
<Command>if(%FromPlayer%!=99) trQuestVarSet("vroom", %FromPlayer%);</Command>
<Command>trQuestVarSet("%QVName%", 0);</Command>
<Command>trQuestVarSet("zeep", 0);</Command>
<Command>if(%UnitId%>=0) {</Command>
<Command>trQuestVarSet("zeep", %UnitId%);</Command>
<Command>}</Command>
<Command>if(0>%UnitId%) {</Command>
<Command>while(kbGetUnitTypeName(trQuestVarGet("zeep"))!="All") {</Command>
<Command>trQuestVarSet("zeep", trQuestVarGet("zeep")+1);</Command>
<Command>}}</Command>
<Command>trQuestVarSet("lastpl", xsGetContextPlayer());</Command>
<Command>if(%FromPlayer%!=99) trQuestVarSet("blarg",%FromPlayer%);</Command>
<Command>if(%FromPlayer%==99) {</Command>
<Command>trQuestVarSet("blarg",0);</Command>
<Command>trQuestVarSet("vroom",12);</Command>
<Command>}</Command>
<Command>trQuestVarSet("i",trQuestVarGet("blarg"));</Command>
<Command>while(trQuestVarGet("vroom")>=trQuestVarGet("i")) {</Command>
<Command>xsSetContextPlayer(trQuestVarGet("i"));</Command>
<Command>kbLookAtAllUnitsOnMap();</Command>
<Command>trQuestVarSet("convarea", kbUnitQueryCreate("convarea"));</Command>
<Command>kbUnitQuerySetPlayerID(trQuestVarGet("convarea"), trQuestVarGet("i"));</Command>
<Command>kbUnitQuerySetUnitType(trQuestVarGet("convarea"), trQuestVarGet("zeep"));</Command>
<Command>kbUnitQuerySetState(trQuestVarGet("convarea"), 1*%unitstate%);</Command>
<Command>if(�tionid%!=-1) kbUnitQuerySetActionType(trQuestVarGet("convarea"), 1*�tionid%);</Command>
<Command>kbUnitQuerySetPosition(trQuestVarGet("convarea"), kbUnitGetPosition(id));</Command>
<Command>kbUnitQuerySetMaximumDistance(trQuestVarGet("convarea"), %Dst%);</Command>
<Command>kbUnitQuerySetAscendingSort(trQuestVarGet("convarea"), true);</Command>
<Command>kbUnitQueryResetResults(trQuestVarGet("convarea"));</Command>
<Command>trQuestVarSet("%QVName%", trQuestVarGet("%QVName%")+kbUnitQueryExecute(trQuestVarGet("convarea")));</Command>
<Command>trQuestVarSet("i", trQuestVarGet("i")+1);}</Command>
<Command>xsSetContextPlayer(trQuestVarGet("lastpl"));</Command>
   </Effect>

95% of the work in the above trigger was done by pftq. I just changed about 3 lines.

WinstonShnozwick
Mortal

posted 16 August 2009 02:39 PM EDT (US) 665 / 2506

Ok maybe these might belong in the question thread, but its pretty complicated triggers here, so i need the help from a trigger master.

First, i have tried to make a quest var system to make a unit be healed, like a normal hero. here it is

Trigger One, high priority, active, looping
Condition : Unit action ID, 9 (idle)
Efect: Modify quest var Camelhero = 1

Trigger two, high priority, active, looping
Condition : Unit action ID, 10 (moveing)
Efect: Modify quest var Camelhero = 2

Trigger three, high priority, active, looping
Condition : Unit action ID, 17 (working)(like attacking)
Efect: Modity quest var Camelhero = 3

Trigger one part two, high priority, active, looping
Condition: Quest var check, Camelhero =1, Timer 0.5 seconds
Efect: Damage unit, The camelry, -1 damage

Trigger two part two, high priority, active, looping
Condition: Quest var check, Camelhero =2, Timer 1.45 second
Effect: Damage unit, The camelry, -1 damage

Trigger three part two, high priority, active, looping
Condition: Quest var check, Camelhero =3, Timer 2 seconds
Effect: Damage unit, the camelry, -1 damage

So that is it, also, I want you to know , that I DID have a trigger that fired before these that was quest var set to set the Camelhero var to 0. And so the way it goes i think, is that the camelry will be healed fast if idle, slower if moving, and slowest if fighting. And I do not know why, but my problem is that it does not work! Every time i test my map with these triggers, the game shuts down and goes to the desktop and I have to restart. Help me please.

Also, I wonder, when I use the transform trigger to turn a hespirides tree into a unit, so the god power block effect stays, every time, when it turns into that unit, the unit is there, but i can not see it or control it, I can select and delete it though. Also, with the transform, I transform a spy eye into something, it works fine if its a building, but if its a unit, the unit is half sunk into the ground. Why? Fix?

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posted 16 August 2009 02:56 PM EDT (US) 666 / 2506

Timer 1.45

Is the problem. You can't use decimals here.

Try this condition instead (made by invent00r), using milliseconds instead of seconds.

   <Condition name="Timer ms Proactive">      
<Param name="Timer" dispName="$$22293$$Milliseconds" VarType="long">250</Param>           
<Command>static int myTimer = -1;</Command>           
<Command>if(trTimeMS() > (myTimer + %Timer%))</Command>           
<Command>   myTimer = trTimeMS();</Command>      
<Expression>myTimer == trTimeMS()</Expression>   
   </Condition>

The default Timer MS condition doesn't work properly because it takes the time in MS and compares it to the trigger activation time in seconds*1000, which would be fine if it stored decimals but it doesn't.

However, if I were doing a regen system like you are, I would do it like this:

Looped
Conditon Timer: 1
Effect Damage unit: trQuestVarGet("RegenRate")

And have a trigger for each action (looped on low frequency, depending on how quickly you want it to respond to a change in action - or you could do it in one trigger with conditionals)
Condition Unit Action
Effect Quest Var Set: RegenRate to whatever value corresponds to the action.

Or another alternative method which is more like what you're doing

Looped
Condition Timer ms Proactive: trQuestVarGet("RegenTime")
Effect Damage unit: -1

And again, have a trigger for each action.
Condition Unit Action
Effect Quest Var Set: RegenTime to whatever value corresponds to the action.

Here are some other triggers you may find helpful

<Effect name="Conditional Unit Action">  
<Param name="PlayerID" dispName="$$22301$$Player" varType="string">0</Param>  
<Param name="SrcObject" dispName="Unit" VarType="unit">default</Param>  
<Param name="zActionID" dispName="Action ID" VarType="long">9</Param>  
<Command>trUnitSelectClear();</Command>
<Command>for(id=0;>1){} id = kbGetBlockID("%SrcObject%"); </Command>
<Command>xsSetContextPlayer(%PlayerID%);</Command>      
<Command>if(kbUnitGetActionType(id) == %zActionID%){</Command>
</Effect>

<Effect name ="Unit Action QV set">
<Param name="PlayerID" dispName="$$22301$$Player" varType="string">0</Param>  
<Param name="SrcObject" dispName="Unit" VarType="unit">default</Param>  
<Param name="QV" dispName="QV" VarType="string">Action</Param>  
<Command>trUnitSelectClear();</Command>
<Command>for(id=0;>1){} id = kbGetBlockID("%SrcObject%"); </Command>
<Command>xsSetContextPlayer(%PlayerID%);</Command>  
<Command>trQuestVarSet("%QV%",kbUnitGetActionType(id));</Command>  
</Effect>

I like the last one because then I have one trigger to update the unit action QV periodically, and all my other triggers can use the quest var check condition, which seems to be faster, but if lag is no problem it doesn't matter.

WinstonShnozwick
Mortal

posted 16 August 2009 03:12 PM EDT (US) 667 / 2506

Oh wow, cant beleive it was one thing, because when i first found quest vars i immediately understood them, and this made me think that quest vars don't work for me. Thanks much Hail, but just to clarify, for the timer ms proactive, if its in milliseconds, then if i type 1000 in the box it would be one second? And then for it could i type in 1500 for 1.5 seconds? And also, for some reason, the unit action trigger doesn't seem to like me, i did 10 for move, as in the list, (this was testing elsewhere, just with the unit action) and then when my unit obviously was moving, the effect never fired. Also, i tried 17 for work, because i think that is the default setting for any unit doing stuff to another unit, like attacking, and when my unit attacked, it didnt work.

Also, what about the transform trigger problems im having? Need those fixed as well.

Quoted from HailtotheOboe:
Or another alternative method which is more like what you're doing

Looped
Condition Timer ms Proactive: trQuestVarGet("RegenTime")
Effect Damage unit: -1

And again, have a trigger for each action.
Condition Unit Action
Effect Quest Var Set: RegenTime to whatever value corresponds to the action.

So hail, for this line up, which, I will be doing, in the top one, the timer ms ppro, do i type in trQuestVarGet("THE NAME OF MY QUEST VAR HERE?")

And then in the bottom trigg, do i do qv set?, and the value would be the time i want heal? if in timer ms, then 1500 for 1.5 second? And couldnt i set the var before on a different trigg and then use modify var instead of set each action?

[This message has been edited by WinstonShnozwick (edited 08-16-2009 @ 03:19 PM).]

HailToTheOboe
Bitten by a radioactive ostrich

posted 16 August 2009 03:59 PM EDT (US) 668 / 2506

for the timer ms proactive, if its in milliseconds, then if i type 1000 in the box it would be one second? And then for it could i type in 1500 for 1.5 seconds?

Bingo.

And also, for some reason, the unit action trigger doesn't seem to like me, i did 10 for move, as in the list, (this was testing elsewhere, just with the unit action) and then when my unit obviously was moving, the effect never fired. Also, i tried 17 for work, because i think that is the default setting for any unit doing stuff to another unit, like attacking, and when my unit attacked, it didnt work.

It's weird. Try 11 (MoveByGroup) instead of just Move. I don't know why, but that seems to be the action that is used for moving. I'm not sure what to do for work, probably HandAttack or RangedAttack. I'm not sure if the generic Attack (18) will do it.

To figure out what the action IDs are, you can use the unit action set QV effect I just posted, and use Quest Var Echo, then tell your unit to do various things.

So hail, for this line up, which, I will be doing, in the top one, the timer ms ppro, do i type in trQuestVarGet("THE NAME OF MY QUEST VAR HERE?")

Yes, but if the box doesn't let you type it, you have to type it somewhere else (trigger or effect names let you type) and copy/paste it into the right box.

And then in the bottom trigg, do i do qv set?, and the value would be the time i want heal? if in timer ms, then 1500 for 1.5 second? And couldnt i set the var before on a different trigg and then use modify var instead of set each action?

You could do that, but if the unit stayed at the same action for a while, wouldn't the regen right keep running away in the same direction? You could do that as well, but I would recommend setting some bounds (using conditional Quest Var Check).
Another alternative would be to set the different regeneration rights as QVs - something like RegenIdle = 1.0, RegenMove = 1.5, RegenWork = 2.
And instead of using quest var set, use quest var copy, and copy the value from the appropriate QV into your current regen rate. This means that if you decide to change the regen rates, you can do it all in one spot instead of chasing it from trigger to trigger.

[This message has been edited by HailToTheOboe (edited 08-16-2009 @ 04:00 PM).]

WinstonShnozwick
Mortal

posted 16 August 2009 05:25 PM EDT (US) 669 / 2506

Great, don't know how you can put up with all this hail, but thanks lots. You fixed all my problems there, which i needed alot for my combination effects, Ill put you in the credits for that one.

And finally, just 2 more things. Im going to go with the simplest path on my regen system.
Regen Trigger: High priority, loop, active
Condition: Timer ms Proactive: trQuestVarGet("RegenTime")
Effect Damage unit: -1

And then a trigger for each action.(idle, move, and attack)
Condition: Unit Action
Effect Quest Var Set: RegenTime to whatever value corresponds to the action.

But im worried, that for the qvset, will it just change that one RegenTime qv to the new number? Or will it spam up thousands of qv's all called regentime, as it is qvset.
Or would i also be able to use qvmodify Regentime = my number? or is = not something i can do for modify.

Second request, final hopefully, then you can rest.

I just want two triggers here, simple one for you.

Type: Effect
Name: Convert Protounit
Description: This is like the transform trigger, simple, you just have two boxes, first to select the protounit to convert, the second to select the player to convert to. And it converts every single protounit on the map to the designated player. And it works reguardless of what players the units belonged to before. It converts from all players to the selected player.

I read about this one from a nottud forumn thread,

Type: Effect
Name: Change All Units on the map
Description: Just like transform, all the same, except it changes all protounits to new instead of transforming. And if you could, maybe make it specific to player? so i can select the players units i want to change. But give me both versions still if you can.

[This message has been edited by WinstonShnozwick (edited 08-16-2009 @ 05:26 PM).]

HailToTheOboe
Bitten by a radioactive ostrich

posted 16 August 2009 06:28 PM EDT (US) 670 / 2506

I never rest.

For QV Set, you don't need to worry about it, it sets the value of the old QV instead of generating a new one, so there is no problem setting the same QV many times.

I made this one a while ago based on some other effects from invent00r's Proactive triggers. To use the whole map, just make the area really big.

<Effect name="Convert Units in Area">
         <Param name="DstObject" dispName="$$22300$$Center Unit" VarType="unit">default</Param>
         <Param name="PlayerID" dispName="From Player" VarType="long">1</Param>
 <Param name="PlayerID2" dispName="To Player" VarType="long">0</Param>
         <Param name="ProtoName" dispName="$$22434$$FromProtoName" varType="protounit">Villager</Param>
         <Param name="Dist" dispName="$$22303$$Radius" VarType="float">10</Param>
           <Command>for(Qid=0;>1){}</Command>
   <Command>for(oldPlayer=xsGetContextPlayer();>99){}</Command>
           <Command>xsSetContextPlayer(%PlayerID%);kbLookAtAllUnitsOnMap();</Command>
           <Command>Qid=kbUnitQueryCreate("QDUA_%PlayerID%_%ProtoName%");</Command>
           <Command>kbUnitQuerySetPlayerID(Qid, %PlayerID%, true);</Command>
           <Command>kbUnitQuerySetUnitType(Qid, kbGetProtoUnitID("%ProtoName%"));</Command>
           <Command>kbUnitQuerySetPosition(Qid, kbGetBlockPosition("%DstObject%"));</Command>
           <Command>kbUnitQuerySetMaximumDistance(Qid, %Dist%);</Command>
           <Command>kbUnitQuerySetAscendingSort(Qid, false);</Command>
           <Command>kbUnitQuerySetState(Qid,2);</Command>
           <Command>trUnitSelectClear();</Command>
           <Command>for(i=kbUnitQueryExecute(Qid)-1;>-1){</Command>
   <Command>trUnitSelectByID(kbUnitQueryGetResult(Qid,i));}</Command>
   <Command>trUnitConvert(%PlayerID2%);</Command>
           <Command>xsSetContextPlayer(oldPlayer);</Command>  
</Effect>

edit: woops that one only works from 1 player to another. I think pftq might have something helpful for converting from all players to 1. I'll go looking. /edit.

For Change All Units on Map, I believe those were a precursor to nottud's ySearch triggers. You're better off looking up the search triggers and using them; I believe their performance was significantly improved and they have much greater flexibility. You'd use them sort of like this

ySearch Start (w reboot system)
yCondition - Is Protounit
yChange Type
yCondition zEnd
ySearch End (w reboot system)

[This message has been edited by HailToTheOboe (edited 08-16-2009 @ 06:29 PM).]

sneaky_squirrel
Mortal

posted 16 August 2009 08:42 PM EDT (US) 671 / 2506

I have a request:

I need some kind of trigger "system" that will allow me to change the type of unit corpses that are near a unit (Which is obviously alive) into shades.

If you don't understand what I want, it is basically to accomplish this PASSIVE ability:

Name: Carleith the Necromancer
Creator: Henrz - Pharaoh
Description:An untrustworthy man, after suffering a near death experience, he had gained the ability to contact the world of the death and introduce it to the world of the living, now he offers his services to the empire that saved his life.
Passive: Seal of Death- All units that die near Carleith turn into shades to avenge their own deaths.
Ability 1: Play Dead- Carleith turns into a dead body for 10 seconds. (Invincible, low attack)
Ability 2: Summon the Dead- Summons several invincible minions from the ground (Invincible, low attack)
Ability 3: Undead- When Carleith dies he turns into an Undead, and doesn't lose a life, which is 5 times as strong, but has less health and you turn into the normal Pharaoh with half your health when you die (No other ability can be used with this).

All his abilities have been made except for his passive, I seriously need nottud to make the search magic for Carleith's seal of death ;p.

HailToTheOboe
Bitten by a radioactive ostrich

posted 16 August 2009 09:51 PM EDT (US) 672 / 2506

If you want to count the deat units in an area, and deploy that many shades/minions, take a look at the QV Set Units in Area (army) I just made for SoV, or the non-army version by pftq.

Maybe it'll work.

SwordOfValor
Knight

posted 16 August 2009 09:54 PM EDT (US) 673 / 2506

The most I've done is change a number into a qv.

I think thats just about all the triggers I'll need but you never know lol. Thank you again. You will recieve endless credit.:P

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[This message has been edited by SwordOfValor (edited 08-16-2009 @ 10:05 PM).]

xEXOLARx
Mortal

posted 17 August 2009 05:41 AM EDT (US) 674 / 2506

Thanks Elrich I'll give yo credit in my map for making that effect

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Elrich
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posted 17 August 2009 08:53 AM EDT (US) 675 / 2506

you're quite welcome

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